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A few years ago a collective gasp could be heard from Manhattan. BLT Burger (the BLT stands for Bistro Laurent Tourondel) had just opened and given birth to a real gourmet burger– a $62 Japanese Kobe beef burger. Manhattan was left to ponder “Where does Chef Tourondel think he is? Los Angeles?”
Since then, […]
Starbucks came from fairly humble beginnings, a small storefront in Downtown Seattle, dedicated to the art of making coffee. Yet, somewhere along the way to world-domination, it all went wrong.
I realized how dependent I was on the chain when, in February, every single Starbucks was closed for “emergency training.” I didn’t get the memo […]
Spring is “film festival season” in New York and today marks the opening of the Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY). The film festival celebrates the best of Latin America cinema featuring films from Cuba, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. The festival runs until Thursday, April 17th.
Tonight’s opening film, La Noche de […]
If you do just one thing today, you should head down to Barnes & Noble at Union Square to see former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Marking the publishing date of her new book, Memo to the President Elect, Albright will be discussing the current state of political affairs in the United States. Hint: […]
Heartland Brewery entered the New York restaurant scene in 1995 at a time when brewpubs were shunned in favor of wine bars. The stigma has long been shed and, since opening their original Union Square location, Heartland Brewery has opened four more brewpubs across the Manhattan area.
The award-winning beer, once brewed on the […]
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