{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Waz Wu","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog","title":"Telepan Local, Tribeca - Waz Wu","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2Rjf6mxdLh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/25\/telepan-local-tribeca\/\">Telepan Local, Tribeca<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/25\/telepan-local-tribeca\/embed\/#?secret=2Rjf6mxdLh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Telepan Local, Tribeca&#8221; &#8212; Waz Wu\" data-secret=\"2Rjf6mxdLh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/photo-13.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"This post is in collaboration with Tabelog. Earlier this year, the folks over at Tabelog invited me to be a judge in the spring 2014 restaurant awards. After many emails back and forth with Sachiko, we finally met up over dinner in Tribeca last Friday. Her Tabelog teammates and fellow food lovers, Kenta and Shouhei, joined us too. The more, the merrier! I had a great time with the Tabelog team. I rarely hang out in Tribeca, and much to my surprise, Google maps estimated it would only take 20 minutes to get to the restaurant, including walking. I still arrived a little late though, thanks to poorly labeled streets in near World Trade Center. Telepan Local offers a rustic space with a classy feel. It\u2019s just like a barn, with plenty of wood panels and tactile details, but it doesn\u2019t feel dingy in any way. The space was filled with a warm, happy glow. Such a relief from the cold outside. A cute spot for a date! Sachiko was already sipping on a cocktail when I arrived, so I also decided to start the evening with a cocktail. It was Friday, after all! The Tequila Fresca was very refreshing, [&hellip;]"}