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A Bunch of Bull

A Bunch of Bull

Lure Fishbar: you love that place. Great scallops. Looks like a boat. Burger & Barrel: same guys. Love that, too. Looks like a barrel. Not really... Let’s just get to their new place... Introducing El Toro Blanco, a Spanish-tiled slice of grilled Mexican succulence and tequila from the team Lure Fishbar, opening Monday in the Village. This is

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Croiss Street

Croiss Street

Croissant. You know how to say it correctly, but you never know whether you should. Today, the answer is oui. One thousand times oui... Rise and shine for Croissanteria, a bright little East Village boîte where you’ll while away a morning over strong coffee and flaky, layered rolls, now open. Not a complicated concept here. It’s just going to be you, a

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Uptown World

Food Uptown World So you’ve decided to spend some quality time with friends uptown. We figure you’re jonesing for your downtown dining favorites right about now. Fortunately, a lot of them had the foresight to open uptown locations for... just these situations. Go ahead, get comfortable up

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Blanket Statement

These past few days have done wonders in the “giving you perspective” department. Really made you realize what’s important. They’ve also made you realize just how great things like tiny hot dogs wrapped in biscuits really are. Now here’s some of those... Get excited again for Brooklyn Piggies, a single woman delivering pigs in a blanket to the

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Mays Days

Mays Days

You did your part. Waited in that line. Punched a hole hard through the ballot to prevent any dubious chad situations. And all they gave you was that “I Voted” sticker. Whiskey really would have been a much nicer gesture. So this one’s for you... Say hey to Maysville, a laid-back Southern afternoon of a dinner spot with an emphasis on whiskey

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The Hard Way

The Hard Way

Today’s subject is Harding’s. It’s in Flatiron. Just opened. It’s the kind of brass-sconced echo chamber where vital mid-19th-century US treaties would have been signed. Then all the signatories would have sat down to pan-roasted scallops and hanger steaks. Theirs wouldn’t have been prepared by a former Acme chef. Yours will. Options abound, so let’s do

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High Steaks

High Steaks

Steak. You’ve got a firm “yes, please” policy on it. That should serve you well here... Welcome to Arlington Club, a cavernous magnum opus of meat-eating old New York, opening Friday on the UES. This is a union between ex-BLT-boss Laurent Tourondel and the folks behind Tao. But it’s... nothing like Tao. Picture old Penn Station. Now picture yourself and

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Phil-ing Station

Phil-ing Station

You don’t know it yet, but you’re about to openly wonder how many times Jean-Paul Sartre could spin on a stool without touching the ground. There will also be veils made of bacon. This ought to be good... Introducing Le Philosophe, a quaint little quarter of French gastronomic and intellectual nourishment, opening tonight in NoHo. You may have visited

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Served Up

It’s peculiar. You know a mammoth feast is coming... Still, every year, you seek Thanksgiving flavor with a passion that burns with the heat of a thousand suns. You commissioned a turkey-filled Jell-O. You created stuffing ice cubes. And yesterday, you almost ate potpourri. There’s a better way, friend... Hold your applause for The

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A Hero’s Welcome

A Hero’s Welcome

Big sandwiches. Thought that might get your attention. It doesn’t matter if you call them subs, heroes or hoagies. What matters is that you get to this place and start eating one as soon as possible... Introducing Chubby Mary’s, a humble East Village storefront from the Artichoke Basille’s Pizza guys pumping out some muscular sandwichry, now

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