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Dear readers, Can you believe that we're already in the second week of August? This summer has flown by faster than Steven Slater escaped via emergency slide! Each year, my birthday tends to stretch from a 24-hour fiesta to a 30-day celebration (read full article)
Cuisine: Italian Atmosphere: spacious, handsome, sophisticated, modern elegance Attire: business-casual Ideal for: small groups, post/pre-shopping lunch, foodies Price: expensive Phone: 212-207-1902 Location: 717 5th Avenue (at 56th Street (read full article)
Like Giada deLaurentis, Dannelle is one of those female foodie-types that you love to hate; not only is she gorgeous and blessed with a Barbie doll-like figure, but the girl really knows her way around a kitchen! To answer the age-old question, (read full article)
The Lunch Belle's guide to boozing in NYC: here, you will find a category for your every whim, taste, and situation. Enjoy! Beer: venues which are beer-centric Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden Loreley Radegast Hall & Biergarten Spitzer's Co (read full article)
While I was thrilled that People's Revolution invited me to attend a Kanon Organic Vodka tasting, I'd be a dirty-rotten liar if I said that I wasn't apprehensive/anxious. "Please god, don't let me throw up," I said to myself on repeat as I mad (read full article)
With much pleasure and excitement, I'm pleased to post my live interview with world-famous chef/cookbook author/television personality, Gale Gand, who discusses her "Ice Cream Lollipop" recipe just for you, my dear readers. I must admit that in (read full article)
...you order an appetizer of guacamole and salsa at a Mexican restaurant and, while the dips are authentic and highly flavorful, the accompanying tostados/chips are store-bought crap that taste like salted cardboard? This is exactly what went d (read full article)
What a clown! Todd English Won't Serve Ranch Dressing Because 'Everyone Does It'. Very few restaurants 'do it' in New York, which makes us Texas ex-pats long for the days when ranch dressing ran as wild as the Guadalupe River. I hop (read full article)
Cuisine: creative American Atmosphere: spacious, bright, high ceilings, upscale diner Attire: smart-casual Ideal for: 1x1/small groups, brunch, creative/eclectic cuisine, cheese burger Price: all brunch items under $20 Phone: 646-410-0120 Lo (read full article)
Cuisine: French Atmosphere: spacious, bright, warm, bistro Attire: smart-casual Ideal for: date night, small groups, prixe-fixe menus available, kid-friendly, brunch Price: moderate; all a-la-carte items under $25 Phone: 212-289-5555 Location: (read full article)
Cuisine: Malaysian Atmosphere: modern, pop music Attire: smart-casual Ideal for: good for groups, 1x1, foodies Price: affordable; all menu items under $20 Phone: 212-206-8989 Location: 15 E. 17th Street (between 5th Avenue & Broadway) Website: (read full article)
Sure there's menupages.com & nymag.com (chock-full of opinions), but wouldn't you rather get restaurant advice from someone you know and trust...someone like your Mama Lunch Belle? The Lunch Belle has done her homework and made a list of rest (read full article)
Sure, they may be famous for extravagant cheese platters, hearty fondue, and traditional French bistro fare - but in 100-degree heat, the last thing us New Yorkers want is to eat something warm and heavy. And so, in taking the smoldering temper (read full article)
Oh, for the love of god. Really? This just in from Eater: Pop-Tarts to Open First Ever Shop and Cafe in Times Square (read full article)
Great news, recessionistas! NYC Restaurant Week has now been extended through Labor Day. Click here to learn more and start making your reservations! (read full article)
Sure there's menupages.com & nymag.com (chock-full of opinions), but wouldn't you rather get restaurant advice from someone you know and trust...someone like your Mama Lunch Belle? The Lunch Belle has done her homework and made a list of rest (read full article)
*UPDATE* Just when I thought that my day was looking up, I came across this gut-wrenching article. Grab a box of Kleenex and click *here* to read it and weep for yourself. Damn you, Psilakis! Cuisine: American, (quality) bar food A (read full article)
Edible Garden Cooking Class at the Botanical Garden Cooking Class, Thursday July 22nd, 2 pm Edible Garden Cooking Class at the Botanical Garden: join us in the garden for a lesson in cooking authentic Mexican Antojitos. The perfect (read full article)
Cuisine: Indian Ideal for: grab n' go, open late, cheap eats Price: cheap! All single-menu items under $10 Phone: 212-730-4280 (39th Street location) Location: multi; mine came from: 49 W. 39th St. (btwn 5th and 6th Avenues) Webs (read full article)
Hypothesis: for some reason, my Hamptons-bound transportation method seems to be an eerie indicator of how my weekend will unfold. Case in point, the Long Island Railroad: from my first experience three years ago to my most recent jaunt in June (read full article)
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