Chinatown « Kimberly Belle

August 15th, 2008

An Olympic Appetite, by Celest

I’ve been watching a lot of Olympic coverage. During the boring sports, like water polo, I’ve been shopping for gym wear online. I feel certain that the $400 investment in Stella McCartney-designed Adidas workout clothes will soon make me a regular at my gym again. But I’m gonna wait until it arrives in the mail [...]

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February 18th, 2008

Chinatown is Nuts

Alright, I don’t love Chinatown. In fact, let me just say it, I borderline hate Chinatown. And I won’t even qualify this statement with any political correctness. I certainly don’t hate Chinese people. And I particularly love Dim Sum, but… Here are my reasons for Chinatown angst: too crowded and the fish smell. From whichever direction you approach, forget it. Canal Street stinky. [...]

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December 12th, 2007

Venetian Dreamin’

I stopped by Bacaro last week with an old friend visiting from out of town. I’ve been impatient to try the new “Venetian Cicchetti” place since the team behind it is the same one that owns Peasant, a perennial Nolita FAVE of mine (with the greatest octopus dish I’ve ever tried, plus beautiful, fresh ricotta [...]