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First Taste: Pike Street Fish Fry

You can literally smell the place a block away, a good oceanic fishmonger aroma combined with a hint of frying potatoes.
05.02.08
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First Taste: Terroir Wine Bar

The Riesling Asylum might be a more apt name for this sliver of a wine bar in New York’s East Village—only the inmates are the ones running the place.
05.01.08
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First Taste: MiLa

Daring dishes like Oysters Rockefeller Deconstructed make Allison Vines-Rushing’s new New Orleans spot a destination.
04.25.08
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First Taste: Citrus at Social

This creative restaurant’s only drawback comes after dessert, when you inevitably have to give up your seat to another diner.
04.18.08
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First Taste: Nobu Los Angeles

Nobu L.A. follows the mold of the other branches without breaking much new ground. Everything is high quality and well executed, yet none of it is exciting as it once was.
04.17.08
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First Taste: Harvest Supper

Jack and Grace Lamb, whose Jewel Bako and Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar are among the best restaurants in lower Manhattan, have opened a new place uptown. Way uptown. In Connecticut....
04.15.08
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First Taste: La Bigarrade

Chefs doubling as performance artists is nothing new, but no one pulls out all the stops like Christophe Pelé at La Bigarrade.
04.09.08
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First Taste: Elettaria

Elettaria is American bistro cuisine, lifted from the predictable with a deft hand and an elegant, inventive use of the spice rack.
04.04.08
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First Taste: The Pit

The Pit, a new restaurant that showcases the craft of pitmaster Ed Mitchell, raises the question: Is barbecue ready for its white-tablecloth moment?
03.31.08
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First Taste: Persephone

Sharing the same open room as a fashion boutique, Persephone is a wi-fi-wired art space/bar/restaurant with a DJ booth, video games, and an eco-forward ethos.
03.31.08
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