The Forthright Fork

Pulino's: My Go-To Sunday Brunch

February 28, 2013

Giant red sign - you can't miss it.

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After you live somewhere for a while, you naturally start integrating yourself into the community. You develop habits and preferences, like buying groceries from the same corner deli, going to a trusted dry cleaners and of course, eating at your favorite neighborhood restaurant. Living in the Lower East Side for just under 2 years now, I certainly have my preferences. Pulino’s is the place that I always rely on for a great brunch and a relaxing afternoon.

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Eating in Winter

February 3, 2012 

Please comment below if you would like any of the recipes for the dishes in this post!

One-pot wonder.

Winter may be a magical time of year filled with snow, family and nights by the fireplace, but it is also the season of inevitable weight gain. We've all been there: when the thermometer red begins dipping, we also can't stop dipping... and slurping, noshing, schmearing and chewing. The eating never seems to end and the calories just keep piling on.

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Café Habana: Bringing the Sabor to Soho

When I’m starving and looking to gorge on something delicious, I don’t immediately think to go to the one place in New York known for trendy boutiques and skinny people. You know where I’m talking about: Soho.

But between the clothing racks and expensive labels, there’s actually a lot of really tasty (and surprisingly hearty) food in Soho. Café Habana, a little Mexican-Cuban diner on the corner of Prince and Elizabeth, is the perfect example of this.

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