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Did I Give Russ & Daughters Five Stars Because of the Holocaust?

(Photos by Jen Snow and Kelli Anderson/Courtesy of Russ & Daughters) Last week I gave the new Russ & Daughters Cafe [https://observer.com/...

By Joshua David Stein - July 22, 2014
The Observer | James Beard Awards | Restaurants

Food Fete: Hitting the James Beard Awards After-Party Circuit

Even if we knew where David Chang partied, we wouldn’t tell.The James Beard Awards, which took place last week at Lincoln Center, have...

By Joshua David Stein - May 14, 2013
The Observer | The Feed | Restaurants

Food Court: Carbone Makes a Case for the Greatness of the Red-Sauce Joint

Carbone.One of the things I’ve always liked about Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone is that they’ve never lacked an extremely clear vision...

By Joshua David Stein - April 9, 2013
The Observer | The Feed | Restaurants

The Custom Cut: A Soothing Feast of Prime Meats at UES’s Arlington Club

The bar at Arlington Club. There are as many ways to cut a cow as there are to skin a cat. And there is a...

By Joshua David Stein - February 26, 2013
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