Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinner: Leftover Thanksgiving Chili

After spatchcocking our turkey and feeding 14 people at our 2nd Annual NYC Thanksgiving, we had lots of leftovers. Not as many turkey leftovers as I’d hoped, but still enough for me to make a quick and SUPER simple chili the next day. Pace sent me some salsas to play around with and this recipe […]

Chipotle Quesadillas

Did you know that you can order a quesadilla at Chipotle? Yeah, neither did I! I read an article on cnn.com about restaurants that have secret items on their menu. Chipotle has the policy that if they have the item available, they have to make it for you. The article said they can make nachos, […]

Calexico Cart

After hearing a lot of great things about Calexico Cart (and watching a segment about it online), I dragged some friends there for lunch. Andy, Lou, Harlan, and I walked over from our offices and got in line for some of the burritos: The guys that own Calexico are from California and started the cart […]

El Parador

I went to El Parador after hearing great things about their sangria, food, and atmosphere. We arrived around 9:30 on Saturday night to find the restaurant a little empty (the kitchen closes at 11 on Saturday’s). We were given menus and promptly ordered guacamole: In my opinion, I make the best guacamole by mixing pico […]

La Palapa

A coworker from the project I’m currently staffed on recommended La Palapa (specifically in the East Village) for me to take my friends for a Saturday night dinner. My friend, Josh, is in the city for the week and I’ve been taking him around to all of my favorite restaurants – Shake Shack, Pearl Oyster […]


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