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Review: Taqueria La Bamba
I’m often asked for suggestions on the best Mexican restaurant in Mount Vernon. While there are several candidates, I always include Taqueria La Bamba, tucked away in a strip mall off of Riverside Drive. I got hooked on their food many years ago when they were just a taco truck parked out on College Way,…
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Review: Boonie’s Filipino Restaurant is ready for the spotlight
How long should a critic wait before reviewing a new restaurant? A decade ago, the standard was two to three months, a practice some publications continue. But the rush to post first has thrown many of those rules to the side. Advertisement Boonie’s Filipino Restaurant, the fascinating project in North Center from Joseph Fontelera, provides…
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Restaurant review: Southern cafe has breakfast, lunch, dinner; coffee and French pastries
If I were to pick a name for a restaurant, I would seek inspiration from several areas. I would consider the type of food I was serving, the personality of the space, and the location. When I first heard about Sacred Grounds Corner Café in Fort Pierce, I thought it was a quaint coffee shop…
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‘Here We Are’ Review: Sondheim’s Final Musical Is a Surreal and Starry Feast
Chasing brunch to the brink of apocalypse is Stephen Sondheim at his most extreme, and the world premiere of “Here We Are,” which opened Off Broadway at the Shed on Sunday, is a study in overabundance. Appetite for the late composer’s final musical, written with David Ives and directed by Joe Mantello, has made it…
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Vervain, Croydon: ‘The terrific cooking deserves a snazzier setting’
Vervain, Birch, 126 Addington Road, South Croydon, CR2 8YA (020 3953 3000, birchcommunity.com). Meal for two: starters £8-£14, mains £16-£36, desserts £6-£9, wines from £30 Ghost Town by the Specials is echoing through the empty foyer of Birch, a big chunk of redbrick hotel set in 200 acres of grounds on that southern edge of…
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These are solo travellers’ favourite cities in Europe
From finding things to do alone to ensuring that you’ll be safe throughout your adventures, there are a lot of things to consider when deciding where to jet off. ADVERTISEMENT Solo travel is on the rise as travellers seek greater freedom and independence. Taking a trip alone comes with challenges and risks, however, and choosing…
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Restaurant Review: Prince Street Pizza
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TOM PARKER BOWLES reviews one of London’s hottest new restaurants
By Tom Parker Bowles And Charlotte Kristensen For You Magazine Published: 06:35 EDT, 21 October 2023 | Updated: 06:35 EDT, 21 October 2023
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Dining Out: Lakeside Café
Lakeside Café proved to be a first for me. No, it wasn’t the first time I had been to the restaurant on Coliseum Boulevard North. In fact, I reviewed it a decade ago after it first opened. It fared fine but did not really blow me away. I had also reviewed that same location –…
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Finns: It’s dinner and a show in this Netanya restaurant
Two days before the nightmare began, we dined at Finns Restaurant in the Blue Bay area of Netanya, which had opened only a few weeks earlier. Proprietor Yossi Zamir had spent 18 years in the food business in Australia, spoke English like a true-blue Ozzie and explained how his eatery came to be there. “I…
