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The Docsconz Top 20 Traditional Restaurant Dishes of 2016 – Craftsmanship

Posted on January 6, 2017 by docsconz

This list is to highlight the very best dishes of my dining year based upon the the craft of cooking and the quality and presentation of the central component or traditional preparation. As with the Creative Restaurant Dishes list, I will […]




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The Docsconz Top 25 Restaurant Meals of 2016

Posted on January 2, 2017 by docsconz

The year 2016 was a strange one on so many levels. In many ways it was a year that was very sad and even depressing with the deaths of so many notable people, especially, it seems, of musicians and iconic […]




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Raising the Bar at Betony

Posted on July 12, 2016 by docsconz

 
Restaurants often get a bad rap as cocktail bars and frequently that is a valid criticism. That said, some of my favorite places to enjoy well conceived, constructed and craveable cocktails  is in restaurants and NYC happens to be home to […]




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Eleven Madison Park Made It Nice!

Posted on June 8, 2016 by docsconz

Disclaimer alert: My family and I are certainly known to the restaurant and I received a significant discount as well as no corkage fees for bringing a couple of special bottles of wine. My son, L.J., works at Eleven Madison […]




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The Docsconz Top 25 Restaurant Meals of 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by docsconz

With two long, culinary focused trips to Spain in 2015, it is no surprise, to me at least, that this list is dominated by Spanish restaurants. While my travels may not have been as geographically diverse as in some years, […]




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StarChefs ICC 2015 Day Two Photo Highlights

Posted on November 16, 2015 by docsconz

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Rebelle Yell

Posted on June 26, 2015 by docsconz

Has anyone noticed the renaissance of French influenced cooking, both casual and more refined, in New York City lately? It may not be quite as extensive as the explosion of Italian oriented restaurants of recent years, as visible as the rise […]




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Big Apple BBQ 2015 – Meat, Music & Memories – Personal Highlights

Posted on June 16, 2015 by docsconz

The weather forecast earlier in the week wasn’t particularly encouraging, but fortunately, in this case, at least, the lack of long-term forecasting accuracy worked out splendidly as it proved to be another perfect weekend for the 13th annual Big Apple […]




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Cosme – Mexican Cool in Hot New York

Posted on June 3, 2015 by docsconz

Seemingly forever, with a few notable exceptions¹, Mexican cuisine outside of Mexico has been little more than a reduction of a few, formulaic dishes, utilizing Mexican or Mexican-like ingredients that were locally available. That was indeed a major shame, as Mexican cooking […]




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Another Time at Atera

Posted on September 28, 2014 by docsconz

My first time at Atera was shortly after it opened. It was excellent, but perhaps a touch derivative. My second time, last year, showed a more assured and refined voice, that I found to be exceptional, stating
That first meal was exciting […]




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