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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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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Just a matter of time before life imitates art with the Ron Swanson turkey burger on PARKS & RECREATION. Check it out by way of EATER.COM. A foul fowl concoction soon to appear at a restaurant near you?!
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