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Here are the Archived entries for 7 2008


What We're Eating 7/31
(8 votes)

Surprisingly enough, the EATS staff takes their dining very seriously. Here are some of our meal highlights from the past week that we are still salivating over.

 

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August Foodie Events
(4 votes)

From the competitive to the charitable, there are a ton of food festivals around the country in August. Here are Eats’ favorites to hit up!

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Aged to Perfection
(13 votes)
Gino restaurant co-owner/chef Michael emerges from the kitchen, wearing sauce stains on his apron like medals of honor. He spreads his arms and looks down. "They know Michael made it," he says, gesturing to his patrons. He tried to change the antipasti, years ago, to make it a little fancier. He wanted to add some roasted red peppers and maybe some eggplant, but loyal customers were less than receptive. "People said, 'What the hell is the matter with you?'" says Michael, laughing. "If I changed the menu now, they would lynch me."

 

In a city where 75% of restaurants close or change hands within five years of opening, according to the New York State Restaurant Association, it takes something exceptional to stay around for 63 years, as Gino has. It, along with very few others, has received a warm and lasting embrace from New York.

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A Peek Under The Hood: A Night In The Dessert Truck
(13 votes)

I feel like I’m trapped in what should be a little kid’s fantasy—desserts in every nook and cranny, all for the taking—except instead my feet hurt, my back aches and I’m pretty sure I’m going to throw up from my dinner consisting solely of chocolate bread pudding and chocolate peanut butter mousse. Apparently, there is indeed too much of a good thing.

 

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Certainly New Yorkers love their food trucks, whether they serve tacos, ice cream or goat cheese cheesecake topped with fresh blackberries, rosemary caramel and a pistachio crisp. The Dessert Truck was started in the fall of 2007 by former Le Cirque pastry chef Jerome Chang and Chris Chen. They wanted to bring high-end desserts to New Yorkers for reasonable prices, and via a mobile food truck. The idea caught on quickly, as New York is a hungry bunch, especially when it comes to affordable sweets.

 

 

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Ethnic Food—Born in the U.S.A.?
(9 votes)

After a mundane day pushing papers and crunching numbers, sometimes there’s nothing better than taking a culinary trip to another country by picking up an ethnic dish, such as General Tso’s Chicken, a burrito, a California roll or spaghetti and meatballs.  Although these items may seem foreign to many, they were actually created in the United States and adapted to suit American palates.  These Americanized dishes each have unique histories, but do their unauthentic origins make them homogenized, phony food? Do they have a place in the culinary world or do they just leave a bad taste in our mouths?

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