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It’s a Standard thing – Meatpacking, NYC

20 January 2012 Bars + Pubs
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Within a couple of days of staying in Manhattan we found ourselves walking the High Line as many tourists tend to do on any visit to New York. It’s a great way to escape the traffic and meander above the streets, especially in the morning when there are less humans jossling for their own piece [...]

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The Spotted Pig – West Village, NYC

13 January 2012 Bars + Pubs
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A one-star Michelin rated gastro pub in Manhattan that has a burger ranked in America’s top 25? Is that enough reason to poke your snout in and take a gander? Well, of course! The West Village has many little treasures, as does the entire island, but if you’re in New York for less than 48 hours you [...]

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Fette Sau – Williamsburg, NY

6 January 2012 American
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What is it about eating copious amounts of meat that makes you want to just lay back, rub your belly and sink into a post-protein coma? After our lunch at this Williamsburg institution I wanted to do just that and anyone craving that glorious bbq flesh is bound to feel like a fette sau themselves [...]

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The ChikaLicious experience – East Village, NYC

30 December 2011 Dessert
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Prior to setting off on our US trip I came across a blog mentioning a certain cookie I simply knew I had to sink my teeth into. Situation dark. I mean, what kind of name is that? Located on East 10th Street in the East Village is this hole-in-the-wall dessert place with some of the [...]

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A day trip to Summit, NJ

23 December 2011 American
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When somebody recently asked me if we’d done any day trips out of New York I said yes, just one. To be honest I really wanted to duck out to Boston but not just for the day. A couple of days would have been nice. Our day out of NYC was spent in a city [...]

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Motorino – East Village, NYC

16 December 2011 he eats New York
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Somehow when out-of-towners drop into New York they tend to fall into the pattern of automatically visiting the icons that are found in guide books and travel websites. Staten Island Ferry … pretzels & hotdogs … Empire State Building … Katz’s Deli … the list goes on. New York is famous for its pizza and [...]

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Coffee and the City

9 December 2011 American
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My name is John and I have an addiction. Prior to setting off for the States I had a nagging concern. When addicts don’t get exactly what they’re craving, what their body needs, things get a little tense. A little messy. I’ve been told by a few non Australians that we’re spoilt for choice when [...]

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Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant – Chinatown, NYC

28 November 2011 Chinatown
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Google “New York best soup dumplings” and you soon realise that many of the results show Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant; the name just keeps popping up everywhere. After a lot of review reading my own consensus was formed that Joe’s was definitely on the cards as a must visit in New York City. Yes, it was only a matter [...]

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