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Fortune and Manhattans

I have become ever so slightly superstitious about the fortune cookies at Grand Sichuan St Marks. You should go there for the soup dumplings and mind blowing – in both senses – Gui Zhou spicy chicken. But you should not … Continue reading

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The Wednesday Tipple – Because apparently we’re all Wild Irish Roses on St Patrick’s Day

This is the time of year when people who were born and raised in Michigan by parents who were also born and raised in Michigan claim to be Irish.

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The Wednesday Tipple – Whisky Sours and shoe related guilt

I slid the parcel across the wooden bar and Julia swiped it into her open purse with one hand, while with the other, she lifted the last sip of her whisky sour to her lips. “That hits the spot,” she … Continue reading

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This Dinner Will Get you Laid – Sailing into Manhattan

I left Manhattan in the cold – the kind of cold where the wind is gritted with ice as it roars down the avenues. But I’ve returned to New York in the snow, smothered under drifts of white, so I … Continue reading

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