[Photos: Kathy Chan] Ground Support in Soho, a coffee-sandwich-pasty shop, hasn't received much press; for now it still feels like a relatively untouched neighborhood gem. I doubt it will be this way for long. There is ample seating in...
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"If three people contact me out of the blue to try the chicken, I listen." [Photo: Kathy Chan] The chicken here has a cult following. No more than a day after Lovely Day's re-opening last week after a fire in...
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[Photos: Kathy Chan] It's always around this time of year, just a few weeks before Thanksgiving, that my fatty greasy cravings intensify to alarming degrees. Fries are constantly on my mind, along with milkshakes and doughnuts and buttery pastas....
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] It's trendy, that's for sure. At the recently opened La Crepe Parisienne, I didn't love the crepes—too soft and floppy—but I loved the energy inside tiny restaurant. The service is genuine and efficient. Order at the...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] I'm a big fan of the lunchtime sandwiches at Murray's Cheese in the West Village, both the pre-made and panini-to-order sandwiches, but it wasn't until a friend deemed their quesadilla as his favorite lunch item did...
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Lunch at Agnes & Eva's Cafe started like this: a window seat facing out onto East 13th Street, and one hot chai latte ($2.50). This Polish East Village cafe, run by a mother and daughter team, is equipped with...
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I recently starting working out of a different office, the new one, in Tribeca. Every morning I would get off the A train at Canal and walk past this corner shop that always, and I mean always, had a...
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Here's what you need to know about dining at Bouley Bakery and Market. Come during peak lunch hours (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and you'll have to scramble or wait around for a seat. Arrive in the afternoon and...
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[Photos: Kathy Chan] Saltie. Out in Williamsburg. The restaurant seats eight, with six stool seats lining the left brick wall, and two facing onto Metropolitan Avenue. The atmosphere: sunny, sparse, and cheerful. It's a neighborhood go-to in the making....
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Over on East 12th Street is Ciao for Now—coffee shop, meets lunch spot, meets after school hangout for parents and their elementary school children. It's breezy, laid back (though ridiculously efficient), and everything comes with a smile. The food...
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