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Yankees game was awesome, even Mrs CF enjoyed the experience. It's a cliche but katz's deli on the lower east side does great pastrami sandwiches. If you plan on visiting attractions like the empire state building and sightseeing on a Hudson River ferry it pays to preorder online. There is a separate much shorter queue for ticketholders at empire state and the ferry rides sell out fast in the summer. Bourdain's old joint Les halles is good for a solid French meal heavily meat oriented. We bought show tickets online before leaving but you can get these in times square if the show is not new.
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<p><strong>He's a total Willis</strong>, but recently I watched an Anthony Bourdain show based around Brooklyn.</p>
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<p>He hit up a couple of cheap Taco joints that looked amazing, plus a really sweet speak easy bar.</p>
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<p>Never watched his show but always meant to give it a shot, is he really a tool?</p> -
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Never watched his show but always meant to give it a shot, is he really a tool?</p></blockquote>
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<p>Never watched his show but always meant to give it a shot, is he really a tool?</p>
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<p>Apparently he always said he hated Billy Joel and would never have any ( music of his ) in his restaurant, the piano man then apparently took a photo and emailed it to him saying "Look, you've got some Billy Joel in your restaurant" ( those blokes are clearly too old for Twitter )</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="578555" data-time="1462861455"><p>Never watched his show but always meant to give it a shot, is he really a tool?</p></blockquote>I like him, he takes the piss out of himself and others but doesn't seem like a blowhard. The places he goes and the food he eats is amazing, it is clear he knows he's a lucky bastard living his dream
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<p>I like him, he takes the piss out of himself and others but doesn't seem like a blowhard. The places he goes and the food he eats is amazing, it is clear he knows he's a lucky bastard living his dream</p>
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<p>Apparently he always said he hated Billy Joel and would never have any ( music of his ) in his restaurant, the piano man then apparently took a photo and emailed it to him saying "Look, you've got some Billy Joel in your restaurant" ( those blokes are clearly too old for Twitter )</p>
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<p>So anyone who doesn't love BJ is a tool, yes.</p>
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<p>Billy Joel? Ffs, a restaurant can only have so much cheese in it.</p> -
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Cheers will make an effort to watch it, has he ever made it down our way?</p></blockquote>look up no reservations New Zealand on you tube to see his near death experience and his kiwi Bach bbq with Al Brown. The Sydney episode with Matt Moran is also excellent -
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<p>Nope, his episode in Sydney is the closest he's been</p>
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<p>My ex and I used to enjoy the cooking channel and in terms of "celebrity" chefs good old Ramsey always had it over all the others. I haven't seen much of Bourdain but that Billy Joel stuff did irk me and made him seem like a bit of a cock but I certainly wouldn't tell him to fuck off if he turned up at my doorstep with heaps of ingredients and some nice bottles of red.</p> -
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look up no reservations New Zealand on you tube to see his near death experience and his kiwi Bach bbq with Al Brown. The Sydney episode with Matt Moran is also excellent</p></blockquote>
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My ex and I used to enjoy the cooking channel and in terms of "celebrity" chefs good old Ramsey always had it over all the others. I haven't seen much of Bourdain but that Billy Joel stuff did irk me and made him seem like a bit of a cock but I certainly wouldn't tell him to fuck off if he turned up at my doorstep with heaps of ingredients and some nice bottles of red.</p></blockquote>
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Bourdain isn't the most versitile chef around. I'd say his shows are more travel shows than cooking shows.</p></blockquote>You are right. He admits he was a line cook who wrote a book that turned out to be his lucky ticket out. It's more about eating than cooking and his later shows are definitely more sophisticated and more about travel than food -
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<p>Man I fucking hate Billy Joel's music.</p>
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<p>Is that even possible ?</p>
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<p>Awesome place, loved every minute we were there.</p>
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<p>Things you MUST do.</p>
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<p>Head up the Empire State Building (obvious to do)</p>
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<p>Take a carriage ride around Central Park (do they still do that?) We had your typical Italian/New Yorker telling us who lived where. Fucken loved it.</p>
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<p>Visit Macy's.</p>
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<p>Jump into a NY Cab and tell him your in hurry to where ever you need to go, ours was fucken nuts. Im not sure how he didnt run over a dozen people.</p>
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<p>Take a Helicopter ride over Manhattan.</p>
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<p>Catch a show on Broadway on a Saturday night, then walk out via Times Square, close your eyes and you will think you have walked into CSI NY or any other Cop show set in NY.</p>
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<p>Just soak it in, realize your in the Greatest city on Earth.</p>
