Restaurant Find: Babu Ji NYC
While Australian restaurateurs are migrating to NYC to stake their claim on barista-made coffees and avocado toast, Babu Ji has taken a different route by bringing their take on elevated Indian cuisine. Run by genial husband-and-wife team Jessi and Jennifer Singh, the restaurant may be their first venture outside of Melbourne, but is in fact […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Pouring Ribbons NYC
Pouring Ribbons NYC is the cocktail bar that keeps the local Alphabet City crowd satisfyingly lubricated with its multifarious and rather potent drink creations. Once inside, drinkers should find a spot beside the oversized half moon window that looks out onto the bustle of Avenue B and then relish in the fact that Pouring Ribbons […]
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NYC Hidden Bar Find: The Roost
Maybe you’ve already been to The Roost for coffee, but only inquisitive coffee drinkers will know that there is a reward for stepping through the door situated just past the coffee counter. Behind it is an inviting bar about 3x the size of the quaint coffee shop and it’s where the local Alphabet City crowd […]
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The Curators: Wallflower’s Xavier Herit on Working for Daniel Boulud & NYC’s Best Cocktail Bars
It’s hard to progress much further when your 15-year career has already been spent working for the very best. But this isn’t so for Xavier Herit, the owner/cocktail guy responsible for Wallflower, the West Village’s latest restaurant darling. Herit undoubtedly boasts an esteemed career having worked as head cocktail consultant at the world’s finest establishments […]
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NYC Culture Find: Nuyorican Poets Café
The Nuyorican Poets Café is a legendary Lower East Side cultural landmark. Since the early 70’s the café has offered a stage for multicultural, independent artists to deliver poetry, spoken-word and Afro-Caribbean musical performance to the city’s ethnically diverse, culturally expressive inhabitants. Originally this cultural gem had been set up as a platform for Puerto […]
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New York City restaurant guide: Fifteen Favourites
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) It’s probably impossible to distil all NYC restaurants down to the best 15, but I’m ambitious so I’m going to go ahead and do it anyway. Besides, it’s my blog so I can take it back if I change my mind. These restaurants are the top-15 that really […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Banh Mi Zon
BANH MI ZON, ALPHABET CITY By far the best Vietnamese food I’ve eaten in NYC. There’s a real attention to detail I don’t normally see in Vietnamese restaurants ”“ they really do all the little things right. Take the Vietnamese sandwich as an example ”“ the roll is toasted to perfection and each ingredient is […]
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