Awash Ethiopian Restaurant
For centuries Ethiopia fascinated westerners as a distant and exotic realm, home to Prester John (a mythical Christian King), and enriched with luxurious and unfamiliar clothing, jewelry, and spices....
View ArticleMy Holiday Treats
James discusses the holiday desserts of his youth, branching off into both sides of his heritage and coming up with some beautiful descriptions of Italian and Lebanese sweets. There may be as many...
View ArticleUncle Vanya Café: Russian in Midtown
If you’re going to catch a show at one of the theaters in midtown you might consider getting some dinner first from one of the diverse restaurants located in the area. If you’re feeling adventurous, or...
View ArticleHeidi & Extra Place
If you’re walking down 1st Street between Bowery and 2nd Avenue you’ll come across a street sign in the middle of the block marking Extra Place. This small walkway (it doesn’t even stretch all the way...
View ArticleBaconery
This week’s piece is somewhat of a departure from the normal post about an ethnic restaurant but it’s about a no less unusual find. Baconery is an eatery located on Columbus Avenue between 104th and...
View ArticleThe Rise of Tapas & Small Plates
Like all things, food culture is subject to “fads” as certain foods, ingredients, and the like burst onto the culinary scene for their time in the limelight before receding as other tastes advance....
View ArticleGeorgian Cuisine
New York is unique in many ways, but the diversity of its residents may be one of the most important ways. This city has drawn immigrants from all over the world for centuries, and one of the lasting...
View ArticleNew and Unusual: Maharlika Filipino Moderno
Although there are millions of ethic Filipinos in the United States and a large community in the New York area, restaurants offering this cuisine are not terribly common. There are, however, several...
View ArticleNew and Unusual: Sticky Rice Thai Restaurant
Manhattan’s Lower East side is a hub of all sorts of international cuisines; in fact, I’ve found inspiration for all my posts this semester from this neighborhood. This past week, before catching a...
View ArticleNew and Unusual: Warique Peruvian Restaurant
While for the past several weeks my friends and I have been traveling downtown to find restaurants with uncommon cuisines, this weekend we managed to stay in Columbia’s neighborhood. Warique Peruvian...
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