Tag Archives: Food
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June 20, 2014 9:12 am |
If you’re in Manhattan, to say that your choices for Taiwanese food are quite limited is an understatement. Despite the fact that pork buns are quite attainable around the city, gua baos, or the Taiwanese equivalent to a burger, take a bit more searching for. But if you’re ever in the East Village, BaoHaus would…
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June 9, 2014 3:30 pm |
Now that you’re done with college finals and getting ready to make the big move to an off-campus house or apartment-style dorm, there’s going to be a lot more planning today besides choosing what classes to take. Chances are you’ll have to start cooking a few meals a week for yourself. Though you may have…
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April 14, 2014 9:50 pm |
If you ever step foot in New York City, you will notice the multitude of food carts and street vendors strategically located on crowded street corners. Though New York is typically associated with hot dogs and pretzel stands, nowadays those are just there for the tourists and more often than not, street carts these days…
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March 20, 2014 12:34 pm |
You know what makes me happy? Specialty shops. Cheese, olives, sea salts, meats, candy… I can go on. But I think the most inviting of all specialty shops are the chocolate ones. I’ve always spent a lot of time in Harvard Square, but I’ve never taken a step inside L.A. Burdick here until my cousin…
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March 13, 2014 9:46 am |
Many people know New Orleans for its annual Mardi Gras celebration. Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday” is traditionally the last day of the Christian calendar before the 40 day Lenten countdown to Easter. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is characterized by week long Carnival celebrations consisting of, but not limited to, booze, beads, Bourbon Street,…
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March 5, 2014 9:29 am |
Yes, you can get burgers all over the world in any major or minor city, but there is nothing more American than biting down on a juicy hamburger at a roadside diner. There is a long disputed history of the origins of the hamburger, ranging from the Mongol Khans to the German town of Hamburg…
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February 26, 2014 5:06 pm |
Now that we live in a globalized society where you can pretty much buy any fruit any time of year you want, I guess making a Winter fruit salad isn’t too terribly exciting (though good luck finding a persimmon in June). However, even in the fall/winter season, it is not accessible at all markets, and…
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