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Nomad’s Land

Nomad started life as a dark, narrow Moroccan restaurant. Good tagines, friendly Berbers, and an eccentric wine list added up to success. The menu...
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Is Heartland Brewery a brew that is true, or is it the palace that’s with malice

  • Heartland Brewery
  • May 21, 2012
Heartland Brewery isn’t an obvious choice for dining alone. It’s dark, loud, and filled with the superannuated frat-house crowd. It...
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Food, mood, and music at Caffé Vivaldi

  • Caff Vivaldi
  • May 14, 2012
Some restaurants are about the food or the service; some are about the place or the scene. Caffé Vivaldi is about the music. Not that much Vivaldi,...
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Acme: A Peak of Local and Nordic Cuisine

Acme would be interesting for its history alone. It began life as a local Cajun/Creole restaurant catering to the younger, more aspirational...
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Gray's Papaya - NY's Best Hot Dog

It doesn't matter where I'm going, every time I find myself on Manhattan's Upper West Side, I discover that I am standing on the corner...
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Confessions of a Single Woman

The life of a single woman is a whirlwind of contradictions. One minute you like a guy, the next you don’t; one day you have $2,000 in the...
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Observing Lent, single-lady style

Today is Ash Wednesday, also known as the start of Lent – a season known in the Western Christian tradition as the 40-day period of fasting,...
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Minus a "plus one"? Make it a party of one

In every single girl’s life, she will, on occasion, find herself at a very important crossroads. She makes plans with a friend to go to...
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Dining alone at NoHo Star

Twinkle twinkle NoHo Star, how I wonder what you are.I’ve been wondering what NoHo Star (330 Lafayette Street, 212.925.0070) is ever since I...
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Dining alone at Room Service

RHL suggested dinner at Room Service (166 Eighth Avenue, 212.691.0299). I should add it was for one table for two and not two tables for one...
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