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Posts of the Week

2009-11-20 16:57:13

It's Friday afternoon, and thus time for a round-up of the best posts of the week: We listed Our 10 Best Williamsburg Restaurants. Our Man Sietsema stalked the single white truffle. Coolio talk...

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Vegetarian Delights of NYC: Roasted Cauliflower Sandwich at Num Pang

2009-11-20 16:28:47

Even though there's seating upstairs in the tiny shop, many would prefer to eat their sandwich al fresco. Num Pang is a sandwich shop whose purpose is to tweak the banh mi formula in unexpected ...

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Check Out New York/New Jersey Sliders and Nick Solares on the CBS Sunday Morning Show

2009-11-20 16:17:07

Tune in to the CBS Sunday Morning Show from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. this Sunday, when their annual food show airs, including a segment on sliders. ...

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An Italian Wine Bar in the Making for Brooklyn Heights

2009-11-20 15:39:09

The Iris Cafe isn't the only new tenant of the Riverside Apartment complex on Columbia Place: Down the block, the old River Deli space will soon be home to an Italian wine bar, according to one o...

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A Peek at the New Iris Cafe in Brooklyn Heights

2009-11-20 15:17:32

The pocket of Brooklyn Heights located almost beneath the BQE is now home to the Iris Cafe, an airy, high-ceilinged place that opened yesterday on Columbia Place near Joralemon Street. It's one ...

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Chicken Soup for New Yorkers

2009-11-20 14:43:09

Over at the New York Times, Sarah Kramer has penned a piece on the best chicken soups in New York, a perennial topic this time of year. She calls out the chicken-snow pea soup at the Ninth Aven...

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The Blogroll Gazette: Big Gay Ice Cream Men Face Guy Fieri; Yet Another Freight Elevator Lunch

2009-11-20 14:13:33

This week in food blogs... Eat Me Daily sent the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck's Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff to the Guy Fieri Road Show to witness flair bartending and a pork-cooking encore. The Food...

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Staten Island's Taza Churros Is a Storefront Shrine to Latin Donuts

2009-11-20 12:23:18

Being passed over for a job can lead a man to make drastic decisions. For Martin Olsen, the result was Taza Churros, a bathroom-sized Latin donuts shop he owns with his younger brother Miguel Ll...

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When Restaurants Behave Badly

2009-11-20 12:12:50

In the annals of bad restaurant behavior, this past week has been a doozy. Scarcely a day has gone by without news of stolen wages, indictment for tax evasion, or just plain crazy-ass behavior. O...

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Get It While It's Hot: Housing Works Used Book Cafe Cookbook Sale Ends This Weekend

2009-11-20 11:52:51

'Tis the season of cooking... but don't let yourself get caught without a proper manual. Housing Works Used Book Cafe is celebrating the holiday season with a cookbook sale, which runs through thi...

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