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Shabu Shabu Beef, Tokyo
My dad often sends me eyechow field-reports from his travels. This is a gorgeous plate of shabu shabu beef he was lucky enough to enjoy at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo this October. He also sent me...
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Dinner at Chianti, Saratoga Springs
The night after my college graduation my family went out for dinner at the upscale Italian restaurant Chianti. I actually wrote about Kiyo’s appetizer at this meal in another post. My starter was the...
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John Brown Smokehouse, Long Island City
Kiyo is a big fan of BBQ and we’d heard good things about John Brown Smokehouse. Since it’s near our neighborhood in Queens, we knew we had to check it out. Luckily I have a car so we drove over late...
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The Bun Truck, Santa Monica
When I went to visit my sister in Santa Monica, we had our whole Saturday planned out: breakfast at the hotel, shopping at the Third Street Promenade (and Brandy Melville!), beach / Santa Monica Pier,...
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Smith Street Fair, Brooklyn
Despite the overwhelming crowds and stifling heat, I love New York’s summer street fairs. Last year, Kiyo and I were staying with a friend in Cobble Hill, who told us to check out Smith Street’s...
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Big Apple BBQ, New York
Every summer, the Big Apple BBQ takes over Madison Square Park in New York city. The 2013 event is this weekend (June 7-9) from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – if you’re in town I’d recommend checking it...
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Confucius Chinese Food, Rehoboth Beach
When Mikayla and I decided to go to Rehoboth Beach for Memorial Day weekend, we really didn’t know what to expect. Whenever we told people our plan to visit Delaware, they incredulously asked, “But...
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Dinner at Veslo, Astoria
This Tuesday we had no food in the house so I called Kiyo and met him for dinner after work at Veslo, a small Croatian restaurant near our apartment. Even though I thought it would be too much food...
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Brunch at Calexico, Brooklyn
One morning when Kiyo I showed up at Five Leaves for brunch, I was crushed to hear the wait would be over an hour. We were starving and definitely too impatient to wait, so we walked down the block to...
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7A Sandwiches, West Tisbury
Last summer Zan, Maggie and I ate ice cream at 7A, and this year Maggie and I knew we had to go back. This time, we were hungry for lunch after hitting the secluded (private) Hancock beach, so we...
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Sunday Brunch at Orchids, Honolulu
Sunday brunch at Orchid’s at Halekulani is literally the best hotel brunch I have ever had, and I’m not just saying that because I’m biased. The large, open aired room boasts stunning ocean views (it...
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Scotchies, Montego Bay
Scotchies in Montego Bay, Jamaica, is a strange and mythical place that many of heard of but few can provide details about (myself included). Even after having been there, I cannot articulate where it...
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La Espiguita Tacos, Astoria
Kiyo and I always walk past the very small, unassuming La Espiguita restaurant on the way to Broadway, one of the main drags in Astoria. It’s awkwardly located right underneath the N/Q elevated subway...
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Hillstone Salads, Santa Monica
When I visited my sister Lana in California this spring, we met up late on a Friday night at our Santa Monica hotel. We had both missed dinner, so I grabbed some beverages from the nearby pharmacy and...
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Dole Salad & BBQ Party, Saratoga Springs
Dole Salads is having an amazing promotion right now, the Taste of Spain Getaway. You can enter now through August 13 to win either instant prizes (coupons, cookbooks etc.) or a 9-day culinary...
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Strange Food Saturdays: Tenerife
This is possibly one of the least-appetizing pictures I’ve ever posted on eyechow. And when you hear what that brown sludge consists of (pork fat – you can see the white chunks – flour, oil and/or...
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Dinner at La Rioja, Astoria
In my never-ending quest to try all the restaurants in our neighborhood, one night I convinced Kiyo to accompany me to La Rioja, a tapas place in Astoria. We began with some standard bread, nothing...
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Brunch at Artcliff Diner, Vineyard Haven
Since I just can’t get enough of summer, here’s another Martha’s Vineyard post. Actually, when we were en route to the Vineyard this year it was chilly and raining; not a promising start to a summer...
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Sunday Dinner: Lamb Chops, Astoria
This post should really be called, “How to make a super simple dinner entrée that’s sure to impress,” because it looks so classy but requires a minimal effort. I’d actually never cooked lamb or veal...
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Nuchas Empanadas, New York
I have to begin this post with a confession: I absolutely hate Times Square. I agree with this definition: “A large advertisement that happens to have cars [and tourists] running through it.” To me,...
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