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BITE: My Journal
January 30, 2012
Bowery Diner Ambition
I like the vintage diner airs with retro metal chairs...
January 23, 2012
La Mangeoire Redux
Such longevity in this cruelly fickle town might be...
January 16, 2012
Prima on First
It's Saturday night live and neighbors with a car have...
January 9, 2012
El Cheapo Does Lunch
The economy needs me to lunch, for these three places...
January 3, 2012
Insatiable Highs, 2011
Of all Bites this year, these are my favorites…






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BITE: My JournalJanuary 30, 2012
Bowery Diner Ambition
Wrestle that slimy, elusive whelk from its shell: new kid at the raw bar. Photo: Steven Richter
Wrestle that slimy, elusive whelk from its shell: new kid at the raw bar. Photo: Steven Richter

I like the vintage diner airs with retro metal chairs in pastel hues. I like the pretty crowd. I like the waiter’s modish haircut. I’m nuts about this Reuben… more...


Ask GaelAugust 31, 2011
Where should we eat before or after the theater?
Watch the guacamole-makers in the madness of pre-theater Toloache. Photo: Steven Richter
Watch the guacamole-makers in the madness of pre-theater Toloache. Photo: Steven Richter

Before I started working out at 8 AM, we used to eat after theater. Now we compete with the mob eating before... more...


FavoritesNovember 14, 2011
Favorite Holiday Desserts
Marie-Hélène’s Apple Cake from Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table
Marie-Hélène’s Apple Cake from Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table

I asked Cookbook writer friends to send me a favorite Holiday dessert. And I added mine. more...