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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife)'

Apr 08

To Bubby, With Love

One of Ron Silver’s grandma’s said it was a facachta (English pronunciation “fa-cock-ta” – Yiddish for…crazy!) idea to open Bubby’s; his other grandma was proud of him, even though he might not amount to muc (read full article)

Bubby's, eggs, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), NYC brunch, pancakes, Tribeca, Tribeca brunch

Apr 05

Brunch at Essex – Where the Drinks are in Excess

Brunch at Essex is a great example of what the ideal New York City brunch should be like. Good food, lots of people watching (regular people, not celebrities) and a prix fixe meal of eighteen bucks that includes three (they had us at two!) alcoho (read full article)

Essex, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Lower East Side, NYC brunch, prix fixe meal

Apr 05

Brunch at Essex – Where the Drinks are in Excess

Brunch at Essex is a great example of what the ideal New York City brunch should be like. Good food, lots of people watching (regular people, not celebrities) and a prix fixe meal of eighteen bucks that includes three (they had us at two!) alcoho (read full article)

Essex, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Lower East Side, NYC brunch, prix fixe meal

Apr 03

Friend of a Farmer Gets An “F”

Every now and then we Magpies need to leave the craziness of NYC for something a little more mellow. So when we want to take a trip to the country without leaving the city, we head for brunch at Friend of a Farmer on Irving Place between 18th and 1 (read full article)

eggs, Friend of a Farmer, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), NYC brunch, pancakes, waffles

Apr 02

Artisanal – Now Who Cut the Cheese?

Artisanal was recently featured on one of our favorite travel network shows, Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations.” The chef, Terrance Brennan, was interviewed about how much time and attention he gives to serve only the best farm (read full article)

Anthony Bourdain, Artisanal, cheese, fondue, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Murray Hill restaurant, Terrance Brennan, Wine

Apr 02

Artisanal – Now Who Cut the Cheese?

Artisanal was recently featured on one of our favorite Travel Network shows, Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations.” The chef, Terrance Brennan, was interviewed about how much time and attention he gives to serving only the best far (read full article)

Anthony Bourdain, Artisanal, cheese, fondue, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Murray Hill restaurant, Terrance Brennan, Wine

Mar 30

Try EJ’s Luncheonette When You Don’t Know What To Get

Everyone was famished on Sunday afternoon. We all knew we wanted to go eat, but, like practically every Sunday, some Magpies were up for lunch, while others were just…well…up. So where can you go to eat, when you all can’t deci (read full article)

eggs, EJ's Luncheonette, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), NYC brunch, pancakes, Upper East Side diner

Mar 30

Try EJ’s Luncheonette When You Don’t Know What To Get

Everyone was famished on Sunday afternoon. We all knew we wanted to go eat, but like practically every Sunday, some Magpies were up for lunch, while others were just…well…up. So where can you go to eat, when you all can’t decid (read full article)

eggs, EJ's Luncheonette, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), NYC brunch, pancakes, Upper East Side diner

Mar 28

There’s Not One Good Reason To Go To Gemma-There Are Many!

The celebrity-favorite Gemma, on the corner of 3rd Street and Bowery, is a destination where you can eat (really, really good food), drink (great specialty drinks or wine from their vast wine collection), and be merry (cause they don’t rush yo (read full article)

Bowery Hotel, Dinner, East Village, Gemma, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Italian food, nyc

Mar 28

There’s Not One Good Reason To Go To Gemma-There Are Many!

The celebrity-favorite Gemma, on the corner of 3rd Street and Bowery, is a destination where you can eat (really, really good food), drink (great specialty drinks or wine from their vast wine collection), and be merry (cause they don’t rush yo (read full article)

Bowery Hotel, Dinner, East Village, Gemma, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Italian food, nyc

Mar 22

Murray’s: The Bagel Whisperers

Nothing is better than a bagel-to-go on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.  Murray’s Bagels on 6th Avenue near 13th Street is one of our favorite places, since it has consistently good bagels and a true New York feel (including that ol’ (read full article)

Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), lox and cream cheese, Murray's Bagels, NYC bagel, whitefish salad

Mar 21

Ronnybrook Farm, When You Want To Pig Out

Take a scoop of freshly churned, creamy vanilla ice cream, and sandwich it between two homemade chocolate chip cookies, and then try to take just one bite…Exactly!  It’s impossible! Words cannot express how delicious Ronnybrook’s (read full article)

Chelsea Market, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), ice cream, Milk Bar, nyc, Ronnybrook Farms

Mar 20

Free Macarons All Day Today!

François Payard, chef and owner of François Chocolate Bar in New York, is organizing the first annual Macaron Day in NYC, today(!), Saturday, March 20, 2010. Macaron Day NYC  is inspired by and will coincide with the 5th annual Jour du Macaron in (read full article)

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Mar 19

No Da-nying We Love Danal

Okay, okay, so it might sound redundant to say that we love Danal, a charming little bistro on 5th Avenue between 12th and 13th Street, that serves brunch. ‘Cause in case you haven’t noticed, we Magpies are always going out for brunch (read full article)

brunch, Danal, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), NYC brunch

Mar 17

It’s Easy Being Green – It’s St.Patty’s Day!

It’s St Patrick’s Day! Everything’s going to be looking really green today…and everyone will be eating a lot of green too – and we’re not talking salads (thank goodness!). The Treats Truck will be parked at 45th (read full article)

Baked by Melissa, Bill's Bar and Burger, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), shake shack, St. Patrick's Day NYC, Treats Truck

Mar 16

Things Are Cookin’ at Cookshop!

It seems like we Magpies have wanted to try Cookshop for brunch forever. So when some California Magpies came to visit New York, we knew that this was the perfect place to go. We also heard it gets really packed around noon – so we dragged (read full article)

Bread Basket, brunch, Chelsea, Cookshop, eggs, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), pancakes

Mar 15

Salads at Fred’s – Costs A Whole Lotta Lettuce

We Magpies went shopping at Barney’s on 61st Street and Madison the other day. Even though we pride ourselves on being price conscious shoppers, it’s still fun to go through the racks at Barney’s searching for something that might (read full article)

Barneys, Fred's at Barneys, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), lunch, Salads

Mar 11

Stop and Smell The Doughnut…Plant

After a busy day of shopping in Soho we Magpies decided to grab a little something to eat. We ended up (as usual!) at 40 Carrots, in Bloomingdale’s. While on line trying to make a decision on what flavor yogurt we should have, a heavenly aroma (read full article)

Bloomingdale's, Doughnut Plant, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), New York City

Mar 09

Armani Store for A Red Carpet Dress Tour

If you enjoyed watching the red carpet fashion parade and you’re visiting NYC this weekend, or if you live here and are looking for something to do, look no further than the Giorgio Armani store on 5th Avenue between 55th and 56th Streets. Why we w (read full article)

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Mar 07

Gotta Be Cuckoo to Love Momofuku!

The Momofuku Milk bar has an unbelievable reputation.  We’ve seen pictures and read rave reviews about it on so many sites, but somehow, we never got a chance to try it out. Although we might not be food connoisseurs, we, at Harriet Magpie, p (read full article)

chocolate chip cookies, cookies, crack pie, Good Times (Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Nightlife), Momofuku Milk Bar, pie

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