I Trulli on E. 27th St. is one of those Italian restaurants I seem to hear about all the time, but have never actually had the chance to try for myself . A friend was in town from the Netherlands, and I consider his taste in food to be sort of “upscale meat and potatoes”: nothing super fancy, but nothing boring and mediocre. Italian made sense, and being restaurant week, maybe we could go a little higher end without being ridiculous.

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  • Ma Peche last night. As tasty as the service was a joke. I.e., amazing. Recommend: raw oysters, crispy pig’s head, Bun Du Riz (noodles). #
  • Ate at La Nacional last night. Electricity problem: no air conditioning, no hot food. Got most of the "cold tapas", sweated, and enjoyed it. #

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One of these days, maybe I’ll stop being so impressed about what you can see, where you can go, and what you can eat when you live in New York City. But it hasn’t happened yet.

That's me on the bicycle, holding the iPhone.

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Some recent travel has thrown off my writing schedule, so I have a lot of updating to do. This spring’s vacation included a road trip from Paris to Barcelona followed by a stop in Madrid, so there are plenty of food and dining discoveries to write about. In the meantime, there are a few domestic highlights I wanted to mention. Let me know if any of these spark an idea or two.

Soft-shell crab sandwich with a (get ready for it...) non-hot house, American tomato

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How Much Alcohol Did I Consume to Do This?

June 26, 2010

A local doughnut shop recently installed a pizza oven. Said doughnut shop is within walking distance of my favorite local bar. It was only a matter of time before I convinced them to make me this:

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20

June 20, 2010

NYC bartenders reveal their favorite drinks (The Booze Chain @ NY Mag) http://nymag.com/nightlife/wheretodrink/2010/booze-chain/ # "Children’s menus are the death of civilization." – Nicola Marzovilla of I Trulli (NY Times, May 24) http://tinyurl.com/2vo4xdu – Smart guy. # Funny: 16 Items They Only Sell At Chinese Walmarts http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/16-products-they-only-sell-at-chinese-walmarts/ # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Miracle Fruit in a Pill: mberry Tablets

June 13, 2010

Ever since reading about the existence of miracle fruit in a New York Times article, I’ve been curious to try it. The small, tart berry that supposedly would change the way your taste buds perceive the flavors of sour and bitter was intriguing. But two issues always got in the way. Fortunately, both have been [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18

April 18, 2010

I think I made the most of Kansas City, MO: Arthur Bryant’s, Jack Stack’s, BB’s Lawnside, Gates. In that order of quality. # At Arthur Bryant’s in Kansas City, we met two guys who flew in from Oklahoma to eat there and take more food to go – round-trip same day. #

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