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Bucket List: People’s Pops
A few days ago marked my first trip of the season to the High Line in Chelsea. I will admit that I am a repeat lounger at this park and it was marked off the bucket list long ago, but there was something that I had been wanting to try. Every time I visited this [...]
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MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES: Avocado-Key Lime Pie
This pie was so good, all traces of it have disappeared. Including photos. (Actually, I’m experiencing technical difficulties on my end, so please bear with me till those are fixed.) In the meantime, let me tell you to not make this pie, if you’re seeking to do your waistline a favor. Because it is SO [...]
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Westside Watch: Peanut Butter Love
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I adore peanut butter. I have it every morning with my breakfast and I manage to sneak in a few spoonfuls from the jar at least once a day. I’m a proud crunchy fan and I might go so far as to call myself an aficionado of [...]
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Cupcake Comparison
After writing this blog series for a few months, I realized I hadn’t visited any of New York’s infamous cupcake vendors. But then, I couldn’t decide which one to go to because Crumbs, Magnolia Bakery, and Sprinkles all had such phenomenal reputations. So with the help of a few friends I visited each one successively [...]
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Taste of Mendoza: Riquezas Rellenas
Empanadas are by far the best thing that’s happened to me since arriving in Mendoza. Actually, scratch that: empanadas are one of the many awesome things that I’ve gotten to experience in Argentina. I’ve been known to exaggerate, but my enthusiasm and enamor for this most delicious, stuffed finger food is more than sincere. Whether [...]
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Farmers' Market, Healthy, Recipes, Vegetarian/Vegan
Kale and White Bean Soup
I know everyone else is writing spring recipes, but I’m still wearing my north face and missing the smell of winter herbs in my kitchen. As a farewell to the chilly weather, I wanted to share with you my favorite winter recipe, a kale and white bean soup. For me this soup embodies cozy nights [...]
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A Day in the Life
So far this semester, I have been introducing you to some especially popular or notable foods in Scandinavia (especially Denmark), and I have also been introducing you to the food culture. At this point, though, you may be asking yourself: what is it that people eat on a daily basis? My goal with this post [...]
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Postcards from (Italy) : Squid-Ink Pasta
A couple of weekends ago, I took my first ever, entirely alone trip: three days in Venice over Easter weekend. Nervous at first to be completely on my own, I arrived feeling slightly on edge and uncomfortable. But having done my research and knowing exactly how to get from the airport to the actual island [...]
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Restaurant Reviews, Vegetarian/Vegan
Veg Out: Franchia Vegan Café
On a recent trip to a Broadway show, I decided to make it into a full evening: dinner and the show. Looking for a quiet restaurant in midtown can be difficult; looking for a quiet vegan restaurant in midtown might seem impossible. That’s why I was so impressed with Franchia Vegan Café, a Korean-inspired, Asian [...]
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The Rise of Tapas & Small Plates
Like all things, food culture is subject to “fads” as certain foods, ingredients, and the like burst onto the culinary scene for their time in the limelight before receding as other tastes advance. Indeed it is this cycle of introducing new flavors and styles that makes the food scene so interesting; every year tastes change [...]
