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New York City Restaurants: The Craft of Service

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: December 8, 2010

Photo by Donna

Donna talked me into a little pre-holiday NYC splurge with Claudia and Michael (Chef Pardus if you've read Making of a Chef) this past weekend and we truly indulged, did nothing but eat and drink and nap for 24 hours, and oh man did I learn something from three of the city's best restaurateurs. Our room was not ready when we got in, so Donna and I strolled over to Beacon where wood roasted oysters were the perfect accompaniment to a Hendricks martini. The city air was cold and fresh, and the holiday lights made the dark afternoon feel festive and hopeful. Our first dinner was at Minetta Tavern, a place I've wanted to go to for months, being a huge huge fan of Keith McNally restaurants, Balthazar ...

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Posted in Food Adventure, Restaurants, Salumi | Also tagged Bar Boulud, Beacon, Chef Pardus, danny meyer, Maialino, Minetta Tavern, New York City, new york food, NYC, pates, Philip Papineau, places to eat in new york, Salumi, service | Comments closed

New York City Travel

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: July 19, 2010

Pizza at Pulino's (iPhone photo)

What began as a Bourdain initiated boondoggle turned into a great break in NYC for me and Donna with several restaurants I’d been eager to try. We arrived early, unloaded our bags at the most excellent Ace hotel (I highly recommend), then headed south to Balthazar, where we had hoped to get some breakfast—love their shirred eggs; it's the perfect way to enter the city. Alas, closed for renovations! The young ladies posted at the door to preserve customers sent us several blocks east to Bowery and Houston to the McNally’s pizza joint, Pulino’s, where we had our eggs, on pizza. (Why eggs on pizza aren’t more common, I have no idea; want to try it? Here's a recipe.) We’d just taken a seat at the bar when ...

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