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Olive oil gelato at Otto - perfection.
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Houston's Doesn't Suck: What's Your Favorite Slightly Fancy Chain Restaurant?
Hi Ed. I just found this post while trolling the web for Houston's Key Lime Pie recipe/ingredients. I waited tables in the Rockville, MD Houston's from 1993-1995. Having seen Houston's and more than a dozen independently-owned restaurants from the waiter's side of the table, I agree with everyone's positive comments about Houston's. It's one of my go-to spots when I want to treat myself (and I live in Manhattan).
Although more personal non-chain restaurants are great, only Houston's made me memorize each ingredient in every dish before letting me serve a customer. We had line-up every night where we were quizzed on the number of ounces in the coho salmon and the marinade for the Houston's Hawaiin ribeye. I learned how to give 110% to a job and what to expect as a guest in a restaurant.
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New Green Bo on Bayard. Mmmmmm... steamed vegetable dumplings and pork tiny buns.
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Win Tix to the SWEETest Event Ever at the New York City Wine & Food Fest
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Concretes from Shake Shack
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red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting from Buttercup! :)
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Olive Oil Gelato, Laboratorio.
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Cha-An's daily sorbets (in warmer weather -- love the presentation!)
Lady M's Mille Crepes (in cooler weather)
Mariebelle's Le Moelleux au Chocolat (when I just want chocolate)
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Oy vey many faves have been taken at this stage in the game.
How about...
Yakimochi, Cafe Zaiya
Black Plum Sorbet, Il Lab
Torta Tres Leches, Cafecito
Rasmalai, Banjara
Halo Halo, Elvie's Turo Turo
Frosty, Wendy's
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Lavendar Honey Gelato or Olive Oil Gelato at Laboratorio di Gelato
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Pistachio gelato on coconut macaroons from How Sweet It Is
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Basil Custard from the Shake Shack
OR
Olive Oil gelato from Otto.
OR
anything and everything from Chikalicious
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So many great desserts to choose from! I'm going to have to go with something simple - the olive oil gelato from Otto. In close second is the toasted coconut cake at wd-50. Third place goes to pretty much anything Alex Stupak concocts. No place goes to anything from Magnolia. There are FAR better desserts than that not only in NYC, but pretty much anywhere else in the world!
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