Tag: Manhattan
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Exciting news out this week as legendary venture firm Sequoia Capital comes to NYC. Its new offices near Union Square are the firm’s first American branch outside the Bay Area. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From The Information: Sequoia Capital, the Menlo Park, Calif.–based venture capital firm known for…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! On a quiet block just south of bustling 42nd Street, my wife and I ducked into a doorway and disappeared. This isn’t a spy novel. But it is an incredible lunch. Hunan Manor in midtown Manhattan serves outstanding Chinese food firmly rooted in the traditions of…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Last week, my wife and I found ourselves in New York’s Alphabet City for reasons obscure. It was dinner time, and we were peckish. As we crossed 14th street, an inviting sign came into view. It spelled out the two most beautiful words in the English…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Considerate husbands begin planning Valentine’s Day months in advance. Flowers are ordered. Reservations made. Wine chilled. Yeah, I didn’t do any of that. 🙂 So I was left scrambling to find a dinner reservation in New York City on what is probably the busiest night of…
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A wiry young man takes a small baton of dough from a tub. He flattens it and gives it a little stretch. Then, he quickly yanks it out to a length of several feet and dramatically slaps it back down. Whack, whack! This is Very Fresh Noodles in New York…
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+ China, Chinese Food, Delicious, Dining, Eating, Eating out, Manhattan, New York City, Nom, Restaurants, Yum+
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On Wednesday, my wife’s coworker gave us the most meaningful of gifts: two apple cider donuts. Considerate husband that I am, I ate them both. They were the best I’ve ever tasted. Francesca’s Bakery, with locations in Clifton and Pequannock, makes donuts, danishes, babka and much more! They even appear…
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Gambino family boss Paul Castellano had a problem: he couldn’t get hot water in his shower. The mansion he had built on Staten Island’s Todt Hill was so large that water cooled in the pipes before it could reach the bathroom. The contractor he got to help him was a…
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I first passed it about two years ago. The sight of towering, beautifully crafted cakes stopped my wife and I cold. Of course, we had to go inside. Posh Pop Bakeshop sits on a quiet block of Bleecker Street in New York City’s West Village. It specializes in dessert bars…
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