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http://coffeestraws.wordpress.com/2009/0 9/08/how-i-came-to-actually-enjoy-the-tu rkey-burger/
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Alright, look. Let me clear this off the table from the onset. I love food. That’s why I’m here. The other thing I want to say is that I love the art of the cheeseburger. Yes, it’s an art. And when ...

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Last night I was scraping the bottom of my giant sabra hummus container from Costco with some celery and had a realization…I am sick of Sabra. I go through phases of hummus because I eat so much ...

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I recently published a post on the relatively new Near+now app for the iPhone which acts like Pandora but for dining establishments near you. Today I installed Where onto my iPhone and am beginning to figure it out. ...

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In college I focused my studies on comparative literature and though now I teach 7th grade science, my desire to compare still comes out every now and then. This time I can’t help but question the latest advertising campaign by Starbucks. ...

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This is the second place I ever went after moving to Woodley Park, and subsequently went approximately fifteen times in the course of maybe just three weeks. And, I think you see where this is going…but ...

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http://coffeestraws.wordpress.com/2009/0 8/26/tuesday-poll-what-is-the-best-froze n-yogurt-company/
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So we’re a day late but not a dollar short for this Tuesday Poll. I needed that dollar when buying my frozen yogurt at Pinkberry. It was in this purchase of a delicious (and I guess somewhat nutritious) dessert that I began pondering the question of the frozen yogurt competition. ...

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Today’s Wednesday — aka the New York Times dining and wine section day. Here are my two favorite articlesfrom today’s section:

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NEW favorite Yogurt place — Yogurtland. In DC, all the yogurt is “someone does it for you and charges you 6 dollars for plain yogurt with one piece of fruit and a chocolate chip” — I’m looking at you SweetGreen, Mr. ...

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http://coffeestraws.wordpress.com/2009/0 8/25/ducale-it-won%E2%80%99t-stay-empty- for-long/
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In the B. R. Guest dominated area surrounding the American Museum of Natural History it’s hard for a new restaurant to get a start. It would seem that that is the explanation for the scarcity of patrons when I dined at Ducale. ...

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http://coffeestraws.wordpress.com/2009/0 8/18/tuesday-poll-how-do-you-eat-a-black -white/
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In shopping for my 1940s themed dinner party this past weekend at Zabar’s I came across the baked goods section. Now my job was to select cheeses and sausages for an appetizer plate (all French themed ...

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I was sent this link this weekend — I opened it immediately and loved it. My dad and I are obsessed with the THOUGHT of going to El Bulli, and reading about it was the next best thing to going. ...

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Categories: Coffee Straw's Team Stories · Restaurant Culture · Straw GossipTagged: August 19th, Coffee Straws, collaboration, Discussions, local businesses, neighborhood gratitude, New York City, Upper West Side, Westside Independent

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Two nights ago I went to Thai Chef — as you know, a favorite of mine. Everything was great — I tried a couple of new rolls (spicy albacore roll was great, also got the tuna and salmon rolls) ...

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http://coffeestraws.wordpress.com/2009/0 8/13/upper-west-side-wake-up-this-is-a-c all-for-loyalty/
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News pertaining to the effects of the Recession are in no short supply, every day the New York Times is filled with segments on the fallout of this major economic disaster. But one article from yesterday stood out with me and this blog. ...















