Monthly Archives: October 2010

From Street-Food Kitsch to High-Brow Bravado

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

    Yesterday was a really good food day in Manhattan: Late lunch for tacos at Tacombi Fonda Nolita; Late dinner at Marea. Solid Mexican street food to fancy, Michelin-star rated Italian seafood with a couple NY celebrity sightings thrown … Continue reading →

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Why Marea Gets Star Ratings: The Food

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

    Honestly, I don’t have much insight in to why a restaurant receives Michelin stars or not, or has them taken away or any of that nonsense. I know they are good thing for the restaurant business and they … Continue reading →

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Where You Are

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

A few years ago I was having dinner with my family at our favorite Hong Kong-style Chinese restaurant in Southern California, Sam Woo, and while slurping up the complimentary, post-meal orange wedges and unwrapping the fortune cookies from their bubble-boy … Continue reading →

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