In the latest installment of our Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship, we taste around the middle of Manhattan. And our winner may shock you.
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[Photos: Joe DiStefano] You know you're at a restaurant preview when the name of the place is still being painted on the storefront. So it goes in the fast-paced world of Chef Michael "Bao" Huynh who has opened so...
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FOIE GRAS RAVIOLI MATIGNON OF ROOT VEGETABLES, DUCK BOUILLON PHEASANT AND CHESTNUT VELOUTÉ PHEASANT ROULADE, GLAZED CHESTNUTS GOLDEN ROASTED HERITAGE TURKEY LADY APPLE, SWEET POTATOES, CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE/PECAN COMPOSITION MAPLE ICE CREAM...
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FIRST COURSE ROASTED BEET SALAD Orange, Goat Cheese, Hazelnuts Or PEEKYTOE CRAB Apple, Celery Root, Horseradish SECOND COURSE SUNCHOKE VELOUTE Smoked Salmon, Rye, Dill Or GARGANELLI PASTA White Truffles, Braised Quail, Fall Squash (Supplement $30) ENTRÈE ROASTED TURKEY Stuffing, Potato...
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We ended the week with a slice of chocolate cake, so it only feels right to start this week off with another, no? Today we bring you a slice ($3.25) from Cafe Zaiya. So perfect and petite; very Japanese....
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Finally made it back to the Rockefeller Center location of La Maison du Chocolat this week, well before the 45 minute mark in which they close their ice cream service prior to the actual daily closing of the shop....
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"Chill the box and you get a cool, loose jelly. Freeze it and you get sorbet." At 5:30 on Saturday, I made my way to the Rockefeller Center location of La Maison du Chocolate. My objective? A postively luscious cup...
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"When the pancakes were delivered sans butter on the side, I requested some. It was unnecessary." Tucked under a trestle on Park Avenue leading up to Grand Central Station, Pershing Square offers what they claim is the "busiest breakfast in...
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Today is the official opening of Mantao Chinese Sandwiches. We were fans of the squishy Chinese steamed buns and the idea of their free shrimp chips giveaway today. 235 E 53rd Street, New York NY 10022 (b/n 2nd Ave and...
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The first things I noticed were the whimsical graphics on the cart's signage, and the spelling mistakes on those graphics touting the homemade pancakes. Who makes made-from-scratch pancakes at a food cart?
Eggs Travaganza on
52nd Street and Park Avenue does, and the chorizo, egg, and American cheese sandwich is even better.
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