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BITE: My Journal
April 14, 2020
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February 3, 2020
Brooklyn Diner
Sensuous Moments with Shelly…let’s make that “thanks...
January 12, 2020
Wolf in High Heels
A customer service rep will deliver your meal or drink...
January 6, 2020
My Life Eating
How did I ever come to blossom in this strait-laced...
December 23, 2019
A Year of Eating
Soon enough, the chef at The Diner sends plates of

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June 1, 2011 | Short Order
Ditch Plains Says “Sorry” with Fried Pickles
I wish I hadn’t seen that little black worm Monday night...

May 31, 2011 | Short Order
In Tekkie Times, Delicious Sex Is More Desperately Needed
My erotic classic from 1986 Reissued in 25th Anniversary digital edition...

May 31, 2011 | Short Order
Bowing To My Twitter Fans In More Than 140 words
Leading the Twitter field of restaurant critics is a big surprise for me...

April 5, 2011 | Short Order
The Knish Konnection Knotted our Kishkes
Sometimes a knish is just a knish…

March 23, 2011 | Short Order
Millionaire Wizard from Portland Wows Manhattan’s Culinary Royalty
Breakfast at Jean-Georges: Centrifugal juice, cavitated potatoes and sous-vide pastrami

March 21, 2011 | Short Order
Postcard from Barcelona: Ferran and Albert Adria open Tickets
The Adria Brothers Seek to Tickle Emotions with a circus of drinks and tapas...

March 14, 2011 | Short Order
New Love blooms in the West Village
In the Village's battle over best gelato, what’s Love got to do with it?

March 10, 2011 | Short Order
Burgermaven Ruminates on Burger Bash
By hamburger-obsessed, Skip Becker, bemoans overcrowding.

March 8, 2011 | Short Order
Daniel’s Bordeaux, Black Truffles and Blue Jeans score big for Citymeals
Mayor salutes Lyon-born chef as “A True New Yorker, concerned with capitalism and philanthrophy.”

March 7, 2011 | Short Order
Don’t call Tresanti a pizzeria
The deconstructed lasagna says it all

March 3, 2011 | Short Order
Monkish chef Michel Bras Mesmerizes the Crowd at Knife-Slashing Demo by Katharine Schub
Williams Sonoma hosts star chefs and fans as Bras flings out apple seeds.

February 15, 2011 | Short Order
Zang Toi Woos Fate with Lucky Fried Chicken Night
Even the toothpick-lean mannequins join the greasy ritual.

February 12, 2011 | Short Order
Hot and Sugared at the Museum of Sex by Alissa Merksamer
Fire Department Calendar Pinups Share Hugs and Sweets for Charity

February 3, 2011 | Short Order
Zarela Looks to Relocate Downtown with Customer-Owned Restaurant
Zarela Martinez will close Zarela’s February 15 after 23 years on Second Avenue

February 1, 2011 | Short Order
Shelly Fireman opens Brooklyn Diner in Dubai
Will strawberry cheese cake and pastrami have legs in Middle East?

January 6, 2011 | Short Order
Shun Lee to do Nixon’s actual 1972 dinner to mark Met Opera’s “Nixon in China” in February.
Michael Tong did Nixon banquet menu 40 years ago and wasn’t totally thrilled...

December 11, 2010 | Short Order
Our Reporter Explores Popbar’s Latest Shtick
Downsized Popbars for carryout only by Alissa Merksamer

December 1, 2010 | Short Order
Fairway Manager/Urban Thoreau reflects on grocery wars.
Anatomy of Fairway Café Protest as seen from the floor...

November 29, 2010 | Short Order
Shea Gallante’s new Ciano channels the spirits with rosemary
Chef Cesare Casella once ruled Beppe with a rosemary sprig in his pocket.

November 26, 2010 | Short Order
Michael “Bao” Huynh signs on as partner to cook Vietnamese-French at Covet in midtown
Miami Clubman Eric Milon hopes Huynh will be a draw on East 55th Street.

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