Entries tagged with 'Greenwich Village'
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Joseph Leonard for Lunch: Next Stop, Yummyville?

[Photographs: Adam Kuban] Joseph Leonard 170 Waverly Place, New York NY 10014 (at Christopher; map); 646-429-8383; josephleonard.com Service: Casual, enthusiastic, attentive Setting: A tiny space that looks like your favorite eccentric uncle's studio apartment Compare It To: Little Owl,...

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Sugar Rush: Chai Zing at Recess

In the space formerly occupied by not-so-great Thai restaurant Spice has opened Recess. The cafe offers abundant seating, glass windows facing out onto University Place, air conditioning on full blast during these hot weeks, and fro-yo on the menu....

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What I Ate This Week (Please Don't Tell My Mother)

An occasional journal of a habitual restaurant diner; or, Not Eating at Home in New York. As many meals as I eat in a week, that is how many times I eat out. It's not that I can't cook—it's just...

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Sugar Rush: Otto's Olive Oil Copetta

At Otto the Olive Oil Copetta is a mainstay on a frequently changing menu of gelato-based sweets. But while the copetta itself is a constant, the toppings and accompaniments to the gelato change with the season. Last summer we...

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Tim Stark and Dave Pasternack: A Great Farmer and a Great Chef at Barnes & Noble on Wednesday

Tim Stark, tomato and pepper farmer extraordinaire, is also a fine writer to boot. His book Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer was first released last July and re-released this month in paperback. Stark will join forces with Esca...

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Deal of the Day: Free Burger at New York Hot Dog & Coffee

On Wednesday, July 8, Greenwich Village's New York Hot Dog & Coffee will be giving away 100 bulgogi burgers (all-beef patty marinated in NYHDCC's sauce). No minimum purchase; starting at 11 a.m., it's first come, first served. 245 Bleecker Street,...

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Meet & Eat: Ratha Chau, Num Pang

"Num pang is Cambodian; banh mi is Vietnamese. They were both colonized by the French, hence the baguette." Ratha Chau is the chef and owner of Kampuchea, one of the only, if not the only, Cambodian restaurants in the city....

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Meet & Eat, Lee Zalben, The Godfather of Peanut Butter

"It’s amazing to me how much time and money someone else’s mistakes can cost not only my company, but my entire industry." It's not an easy time to be in the peanut butter biz right now, but Lee Zalben is...

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The Diner in Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks' Painting

The blog Walking Off the Big Apple sheds light on the possible whereabouts of the illuminated diner, now demolished, in Hopper's iconic painting: the intersection of Greenwich and Seventh Avenue. Of course, it's meant to symbolize an Anytown diner where...

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WTF? Village Bakery Selling 'Drunken Negro Head' Pastry

Gothamist: "Ted Kefalinos, proprietor of Lafayette French Pastry, asked her, 'Would you like some drunken negro heads to go with your coffee?'"...

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