What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.

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Should you tip for take-out?

  • No: All they had to do was put my food in containers! (70%, 14 Votes)
  • Yes: At least a dollar or two-- it must be a pain to package all that food. (30%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

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May 12, 2010

Happy Hour: Chinese Bootlegger Punch

by Paystyle

Chinese Bootlegger Punch

New York has always been a great city, but this week its greatness gets bumped up a notch, as the first annual Manhattan Cocktail Classic rolls into town, along with some of the country’s best and brightest mixological minds.  Accurately described as
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January 13, 2010

Happy Hour: The Detox

by Paystyle

The Detox

It’s mid-January and by this point many of you are off to the races as far as your resolutions are concerned. You’ve detoxed, cleaned up your diet, and are hitting the gym as frequently as a Playboy bunny who’s about to be cut from the squad.

However
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September 3, 2009

Preserved Lemons/ NYT Mag/ 1999

by kayoko

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I made a boo-boo yesterday and opened up my Moroccan preserved lemons a week early. OOPS!!! I thought that it had been a month already, but apparently it’s only been
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September 2, 2009

Happy Hour: Leap Frog

by Paystyle

Leap Frog

Last week, while reminiscing about the various fun summer activities I engaged in as a child, I remembered a game some kids liked to play which I was not so fond of–Leap Frog. I remember lots of kids getting a huge thrill from
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March 18, 2009

That’s Why They Call it Simple Syrup, Part II

by Paystyle

After another late Tuesday night filled with drunken cocktail tinkering for today’s Happy Hour column, I’m back with the 2nd installment of the two-part primer on simple syrups. In case you missed last week, you
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