Guide to Queens Restaurant Week
Much has been said about how Queens is the next Brooklyn — but there’s still been considerably less attention paid to its diverse dining scene. So what better time to experience the borough’s best eats, than during Queens’ own Restaurant Week, held from October 13th through the 31st this year? Over 100 area establishments plan to participate in the promotion, and we’ve rounded up six great spots that are totally worth the trip!
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Where to Splurge on White Truffles in New York
In addition to humble, hearty produce like apples, pumpkin and squash, autumn is known for a decidedly more luxurious ingredient — white truffles. And the supremely delicate, highly prized, and intoxicatingly aromatic fungi have arrived in New York, everywhere from Danny Meyer’s hot newcomer, Marta to Babbo, Ai Fiori & more…
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Edible Events: October 2014
There are all manner of fun, food events taking place in New York on a daily basis — from lavish, charity-driven galas to crowded, walk-around tastings and an endless array of pop-ups. But unless you have the time and money to party seven days a week, you’ll have to be somewhat discerning about what goes onto your calendar. So here are just a few worthy food celebrations we recommend getting tickets (or making reservations) for now!
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Seasonal Eats: All About Apples
Forget about squash and pumpkins, because when it comes to produce, sweet and crunchy apples are the ultimate harbingers of fall. After all, who hasn’t gone apple picking in the autumn, bobbed for apples during Halloween, or tucked into a cinnamon-scented, all-American apple pie on Thanksgiving?
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Our New York Fall Favorites
It’s officially fall and that means, corn and heirloom tomatoes are giving way to dark, leafy greens and squash. But that doesn’t need to be as big a bummer as it sounds, especially if you elect to dine at the following restaurants, from recently opened GG’s and White Street, to established favorites, like Il Buco Alimentari and Marlow & Sons, all of which are beautifully transforming autumn’s bounty into some seriously delicious dishes…
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Budget-Friendly Dining at Michelin’s Newest Bib Gourmands
Ice cream is undoubtedly the most popular sweet come summer, but it would be a shame to skip over the dessert menu the next time you go out to eat. Because many of New York’s top pastry chefs are turning out composed treats, that are every bit as appealingly seasonal as popsicles, cups and cones, like the Sweet Pea Cake at Del Posto and the Peaches on Toast at Prune…
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Where to Dine During the Jewish High Holidays
Autumn is an especially holy season for Jewish people, beginning with Rosh Hashanah on September 24th (the start of the New Year), extending through Sukkot and concluding with Yom Kippur on October 4th. And if you know anything about the Jews, it’s that they love to eat so here’s where and what to eat during the upcoming Jewish High Holidays — from honey-dipped Challah at Breads Bakery in Union Square, to an elegant, Eastern European-style feast at The Russian Tea Room…
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Where to Celebrate Oktoberfest 2014
Fall is high season for all manner of harvest-centric celebrations, but none are quite as — shall we say, boisterous — as Oktoberfest. The annual, 16-day festival lasts from September 20th to October 5th this year, an all-out carnival of German culture, including oompah bands, traditional foods, and massive liters of beer. So here’s where to spend the joyfully rowdy holiday this year, from Zum Schneider’s Gallic gala on the East River, to the New York City Wine and Food Festival’s all-star chef feast…
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Where to Celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Falling on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, today is the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Coinciding with the harvest moon, the centuries-old Chinese celebration is marked by several traditions, including hanging shining lanterns and eating sticky, sweet moon cakes. Since it’s also a time to gather family and give thanks for the fall harvest, it’s often referred to as “Chinese Thanksgiving,” meaning scrumptious, expansive feasts are frequently part of the package!
