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Ruby's Cafe

REVIEW

January 4, 2011


CUISINE: Australian
NEIGHBORHOOD: Nolita

 

219 Mulberry St. at Spring St.

(p) 212-925-5755

 

Don't know how this Australian cafe has evaded the blog for as long as it has, considering it possesses many of the qualities we hold in high regard: 1) It's cheap. 2) The food's good. 3) We dig the vibe. And as a bonus, it's always packed with good looking foreigners wearing new duds by APC and Rag and Bone. Amen. Salads are fresh and colorful, pastas are hearty, and the hamburger on ciabatta is a Nolita legend. 

 


Posted in FOOD on January 4, 2011 11:49am by Jena Steinbach | 40 comments





Osteria Morini

REVIEW

December 22, 2010


CUISINE: Italian
NEIGHBORHOOD: Soho

 

Michael White restaurant sans white table cloth and not in Midtown? Major score for the downtown set. Or is it?


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Posted in FOOD on December 22, 2010 3:23pm by Jena Steinbach | 6 comments





The Bedford

REVIEW

December 7, 2010


CUISINE: American (New)
NEIGHBORHOOD: Williamsburg

 

110 Bedford St. between 11th and 12th

(p) 718-301-1002

 

The Bedford, located in the old Sound Fix HQ, is throwing its hat in the ring to contend with Williamsburg’s ‘new American’ heavy hitters, such as Marlow & Sons and Rye. Guess what? Their ingredients are local, their would-be patrons are stylish in that nostalgia-for-another-era fashion, and their interior is oaky and candlelit. What’s wrong with hopping on a bandwagon if said bandwagon is proving to be a hot ticket? You shouldn’t need one more reason to leave Manhattan for better shores, says this Brooklyn loyalist. CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on December 7, 2010 8:28am by Lyle | 7 comments





Scarpetta

REVIEW

November 23, 2010


CUISINE: Italian
NEIGHBORHOOD: Meatpacking District, West Village

photo:Altacucinasociety.com

 

355 West 14th St. at 9th Ave

p: 212-691-0555

 

Last week Seth turned 24, and I thought it was appropriate to celebrate with $24 pasta.  Scarpetta made some noise when it arrived on the restaurant scene in the summer of 2008 — Adam Platt called it "priestly" — but I haven't heard much about it since, most likely because it's pricey and is consistently packed with white haired couples and their grown children.  Seriously, Scarpetta is the place to take your parents (and their parents) when they're in town to see Rain next month.  But if an older checkbook isn't going to front the bill, it's a great celebratory destination worth the spend.CONT'D

 

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on November 23, 2010 1:14pm by Jena Steinbach | 21 comments





Souen: MACROBIOTISM 4 EVER

REVIEW

November 15, 2010


CUISINE: Health Food
NEIGHBORHOOD: East Village, Greenwich Village, Soho


souen.net

 

210 Sixth Ave. |  28 E. 13th.  |  326 E. 6th

 

I am about to spill a treasured secret of my food-loving soul.  After this review, there is no going back: I am going to reveal something B-I-G.  Ready?  Let’s get intimate.

I like health food.  Like, I really, really, really like health food.  I voluntarily eat things like tempeh and I use stevia extract in my coffee instead of sugar and I just have this thing for whole grains.  Kale is my BFF. 

Given this confession, can we still be friends?*

 

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on November 15, 2010 7:43am by Rachel Hochhauser | 17 comments