Since the last few time I was working in NYC I dined mostly at small and intimate eateries, I planned to visit celebrity chefs’ restaurants this time just to round out my NYC experience, fully prepared that most tend to be overrated. We made reservations ahead. First is Tom Colicchio‘s Craft. It’s right around the […]
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May 23, 2007
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Florent (NYC: Meatpacking)
By Freda in 03: NYCJoan and I went to New York to visit friends over the weekend. When we arrived it was a very late Friday night. Good things about Manhattan that LA will never have is the vivid vibrant night scene and good selection of 24 hours dining joints. Florent is a popular 24 hrs diner with a […]
Tags: 24 Hours, Bistro, French, Late Night, Sausage
May 17, 2007
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Aroma Cafe (Overland)
By Freda in 11: West LA, Favorite Food EntriesThe family owned Bosnian place Aroma Cafe (see old post here) is one place I often remember fondly and wanted to come back again and again, not only because of the absolutely delicious and exotic-yet-comforting mediterranean delicacies, but most of all it felt Escape-from-LA in there. Turkish coffee. Rich and velvety, almost Belgian hot chocolate […]
May 17, 2007
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Angeli Caffe (Melrose)
By Freda in 09: WehoAngeli Caffe is another old timer on Melrose. The asymmetrical triangular based interior suggest the once trendy 80s past, but it’s now a friendly casual Italian restaurants with mostly older, silver haired patrons. They have many tasty appertizers. Potato croquettes with salame and smoked mozzarella Smokey and very flavored, so good! Fettuccine Bolognese: rich meat […]
May 16, 2007
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M Cafe de Chaya (Melrose Ave)
By Freda in 09: WehoBeen rather uncreative and keep going back to already blogged places recently, but that doesn’t mean there’s no blogworthy food. This popular Hollywood macrobiotic lunch spot M Cafe is also my most blogged place here (old posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), but I still can’t resist despite the pricey food, nightmare parking and the […]
Tags: Burger, Macrobiotic
