Bite of the Best

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 …

Ocean Spray & Chef Ming Tsai’s Cranberry Bog Pop-up - October 15, 2011

Ocean Spray will debut an open-air, pop-up restaurant inside a cranberry bog at New York City’s Rockefeller Center this coming Tuesday, October 18 from 2 to 3 pm.

This year, they are celebrating not only the taste, health and heritage …

A Second Helping of Life – September 19th, 2011 - August 24, 2011

The leading women of stove, stage, screen and publishing unite to share their support for breast and ovarian cancer fighters and survivors at the eighth annual “A Second Helping of Life” on Monday, September 19th at Pier Sixty/Chelsea Piers., from …

James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards 2011 - May 10, 2011

The 2011 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards were awarded last night at Avery Fisher Hall. Here’s a rundown of the major ones:

Best new restaurant
A restaurant opened in 2010 that already displays excellence in food, beverage, and …

James Beard Foundation 2011 Restaurant Award Nominees - March 23, 2011

The James Beard Foundation recently announced the final nominees for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards for Restaurant and Chef Awards. Winners will be announced on May 9, 2010 where Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai and Traci Des Jardins will host …

2011 James Beard Foundation Awards Semifinalists Unveiled - March 6, 2011

The list of Restaurant and Chef semifinalists for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries, recently announced is listed below.

On Monday, March 21, 2011, the James Beard Foundation …

Food Network’s Newest Star - September 29, 2010

Anne Thornton is the latest ‘chef’ to join Food Network’s TV roster.   Her show, “Dessert First with Anne Thornton” is set to premiere in October but you can get a sneak peek at one of her tasty desserts right now!…

National S’more Day - September 17, 2010

Do You Want S’more? Jeez, who doesn’t want S’more? What a truly delectable, delicious delight! The only unfortunate part about this amazing desert is that it has become so wrapped up with campfires, we forget that we can enjoy S’mores …

Malaysian Kitchen: Beef Rendang - April 13, 2010

The Malaysian Kitchen (part 2). This time Kathy Wong, the chef at Laut — a Malaysian/Thai Kitchen at 15 East 17th Street, New York City — demonstrated Beef Rendang, a classic dish that I’ve eaten many times, but never realized …

Food & Wine Names Best New Chefs 2010 - April 8, 2010

New York City, April 6, 2010 — At a celebration this week at The Four Seasons Restaurant, Food & Wine Editor in Chief Dana Cowin announced the magazine’s Food & Wine Best New Chefs (BNC) of 2010.

The annual award, …

Malaysian Kitchen: Roti Chanai with Curry Lentil Sauce - April 5, 2010

“Please Join Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Sri Dr. Jamaludin Jarjis for an introduction to Malaysian flavors,” said the invitation to a cooking demonstration at the International Culinary Center in New York City.

These four chefs demonstrated (and we got to sample) …

2010 James Beard Foundation Awards – Semifinalists - February 19, 2010

The  2010 James Beard Foundation Awards restaurant and chef award semifinalists were announced yesterday. Selected from thousands of online entries, the prestigious group of semifinalists represents a wide variety of culinary talent, from legendary chefs and dining destinations in 10 …

South Gate, Revisited - January 12, 2010

South Gate Revisited…

I couldn’t resist the invitation to return to South Gate for a private dinner to enjoy the new seasonally inspired modern American menu created by  Chef Kerry Heffernan. Kerry works closely with farmers, fisherman and ranchers, using …

New York Edition: A Second Helping of Life - October 13, 2009

Share’s sixth annual A Second Helping of Life, held on September 21st at Pier 60 at Chelsey Piers with over 700 attendees (New York City) raised $405,000 for SHARE to provide peer support for women living with breast or ovarian …

New York Food Network Wine & Food Festival: Tyler Florence Thrillist Bacon & Blues - October 10, 2009

The “Thrillist Presents Bacon & The Blues,” hosted by Tyler Florence this past Thursday evening in the High Line Room at The Standard, a trendy new hotel (848 Washington Street at West 13th Street) was one of the opening …

New York Edition: George Mendes’s Aldea, Not to be Missed - October 9, 2009

“Outstanding!”

“Hot.”

“The most talented young new chef.”

That’s New York culinary folks talking about George Mendes, the Portuguese-American chef whose open-kitchen restaurant Aldea — the Portuguese word for village —  in the Flatiron …