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First Taste: Convivio

Nobody else in New York is cooking these authentic, flavor-forward Southern Italian dishes.
07.15.08
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First Taste: graham elliot

It’s hard to notice anything else when there’s a root beer–glazed pork chop topped with corn nuts and watermelon sitting in front of you.
07.07.08
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First Taste: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Ben Van Leeuwen’s insistence on the best ingredients means that ice cream on a summer night in New York never tasted so good.
07.01.08
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First Taste: The Corson Building

This cozy, communal restaurant has the allure of an underground establishment, but it is all legal.
07.01.08
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First Taste: Mado

In true minimalist fashion, most of the dishes are made with three or fewer ingredients, but they taste sublime.
06.13.08
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First Taste: Lucier

Portlanders have been debating the merits of Lucier for months—and it only opened on Memorial Day.
06.03.08
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First Taste: Itinéraires

Chef Sylvain Sendra’s new restaurant in the Latin Quarter is a de rigeur addition to any bargain-loving bistro lover’s Paris itinerary.
05.29.08
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First Taste: L20

Laurent Gras has the skill and, perhaps more importantly, the judgment to find a near-perfect meeting ground of pristine product and chefly invention.
05.22.08
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First Taste: Scarpetta

Among all the lovely food—bread with mascarpone butter, roasted capretto, and fritto misto—it’s the spaghetti with tomato sauce that you’ll come back for....
05.20.08
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First Taste: Hungry Mother

Chef/co-owner Barry Maiden deserves credit for baring his Southern culinary soul in Yankee Doodle town—something he does with style and refinement.
05.13.08
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