From the category archives:

New York Restaurants

La Esquina Brasserie NYC

November 19, 2012

Ever since I first visited New York in the summer, I’ve been wanting to check out La Esquina. Friends of mine make sure to dine there every time they’re in the city, and they have great taste when it comes to finding restaurants, delicious food, and vibrant and fun atmospheres. To get a reservation on [...]

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Exchange Alley NYC

November 9, 2012

Earlier this year in August, Exchange Alley opened up in the East Village neighbourhood of Manhattan on a beautiful tree-lined 9th Street between 1st Ave and Avenue A. I’d heard about this restaurant from someone that I was supposed to rent an apartment for my 5 week stay in NYC (it never worked out in the [...]

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Añejo NYC Hurricane Sandy Relief Dinner with Top Chef Hosts

November 6, 2012

Last night, Top Chef alumni held a Hurricane Sandy Relief Dinner at Angelo Sosa’s restaurant, Añejo Tequileria, in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Joining Sosa were former contestants Jennifer Carroll (Season 6), Kevin Sbraga (Season 7 winner, and owner of SBRAGA Restaurant), and Dale Talde (Season 4). All proceeds from the $100 four-course tasting menu with cocktail [...]

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Macaron Parlour Patisserie NYC

November 1, 2012

After hitting up Thierry Patisserie in Vancouver before leaving for NYC earlier this month, I realized how much I absolutely love macarons. So, when I passed Macaron Parlour Patisserie while walking down St. Mark’s Place last week, I had an immediate craving and knew I had to satisfy it as soon as possible. Macaron Parlour [...]

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Spice Market NYC

October 30, 2012

Another Friday night, another fun random evening in New York City. As the work week came to an end, I started going through my massive list of restaurants and activities to do while in Manhattan, and tried to come up with a loose plan. First things first – we decided to make some reservations for [...]

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Eataly NYC

October 28, 2012

One of my favourite buildings to look at in NYC is the Flatiron Building. And nearby that building is Eataly – essentially a marketplace of delicious foods, including multiple restaurants, a cafe, gelateria, other sweet shops, grocery store, and a variety of house made delicacies to take home! It’s essentially a foodie paradise of quality [...]

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Zabb Elee NYC

October 26, 2012

When I first moved into my new furnished apartment rental in the East Village of New York City, of course I walked around right away to check out what local restaurants I’d need to visit over the coming days. One that I noticed right away was called Zabb Elee, a small Thai restaurant serving Isaan [...]

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Ippudo NY

October 24, 2012

What I love about NYC is the fact that you can have a full day of activities and not worry about having nowhere to go for dinner, even late at night. In Vancouver, restaurants mostly shut down after 10 pm, unless you happen to be in an area where there are some decent late night [...]

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Niu Noodle House NYC

October 22, 2012

As some of you may know, I decided to head to New York City for a month or so this fall, just because I loved it so much during my one week visit this past July. So, I’ve packed up and moved out of my latest Vancouver furnished apartment and found a place to rent [...]

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Best New York Restaurant Dishes

July 26, 2012

So I know that I’ve been AWOL for the past little while, as I’ve been traveling around a lot (through Thailand, Myanmar, Australia, and the Philippines this winter, to be exact). Shortly after coming home to Vancouver in mid-June, I went on a week-long trip to New York City – my first trip to this [...]