While most couples are planning a special night out at some fancy, overly-packed restaurant in NYC for Valentine’s Day, both myself and my boyfriend are like… fuck thaaat. We’ll stay in, binge-watch terrible TV shows, and order Seamless. Seamless is the real #bae in our relationship. Nothing spells romance more than ordering a dish called…
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I’m from Hawai’i, so I know what real poke is (notice no diacritical é). Unfortunately (depending on whose side you’re on) the poke-craze has infiltrated into the NYC restaurant scene. Are any of them authentic? To my knowledge, no. But I still have to give every damn one of them a try to make sure.…
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Pelicana is a famous fried chicken chain in Korea. It’s KFC – Korean Fried Chicken. It reigns supreme not only in Korea, but also recently now in NYC. Although the Midtown, Flushing, and Sunnyside franchises are much more popular, I only frequent the Astoria location (because duh, it’s closer). I do find it strange that…
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A friend of mine who works with a winery out east wanted to host a dinner to showcase their wine selections. We were lucky enough to be invited to M. Wells Steakhouse, a LIC Quebecois restaurant, to try the Long Island-based Deseo de Michael wines. Deseo de Michael is a small family-owned boutique vineyard located…
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Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed when my favorite focaccia pizza restaurant in Astoria closed and out sprung up this bar in its place. I probably even put off trying this new bar for years out of sheer spite. But I’m glad we ended up trying this place after a long morning of…
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