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Monday, October 10th, 2011
RAY'S PIZZA, R.I.P.
A little note from FAMOUS RAYS, Greenwich Village.
FLEETING PIZZA FAME
We got used to the the corner shop being around but we won’t miss these gloppy gooey pies. Landmark yes, but exceptional pizzeria no. Buona Sera Ray, Buona Ray. Don’t be sad though, you’re steps away from some exceptional New York pies along the MAPPETITE MILE.
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
MOMOFUKU BILK BAR opens on the Upper West Side up the street from the American Museum of Natural History.
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
LA PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS in the old Bette space in the base of London Terrace.
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Another one for the Italians. Flavorful scoops of artisanal ice creams and sorbets of ingredients sourced from organic and sustainable centric purveyors. A cool and refreshing repast when its impossible to beat the heat in city streets. I glom for GROM and so will you. 233 Bleecker Street (Carmine St); 1796 Broadway (58th Street); 2165 Broadway (76th Street). Daily 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Friday, May 20th, 2011
There’s lots of bad Tex/Cal Mex food out there. We’ve been trying to figure out why these quasi taquerias do so well, even with sub par food offerings.
YOU GO FOR BAD TEX/CAL-MEX BECAUSE (SEE ANSWERS BELOW):
a.) you easily confuse food with pig slop;
b.) you just don’t know any better;
c.) you’re very hungry and there’s a taqueria close at hand;
d.) margaritas are more important to you than good food; and,
e.) all of the above, or any combination thereof.
Three exceptional standouts to avoiding a Tex/Mex mishap: DOS TOROS, TORTILLERIA NIXTAMAL & CASCABEL
Here’s what you need to know:
DOS TOROS TAQUERIA, two brothers from San Francisco dissatisfied with NYC taco offerings bring us a topnotch taqueria nearby to Union Square. The tight menu of tacos, burritos and quesadillas are worthy of the wait. (Warning: unless you’re planning for takeaway they might be a a bit of a struggle for a table – come June 2011 they’ll be a new larger joint on Carmine Street in the West Village.) The great locale means your a stone’s throw away from things to do and see in the East Village, West Village and Union Square. 137 4th Avenue, NYC, (212) 677-7300, www.dostoros.com.$
TORTILLERIA NIXTAMAL, is a Corona Queens import and a prime stop for masa, the corn base dough that’s in any tortilla worth its beans in NYC. It’s also a taqueria offering tasty tacos and tamales in Corona and now at a kiosk in City Hall Park. So, sit down-ah-so close to the Brooklyn Bridge and have a gander at some real grand architecture of the civic center with partaking on some superior Mexican eats. City Hall Park. Outdoor seating. www.tortillerianixtamal.com. $
CASCABEL TAQUERIA, one thing we’re not happy about with this spot is the distant locale. 2nd Avenue and 80th Street doesn’t bode well for a visit unless you live in the area. Even if you’re having a museum or shopping moment over on 5th & Madison Avenues. it’s quite an uneventful hike into this residential no-man’s land that’s a big zero in must-visit NYC neighborhoods. Also, the new space’s feels-like-TGI-Friday’s is a big step down from the kitchen industrial-meets-arty charms of the original. For some reason if you do find yourself nearby swing in for exceptional tacos and sides. 301 East 80th St (at 2nd Ave) www.nyctacos.com.$-$$
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