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Merkley Lunch: Phil’s Pizza

January 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Quick Food, The Alex

Ok, so I’ve been working at Merkley + Partners here on Varick St for a long time (8 years!) and in all that time I’ve never actually set foot in Phil’s Pizza, a tiny box of a place right down the street. While I love pizza, it’s never really been a lunch food for me, [...]

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Tales of the Sublime - Momofuku Ko and French Laundry - Part 1: Ko

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Sorry the posts have been so absent since…well…let’s just say a while. Lots of big doings since our honeymoon. We bought an apartment in Park Slope (so expect a lot more brooklyn based blogging to come down the pike in the near future), and just got back from a trip to Napa Valley where we [...]

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Matilda - The Alex

November 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Well, E & I figured it was time to hand out a review of something new, so we looked down the list of recent restaurant openings for one that struck our eye. Matilda was the one this time. It’s located down in alphabet city, and is an intriguing sounding blend of Tuscan and Mexican [...]

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Le Tub - The Alex

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Down in Florida this weekend to attend the wedding of Julie Silver, a family friend (a lovely wedding btw) and to visit my Grandma (92 and going strong). We had a 8pm flight home on Sunday so while relaxing by the pool in my grandma’s building in Hollywood, I utilized the magic of the iPhone [...]

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Barfry - The Alex

October 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

So the much hyped Barfry finally opened for lunch on Monday, and since my office is right around the corner, I of course had to go there on Tuesday to check it out with my good buddy Chris Schifando.

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Chelsea Royal Diner - The Alex

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

So a quick playful one today. This past weekend E and I went up to her parent’s summer house in New Hampshire to help close things up for the season. On the way back to the city Sunday we met up with one of her high school friends Sarah and her husband Dan for dinner [...]

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Osaka - The Alex

October 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Out in Brooklyn last night looking at a potential apartment (no go - nice building but I’m not sure where they got their 1200 sq/ft measurement from, the place was tiny!), but we love the hood (cobble hill) so it only made sense to try some local food. I was in the mood for sushi, [...]

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Jaleo - The Alex

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Saturday in DC we had the pleasure of a visit from my father-in-law Mac, who was nearby on business so of course it would be criminal not to come visit little Stewart. This in turn meant a visit to the nicest restaurant in town that we felt was baby friendly. Enter Jaleo, a DC tapas [...]

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Jaleo - The Eleanor

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Eleanor

Tapas. This is a mini chain in the DC area. I have been here several times before, and have always enjoyed it. And it is yet to be beat in the ‘Grandpa Mac and the baby’ dinner category - my dad was in town as well and we went out en masse. Its tasty enough, [...]

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Guapo’s - The Eleanor

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Eleanor

Mexican. I like the Guap (as it seems to be known to those in the know, or at least my sister, and since I like being in the know, I will call it the Guap). But the funnier thing about the meal is the confirmation that Stewart had a slightly hard time telling me and [...]

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Guapo’s - The Alex

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

Down in DC this weekend visiting Rob and Alison (sister in law) and really more importantly, our six month old nephew Stewart (on the right here obviously). Yesterday was Rob’s 31st, so after we arrived, they bolted to have a nice grownup meal, and in a very Freaky Friday vibe, we became the parents with [...]

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Artisanal - The Eleanor

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Eleanor

Bistro. This one was a while ago, so its a bit fuzzy. I will totally second Alex’s love for the Stilton - Sauternes fondue, I am not a huge blue fan, a little goes a long way - but this is amazing, a real revelation. I got Moules Frites, which I tend to do whenever [...]

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Artisanal - The Alex

October 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Restaurants, The Alex

Hot on the heels of my Babbo review will come a flashback quick review on Artisanal (sorry, with the wedding, the honeymoon, getting back to work, and never having written a blog before, I’m a bit slow on this - I promise I’ll get better and you’ll get some more really live and current reviews [...]

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Babbo - The Eleanor

October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Eleanor

Italian. I wasn’t feeling the best going into dinner, which ended up being a great thing since I didn’t stuff myself silly. I really liked the chickpea amuse - very simple, probably very easy to cook at home - if only I had the time. I started with the special salad, which was very [...]

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Babbo - The Alex

October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Restaurants, The Alex

As I promised - more restaurant reviews!!! Last night we went to Babbo (Mario Batali’s used to be flagship (now he’s got Del Posto which is more upscale) restaurant), which many people might consider the best Italian food in new york, Myself among them - with caveats. It’s definitely not a traditional “italian” restaurant - [...]

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