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Website: http://heightseats.blogspot.com/

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

About: Just a shixa who loves to cook and eat!

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Traveling to NYC, any kid-friendly restaurant recommendations?

My family and I are headed to NYC over spring break this year, and I was wondering if anyone has any kid friendly restaurant recommendations. Our son is 3 yrs old, and well behaved in restaurants. We love gourmet food, and have been to NYC a few times before, although sans child.

We are considering Mario Batali's OTTO as an option... any thoughts on this and other recommendations? Thanks!!

-Sarah

The Ten Most Recent Comments By smorgen

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

bllue berry and strawberry shortcake with biscuits and fresh whipped cream - yumm

From Talk

Time to start shopping for a new oven...any suggestions?

We purchased a new oven last year, and after much research settled on a Kitchen Aid Architect gas and convection oven. So far we have been very pleased with it. We were not sure how often we would be using the convection feature, but we use it all the time. The 100 degree bread proof setting is also very handy. The other thing that it has that we weren't sure we would use that often was the thermometer probe. You enter a temperature and the oven alerts you when the desired temperature is reached. While we have only used it a handful of times it is actually pretty nice to have.

From Talk

Great Trader Joe's Story

We have always found the employees at our local TJ's very friendly and helpful, however along the same lines of your post I recently read about a Whole Foods giving away $4,000 in groceries due to a computer crash. Here's the link:

http://consumerist.com/336818/whole-foods-computer-crash-results-in-4000-grocery-giveaway

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage

Hot Sauce Williams, Cleveland, OH

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Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate

sharp cheddar

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Cook the Book: 'The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics'

Yes, I have cooked a Martha recipe before. I made lamb and cous cous, and some other things - generally I like her recipes.

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Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club

crisp and pliant!

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Garrison Confections Ultimate Chocolate Cooler

Dark Chocolate!!

From Talk

Are you a sucker for "limited-edition" products?

I used to be a sucker for the Hersey special edition Reese's Cups. I do have a soft spot for peanut butter cups, and when they first started coming out with those special editions I generally would try them - but now the limited edition candy at the grocery check out seems over used and the limited edition flavors aren't that great.

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

One word -- RIBS!!!

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

grilled tube steaks (hot dogs, brats, nilgai sausage) and potato salad

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

Burgers on the grill and peach pie for dessert

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

Filet mignons topped with blue cheese/garlic butter, baked potatoes and grilled asparagus!!!!! I may be starting early.....

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

homemade whole wheat crust pizza on the grill with tomato sauce, grilled fresh pineapple, green bell pepper, tomato slices and mozzarella.

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

It has to be salmon and peas

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

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Cook the Book: Grill Every Day

Our favorite grilled food is shish kabobs with chicken, mushrooms, onions, peppers and pineapple, marinated in sun-dried tomato dressing.