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I met Alex a few years ago, and although we have only actually hung out a few times, we have always maintained our friendship via email, Facebook, Twitter and text. He has been a great friend who has had my back no matter what was going on in my life. He was especially supportive when I decided to start writing this blog. Since the first post he always commented about how he liked it, and even went to far as to offer to send it over to his contacts at Food Network. As time has passed, my friend has developed into a guy with quite the food obsession. Always Tweeting about where he is and what he is eating, and of course I love to follow along on his culinary adventures. From time to time Alex has even come to me with food questions or recipe ideas. No matter what I throw at him he is always able to pull it off, so I love to be able to help. Today I woke up to a surprise email. I had asked Alex to do a small write up about his favorite restaurant in NYC called Ember Room , and to my...

Yesterday I had the best dinner out I have had in a long, long time!!! It was at Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria  the new baby sister to the famous Il Buco restaurant that is a staple of New York City Italian dining, Our intention was to go to Il Buco, but when I tried to make a reservation the suggestion was made that I try the new spot, so I did, One of the best decisions we have made in a long time. As soon as you walk in, you are in the market section of the restaurant. This is where you can get all the meats and cheeses you could want. Once passed there you are at the hostess. We checked in and were brought over to the best seat in the house. The chefs table. I can't believe we were lucky enough to sit and watch these guys in action. It was like no kitchen I have ever been able to watch before. There was a wonderful calmness that you could feel. These guys seemed to all be in sync, and all be truly enjoying what they were doing. They were getting their jo...