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Urubamba by Thomas Rafael
February 21, 2009, 9:05.06 pm ET
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Urubamba is a bustling restaurant in Jackson Heights, Queens serving up authentic Peruvian cuisine in large portions, making it destination spot. more

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King County BBQ
February 21, 2009, 8:50.42 pm ET
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Bar-B-Cue Island, the bright red barbecue truck parked this past summer at Beer Island off the Coney Island Boardwalk, is now King's County BBQ for the winter months and can now be found outside the Brooklyn Flea. more

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New Era by Pamela Grossman
February 21, 2009, 8:34.28 pm ET
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When I ducked into the local flagship shop of this premium-baseball-cap company, ESPN was, not surprisingly, broadcasting from the wall-mounted TVs. Just one problem: The talk was all about the deceptions of A-Rod--or "A-Roid," as the tabs have been calling him. Not the best recent news for A-Rod fans, Yankee fans, or MLB fans overall. more

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Newly Listed: Babouche
February 21, 2009, 8:06.36 pm ET
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Babouche Restaurant & Lounge has a main dining room and a hidden 2 floor lounge in the back. Brought to Park Slope from the owners of the successful Barbes Restaurant in NYC (36th & Madison). more

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The Food Report
February 19, 2009, 12:48.16 am ET
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RESTAURANT REVIEWS

Urubamba - 86-20 37th Ave, Jackson Heights (718) 672-2224 [Cititour]
Shang - 187 Orchard St, NYC (212) 260-7900 [NY Times]
Bar Breton - 254 Fifth Ave, NYC (212) 213-4999 [NY Daily News]
L'Artusi - 228 W 10th St, NYC (212) 255-5757 [NY Mag]
L'Artusi - 228 W 10th St, NYC (212) 255-5757 [Bloomberg]

JUST OPENED

'Inoteca - 323 Third Ave, NYC (212) 683-3035
Absinthe Wine Bar - 111 First Ave, NYC (212) 777-0440
Armani Ristorante 5th Avenue - 717 Fifth Ave, NYC (212) 207-1902
Doc's - 1902 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, NYC (212) 222-8820
HalfSteak - 85 10th Ave, NYC (212) 400-6699

EXTRAS

Sette Mezzo: Keeping Tabs on the Rich [NY Times]
Famed Vesuvio Bakery Shuts Down, "For Rent" Sign Up [NY Times]
Crying in Their Presidential Beer [NY Times]
No Free Lunch, But Dinner's Free [NY Post]
Defonte's Sandwich Shop Opens in Manhattan [NY Mag]
Pasta at Sandro's Priced by the Closing Bell [Grub Street]
Verdict on Starbuck's Instant Coffee [Guardian]
The Milk & Honey Reservation Number [Urban Daddy]
Q&A With Johnny Iuzzini [Restaurant Girl]
Co. Now Open for Lunch [Strong Buzz]
The Inevitable Obama Sushi [The Feedbag]
Oscar Nominee Cupcakes [Serious Eats]

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Buttermilk Channel by Andrea Strong
February 15, 2009, 3:24.45 pm ET
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When I think about Brooklyn restaurants that have opened lately, not many come to mind that I haven’t heartily enjoyed. Most of these restaurants are reasonably priced and offer some form of innovative and approachable American fare, packaged in simple comfortable settings. They are the labors of love of young solo chefs (Mathieu Palombino at Motorino, Nick Morgenstern at The General Greene), dynamic duos (Sean Josephs and Michael Tsampas of Char No. 4), or entrepreneurial married couples, like Doug Crowell and his wife Laura, who opened Buttermilk Channel, a convivial neighborhood bistro in Carroll Gardens named for the narrow waterway that separates the Brooklyn waterfront from Governors Island. more

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Schnipper;s Quality Kitchen by Thomas Rafael
February 15, 2009, 3:16.55 pm ET
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I wanted so much to love Schnipper's Quality Kitchen, the new burger joint located in the New York Times building. more

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The Food Report
February 15, 2009, 3:15.59 pm ET
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RESTAURANT REVIEWS

Buttermilk Channel - 524 Court St, Carroll Gardens (718) 852-8490 [Cititour]
The John Dory - 85 10th Ave, NYC (212) 929-4948 [NY Times]
Desnuda - 122 E 7th St, NYC (212) 254-3515 [NY Daily News]

JUST OPENED

Barberry - 152 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg (718) 599-3027
Cava - 185 West 80th Street, NYC (212) 724-2282
Chez Lucienne - 308 Lenox Ave, NYC (212) 289-5555
Fat Hippo - 71 Clinton St, NYC (212) 228-0994
Spunto - 65 Carmine St, NYC (212) 242-1200

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Uptown, By Way of Downtown [NY Times]
At the Power Lunch, the Check Is Krytonite [NY Times]
Guide to City's Best Hand-Crafted Hooch [NY Post]
John Torode Serves Up Steak Secrets [NY Daily News]
One Night Stands [NY Mag]
Craft Serves Four-Star Fare for Under $60 [Bloomberg]
Jean Georges Alum Will Bring Tapas Lounge to Williamsburg [Grub Street]
Irving Mill Revisited [Strong Buzz]
Bar Celona Coming to Williamsburg [Strong Buzz]
Best Thing Ever: MozzarellaTomato Basil Sandwich [The Girl Who Ate Everything]
Frugal Customers Killing Restaurants [The Feedbag]
Obama/Lincoln Cupcake Mosaic [Serious Eats]
What Makes A Great Steakhouse [Amateur Gourmet]
Brooklyn Restaurant to Free Giant Lobster [Brooklyn Paper]

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Daily 235 by Pamela Grossman
February 15, 2009, 3:13.18 pm ET
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Here you'll find here many instant-mood-lift items that you were not anticipating--and that you may well not have known existed. more

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Brooklyn Flea by Thomas Rafael
February 15, 2009, 3:07.32 pm ET
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The Brooklyn Flea, which calls Fort Greene home in the warmer months, has set up shop for the winter in two buildings in Dumbo (76 and 81 Front St) and the crowds have followed. more

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Macao Trading Co. by Andrea Strong
February 8, 2009, 11:22.27 am ET
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Here in New York, on a barren stretch of Court Street (in the former Sugar space), the team behind Employees Only has eschewed the current incarnation of Macao to bring to life the colonial port city of the '40s, creating a stunning industrial replica of Macao's red lantern district. more

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Samples for (Eco)mpassion by Pamela Grossman
February 8, 2009, 11:15.02 am ET
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As an eco-concious bargain trove, Samples for (Eco)mpassion covers quite a few ideas whose times have come. Sample sales from various designers benefit charities the designers select; the bags given with purchases are biodegradable Bio Bags made from corn; and 5% of total store sales benefit Trees for the Future (www.tresftf.org), which plants trees in developing countries. more

Hedda Gabler by Diane Snyder
February 8, 2009, 11:10.15 am ET
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Ibsen's destructive protagonist — the original desperate housewife — has caused many a quandary for actresses, directors and translators. Still, given the talent onstage and off, it's surprising that this Roundabout Theatre revival is so flat and ill conceived. more

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The American Plan by Lesley Alexander
February 8, 2009, 11:03.56 am ET
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There’s something touchingly poetic about the Manhattan Theatre Club’s new revival of Richard Greenberg’s "The American Plan". With its aquatic motif delicately echoing the ebb and flow of the fragility of the human spirit, David Grindley has directed a luminous production but not a flawless one. more