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

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
by on Dining Around

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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Jean Georges: 4 Stars and Still Shining

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
by on Dining Around

Heralded a rare 4 Stars by the New York Times and 3 Stars by Michelin, Jean Georges Flagship restaurant still shines. It is only one

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“Lunching A La Midtown” – L’Esprit Bistrot Alain Ducasse

Friday, February 11th, 2011
by on Dining Around

Restaurant Week continues and it is extended now until February 27th! Perfect for those taking their sweetheart out on Valentine’s Day. Whether a business lunch,

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Don’t Wait for Cupid to Plan that Perfect Valentine’s Day

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
by on Living Around

To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. —William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV,

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Perbacco—Happy Food Shock in a Lively Place

Monday, July 26th, 2010
by on Dining Around

If you prefer restaurants that prepare every dish the puritanical, traditional way and don’t bustle, there are heaps of other places in New York for

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Dating 101: The Credit Card Throwdown

Friday, June 4th, 2010
by on Living Around

It’s as awkward as a sudden pimple breakout. Or realizing you tucked your skirt into your underwear. I’m talking about that inevitable time when the

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