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Gotta Have Soul

In Spanish, the word "alma" means soul, which is exactly what Alma 33 has; an Argentinean soul with an Italian heart. Although Alma 33 is an Argentinean restaurant and the owner Rich Lusardi is a...

Dates: A Piece of the Middle East

Cutting back on processed and/or traditional sugar is easier when you add the world's oldest known cultivated fruit into your diet. Single seeded, dates grow on the date palm tree, have the highest...

It's in the Mug: Coffee at its Finest

$Behind the Burner: It\'s in the Mug: Coffee at its Finest$

I just had a caffeinated epiphany: good coffee is very hard to find. Just because you drink coffee all the time for a daily fuel injection, it doesn't make you coffee connoisseur. Why do I know this?...

Three Dishes with Marc Forgione

This column invites you on an adventure to great restaurants around the world to meet the amazing chefs, mixologists, restaurateurs and sommeliers behind them and the foods that inspired their work...

Completely Composed

After handing off your coat to the hostess and the dark curtain is drawn, you'll feel like you've suddenly entered a swanky member's only club. There's a limited number of patrons that are seated...

Max Restaurant: Well Sauced but not Saucy

Max is the Lower East Side's best kept secret. Except that it's not a secret. The family-style Italian restaurant has only been around a decade or so, but it's practically a grandparent to the...

Spicy Sichuan Warms the Heart

When the chef realized the next dish he had to prepare, he was in utter disbelief. According to the 100 percent Sichuan staff, the only people who ever order this dish are Sichuan natives and...

Coffee Makes a Rare Appearance at the Dinner Table

Most of us depend on coffee, but the feeling is not mutual. Coffee depends on nothing. It is like a black cat at the windowsill you desperately want to befriend. But every time you think there's...

A New Sex for the Sommelier

It's happened in the financial, medical, and academic fields, and now it's happening in the wine world: women are stepping up and creating a new breed of sommelier with a feminine touch. The title of...

All About Our Favorite Foods from the Land Down Under

When traveling to a foreign country, a question people always ask themselves is "Am I going to starve?" Not knowing what the local cultural cuisine is like is always a daunting experience. When I...