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Nantucket: The Art of Winging It
I’ve always envied people who can look in a fridge, grab a bunch of things and whip together an impressive meal. The times that I’ve done that, I’ve managed to oh, muster up a ham scramble. As someone...
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Rockaway Taco (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.): A Surfside Start
You get an inkling that a place is good if everyone who finds out you’re going somewhere for the weekend says you absolutely have to eat there. Friends, your hairdresser — your hairdresser’s wife. You...
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The Wharf (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.): A View — With Food on the Side
Remember how I mentioned that people love to tell me where I must eat when I travel? Well, The Wharf in New York‘s Rockaway Beach is certainly not one of those places. Check it out, yes — I definitely...
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Breezy Dogs & Shakes (Breezy Point, N.Y.): A Dog Day of Summer
Lunchtime on a hot summer’s day and two small boys are very silently perched on a bench near Fort Tilden Beach. They’re still; their eyes a little glazed. Finally, one breaks the stupor to very slowly...
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Thai Rock (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.): Sweet-Tooth “Thai”
Every few days or so, a craving will kick in. If I haven’t been cooking or if I’ve been on the road, unless I’m in Asia, I’ll start to really need the taste of Asian food of some sort. So, after a few...
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Rockaway Taco (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.): A Delicious Reprise
It isn’t truly summer until you’ve had your first fried fish taco. (So I believe, anyway.) Going by this policy, summer still hadn’t hit for me in early August. This late in the game, that certainly...
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Belle Harbor Steak House (Rockaway Park, N.Y.): Back to the Basics
There’s something to be said for a solid, old-school meal. What this means varies, of course, depending on where you are. In the U.S., I’ve always relished the mom-and-pop low-key restaurants that...
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