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Air’s Champagne Parlor is All About the Bubbly
Beer, wine and even cider bars abound in NYC, but Air’s Champagne Parlor is one of the few area drinkeries devoted to bubbly. To be fair, the Riddling Widow briefly preceded it, but owner Ariel Arce was actually beverage director during its tenure, as well as Birds & Bubbles before that, and Chicago’s Pops for Champagne (not to mention Grant Achatz’s exclusive, original The Office) before that. Meaning her reputation as queen of Cuvèe absolutely proceeds her.
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Where to Celebrate Oktoberfest 2017
If you’re already mourning the loss of summer, Oktoberfest is a reliable way to get you over the hump. Essentially spanning the duration of fall (kicking off on September 16th this year & extending all the way to October 31st, allowing revelers to seamlessly transition to Halloween), the 16 to 18-day festival is a giddy saturnalia of German culture…
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Spotlight on the Finalists for the 2017 Vendy Awards
As a fun challenge to the James Beard Awards, the Vendy ceremony — now in its 13th year — is dedicated to honoring the very best in street food. So here’s who’s in the running during the September 16th event at Governors Island; from an artisanal twinkie baker to an upstart french toast sandwich maker, to a Chinese meat skewer purveyor, whose been tapped for the Vendy Cup…
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Q & A with Impero Caffè’s Scott Conant
Having recently returned to the scene with Impero Caffè, a rustic Italian bistro beneath Nomad’s INNSIDE hotel, fans can finally reacquaint themselves with Scott Conant classics like spaghetti pomodoro, as well as newer, alluring creations, such as cavatelli with braised duck…
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The Best Spring Desserts 2016
We’re all about ramps and spindly spring asparagus, but they don’t generally translate to dessert. So if you want to fully experience the best of what the season has to offer, you’ll save room for sweets at the following New York eateries, from the Rhubarb Soufflé at Le Coq Rico, to the “Strawberries and More Strawberries” at Olmsted!
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Where to Eat (RED) Drink (RED) and Save Lives This June
Want to eat & drink for a good cause? Why not? Mario Batali and (RED) — the AIDS organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 — have partnered once again for EAT (RED) DRINK (RED) SAVE LIVES; a month-long campaign to raise funds for and awareness of the fight against AIDS. From Smorgasburg to Lupa…
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Gourmet Gossip: June 2016
In this great dining city of ours, barely a day passes without news of an exciting restaurant opening, a devastating closing, a shocking chef shuffle, or a groundbreaking, must-try dish. From Gotham West Market’s expansion to Brooklyn, to Günter Seeger’s migration to Manhattan, and yet another meat-centric venture from April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman…
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Egg Perfect Timer
I don’t know about you, but I hate having to guess when my egg is perfectly soft; the yolk still runny, just how I like it. That’s why I was stoked to stumble upon this awesome little gadget…
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Our Favorite Food-Focused Father’s Day Gifts
Buying a gift for ones dad (or husband) can be notoriously difficult — but as long as you obey the “way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” credo, everything should be fine. And to make your search even easier, we’ve compiled a list of awesome, largely edible presents, from membership to a meat-of-the-month club, to DIY pretzel and beer cheese kits!
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Our Father’s Day 2016 Dining Guide
We’re perfectly aware that not all dads are obsessed with steak, barbecue and beer; just as we know that not all moms are suckers for chocolate, mimosas and brunch. But when it comes to narrowing down Father’s Day options, we’re going to venture a guess that the following restaurants are legitimately failsafe bets for celebrating your dad this year…
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Speedy Romeo Brings Pastrami Pies to the Lower East Side
Emmy’s Detroit-style squares may be the most notable new addition to Brooklyn’s pizza scene, but the borough’s own Speedy Romeo — and its St. Louis-inspired pies — might just be the most exciting Manhattan development of late…
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What to Eat at Rockaway Beach this Season
A day at the beach in NYC used to involve planning and packing a picnic, since food options in the outer, outer boroughs were notoriously, laughably scarce. But the Rockaways changed all that, when they became breeding ground for quality vendors, serving Venezuelan arepas, pure fruit popsicles, and everything in between…
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Dizengoff Brings Top Tier Hummus to Chelsea Market
Chelsea Market’s newest tenant is undoubtedly its most high profile yet; that would be Dizengoff, from the James Beard Award-winning Michael Solomonov. Named after an iconic street in Tel Aviv, and modeled after traditional Israeli hummusiyas, the beloved Philly export is a shrine to chickpea dip…
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New York’s Best Spring Dishes 2016
There’s not much you need to do to manipulate spring ingredients, such as verdant ramps, unctuous morels, succulent soft shell crabs and sprightly fiddlehead ferns. But the following restaurants have managed to take innately amazing items, and somehow make them even more incredible; so eat your way through the season at spots like Contra, Olmsted, Marta and more!
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What to Eat at Riis Beach this Season
Not to be outdone by the Rockaways, nearby Riis Beach has significantly upped its food game in recent years. So now, instead of slinging frozen burgers and fries from one or two dingy stands, they’ve lined the boardwalk with 18 notable, highly unique vendors…
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Edible Events: June 2016
There are all manner of fun, food events taking place in New York on a daily basis, 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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Morimoto Has Officially Entered the Ramen-Ya Fray
The owners of Chuko — considered by many to be Brooklyn’s best ramen restaurant — are quick to credit their mentor, Matsaharu Morimoto, for their expert noodle soups. But though ramen has remained a staple at every one of his eateries, scattered all across the country, the Iron Chef has never run a dedicated ramen-ya. Until now, that is…
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Memorial Day Dining Guide 2016
While we’re in no real hurry to see the end of spring, it’s hard not to get excited for the seafood-slurping, beach-going, barbecue-scented onslaught of summer. And since Memorial Day weekend is essentially the gateway to the season, you’ll want to celebrate it in style, whether you’re going to a grilling party on the waterfront, a crawfish boil at a restaurant, or a bar on a barge…
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DIY French Macaron Kit
While we’re prone to dabbling at just about everything in the kitchen (from kneading homemade mozzarella to frosting fancy cakes), we love to look like we’re pros at whatever we’re doing. Which is why we’re crushing on this DIY Macaron Kit…
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A Spotlight on UrbanSpace Garment District’s Newest Vendors
If there’s a neighborhood in NYC that still needs help where food’s concerned, it would be Midtown’s chain-saturated Garment District. So let’s all rejoice over the return of UrbanSpace’s seasonal, area market, as well as the addition of awesome new vendors to the crew of established regulars, including Emmett’s & their deep dish Chicago pizzas…
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The Surf’s Finally Up at Pizza Beach on the Lower East Side
Pizza Beach may have opened on the Lower East Side back in October, but now that its spring, it finally feels like the right — read; non ironic — time to visit the laidback, Orchard Street spot, from the team behind the East Pole and Brinkley’s.
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