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Living It Up at Lowlife

"Alex Leonard’s Lower East Side restaurant gracefully incorporates disparate—yet time-tested—ingredients" The open kitchen and dining bar at Lowlife (Photo: Melissa...

By Joshua David Stein - December 8, 2015
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Same as It Ever Was: Revisiting Andrew Tarlow’s Diner

Nothing has changed at Diner, which is to say, everything has changed. (Photo: Mel Barlow) Back then, when Broadway still terminated in Giando’s on...

By Joshua David Stein - October 20, 2015
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Unrealized Potential at Dominique Ansel’s Unlimited Possibilities

"The French pastry chef's new dessert-only tasting menu is a cloying disappointment" The second-floor dining room of Dominique Ansel’s new...

By Joshua David Stein - September 29, 2015
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What Mexico Sends

"Rosie’s and Cosme are just two of several splashy restaurants bringing the flavors of Mexico to New York" Tostadas de salpicon de...

By Joshua David Stein - September 2, 2015
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A Tale of Two Sandwiches

"It's a far, far better thing that Superiority Burger Does than Fuku will ever do" David Chang’s spicy fried chicken...

By Joshua David Stein - July 22, 2015
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