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about. The Perfect Manhattan had clearly been shaken—there was a noticeable layer of foam on the top —and it had little ice chips floating in it. I also thought the drink tasted watery. My first question is this: I...

, and a Europeon feel, like being in a very old restaurant in say, Florence or Paris. The colors were muted beiges and whites. Our private room was on the upper tier of the dining room with huge window arches that allowed the...

next time would be to make the cornbread soak up more liquid, perhaps by putting another baking dish topped with something heavy on top of the assembled pudding and letting it sit for a while before baking. As it was, the...

a greens soup with sorrel that was unusual and refreshing. The desserts are also interesting- they have an Israeli pastry chef who is creative and uses a lot of Middle Eastern influences in her desserts. The espresso float with...

to work with than fondant. In this setting especially, decorating with fresh flowers and fruits works great. I did have a three tier cake and each tier floated above a “layer” of whole berries and fruit accented with...

if you’re looking for that type of cuisine specifically. Otherwise, EMP is in a completely different tier altogether.

I wholeheartedly second those three. I have the pancakes weekly (yikes!) at the Dutch Eating Place, the roast pork most weeks, and the pretzels now and then. You can go wrong with none of these. The second tier (if you will) might...

If you have a bamboo steamer — that might be the way to go. Put it on a plate on the top tier and cover for 5 minutes. It doesn’t take long. It shouldn’t dry it out that way.

Which part? That’s a lot of text... looks like “OS-1” is a 3 tier jubako and the rest are single boxes. OS-2 is labeled “top” and OS-3 is labeled “regular.” Ummm... my japanese is...

cream float. When done well, it is a beautiful gestalt of flavors, halfway between a solid and liquid but filled with flavor. When done poorly, it’s a scoop of ice cream sitting in a cold puddle of coffee, a sad affair to...

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of wannabees – second tier chefs that copy the leaders, but produce no original work. And that’s ok too – we can’t all get to Barcelona, and even if we did, we can’t all get reservations at El Bulli....

The Harborside is very nice and family-friendly. It is located on the waterfront with beautiful views from their three-tiered restaurant. They have numerous fresh fish entrees and if the kids get restless, someone can walk them...

simplified its menu and lowered its prices). Union feels a bit more formal, but Metropolis' coziness is charming, too. (They’re both Aquitaine Group establishments with a lot of shared DNA, like servers that float between...