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Forbidden Planet, Covent Garden

Once the province of teenage boys, comics and sci-fi have finally achieved mainstream cool. Now that Hollywood is basing so [...]

Mar 23, 2007     Comments Off
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Bar Veloce, Chelsea

Not quite ready for the trendy Chelsea nightclubs, plush velvet ropes and snarly bouncers on Ninth Avenue or you’re tired [...]

Feb 18, 2007     Comments Off
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Geffrye Museum, Shoreditch

The word “museum” usually conjures visions of palatial buildings displaying endless artefacts of royalty and the renowned. How refreshing then, [...]

Feb 16, 2007     Comments Off
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Cafe Fiorello, Upper West Side

So, being a culturally literate girl, you’ve just spilled out of a matinee at the New York City Ballet, or [...]

Feb 2, 2007     Comments Off
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Eagle Bar Diner, West End

As the name suggests, this is two venues in one; it’s got tall, comfy booths and a menu packed with [...]

Feb 2, 2007     Comments Off
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Farmer Brown, Union Square/Tenderloin

The first thing you should know about dining at Farmer Brown: Get a reservation. The second: The neighborhood is not [...]

Jan 22, 2007     Comments Off
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Havana, Capitol Hill

A blue-eyed pilot with a devastating, dimpled smile once showed me around Chicago. It was November and bitter cold. To [...]

Jan 16, 2007     Comments Off
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