[Photo: Kathy Chan] One square big enough to share. A banana cake with the slightest tang of sour cream. A smother of chocolate, closer to a ganache than frosting. And a single banana chip to finish. Thumbs up. If...
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[Flickr: Lanaflickr] Dosas may be the popular choice for Indian brunch in Curry Hill, but the Bowery's Indian-inspired Double Crown takes a totally different approach. Drawing from the historic blending of English and Southeast Asian cuisines, Double Crown's brunch...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] For the most part, I stay away from tutti-fruit, rainbow colored sweets—you know, those too colorful for their own good sort of desserts. But at Stogo, the dairy free ice cream stop in the East Village,...
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[Photos: Tia Kim] Much has been written about Bon Chon, the first Korean fried chicken chain in the states that made Americans put down their KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) for a different KFC (Korean Fried Chicken). However, two of...
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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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We knew we weren't in the Chinatown that I grew up with the moment we started reading the huge menu. Consider the following Sax-recommended items: Pastrami over Spinach. Corned Beef over Lettuce. Pastrami Shrimp Fried Rice!
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] An afternoon pick-up coupling chocolate and espresso into one dark fudgy square with a crackly top. Far too sweet for my taste buds, but hard to refuse when shared with a friend and accompanied by a...
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[Photographs: Allison Hemler] I'm going to single myself out from very many coffee heads‚ and some of my friends‚ when I say that I am not a fan of cupping. It's that session of sipping and slurping, pinpointing flavor...
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[Photo: Robyn Lee] As Liz Lemon so sagely observed, "All of humankind has one thing in common—the sandwich. I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich." So lunchers,...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] At Grandaisy Bakery, we've tasted the glorious pizza bianca, and house sandwiches incorporating bresaola, fresh mozzarella di bufula and speck. But in the sweet department of the bakery, where do you venture? After the jump, our...
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