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Word of advice: Never discuss food after exercise. Burning calories leaves a person vulnerable and exceedingly susceptible to suggestion.  For instance, I'm so loopy and ravenous after a hard workout that if someone were to say to me, "Let's drive ...Read More

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While most of us were doing a leap of joy over last week's 70-degree temps, the folks at Cafe of Love had to be frowning; their Restaurant Week menu was primarily built around cold weather, comfort dishes. Who'd want to ...Read More

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Absinthe's making a comeback.  The anise-flavored, highly alcoholic spirit -- once thought to provoke psychosis and hallucinations -- was banned in the United States in 1912.  Took almost 100 years, but now it's back, having been made legal in 2007.  If ...Read More

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This is a look at Via Vanti! right as a Metro North train pulls into the Mt. Kisco station. Busy little area. Now consider this -- and this is a topic the restaurant meetup and I discussed last night -- Via ...Read More

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I only recently learned how well wine and chocolate can pair together.  Oenophiles may disagree, but then I'm no oenophile. I do think that paired correctly, wines and chocolates complement one another, heightening particular notes and flavors. Anthony Colasacco of Pour Cafe ...Read More