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Paris bakery, the most authentic? I like them but were talking the Subway of Banh Mi......Case in point, look closely at the menu, Buffalo Chicken and Tuna Salad banh mi???? I don't see any of those offered in Saigon, also they don't actually BBQ the meat there. Not trying to start a banh mi war but I find SVS and even Sau Voi to be the most authentic.

Oh and finally the iced Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk is so much better almost everywhere.

yeah, I'm finding it hard to believe. Every Meyer restaurant I've been to has been top notch, EMP and Tabla especially. And sometimes instead of dressing up, I'll just throw on True Religions, Nike Dunks and t-shirts or polos. Again, I've never had bad service in any of the many Meyer restaurants that I've been to.....sounds like some player hating going on.

I love serious eats, midtown lunch since I'm in Manhattan and this new one I'm really digging is http://boozeburgersandbeats.wordpress.com because it has a great mix of music, cocktails and food three things I'm a really big fan of NYC Food Guy isn't half bad either and Jennifer Hess' Last Night's Dinner is food photograpfy at it's finest.

Monin or Torani.....or you could make homemade Raspberry syrup if you're feeling spunky.

Freeman's isn't too far from Prune and I've got lucky a few times there and had no wait, Balthazar isn't always bad, Schiller's Liquor Bar usually doesn't have a wait, Shorty's 32 is really good, The Smith and not Smith's is excellent and has fair prices and I've never waited there but my absolute favorite is Freeman's if you go there make sure to get hot artichoke dip and prarie oyster shooters if you need a good hangover cure!

chelsea market, the produce store has great deals on nice sized plastic containers of spices, always go there to get ingredients for cocktail bitters.

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http://flyboyz.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/babbo-restaurant-526/

pics of the pasta tasting menu

I'm co-signing with Kathyrn unless you have a very specific beef with ownership that you are willing to "air-out' (that is you can vouch for, not second hand information) you shouldn't go around writing things you "hear" that can impact a business, you would not like it if someone did that to you. Alex is awesome, the owner is cool and bar is quiet.

lobster sashimi with the tail still flapping

since you decided to be so "honest" I'll do the same in that spirit....

I usually do post my blog when I comment which is rare (I only speak when I feel I have a vaild opinion) but when I do, it usually relates to something on my blog, so I know you're not targeting me, however....

How can you be annoyed that someone tries to further themselves and perhaps a business they are trying to start by promoting it? Maybe someone on here goes to the site and tells their friend about it who tells their friend, who wants to advertise on their site? That should be stopped because it annoys you, or your eyes can't tolerate looking it? No one's spamming you, no one's forcing you to go to their blog.

I have an idea, start your own food website where this is not allowed....Remember though, don't advertise it anywhere, you wouldn't want traffic, right?

Get over it, sorry you're just not that special

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My personal favorites are Taim in the West Village and Maoz in Union Square

Wow....quite a question, I'm going to have to put my vote in for Tamarind on East 22nd with Devi and Bukhara Grill playing second and third fiddle respectively.

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