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The New York City Traveler

Archive for the ‘West Village’ Category

June 29th, 2008

Mary’s Fish Camp: Home of the $40 Lobster Roll

New York and Boston aren’t that far apart.  But the culinary scene of these cities couldn’t be more different.  Case in point: lobster rolls and the definition of a “fish shack.”   
My regular fish shack is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the Charles River.  It’s a true shack meaning that it’s a fish shop that happens […]

By Heather -- 1 comment

June 21st, 2008

BLT Burger: Where a Hamburger is not Just a Hamburger

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, […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

January 16th, 2008

Throwdown: Magnolia Bakery vs. Billy’s Bakery

 

Having been featured in Sex and the City, Saturday Night Live, and The Devil Wears Prada, Magnolia Bakery has officially achieved cult status.  On any given day you can walk down Bleecker Steet in the West Village and see a line of people on the corner of West 11th Street.  Hordes of people, mostly […]

By Heather -- 1 comment