There’s an awful lot to love about Commerce in the West Village—its flawlessly executed dishes, superb cocktails, sweet potato tortelloni on the menu year-round; its commissioned murals, 1941 Brunswick bar, history as a bona fide speakeasy, frequent celeb spottings,...
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Before this week, I didn't realize that babka skeptics existed. "It doesn't do anything for me," Robyn said, staring blankly at the massive hunk of a loaf. She is part of a camp that believes babka is a walking...
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"The bread takes on a life of its own; feeding, nurturing and satisfying people, each in their own way." Kathy Hester of Bake House There you are, driving for miles through silent fields of corn and hay punctuated only by...
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The search for a great loaf of bread is one that all of us serious eaters constantly engage in—one with the perfect crust, the right grain, and is just chewy enough. Does it exist? Yes. In a place as...
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Photograph from Beigeinside on Flickr This Sunday New York City will be hosting its 38th annual marathon, and I'll be one of nearly 40,000 runners making their way through all five boroughs. Carbo-loading the day before a big race...
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Trying to figure out what to bring to a dinner party can be difficult. Usually, what happens in our circle of friends is people ask me what I want to bring. I'm pretty good on dessert, more than adequate...
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To the people who live near or work in Chelsea Market, Amy's Bread is a godsend. And to those people Ed Levine says, "do not take Amy's Bread for granted. Proximity should breed support, not contempt."
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The timeless rivalry between D and L? Unless you count competitive barbecuing I’m not much for sports. But if I had to declare a baseball allegiance, it would be to the Mets, mainly for geographical reasons. I was born...
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If you haven't already checked out the piece on the world's foremost baguettologist in New York Magazine, you must. This is all you need to know about Steven L. Kaplan: When he speaks of baguettes he says things like...
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