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Our Favorite NY Spots to Brunch Right Now
With leisurely summer evenings and extended vacations behind us, everyone is, once again, working for the weekend. So what better way to kick off a Saturday or Sunday in New York than with a seriously scrumptious and (preferably boozy) brunch? And these following restaurants are going above and beyond boring Eggs Benedict and hum-drum French Toast, with their late morning/early afternoon offerings, like Andrew Carmellini’s awesome new pasta spot, Bar Primi, and Egg Burritos & Pumpkin Tres Leches at April Bloomfield’s Salvation Taco…
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New York’s Most Refreshing Iced Drinks
Labor Day may have come and gone, but buck up sun worshipers — its not hot chocolate and cider season yet! So chill out with a variety of New York’s most delicious iced drinks, like the refreshing Coffee Granita at Greenwich Village staple, Caffe Reggio, and Pizza Moto’s “Palmer Float,” at the recently opened Berg’n…
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Last Licks of Summer 2014
Okay, so Labor Day has sadly and all too quickly arrived. But summer’s not over… yet, which is why an edible “In Memoriam” seems fairly appropriate. Corn. Tomatoes. Peaches. Peas. Watermelon. Lobster. We hardly knew you. Sigh. So before the choice picks at the Greenmarket become apples, sweet potatoes and kale, get your final licks of summer by indulging in these vibrant restaurant dishes, highlighting the very best that the season has (sniff, almost had!) to offer…
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Labor Day Weekend 2014 Dining Guide
It’s much harder to get jazzed up about Labor Day weekend, the unofficial finale of summer, than it is to celebrate Memorial Day, which commemorates the (similarly unofficial) kick-off to the season. And yet, being that it’s only a matter of time before we’re resigned, once again, to parsnips and parkas, we might as well bid adieu to balmy weather with one last big hurrah this Labor Day weekend…
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Seasonal Eats: The Skinny on Peaches
What could be more evocative of summer than biting into a fuzzy, sun-warmed peach? After all, although peaches can technically be found — albeit, often in rock-solid, tasteless and bone-dry iterations — in supermarket fruit bins for the better part of the year, they’re truly at peak, fresh-off-the-tree form from late June through early September. Which means that right this moment is the very best time to stuff yourself silly, on perfect, end-of-summer peaches…
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New York Fall 2014 Restaurant Preview
This year promises to be just as exciting as anticipated, with an upcoming collabo between Stephen Starr and Justin Smillie, and a Danny Meyer-less venture for Floyd Cardoz, not to mention a spate of spots from our Summer Preview, that should (finally!) open their doors come September, like Enrique Olveras’ Cosme, Geoffrey Zakarian’s redux of “The Palm Court” at The Plaza, and Dirty French from the Torrisi team…
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Dish Spotting: Bubby’s High Line $100 Sundae
Come summer, who isn’t a sucker for ice cream? No, seriously. But a $100 dollar ice cream sundae? Bubby’s High Line just unveiled a new, over-the-top creation with homemade ice cream you’ll want to know the scoop on (get it, scoop?)…
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Oodles of Cold Noodles for Summer
Lasagna. Carbonara. Spaghetti Bolognese. Are you drooling yet? Us either. Don’t get us wrong; we absolutely adore warm, saucy pastas in any form, but they lose a large part of their appeal when it’s 80-degrees outside. Not that you need to forgo noodles until the fall, if you simply think exotic Asian — by ordering the Spicy Whelk Salad at Danji, the Chilled Soba at Talde or the Cold Ramen at MokBar…
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Seasonal Eats: Sweet Corn
While tomatoes are definitely our favorite summer fruit, when it comes to veggies, we absolutely have to give the top honors to corn. Because what would a backyard barbecue be without ears of succulent, butter-slathered corn, deposited in their husks directly on the grill, or a beachside lobster boil, where you’ll invariably find the sunflower-yellow cobs nestled in pots, alongside bright red crustaceans and floury potatoes?
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Six Great Foodie Daycations
Are you currently freaking out because summer’s almost over, and you haven’t even been to Rockaway beach as many times as you’d like, let alone booked that dream vacation to the white sand shores of Oahu? Well, take a deep breath, because while you can’t exactly hop the subway to a supremely exotic, palm tree-ringed locale, there are actually a number of totally destination-worthy daycation spots (touting seriously awesome eats) located just hours outside of the city…
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