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Park Avenue Summer Shines as New York Celebrates
20th Anniversary of Restaurant Week

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
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This year is the celebration of 20 years of the venerable NYC Restaurant Week. It is almost a month-long festivity this time and there are

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Desi Galli: Fast Food, Indian Style

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
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As a lover of all foods, I am not kidding when I say I will eat anything. Raw baby octopus? Sure! A Polish soup made

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A Feast for the Palate: Award Winning Chocolat Moderne

Saturday, June 30th, 2012
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He stands only about a foot high, and resembles the highly coveted golden Oscar, but on second glance with his chef’s hat and platter, he

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Móle Cantina: Mexican Family Recipes

Friday, June 22nd, 2012
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Móle opened on the Upper East Side in March and on each of my three visits it has been packed. It’s easy to see why.

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La Promenade des Anglais:
A Taste of Southern France in Chelsea

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
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The Environment La Promenade des Anglais is a chic, but unpretentious restaurant marrying tribute to Nice’s main thoroughfare, its flaneurs* and a kind of low

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Orchard House—Great Addition to the Lower East Side

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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The Orchard House is a fun eatery that boasts a varied menu full of drinks and dishes for all ages, moods, and occasions. Situated on

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Parea: Where the Champagne Flows, Food is Exquisite
And the Perfect Spot for a Ladies Night Out

Friday, May 11th, 2012
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It is fitting that this week the feature is a Greek Restaurant. There’s a lot of action over there right now, politically and socially. However,

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Dining like a Tsarina at Firebird Russian Restaurant

Friday, April 20th, 2012
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Stepping into the elegant Firebird in Midtown is like walking back in time to the Russian Empire. The restaurant is ornately decorated with actual historical

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