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In Praise of Morels
Last Saturday, the mass that was clamoring for Rick Bishop's ramps at the
Greenmarket was four people deep.
05.07.07
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- alan sytsma,
- ingredients,
- seasonal,
- produce
food + cooking
2 Guys Investigate: Supper Clubs, Part I
This is the first in a series of posts on underground
supper clubs, dining establishments that operate outside the law.
05.03.07
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- 2 Guys,
- culinary culture,
- restaurants,
- ian knauer,
- alan sytsma
food + cooking
2 Guys: Getting Baked
PR-savvy hemp growers have banded together like Haight St. musicians in a
concerted marketing blitz.
04.26.07
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- 2 guys,
- cooking + technique,
- dessert,
- brownies,
- hemp
food + cooking
Did You Say "Shelf-life," or "Half-life"?
The newest trend seems to be ready-ready-made products, things that are convenient already but are made even more convenient by industrial-strength food processing.
04.09.07
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- ingredients,
- pork,
- meat,
- alan sytsma
food + cooking
Aw, Shucks
One food rule I steadfastly follow is to eat oysters only in months that have an r in their names.
03.29.07
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- ingredients,
- seafood,
- spring,
- alan sytsma
wine + spirits + beer
2 Guys: Vintage Beer?
Checking out the vintage beer menu at the Gramercy Tavern.
03.13.07
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- 2 Guys,
- beer,
- ian knauer,
- alan sytsma
wine + spirits + beer
2 Guys: To Beer, or Not To Beer?
To some, beer is nothing more than swill, a simple brew for simple men
to drink while watching football or grilling burgers.
February 20, 2007
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- Beer,
- 2 Guys,
- restaurants,
- new york,
- ian knauer
chefs + restaurants
2 Guys: The High-Low Dining Conundrum
The unfortunately named high-low trend in restaurants around the country is by now completely familiar to diners.
01.30.07
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- restaurants,
- new york,
- 2 Guys,
- ian knauer,
- alan sytsma
travel + culture
Boston's Hotel 140
When I was visiting friends while in college, I was lucky if
the stains on the couch where I inevitably ended up sleeping were only from
beer.
01.26.07
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- alan sytsma,
- hotels,
- boston
chefs + restaurants
Newly Opened Restaurants: Alan's Take
It's no secret that restaurants take a while to get up to
speed when they first open.
12.27.06
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- alan sytsma,
- restaurant notes,
- new york