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  • Yerba Buena Perry

    Located on the corner of Perry Street and Greenwich Avenue, Yerba Buena Perry serves up Latin flavors that delight the palate. Read more

  • Baoguette

    What constitutes a Banh Mi sandwich? Is it the julienned carrots? Or the crisp, crusty hoagie on which the sandwich contents lay? I couldn’t tell you. But what I can tell you is that Baoguette has extraordinary Banh Mi. Located in a hole-in-the-wall on Lexington near 26th Street, Baoguette sells noodles, rolls, and salads in… Read more

  • Recipe Attempted: French Apple Cobbler

    In the mood for peach cobbler, I scoured the local grocery store, in search of ripe peaches. Well, silly me, it’s clearly no longer peach season, so when I finally found them, I wasn’t too surprised to see that these (imported) peaches were about $4 per pound. Read more

  • Topaz Thai Restaurant

    I love Thai food, don’t you? It’s so nice to live in New York and have a panoply of Thai restaurants to choose from. Last night, MDP and I went to Topaz, an old favorite located past Carnegie Hall on 56th Street. Just take a few steps down from street level and you enter a… Read more

  • Joy Burger Bar

    The name conjures warmth, doesn’t it? Joy Burger Bar. Read more

  • Noodle Bar

    On their website, Noodle Bar proclaims to offer diners “something special.” If a drafty interior with cramped tables and spare seating is what they consider to be “something special,” then surely they’ve delivered. It’s not all that bad, I swear, but it’s not all that great either. We got there just in time, before the… Read more

  • Molly’s Cupcakes

    I love cupcakes. There, I said it. If you’ve been reading this blog for any period of time, you probably know that already, but I had to put it out there again. Knowing I love cupcakes, someone once gave me a gift card for Molly’s Cupcakes that she couldn’t use. (She’s gluten-free and Molly’s offers nothing edible for… Read more

  • Background Vocals and Intricate Instrumentals on “Red”

    In my many listens, I’ve noticed that Taylor Swift creatively uses background vocals to enhance the richness of certain songs. On her previous albums, Taylor begins and ends the songs with the same elements throughout–the same vocals, the same instruments, the same chorus. On Red, she ventures into a more complex world of music, rewarding… Read more

  • High Heat

    Going with the wood-fired oven feature, High Heat is found down in Greenwich Village, on Bleecker Street, among many bars and Qdobas. Read more

  • Clinton Street Baking Company

    MDP and I stumbled into Clinton Street Baking Company last night, after being pushed aside at Schiller’s. I had been to Clinton Street many times before–for brunch, of course, but I had heard they also served a mean burger. Read more