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Aquavit – An Ode to Scandinavian Spirits

By jessie, on July 11th, 2010%

When you get sick of Italian, Chinese, Japanese, French, or pseudo-fusion, go adventure into Aquavit. It seems that in May of this year Marcus Sammelsson has left Aquavit, but one celebrity seems not a wonderful restaurant make. . . . → Read More: Aquavit – An Ode to Scandinavian Spirits

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Shang Restaurant Review – A Celebrity Chinese Cuisine Chef, or a Celebrity Chef who’s Chinese? (CLOSED)

By CS Hsia, on July 21st, 2009%

I wouldn’t call it the best Chinese restaurant in the city, they still have Joe’s Shanghai and Spicy and Tasty (Flushing) to contend with. However, I’ll call it the best restaurant in New York headed by a Chinese person. . . . → Read More: Shang Restaurant Review – A Celebrity Chinese Cuisine Chef, or a Celebrity Chef who’s Chinese? (CLOSED)

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Minetta Tavern – The Rebirth of a New York Hotspot

By CS Hsia, on July 6th, 2009%

The rooms are dark, the noise level high, and the prices steep. Now would you still go to Minetta if reservations were easy and all you get was the food? . . . → Read More: Minetta Tavern – The Rebirth of a New York Hotspot

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Park Avenue Winter – Season your meals

By jessie, on March 1st, 2009%

There are things people love about every season, this restaurant strives to be your constant. For the four sessions of the year, this park avenue restaurant transforms itself. . . . → Read More: Park Avenue Winter – Season your meals

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Celebrity Chefs – Does it still matter who is the best cook? Or rather who is the better manager.

By CS Hsia, on February 13th, 2009%

When you dine at Jean Georges at Columbus Circle, do you expect Jean-Georges Vongerichten to be expediting the dishes? When’s the last time somebody saw Nobu Matsuhisa behind the sushi bar at Tribeca? How do you know when you dine at Craft, Tom Colicchio is not in Brooklyn filming Top Chef? . . . → Read More: Celebrity Chefs – Does it still matter who is the best cook? Or rather who is the better manager.

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