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Freixenet: An Expert Recommends the Best Way to Enjoy Cold Cava

Want to enjoy Your bubbly better during this season of celebration? Jane Scott of Freixenet, purveyors of fine Cava, gave us some tips: Try chilling your sparkling beverage for...

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bacon-wrapped scallop with a bloody mary sauce

A Bacon-Wrapped Scallop with a Bloody Mary Kick

A Bacon-Wrapped Scallop with a Bloody Mary Kick If you’re cooking for your special somebody this valentine’s day, here’s something in romantic red that will make them come...

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Black Bass with Bacon Dashi

Check Out Our 5 Best Healthy Recipes of the Year

It’s 2018 and the holidays are nowhere to be seen — other than when you look down at the scale. We have five ideas to help you find the slender you again:...

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Raw Spice Bar Puts Flavor at Your Fingertips with Home Delivery

Looking to put some zest into any festive occasion? You Can wow your fellow revelers early this year by whipping up some super seasonal dishes with the help of RawSpiceBars’...

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Take Your Pick of 3 Hot Places to Eat in Brooklyn

Looking for places to nosh without schlepping into midtown Manhattan? Well, we have a few suggestions to suit the hungry New Yorker that is you. The Brooklyn Star 593 Lorimer St....

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Steamed mussels with wine

Steamed PEI Mussels with Wine in Egg Cream Sauce

Serves 3 to 4 Steamed PEI mussels with wine, shallots, and garlic in egg cream sauce, myoga ginger and scallion During this festive time of year, crafting menus for holiday...

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Bourbon Marinated Wagyu Strip Steak

A Recipe for Bourbon Marinated Wagyu Steak That’s Actually Healthy

Craving red meat? Treat yourself with this Bourbon caper marinated Wagu NY strip on white asparagus, shallot garlic jam and Worcestershire gastrique. When it comes to beef, this...

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Strawberry Crema

People Are Freaking out over This Koreatown Foodie Find

A Koreatown dining destination draws foodies with bold, multicultural flavors and fresh, local ingredients. Not too long ago, Koreatown was for barbecue, bibimbap and banchan. But...

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Mackerel and melon

Healthy Mackerel and Melon

Mackerel was never one of my go-to fish when ordering out unless I was dining at a high end sushi bar, but a few years ago I decided to entertain a few guests with this light...

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Pistachio and Chive-Crusted Lamb

Pistachio and Chive Crusted Lamb Chops

If you’re celebrating the season with a dinner party, consider this protein-rich, pistachio crusted lamb with green peas of our Petit Pois à la Francais. Pistachios have been...

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Pok-Pok drinking vinegars

Booze News You Can Use: Vinegar Is the Mixer of the Moment

It might sound like we’re joking, but Andy Ricker has been serving drinking vinegars at Portland’s Pok Pok restaurant since 2005, and in Pok Pok NY since 2012. Bizarre as it...

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Sicilian Cooking: Melting Pot of the Mediterreanean

Sicily is a center of fusion cuisine — spicing traditional Italian recipes with flair from elsewhere in the Mediterranean. By Melissa Muller | Rizzoli; $40 Here Melissa Muller...

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