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New York’s Kosher Food and Wine Experience - January 31, 2012
The Kosher Food and Wine Experience takes place Monday, February 13th, 2012 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Pier 60/Chelsea Piers. Wines from around the world and dishes from 20 restaurants and caterers will be featured. Among the 200+ wines …
New York Restaurant Week January – February 2012 - January 30, 2012
New York City Restaurant Week is taking place now until Friday, February 10, 2012. A variety of restaurants will be featured offering three-course prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner at $24.07 and $35.00 respectively.
For additional information and a …
Walla Walla Wine - January 24, 2012
Walla Walla Wine, a wine tasting event, takes place at Metropolitan Pavilion (located at 125 West 18th Street) Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm, featuring wines from Walla Walla wineries including Abeja, BalBoa Winery, Dunham Cellars, Trust …
Crispo, New York City - January 23, 2012
Frank Crispo serves imaginative delicious Italian-Mediterranean fare in his eponymous trattoria in the West Village. Go early, as the dark and cozy room fills up quickly.
We ordered a bottle of the rich, smooth and full bodied Super Tuscan 09 …
Da Andrea, New York City - January 20, 2012
Although Da Andrea is new to the Greenwich Village area, the original trattoria opened in 2001 at 557 Hudson Street and recently moved uptown. That’s lucky for those living in the neighborhood near West 13th Street (between 5th Avenue & …
Le Zie Trattoria, New York - January 17, 2012
On the suggestion of a friend, I tried the Italian neighborhood trattoria Le Zie on the corner of Seventh Avenue and 20th Street in Chelsea, asking to sit in the cozy back room.
Service is attentive, but not overly so …
Rare Bar & Grill, New York City - January 14, 2012
Upon arrival at Rare Bar & Grill in the Hilton NY Fashion District, we were warmly greeted by the staff — inviting, attentive service lasted throughout our meal. I liked that.
Don’t miss the spicy lollipop chicken wing appetizer served …
Full House Cafe, New York - January 10, 2012
Full House Cafe is a Chinese-themed restaurant on Bowery Street in the heart of Chinatown, combining Hong Kong Dim Sum and Shanghai cuisine in a modern atmosphere. The 50-seat restaurant features cozy white booths and high ceilings, giving a …
Tertulia, New York City - January 7, 2012
Foodie friends raved about Tertulia, the casual Spanish gastropub in the West Village and its wood-burning oven. The day I met a friend there for lunch it was raining and they restaurant was not even half full. Seems we missed …
Everything Chocolate - January 4, 2012
Everything Chocolate — a tasting tour of the finest chocolate drinks, desserts and pastries — takes place Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 11:00 am – 1:30 pm. The tour meets in front of the City Bakery located at 3 West …
12 Best Corkbuzz Bargains from Sommelier Laura Maniec - December 29, 2011
Laura Maniec realized her dream with the opening of Corkbuzz – her restaurant, wine bar and educational center. Actually this 32-year-old has achieved more than one of her dreams.
Laura was the youngest Master Sommelier in the world until …
Rouge Tomate - December 27, 2011
Rouge Tomato on 60th Street close to Fifth Avenue features seasonally inspired, locally sourced cuisine.
To tickle our palate, the chef sent out a sip of fresh broccoli soup with pumpernickel croutons and a plate of mini sweet beets brushed …
Room Service, A Thai NYC Restaurant - December 22, 2011
When my cousin asked whether I wanted to try a Thai place near his hotel, I said sure as I’d never been the Room Service the Thai restaurant on Ninth Avenue.
With three of us, we just decided to order …
Lure Fishbar - December 20, 2011
My experience at Lure Fishbar started off on a sour note with the person seating me, forgetting about my request for another table as I stood waiting by the original one. It was all uphill from there.
The friend I …
Amber Restaurant + Tiger Beer - December 18, 2011
“Would you and a guest like to have dinner on us?” came the invite.
That offer was not for a restaurant specifically, but instead to taste Tiger beer — a pale lager, Singaporean favorite — with some sweet and spicy …
Artisanal Cocktails at Michael’s - December 15, 2011
Michael’s New York, a restaurant popular with the power set, announced its “Mixology Wednesdays” program by inviting editors and bloggers to sample those cocktails along with their bar bites and new menu.
Mixologist Michael Flannery designed the new contemporary cocktails …
Latke Festival - December 14, 2011
Ever wonder if your favorite NYC chef grates their latke potatoes by hand or machine? Well, wonder no longer. On December 19th at 6:30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music there will a night of interpretative renditions of this timeless …
Calvisius Caviar Lounge - December 13, 2011
There are some invitations that I just can’t pass up. And one to a caviar tasting at the Calvisius Caviar Lounge in the Four Season Hotel is certainly one of them.
My love affair with caviar began many years ago …
Num Pang Sandwich Shop - December 12, 2011
If you’re on a first date, skip a trip to Num Pang Sandwich Shop as these wonderfully delicious Cambodian-flavored sandwiches are messy to eat.
I was lucky enough to sample most of the menu. (Yes, most of it as …
Trattoria Dell’ Arte + Carnegie Hall - December 7, 2011
How could I resist? A friend had an extra ticket to Carnegie Hall to hear an all-Beethoven program.
We decided to get a nibble across the street at Trattoria Dell’Arte first. Like most of the partrons, we were trying to …
La Rivage + “Other Desert Cities” - December 3, 2011
I’m always trying restaurants around the theatre district when seeing something on Broadway, as people habitually ask where to dine before curtain time.
Recently I ate at La Rivage on 46th Street, before heading to the Booth Theater (222 West …
Prasad Chirnomula at the James Beard House - November 30, 2011
Lucky, lucky me. I got to attend the incredible dinner earlier this month at the James Beard House in New York City (167 W 12th Street) where Prasad Chirnomula — of Thali, Thali Too and Oaxaca fame — prepared a …
Good Burger, Flatiron District NYC - November 28, 2011
The smell of burgers on the grill is what drew us to the Good Burger as we were walking around the Flatiron district. That and that fact that we were hungry! My friend mentioned that Good Burger was a c…
Coppelia - November 24, 2011
After a night on the town, some friends and I stopped at Coppelia for something to fill our bellies. Coppelia, a Cuban diner open 24/7, just opened in April on West 14th Street.
Not being in the mood for their …
El Celler De Can Roca at Mercat NYC - November 23, 2011
When the invite came for a 12-course celebration of the wines and foods of Catalunya as seen through the eyes of Sommelier Josep Roca and his chef brother Joan Roca, as interpreted by Mercat. I couldn’t resist.
El Celler …
