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Belgian-Filipino bilateral fries
By Cristina DC Pastor The Yelpers have spoken. Pommes Frites in the East Village is one of the best places to feed your munchies for the following reasons: the delicious Belgian fries, the generous servings, the variety of dipping sauces not limited to ketchup and mustard, and the late hours. Manager Ivan Roque would add […]
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Wine with Coke? Wine not
By Cristina DC Pastor Whoever says sweet wine is for beginners hasn’t met Tim Hanni, wine educator from Napa, wine columnist for the HuffingtonPost, and a rebel among wine industry puritans. Or my hairdresser, Connie Lee. Let me tell you why I love Tim and Connie. They do not know each other, but they speak […]
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• Community welcomes new ConGen • ‘Tamales’ and mangorind at NYT travel show • Condolence book for Japan
By Felix Manuel In an unusually freezing spring evening, community leaders, guests and members of the FilAm media welcomed Consul General Mario Lopez de Leon Jr. to a warm and lively reception organized by GMA Pinoy TV. De Leon, Jr. assumed his post March 1. As the new ConGen for New York, he has jurisdiction […]