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What’s Old Is New, with a Modern Twist

Oysters Rockefeller at the Astor Room. Photo courtesy of the Astor Room.

Dining and drinking establishments paying homage to the bars and restaurants of yesteryear are popping up around New York.
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Unintentionally Hip: Two New York Dining Institutions Preserve an Older Era

The dining room at Peter Luger Steak House. Photo courtesy of Peter Luger Steak House.

A new crop of restaurants and bars painstakingly re-create the decor and cuisine of old New York, but others simply have history built into their walls.
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Tequila Flip from Dutch Kills

Dutch Kills' Tequila Flip. Photo by Clare Trapasso.

Dutch Kills bartender Karen Stanley shared her egg-cellent Tequila Flip recipe with City Spoonful.
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Momofuku Milk Bar’s Cereal Milk

Photo Provided by the Crown Publishing Group.

The folks at Momofuku Milk Bar know that the best part of a bowl of cereal is the leftover milk pooling at the bottom of the bowl.
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Grilled Vegetable “Maki” with Goat Cheese

Grilled Vegetable Maki Roll with Goat Cheese. Photo by Kelly Schott.

This recipe from Fat Goose, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a creative, vegetarian take on a sushi roll.
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Fairway Opens in Douglaston, Queens

The grocery store boasts two elevators, a café and paninoteca sandwich shop, about 400 parking spaces.
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Malaysian Captain’s Chicken Curry (Kari Ayam Kapitan)

Captain's Chicken Curry. Photo Provided by Susheela Raghavan.

Malaysian-born author and cook Susheela Raghavan shares recipes and anecdotes from her homeland in her new cookbook “Flavors of Malaysia: A Journey through Time, Tastes, and Traditions.”
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Rooftop Greenhouses: The Next Frontier of Urban Farming

Gotham Greens, one of the city’s first commercial greenhouses. Photo courtesy of Gotham Greens.

In New York, where space is at a premium but rooftop real estate is inexpensive, rooftop greenhouses offer distinct advantages over traditional, rural farms.
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Dishing It Up: One Ring Zero’s Recipe Project

One Ring Zero. Michael Hearst is fourth from left. Photo by Chris Smith.

In “The Recipe Project,” the band One Ring Zero took recipes from famous chefs and set them to the musical styling of the chef’s choosing. The 10-song CD is also accompanied by a book of additional recipes and essays.
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Bronx Food Celeb Baron Ambrosia Hits the Big Time

The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia” will air on the Cooking Channel at 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 6.
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