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This Halloween, pair your frightening films with thematic feasts

For those who are looking for a cozier night this Tuesday, here are some horror, cult classics, and comforting movies; each paired with a thematically inspired meal. Composite Images from Warner Bros. Pictures, Toho Co. Ltd., Artisan Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures.

For those who are looking for a cozier night this Tuesday, here are some horror, cult classics, and comforting movies; each paired with a thematically inspired meal.

This Middle Eastern restaurant cares about community as much as good food

The dining room at Kubeh warmly invites you in with its blue tiling, lush tapestries, and hanging plants—homey and Mediterranean. Photo by Avery Palmer

At the core of Kubeh, a Middle Eastern restaurant in the West Village, is the celebration of community. It is cooked into the history of the restaurant’s namesake dish, which consists of beef or vegetable dumplings in a beet- or lemon-based broth.

Writes & Bites: Felix Roasting Co. and the first page pact

Writers must forge a sacred pact with the reader from the very first page: if they stay for the journey, they won’t regret the ride. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach will periodically review a potential writing spot in New York City and tackle…

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Writes & Bites: Starbucks Reserve and the inner critic

Your inner critic comes out to play: whether it’s the calorie count police, the Instagram foodie, or the indecisive perfectionist. They sit there at the bar with a pumpkin spice espresso martini in hand, mocking you — judging you. And for us writers, the inner critic can be just as crippling. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

Welcome to Writes & Bites — a series where Creative Writing MFA student Arianna Gundlach will periodically review a potential writing spot in New York City and tackle…

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The Little Owl: Yet another reason to spend your Saturday morning in the West Village

New School Free Press reporters Layna Williams and Valentina Graziosi sit down for brunch at The Little Owl in the West Village. For $50 total, they order two poached eggs, a fluffy stack of whole-wheat pancakes and beignets bathed in Nutella. Photo by Valentina Graziosi

One of the many pleasures (and, dually, pains) of being a New Yorker is the likely chance of finding yourself at familiar film locations. Among the most notable…

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