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Kids Welcome: Where to Eat Near Central Park

There are two indeed, but I find the one on Amsterdam and 98 a lot more kid-friendly.

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Kids Welcome: Ed's Chowder House

Thanks for believing in our little ones' taste buds! We really enjoyed the new kids' menu and we hope it will be available beyond January.

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Kids Welcome: La Fusta

We will! There is so much more to try there, we are definitely going back.

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Get Out of Town: Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and Tivoli

Although the map shows Fleishers' in Kingston this post is really about the towns across the river. Kingston et al should be the subject of another left bank-oriented column. But thanks for all the great tips!

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Aya Tanaka answered "I'd eat a good one, but have never had one I liked." to Do You Like Panettone?

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Recent Comments

From Serious Eats: New York

Kids Welcome: Where to Eat Near Central Park

There are two indeed, but I find the one on Amsterdam and 98 a lot more kid-friendly.

From Serious Eats: New York

Kids Welcome: Ed's Chowder House

Thanks for believing in our little ones' taste buds! We really enjoyed the new kids' menu and we hope it will be available beyond January.

From Serious Eats: New York

Kids Welcome: La Fusta

We will! There is so much more to try there, we are definitely going back.

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Get Out of Town: Rhinebeck, Red Hook, and Tivoli

Although the map shows Fleishers' in Kingston this post is really about the towns across the river. Kingston et al should be the subject of another left bank-oriented column. But thanks for all the great tips!

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Kids Welcome: Blossom

There is a lot of appetizing choices at Blossom, it's not so easy to order! Thanks for the tip.
(and what other vegan places are fabulous?)

From Talk

Overcooked salmon

Made Rigatoni with onions, leeks, pancetta, chicken broth, salmon and cream in the end and it was great. The salmon provided some nice, hum, texture. Thanks again everyone!

From Talk

6 chiles poblanos in my fridge

Thanks for all the suggestions, husband here doesn't do eggs, so it becomes complicated.... but I think I might try the rajas con crema or cheese. And I will look up the casserole!

From Talk

Overcooked salmon

thanks, thanks! I think I am going to go with pasta and some leeks, some cream -- which is what I have available here tonight... I hope it's not a waste of a good leek! I appreciate all the suggestions and yes, I have a cat, but she is finicky....

From Talk

Overcooked salmon

ah, I love SE Talk. I've been gone for too long.

I think the problem is that the salmon was not terribly flavorful to start with, so it needs a boost from something else.

Thanks for the suggestions. Keep them coming!

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Kids Welcome: New Leaf

@gutreactions we had a lovely meal at New Leaf and if some of the details were not quite perfect, they did not detract much from the overall experience. And indeed, while the manicotti was not successful with any of us, everything else was great. The salmon was cooked beyond what I asked, which was medium rare, but that's it.

I like New Leaf both for dinner and brunch and I am always impressed by their food, setting and service. Brunch is really good if you can manage the wait.

We've known and loved Scott Campbell since SQC. He was not in the day we went.

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Poll: Panettone, Way or No Way?

Sounds like a lot of people like Panettone -- as something else!

Me too. This is what happens every year: I get a Panettone although I've said I don't like it many times. I open it because perhaps this year I'll change my mind. I hate it because it's so dry. Then I leave it open and it dries even more... Then I make bread pudding with tons of butter, cream, eggs and sugar. Then I like Panettone.

Would really love to have a good one one day.

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Taste Test: Hot Chocolate Mixes

JT rules! And you can get Frozen Hot Chocolate too.

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Weekend Cook and Tell: Edible Giftables

I'm making mexican wedding cookies -- I think they look christmas-y -- and chocolate truffles to give away in "goodie bags" after my xmas party tomorrow.

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10 Food Memes, Themes, and Schemes of 2010

I think Seoul Station is closed.... any other places to get Korean tacos in NY?

From Talk

Help with beer: Mini keg

hi everyone, it's just a little japanese curry party, not a beer party. @Embackus i think about 10 people. I don't know anything about kegs, but I guess I should have done a little more research in advance of posting here...

From Talk

Wedding Venues in Westchester/Hudson Valley

I got married 12 years ago at the D&H Canal Museum, and we had our reception across the street at the Depuy Canal House in High Falls. It's about 1h45m from NY, west of Kingston. We picked the place because we loved the restaurant, and to date people mention our 7-course lunch. We also considered the Malborough vineyards, but it was a bit too special.

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Aya Tanaka answered "Ronnybrook Dairy" to What's Your Favorite Ice Cream In New York?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Colicchio & Sons" to What's The Best New Restaurant In New York?

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Aya Tanaka answered "I'd eat a good one, but have never had one I liked." to Do You Like Panettone?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Yes, food I make" to Do You Give Food As Gifts?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Shake Shack" to What's Your Favorite Hot Dog In New York?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Silver Moon Bakery" to What's Your Favorite Bakery In New York?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Absolute Bagels" to What's Your Favorite Bagel In New York?

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Aya Tanaka answered "No, only in warmer months. " to Do You Eat Ice Cream In The Cold?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Pre-Ground Nutmeg" to What Kind of Nutmeg Do You Use?

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Aya Tanaka answered "I can't stand bad coffee—I'll only drink well-prepared stuff." to How Picky Are You About Coffee?

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Aya Tanaka answered "I like the variation as long as there's some sort of fixed menu." to Do You Like Rotating Menus?

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Aya Tanaka answered "All of the above" to How Do You Like Eating Corn?

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Aya Tanaka answered "I buy seedless watermelon to avoid this." to How Do You Eat Your Watermelon?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Home fries!" to Hash browns or home fries?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Ice Cream" to Ice Cream, Gelato, or Frozen Custard?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Sometimes." to Do you share drinking straws?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Quiet sidewalks or garden seating only. " to What's Your Stance on Outdoor Seating?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Pale, with a slight golden sheen " to How do you like your toast done?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Start 'em young!" to Kids at Fancy Restaurants: Yay or Nay?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Way!" to Pineapple Pizza: Way or No Way?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Way" to Grocery store self-checkout lanes: way or no way?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Big Night" to What's Your Favorite Food Movie?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Basically #2 but with a crunchy (usually from toasted breadcrumbs) layer on top." to How Do You Like Your Mac and Cheese?

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Aya Tanaka answered "International" to What's your favorite supermarket aisle?

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Aya Tanaka answered "Special homecooked dinner" to What Do You Prefer to Do for Dinner on Valentine's Day?

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Aya Tanaka got 30% correct on What's Your Ice Cream IQ?

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Aya Tanaka got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Breakfast Foods?

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Aya Tanaka got 42% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?

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Aya Tanaka got 44% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

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Aya Tanaka got 77% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate?

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About Aya Tanaka

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Location: New York

About: I think about food all day long

Favorite foods: fish tacos, kare-raisu, katsuo sashimi, macarons.

Last bite on earth: Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic, pancetta, Parmesan, and parsley.