An Impassioned Celebration Of A Completely Average Restaurant

Shani Silver
Nov 5 · 5 min read

Keep your stars. I’ll take free french fries.

I’ve never really embarked on a restaurant “review,” if you will. I hate phrases like “tucked away” and “unctuous” and other dribble from the world of culinary criticism. But last night I dined at Osteria Laguna, a venue serving Italian fare within convenient walking distance of Grand Central Station, and I need…

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Shani Silver

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NPR called me a humor essayist, let’s go with that. Author of Refinery29’s “Every Single Day” series, host of A Single Serving Podcast. shanisilver[at]gmail

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