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Emmentaler Réserve Cheese at the Deli

Artisan Swiss mountain excellence at its traditional best Every once in a while, there’s a cheese at the Deli that is SO delicious that I have a hard time not eating it in great quantities. … Continued

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Tune into Food Tours’ “Tastes Like Somewhere”

Cool new podcast by managing partner Kristie Brablec I can’t think of too many people who are probably better suited to the medium of podcasts than Food Tours’ managing partner Kristie Brablec. Kristie is an … Continued

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Cultured Butter Croissants from the Bakehouse

A wonderful new “Wow!”-evoking culinary improvement Shortly after starting her studies at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1929, Simone de Beauvoir wrote in her journal that “Breakfasts at [Cafe] Les Deux Magots shall be my … Continued

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The Montparnasse Manhattan

Apricot cocktails from Paris in the ’30s to the Roadhouse What do you get when you shake up a good amount of Zingerman’s Roadhouse Bourbon (specially blended for us by Highline Spirits), some housemade dried-apricot … Continued

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Small Actions Matter in Much Bigger Ways Than We Might Imagine

Pint-sized ideas, the struggle of self-doubt, and learning to take action anyway In an interview on the On Being podcast last summer, author and activist adrienne maree brown said something that’s stuck with me ever since I … Continued

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Royale Style Tteokbokki at Miss Kim

A 500-year-old recipe for rice cakes wins over scores of fans In recent years, Miss Kim’s reputation for culinary excellence has continued to grow in leaps and bounds—nearly every week, it seems another national article … Continued