So I just read Sam Sifton's latest review, of ABC Restaurant: http://events.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/dining/reviews/02rest.html?ref=dining Maybe it is because the weather system tearing through my area is giving me a raging headache, maybe it is because my boss just returned from two weeks...
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Has anyone else noticed that the writer (Pete Wells) who is doing the interim restaurant reviews for the NYT seems to be trying to cram in as many negative comments and reviews as possible? I haven't gone to any of...
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Is it just me or does Frank Bruni continually under-rate/under-appreciate any restaurant that is not Italian, a Steakhouse, or haute French cuisine ? As a great case in point one need look no further than his review this week of...
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I'm not Jewish but I found this article profoundly moving. The ingenuity necessary to survive the experience notwithstanding, some even found ways to make matzo and keep the Passover holiday. I wish the article had been longer....
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So bad it's allegedly punishment for prison inmates. Anyone got a recipe? Ever tried it? http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Food-or-Punishment.html...
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This NYT article briefly discusses architect Fritz Haeg's _Edible_Estates:_Attack_on_the_Front_Lawn_, a book on the progressive concept using one's front yard -- not backyard -- as a vegetable garden. I'm not a homeowner yet, but I envision my "attacked" front lawn with...
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Has everyone seen this from the Times today? http://tinyurl.com/26u2b8 (may require free registration) Do you and your significant other share the same dietary restrictions? Both vegans? Vegetarians? Eat any and everything under the sun?...
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There's an interesting article on the NYT website that describes the harrows of obsessive-compulsives eating out. Have you ever suffered this way in a restaurant, and if so, how did it manifest?...
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Has anyone else tried the simple, crusty bread from NYTimes? How'd it turn out?...
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