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Grilled Salmon Tropical – A K. Parris Dish

28 Jan 2010 Author: k. parris In: Grae News

Here’s a sizzling recipe that’s nutritious AND delightful…
Grilled Salmon with Smashed Garlic Plantain and Tropical Fruit Salsa
Serve with steamed green beans for a healthy and delightful meal with an island twist.
Marinade
4 salmon steaks, cleaned and dried
¼ cup dry white wine (preferably chardonnay)
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup orange pineapple juice
¼ cup cilantro and flat-leaf parsley, rough [...]

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NYC Restaurant Week

26 Jan 2010 Author: k. parris In: Feature, Food & Wine, Grae News

“Dine at the Best Restaurants in NYC for $35 and Under”
It’s time again for that wonderful New York City tradition — Restaurant Week! This winter, New Yorkers get to enjoy another extended Restaurant Week and dine at Manhattan’s trendiest and best restaurants from January 25 to February 7, 2010.
New York’s top restaurants will serve three-course lunches [...]

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This writer LOVES SUGAR!! The Restaurant

22 Oct 2009 Author: k. parris In: Food & Wine, Grae News

This writer LOVES SUGAR…the restaurant, that is. One of the first blogs I ever wrote for GraeGram.com featured Sugar as a corner style bakery that serves breakfast around the clock and features delectable lunch items. Sugar’s delights are so profound it was worth mentioning again, so I decided to take GraeGram’s lovely (and constantly working) [...]

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Friendships and Food: Wine Brings People Together

15 Oct 2009 Author: Jaton Gunter In: Food & Wine

This week I wanted to get away from the normal Good Cheap Wine of the Week, I wanted to focus on friendships, food, and wine. About six years ago, around when I was starting to realize a real passion for wine, as luck would have it, I met a couple of friends who knew much [...]

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Pamplona, a traditional Spanish bistro

24 Sep 2009 Author: k. parris In: Food & Wine

My friends and I had just come from our little girlie spa session on the East Side when we realized simultaneously that we were rather hungry. Undaunted, we went on our trek for Friday afternoon happy hour munchies, when my friend remembered that there was a place by her job that served Spanish (read: Spanish, [...]

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Havana Central

3 Sep 2009 Author: k. parris In: Food & Wine

Step inside the West End restaurant Havana Central and be whisked back in time to early 1900’s Cuba…complete with wooden fans and tables, palm trees, fiery music, and above all else, food bursting with flavor and character.
Havana Central, on the cusp of the Columbia University campus, boasts a delightful menu sure to tickle the senses. [...]