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SoHo: Chinese Comfort Food
i.e. Anise and Beer Braised Beef

Onwer Amy Lee’s mom came here from Hong Kong when she was just 6 years old. She has spent most of her life in Alphabet City… but when it comes to the stomach satisfying stuff comin out of her kitchen… the Lee’s are cookin it old school.  The menu simple. Home cooked meals even your [...]

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Do you really know SoHo?
From Brothels to Bill The Butcher.

hi everyone!
we are heading to soho….one of nyc’s great shopping destinations. if you have ever headed there on a sunny saturday, broadway can be impossible to navigate and all of the tourists probably don’t know its incredible history……which began long before the artists immigration in the 60s and 70s. some things tourists surely do not [...]

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Chelsea Brewery
Checker Cab Blond Ale, pls!

The Chelsea Brewing Company’s brewery is Manhattan’s largest microbrewery. The brewery consists of a copper and brass 30 barrel brewhouse, six 60 barrel uni-tanks, four 30 barrel uni-tanks, two 60 barrel bright beer tanks and six 15 barrel servers which are located behind the bar in the restaurant.
The brewery features a fully automatic grain handling [...]

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Voted Best Mexican by Cast & Crew

If you are in Montauk YOU HAVE TO go to The Hideaway. An awesome Mexican restaurant tucked away in a tiny harbor. Family owned and operated, everything from the sopas to the pulled pork burritos are incredible and authentic. But be sure to order the corn and copious amounts of margaritas, natch! We shot a [...]

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Montauk Bake Shoppe

Fried double stuffed jelly doughnuts! INSANITY! This family owned biz has been keeping locals happy for decades…and one taste of the goods and we know why. My son actually had his very first (and, only, I may add) doughnut here and from the looks of him, I think it was a religious experience! Plus the [...]

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Roti Canai Heaven: New Malaysia

If you want to really impress your fellow foodies, then you will surely want to take them here. Down a little alley off of Bowery, among the street peddlers selling bras and socks, is where you will find this AWESOME spot. Roti Canai for under 3 bucks, it is a staple for Malaysians living in [...]

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Curry Leaves’ Curry Laksa OMG

A true gem! The type of place we love to take visitors. It may be in Queens, but it feels like you are walking into a restaurant in Malaysia. Not much English is spoken here by the staff or the clientele, but that was just fine by us, because it was here where we had [...]

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Nyonya

To the Chinese immigrants who moved to Malaysia in the nineteenth century to work in the rubber plantations and tin mines, Nyonya meant grandmother. These days it refers to a cooking style that combines common ingredients from Malaysia and China. But to New Yorkers it mean fabulous food at affordable prices.
What we tried: Malaysian [...]

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Healthy Chili Tonight!

6 Servings
Ingredients
1 bacon slice, finely chopped (preferably applewood – good smokey flavor)
2 1/4 cups finely chopped onion, divided (about 2 medium)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound coarsely ground turkey breast
1/2 pound coarsely ground sirloin (or more turkey..up to you!)
1 (12-ounce) can beer (such as Budweiser)
3 tablespoons [...]

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Picnic Smoked BBQ Truck

WOW. i do not even like BBQ (i know, weird) but man the pulled pork was AMAZING! they pretty much have a permanent home in financial district, but get to the truck early because they often sell out! also: home made mini peach pie…TO DIE FOR! get in line early. they have a nice little [...]

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