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The Skinny Pig: Dinner at The Three Hens
By Dara Pollak Wedged in between the likes of basmati rice and raita in Curry Hill sits The Three Hens, a non-Indian, contemporary restaurant featuring American comfort food with fun and exotic twists. I have to say that I enjoyed some of these twists, while others just left me a little perplexed or indifferent. One [...]
The Skinny Pig: Some Bites from Egg
By Dara Pollak Perhaps one of New York’s best brunch spots, Egg, is located on North 5th street in my lovely neighborhood of Williamsburg, though I rarely come here because the wait is usually outrageous. But my mom happens to really enjoy it, so I put our names down last Saturday and within barely 15 [...]
The Skinny Pig: Some Bites from No. 7 Sub
By Dara Pollak I go to Greece for one week and when I come back No. 7 Sub has three new sandwiches. The NERVE. It started when my cubemate friend Gil showed up the other day with a sandwich for lunch. He got the “Filet-o-Fish” which is adapted from the ever-popular (though never a favorite [...]
The Skinny Pig: Spring Has Arrived At Vai Spuntino Bar
By Dara Pollak At least Spring has arrived SOMEWHERE, because it surely hasn’t hit the rest of NYC yet. My dinner at Vai Spuntino Bar last week was full of fresh fish, bright herbs, and clean flavors. Chef Vincent Chirico does a wonderful job of incorporating this seasons ingredients into the menu, and nothing was [...]
Webcam Showdown: Lifecam cinema Vs Webcam Pro 9000
After doing a comparison video of the Microsoft Lifecam Cinema and the Logitech Quickcam pro 9000 many people sent me messages asking me to do a video comparing the Microsoft Lifecam Cinema and the Logitech Webcam pro 9000 . In my opinion the Lifecam Cinema is still the best webcam on the market ( Microsoft [...]
Motorola Droid Firmware Update 2.01
Just a few minutes ago I received a Firmware update for my Droid. It was surprising because I only got it on one of the Droids that I own . ( Still haven’t received it on my other phone) . Verizon has released a list of changes on the phone : The following enhancements to [...]
