With last year's closing of Einstein's Bagels and the Chesapeake Bagel Company's reincarnation into the Nassau Bagel Bakery, there was some concern that Abel Bagel would be the next victim of Princeton's competitive bagel scene.
Hoagie Haven and George's Roasters make hoagies, but the Red Onion is affirmatively a sandwich shop.
Moondoggie Cafe is one of Princeton's best-kept secrets for those in need of a quick bite to eat.
My first reaction to Ajihei, tucked away in a basement location on Chambers Street, was that it was a bit hard to find.
Enamored by memories of the dirt-cheap Tex-Mex I could find at home in Atlanta, I set out two years ago to discover what Princeton's restaurant scene offered those of us hungry for tacos, moles, tamales and other south-of-the-border staples.My first find was Santa Fe Express, the now-defunct Nassau Street purveyor of sub-mediocre study-break burritos and quesadillas ? an introduction to Princeton dining that left me disheartened for more than a year.Fortunately, sophomore year a faculty brat suggested Tortuga's Mexican Village, a lively Tex-Mex joint located a 10 minutes' walk away on Leigh Avenue, off Witherspoon Street near Princeton Medical Center.Though the restaurant started life as a branch of the Greenwich Village-based Mexican Village, no elements of trendy New York atmosphere made the transition to central New Jersey; Tortuga's feels like the decidedly local but somewhat overpriced eatery it is.The two rooms hold perhaps a dozen tables, and tapestries and a large Mexican mural create a bright interior ? particularly inviting when the restaurant is filled with the buzz of other patrons.
"We had a 'Rocky Horror' Night at Princeton. It was in the Wilson dining hall. That was freshman year, I think," Jordan Roth '97 recalls.
A short drive south of campus on U.S. Route 1, Palace of Asia provides a nice break from Nassau Street restaurants.
Looking back at the movies of 2000 is a little disappointing. While some movies proved worthy reasons to go to the theater, there were many fewer quality flicks than in years past.Comedies were the memorable favorites of this year, with summer movies such as "Road Trip" and "Me, Myself and Irene" and this fall's "Meet the Parents" as three favorites of this "critic."In the drama category there were also some credible films ? however, in terms of potential award winners, Hollywood left much to be desired.Also worthwhile to recall are the year's worst movies and biggest disappointments.
Zorba's Grill, located on Nassau Street behind Thomas Sweet's ice cream parlor, serves a Greek-diner combination of burgers, gyros, kabob sandwiches, souvlaki and salads ? all prepared to order by a couple of industrious looking guys sweating over a massive gas range.Though a few public tables and benches grace the area separating Zorba's from 185 Nassau, the restaurant itself provides no sit-down area, and the sterile, linoleum-floored interior would hardly be an inviting place to dine.I'm partial to the chicken kebob sandwiches ? tender chunks of chicken marinated in lemon, garlic and thyme, grilled and wrapped in a warm pita with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onions and yogurt sauce ? though the chicken is occasionally under-marinated.The chicken or lamb gyros also make for a good lunch despite the fact that the gyro meat can taste processed.
Princetonians are the luckiest diners in the world. Let other cities have their four-star restaurants and haut cuisine.
In the vast emptiness of this earthly experience, I have found strength and joy, passion and beauty, awe and awareness.My art is my life.
I generally don't like sappy. I don't go for symbolically wilting roses, emotional talks in the rain, dramatic zoom-outs at the ends of movies or the "Friends" season finale.
For those University students devoted to film pursuits, the genre can seem to fall between the cracks.
Standing agape in the Chinese Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I struggled to find the words to describe the graceful characters that composed the scroll of ancient and mysterious text in front of me.
If you could sum up Professor Jesse Reiser's work with one word, well . . . you must not be looking at Reiser's work at all.The latest exhibit at the architecture school showcases the recent work of RUR Architects ? Reiser's collaboration with his wife, Naneka Umemoto ? and visually explains why RUR is in a league of its own.
If you're up for a darkly bizarre pseudo-horror film this holiday season, check out "Shadow of the Vampire," John Malkovich's latest film, which opens Dec.
While some of the new movies this winter take viewers into fantasy worlds of dungeons and dragons and Grinches and Whos, one high-profile film addresses a world that is dauntingly realistic."Traffic," directed by Steven Soderbergh, will be released Dec.
The first thing you realize about Professor Aleta Hayes' AAS/THR 303: Compositional Techniques from the African-American Canon, is that it is like no other class you have ever taken.On this particular day, as I walk into class, three people are rehearsing a dance on the Frist Theater stage, another student is practicing a monologue ? puncturing his words with impromptu dance steps and gestures ? and two girls are harmonizing in the front row of seats.I, too, begin busily perfecting my compositions ? one a dance and the other a self-authored monologue.
