Posted by Mel Yap on August 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) We all have that one friend who “avoids any street between ”“ insert Midtown street numbers here – like the plague” for reasons only a New Yorker can justify. Surely, one should specifically avoid any area in midtown – especially when it comes to pickings of the culinary […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags city guide, Danji, Danji NYC, fusion, Hells Kitchen, Korean, Manhattan, Midtown, New York, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, restaurant, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on August 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
What do you get when you cross the intricacy of fine dining establishment Per Se, with the down and dirty Chinese restaurant institution Nom Wah Tea Parlor? What you get is Fung Tu’s imaginatively crafted dishes that hark back to the food of Head Chef Jonathan Wu’s Chinese upbringing. Interestingly, a quick Google search for […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags Chinese Restaurant, city guide, Fung Tu, Fung Tu NYC, LES, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Modern Chinese, New York, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, NYC Hotspots, NYC Restaurant, restaurant, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on August 2, 2014 · Leave a Comment
(This article by Jenny Nguyen first appeared in ForbesLife. Click here to read the original) You would have a hard time trying to convince me that any other city outside of Japan has better Japanese food than NYC does. This city is a veritable hotbed of incredible Japanese restaurants that span the spectrum of exceedingly authentic […]
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Category Features, Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Features, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags Bohemian, Brushstroke, city guide, East Village. Noho, Hi-Collar, Japanese Restaurants, Manhattan, Midtown, New York, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, NYC Hotspot, NYC Japanese Restaurants, nyc restaurants, restaurant, Robataya, Sakagura, Sobakoh, Takashi, Tribeca, USA, West Village
Posted by Mel Yap on July 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
For those of us who are too time poor or cash-strapped for a quick hop across the pond to Europe this summer, a visit to Greenwich Village’s Claudette is the next best thing to a dalliance in Southern France. Inspired by Provençal cuisine, a region blessed with an abundance of fresh fruits, seafood, meat and wine, Claudette’s […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags city guide, Claudette, French, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, Provençal cuisine, Provence, restaurant, USA, West Village
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on July 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Takashi is an imaginative, slightly oddball restaurant situated in the West Village that specializes in Yakiniku, the Japanese BBQ style that originates from Osaka, a city with a sizeable number of Korean migrants who have naturally influenced the regional cuisine. Nothing is wasted at Takashi. On the menu you’ll find some rather exotic parts of […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags city guide, Japanese, Japanese BBQ, Manhattan, New York, NYC, NYC Food & Drink, restaurant, Takashi, Takashi Yakiniku, USA, West Village, Yakiniku
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on July 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Escape from New York City this summer and take a 20-minute taxi ride Red Hook’s Brooklyn Crab ”“ a faux seaside getaway that comes complete with everything you need to make the city’s hustle and bustle a distant memory for the evening. Brooklyn crab is a rare experience for New Yorkers – a tri-level open-air […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags bar, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Crab, city guide, Crab, Lobster, Mini Golf, New York, NYC, nyc restaurants, Red Hook, restaurant, seafood, USA
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on July 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Wandering through London’s Soho on a summer evening, Blanchette’s French doors are flung open, with tables and hubbub spilling onto the street, and a glow from within that draws you across the threshold. The bistro’s bare brick walls, industrial furniture and tiling murals are stylish and homely, and the staff are enthusiastic in their menu […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, United Kingdom · Tags Bistro, Blanchette, city guide, England, French, French Bistro, London, London Food & Drink, London Soho, restaurant, UK
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on July 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) It’s always been a strong opinion of mine that travel planning is an activity best left to the stomach. The stomach can help you decide not only which local restaurants and delicacies you should experience but it can also dictate which city you do it in. Lately mine […]
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Category Features, Food + Drink, Portland, Portland Features, Portland Food + Drink, United States · Tags Author, Broder Nord, brunch, Cacao, cheese, Cheese Bar, Chocolate, city guide, Curator, Cyril’s, Farm to Table, Jen Stevenson, Kachka, Lovely’s Fifty Fifty, Olympic Provisions, Oregon, Ox, PDX, Pizza, Pod 28, Portland, Portland Food + Drink, Portland’s 100 Best Places to Stuff Your Faces, restaurant, Russian, Swedish, Sweedeedee, travel guide, USA, Wine Bar, Writer
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on July 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Set inside a swanky Georgian townhouse in London’s Soho is the Dean Street Townhouse – the location of one of the city’s most indulgent Sunday roasts (favorite trimmings included). Unlike its exclusive sister establishment Soho House which is located nearby, non-members can stay and eat nostalgic British comfort food inside the chic French bistro interiors […]
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Category Food + Drink, London, London Food + Drink, United Kingdom · Tags British, city guide, Dean Street Townhouse, Dean Street Townhouse Dining Room, England, London, London Food & Drink, London Soho, restaurant, Soho House, Sunday Roast, UK
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on July 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Right in the heart of New Acton, Canberra’s design precinct you’ll find A. Baker, a three-part restaurant, bakery, underground speakeasy concept that’d make any modern industrial design geek swoon. You’d be correct to expect the modern Australian food to be thoughtfully prepared and artfully arranged ”“ even more so when you order their signature bread, […]
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Category Australia, Canberra, Canberra Food + Drink, Canberra Nightlife, Food + Drink, Nightlife · Tags A. Baker, ACT, Australia, Bakery, bar, Cafe, Canberra, Canberra Food + Drink, Canberra Nightlife, city guide, Modern Australian, New Acton, restaurant