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Sunday, December 29, 2024

MASSARA ......913 BROADWAY; FLATIRON FIND.

 I AM ALWAYS panning for food gold. RECENTLY,  I visited the ROY MARINO' stream and mine.

Roy has  been a hard working star in restaurant world for a long time .   "MASSARA,"  he said.

Once in a blue moon I step into a new house of feeding and exclaim to myself," OMG This is it! " It is

not alway "it". This time it was.

From the quiet charmer that helped us plot a menu strategy to the glasses of Montepulciano and Falanghia ...and all the servers who teamed and played seamlessly,

our early nodding was strong though not flamboyant. The pizzetta and squash salad and a pomegranate-

shredded cheese appetizers set off imagined starter guns.  The beef ragu pasta and the pasta with sprinkled

lobster led to Pat and  I  exchanging looks that had captions about believe-ability. We constantly turned toward the open kitchen to see where the magicians were crafting gems.

We walked out on mute til we hit the rainy street. Pause. Umbrellas up.Pause. "OMG?" "YES.OMG!






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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

FLEUR CAFE ON 5TH AVE IN PARK SLOPE NEAR 7 ST


THE STAFF ARE STARS AND FUTURE STARS.



GREAT BUNS




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 JUST OPENED  BUT  FILLED WITH HAPPY CUSTOMERS MONTHS AFTER OTHER NEW LOCAL CHINESE RESTAURANTS  ARE TRYING TO FILL A TABLE HERE OR THERE....BUT EVEN MORE THIS IS IT.!..... This is the Shanghai Soupy JUICY Dumplings,dim sum rice cake and wow talent place the slope has been waiting for! Winning fine dining Indian got herE first but this is it! Go now or buy a stool to sit on on line when the world finds out.  THE PORK SOUP DUMPLINGS ARE AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE 712 I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE CHEF TANGS CUCUMBER SALAD AT HWA WAN BUT THE SWEET VINEGAR MIX IS A COMPETETOR.

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