Culture Bitch

One of our favorite local spots, The Independent, hosted a beer dinner recently sponsored by Ommegang brewery. Book Bastard loves his beer, and we both love this restaurant, and as the dinner was five courses, with beer pairing for $40/pp, how could we resist?
Now, a cynic might be tempted to think, “Only forty dollars for [...]

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…there were two foodies in search of a great meal, reasonably priced. Lo and behold, they found something special: an underground supper club, of a sort.
I had come across the concept of these secret dining events in various articles and blogs, and finally found one that seemed right up our alley: O.N.C.E., or “One Night [...]

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Last night, Book Bastard and I decided to check out Ronnarong, a small place in Union Square, Somerville which bills itself as a “Thai Tapas Bar”. We originally heard about it from a neighbor, and the reviews on Yelp have been great.
When we arrived, we realized the place was indeed tiny, with about 8 seats [...]

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For those of you who long for a leisurely sunday morning breakfast with a strong cup of coffee in hand, please read on.  For the rest of you………well…… go find something else to read.  After a long night of dancing my ass off in NYC and waking up on a couch (that’s a completely different [...]

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No, that’s not an urging towards religiosity (most certainly not!), but a strong suggestion that you try out this great new restaurant and club we discovered a couple of weekends ago. ‘Twas Book Bastard’s birthday, and because what we often do on such occasions is have a nice meal out with music involved, I was [...]

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So I had to hit up at least one restaurant for Hudson Valley Restaurant week.  My foodie friends gave me a ring and we decided to head up to Rhinebeck NY last night to check out Sabroso Restaurant.  This pretty little restaurant is located in a cozy nook on a side street in the village [...]

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As a general rule, I’ve always avoided hotel restaurants. Of course, this is ridiculous because there are some really aweome restaurants that just happen to be located in hotels.  I’m not sure why I have this notion that a hotel restaurant can’t be good, especially after having so many fantastic meals at Summer Winter - [...]

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Just a reminder to all you foodies out there in the Hudson Valley area.  For the 3rd year in a row the Valley Table magazine in conjunction with countless restaurants in upstate NY are participating in H.V. Restaurant Week.  March 22 - April 3.  (Sun - Fri only)
Go to www.hudsonvalleyrestaurantweek.com  for more information on what [...]

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I went to The Beehive about a week ago with three girlfriends.  I’d read about this place and have been wanting to try it.  Apparently it is very popular and a great date spot.  Since we were going after work, we beat the crowd but by the time we left, it was definitely hopping.  We [...]

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*DISCLAIMER* I started this post way back in 2008 (when the world was a different place) but somehow got side-tracked with work and other such nonsense.  Sorry for the delay…like I’m sure you were all waiting for this. *end disclaimer*
I was so inspired by The Food Bastard’s Top 10 that I decided to do my [...]

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