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New York City

Coffee New York City

Toby’s Estate Geisha Coffee

Toby’s Estate coffee roaster Deaton Pigot, previously with Intelligentsia Los Angeles, mailed me two bags of premium Panamanian Geisha coffee. Hacienda La Esmeralda is the best known example of the prized coffee varietal, but...
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Italian Food New York City

Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria Short Ribs

One of my Manhattan based friend Joe’s key selling points about the vaunted Italian restaurant from Donna Lennard, Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, was the short ribs. He made the dish (and the multi-faceted...
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Cocktail New York City

Pouring Ribbons Prabu Punch

Pouring Ribbons is the latest bar from Alchemy Consulting partners Toby Maloney, Jason Cott, Troy Sidle and former Death & Co. barman Joaquín Simó. They rehabbed a notorious second story space in New York’s...
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Breakfast Sandwich Los Angeles

Murray’s Bagels Egg Sandwich

The Pomerantz brothers, two of New York’s leading bagel practitioners, both worked as Merrill Lynch executives before starting Murray’s Bagels in 1996. Adam Pomerantz continues to lead the charge in the West Village, and...
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Coffee Sign New York City

Kaffe 1668: Specialty Coffee Spinoff with Moody Swedish Aesthetics

When we took our initial survey of the Manhattan specialty coffee landscape in 2009, the café that offered one of the most complete experiences was Kaffe 1668, a spacious two-story establishment in Tribeca with...
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Italian Deli New York City

Faicco’s Pork Store: Gathering Savory Intel in Greenwich Village

Some establishments prove all too easy to bypass. Growing up, we’d always walk by Faicco’s Pork Store on the way to John’s Pizzeria, which was our go-to pizza spot at the time. Years later,...
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