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Back To The Border


Cascabel Taqueria (UES) | 1538 2nd Ave. (corner of. 80th St.) | 212.717.8226 | www.nyctacos.com
Pollo Chipotle Tacos

Dive Into The Seahorse Tavern

...The Seahorse Tavern represents a long overdue post for real adults to chow down on some down-home chowder, sling back some raw Blue Point oysters with a pint of Blue Moon Belgian Wheat Ale, or enjoy Basque-style mussels and lemon sole with a friend or date over a bottle of moschofilero from Greece.... [Full Post]


Cod | The Seafood Tavern

There's Something About Ukraine


...From the snappy, spicy, fatty kielbasa, to the pillowy goodness of the pierogis, to the nicely seasoned minced meat, wrapped in aromatic cabbage and slathered in rich, deep, mushroom gravy, each forkful was a delight of present day culinary standards mixed with old school and old world nostalgia.... [Full Post]
Deluxe Meat Plate | Veselka

Grub Med


...The broadly seasoned merguez's flavors delighted my taste buds, from the tip of my tongue to the back of my mouth, and the herbaceousness of the olive oil and sparse caramelization of the sautéed onions countered nicely any gaminess of the lamb's inherent properties while supplying that last bit of moisture to the lamb's more naturally lean meat.... [Full Post]
Quinoa Salad, Balaboosta

Germanic Monday


...The sausage loaf had the texture of a refined thick slice of good bologna, and was flavored by a rich combination of spices. This was a great dais for the soft-fried egg and a hit a ground mustard, which together augmented the leberkäse's unctuousness and almost guilty amount of porkiness. The runny yolk of the egg, which I'm always a fan of, evenly integrated the texture dichotomies between the hot protein and the chilled finely chopped yet still toothsome potato salad.... [Full Post]
Wiener a la Holstein with Homefries & Red Cabbage

Elio's-Centric


...I had forgotten how the rest of the city—the world—kind of falls away when I'm at Elio's. The dishes were simple yet expertly executed, channelling many layers of "home cooking comfort". My veal was so tender that my butter knife sliced straight through it in one motion.... [Full Post]
Elio's Veal Parmesan

Star-Struck

...What I wound up with was a very tasty dish layered with the flavors of sweet, earthy butternut squash, salty, porky, pancetta, a bit of citrus to elevate the squash, some sauteed garlic for smoky sweetness, and the bitter, herbal leaves of mesclun countered nicely by the acidity of the balsamic vinegar.... [Full post]



Trash Is Now A Greater Treasure

...This is the beautiful kind of tender, juicy, flavorful burger that requires you to eat it over your plate as the burger's clear juices run over your fingers and down your chin. It will force me to reconfigure my top NYC burger list, but not while I was enjoying it. Even the bright but not too sweet or sour pickles were a pleasure.... [Full post]