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|  | |  |   | | As HungryMan and I sat down to dinner at Beyoglu with our friends Mint and Petrus, we knew it wouldn’t be long before someone mentioned Atatürk. This proved to be true when, not more than two minutes after taking our seats, in the middle of a discussion about pronouncing the names of the dishes... Read More | | |  |   | | “I want to go somewhere light and airy.” This was my only criteria when looking for somewhere to dine on Sunday evening, after a day of walking around the city in nearly 100-degree temperatures with a friend who was visiting from out of town. Since I was pretty sure that Googling “light and airy re... Read More | | |  |   | | I haven't been to Beyoglu Beyoglu in over two years so it was time to check if anything had changed. Like my last review, the thick pitas were a bit inconsistent, some warm and soft, some cold and dry, but overall rather average. Sadly, the octopus salad turned out to be quite chewy and I think the ... Read More | | |  |   | | Since I haven’t been able to post a serious review in the last few days, I wanted to give the loyal readers something for sticking with the Food Guy while things are thin, granted the EV Food Tour (below) is enough food for a month. If I get some good feedback, I’ll do this every week. Read on t... Read More | | |  |   | | We recently received the following question from Frederic: "Thanks for great blog. I will be visiting NYC in a few weeks and want to take my host out for a nice dinner on Saturday and then brunch on Sunday. Open to all types of food, just seeking some neat place, to make a memory without empt... Read More | | |  |   | | You haven't truly eaten at Sea Salt until you've shopped for your dinner in the fish market tucked into the back corner of this East Village nook. There lies the best of what chef Orhan Yegen has to offer - an icy display of seafaring wares. To Yegen, these aren't just fish: This is his religion. ... Read More | | |  |   | | Making sure to mention chef Jason Neroni's desperate call for Beard nominations — the one revealed on Grub Street — Bruni gives Porchetta a single star and calls Neroni “overly insistent.” [NYT] In all-tofu dessert spot Kyotofu, Meehan finds a pudding paradise. Though he issues some of the most ent... Read More | | |  |   | | NYC restaurants are inspected by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the records are made public on their website. Like the dorks that we are, we sat in front of the computer last night (joined by our friends Angie and Scott) and spent at least 45 minutes looking up the restaurants that ... Read More | | |  |
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