[Photos: Highlands; Laren Spirer] In my mid-20's, I used to think all Scotch was the same. It was something that old men drank, and something that my male friends were "learning to drink." Every time I tasted it, all...
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[Photos: Joe DiStefano] With the notable exception of Go Go Curry there is probably no Japanese restaurant in Manhattan more obsessed with New York Yankees left-fielder Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui than Go Sushi. Sports pages featuring Matsui are pasted above...
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"It's a great hangover brunch dish, and there's something to be said for that on a Sunday morning in the West Village." [Photo: Nikki Goldstein] With all the natural light that pours into the space, 10 Downing is a beautiful...
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"Asians love glitter." —Pichet Ong [Photo: Spot] Normally I'm not a dessert guy, but yesterday I stopped by Pichet Ong's Spot, which Kathy reviewed earlier today, for one of the chef's seasonal desserts: jackfruit cake with rum toffee and coconut....
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"You may feel like you're dining in a mall restaurant along the Garden State Parkway, but the food is solid." [Photos: Tia Kim] It didn't look promising when I entered Bar Stuzzichini. It was dark, and there was just too...
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[Photos: Kathy Chan] My heart was beating so fast when I left Pichet Ong's newly opened East Village dessert shop Spot yesterday evening, I had to find a bench and sit down for a minute. My fault. I had...
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"Even my Diet Coke was awful." [Photos: Robyn Lee] At Serious Eats, we eat an awful lot of meals we don't tell you about. And usually, if there's nothing to recommend, we keep our mouths shut. Why review an unremarkable...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] Thanksgiving season means marshmallow season. And alongside the Vosges Caramel Marshmallows and the house marshmallow flavors at Three Tarts comes the new Momofuku Milk Bar cake. Meet the Chocolate Malt Cake, created from layers of densely...
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[Photos: Chichi Wang] For diners wishing to experience a whole lot of offal in one sitting, Paradou in the Meatpacking District may be a good option. The tiny French bistro, located right across from Pastis, offers classic bistro fare...
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[Photos: Kathy Chan] I'm a fan of customizable food stuffs—even though I'm by no means a picky eater, there's a certain satisfaction in feeling part of the process. That's what drew me to Pure Dark, the Mars Company's West...
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