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Valentine's Day A La Carte

Sigh. Made a reservation at Vatan. Affordable prix fixe, at least.

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Giuseppina's: Is it Lucali East?

And their house wine is a totally serviceable Nero d'Avola for $25!

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rrakes answered "Olympic Pita" to What's Your Favorite New York Falafel?

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From Talk

Valentine's Day A La Carte

Sigh. Made a reservation at Vatan. Affordable prix fixe, at least.

From Slice

Giuseppina's: Is it Lucali East?

And their house wine is a totally serviceable Nero d'Avola for $25!

From Serious Eats

The Vegan Experience Days 14, 15, and 16: The Wife Effect

That's sweet that you pack lunches for your wife. (sincerely)

Also, yeah: arepas with avocado, plantains, and black beans.

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Cook the Book: 'The Art of Eating Cookbook'

Saveur has the best feature writing of any of them, and recipes that bear out.

From Talk

(Relatively) Reasonably Priced Omakase?

Blue Ribbon Sushi offers one for $50pp. It is fantastic and beautifully presented.

At Taro in Prospect Heights, you can let the chef (or your server) know how much you want to pay and they will give you that amount of Omakase. (I haven't been there for years, so maybe call ahead and check that they still do this)

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The Vegan Experience, Day 11: Diversity Through Restriction

I had a similar reaction when giving up wheat for a month. Meals got much more thought-out, interesting, and incidentally healthy. Not hiding food between two slices of bread highlights what you're really eating. A hot dog used to seem like an ok rare purchase -- take away the bun and it revealed itself as kind of an odd thing to eat.

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First Timer in New Orleans: Where to Eat?

Oh, and addressing the beer question -- Avenue is indeed great, especially in late afternoon/early eve when it's not too packed and light pours in through all the tall windows. It's a good walk, or St. Charles Streetcar ride from where you're staying. They have dozens of obscure taps, and a happy hour on American drafts. Boucherie also had a great beer list, but if you don't want to wait for a table, go for lunch.
If you haven't tried it yet, many bars carry a beer called Blackened Voodoo, a dark lager that Dixie Brewery produces. While Dixie's proprietary is a sugary, undrinkable horror, BV is excellent.

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First Timer in New Orleans: Where to Eat?

Just back from a week there, staying with friends who have lived there for years.

Best dinner was at Boucherie in Carrlton. Seasonal, interesting, southern-ish food (Duck confit salad; applewood smoked scallops; fantastic cocktails).

Also had v. good meals at the newly-opened Root in CBD (foie gras trio; house-made sausage), and La Petite Grocery (oyster mushroom bread pudding) on Magazine in Uptown.

Enjoyed Liuzza's for time-capsuleness, good grease, huge chilled beers.

Had a requisite great burger and delicious tiki drink at the bar of Port of Call on Esplanade (sit at the bar. the service is best there and it smells funny elsewhere)

Didn't go to Commander's Palace, but have several times in years past, and meant to. The lunch special (with, yes, the 25cent martini) is too good to miss. The food is iconic, consistent, and you can walk around the cemetery afterwards.

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Christmas Day Chinese Feast

(Not wok-friendly, but would make a nice palate-cleansing, fourth dish)

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Littleneck: A Clam Shack Grows In Brooklyn

Super cute decor, good wine/beer list, nice service (They split our lobster bisque into two cups without our asking -- like that), but the bisque was lousy, dishwater tasting, and the clam roll was way too wee for the price.
I can forgive them for a bad batch of soup, but the clam roll needs some augmentation -- a little salad, three decorative french fries, more clams, something, to make me feel like I'm trading money for a meal.

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Valentine's Day A La Carte

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Flambar Apricots in Vodka

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Remarkably good service in NYC

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rrakes answered "Olympic Pita" to What's Your Favorite New York Falafel?

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rrakes answered "You missed the best!" to What's Your Favorite New York Pizza By The Pie?

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