Spring Menus & Al Fresco Dining
One of the best things about spring is dining outdoors. Everyone has finally come out of hibernation to feast on spring produce, like ramps and rhubarb. While some restaurants have to make the best of seating on highly trafficked sidewalks, others have the luxury of beautiful gardens or outdoor patios. Weâve scouted out a few of the best places to linger over ramps, asparagus, and citrus. Locanda Verde Address: 37…
Read MoreGotham Bar and Grill's Ube Doughnuts with Cashew Ice Cream & Ube Anglaise
By Pastry Chef Deborah Racicot(Makes about 30 1.5 inch doughnuts) For the ube doughnuts *See noteIngredients: *62.5 g powdered ube (this can be found in Southeast Asian markets)*125 g coconut milk*12.5 g dry yeast*62.5 g butter*62.5 g sugar*3.75 g salt*43 g eggs*150 g all purpose flour*2 tbsp vanilla extract Preparation:1) Place the butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl of a standing mixer and cream with a paddle attachment until smooth.2) Add…
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A Crustacean Crawl Through City Island
City Island is one of the best not quite kept secrets among New Yorkers â a quaint fishing village improbably situated on the far-flung banks of the Bronx. Â And for landlocked urban dwellers, hoping to make the most of the final, fleeting weeks of summer, itâs an ideal weekend day trip; requiring an hour or less drive to Long Island Sound, or a simple subway ride on the 6 train to Pelham Bay Park. And what do you do once you get there? Â In addit…
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Q & A With Azure & La Promenade’s Alain Allegretti
…s in two different states? Â âI gave up sleeping,â he explains. Â But donât expect this handsome chef to give up his golf game or sex. Â Alain Allegretti has a lot on his plate right now, with the opening of his new restaurant, Azure, in Atlantic City, along with his flagship restaurant, La Promenade de Anglais, but heâs taking it all in stride with no plans to slow down any time soon. Â Thatâs a good thing because heâs…
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Easter Dining Out
…s. It just happens to be a great holiday to bypass the kitchen and make a reservation. Even if you donât celebrate Easter, youâd be wise to seize the marvelous, Easter brunch options around the city. Manhattanâs got plenty of great brunch spots to start and they all up the ante for this holiday with everything from sweetbreads with baked eggs at Michael Whiteâs Osteria Morini, wood fire-roasted lamb at Peasant, or poached eggs…
Read More21 Club
…, $30-45; desserts, $10.50. $35 prix fixe lunch menu; $40 dinner prix fixe menu.Reservations: Recommended; dress code strictly enforced. A changing of the guard in the kitchen demands a revisit to this NYC classic. There is nothing subtle about the dress code inspection at the â21â Club. It is an unapologetic once-over by hosts, who vigilantly deny entrance to guests in jeans or sneakers. Though this midtown institution may have surr…
Read MoreJunoon – Restaurant Reviewed
…ously moist lobster tail, served in its shell, and spiced with a fragrant blend of cumin, cayenne and lemon. The crowning touch is a fennel glaze, which lends the lobster meat a sweet, aromatic flavor that plants itself firmly in your memory for days. And the piri-piri shrimp is nearly as delicious. The shrimp are bathed in a hot chile sauce, flavored with parsley, lemon, garlic and cilantro, which on its own is undeniably spicy, but…
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Q & A with The Gander’s Jesse Schenker
…lso, the TĂȘte de Cochon (head cheese made from suckling pig), house-made Spaghetti with three different kinds of clams (Littleneck, Geoduck and Razor) and the Lobster Roll. What current culinary trends do you really embrace, and which do you wish would just die already? I fully embrace sustainability; I wish loud shitty music in restaurants wouldnât exist anymore. In your opinion, what are some of the most overrated and underrated ingredients?…
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Macaron Day: New York’s Best Macarons
…hells such as Pistachio and Hazelnut. In addition to their long-standing favorites, such as Lemon, Pistachio and Caramel, they serve more unusual flavors, the likes of Cheetos, Candied Bacon with Maple Cream Cheese, Rosemary Olive Oil and Honey & Cognac. A portion of all proceeds from the participating bakeries are being donated to City Harvest , but you can get the full download on whoâs participating in this delicious day at www.macarondayn…
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The Best Holiday Gifts for Foodies: 2015
…York instead.  In addition to being adorable, the dishwasher-safe, BPA-free bear allows you to decant individual cubes without having to touch the ice; and since its sealed, your ice wonât absorb odors and crumbs from other foods in your freezer. âWater Changes Everythingâ Cookbook: Everyone wins when you purchase this $30, downloadable cookbook, which features recipes from Dominique Ansel, Joey Campanaro, Alice Waters and more…
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Q & A with New York Sushi Ko’s John Daley
…nd heâs caucasian. âWhen I was growing up I always wanted to be a sushi chef, but was told on many occasion that could never happen due to my racial handicap,â Daley admits with a grin.  âI just know that if you keep focused, your obstacles will remain behind you.â Itâs a zen outlook well befitting a chef who trained at some of the cityâs best sushi spots, including Masa and 15 East, not to mention the three years spent in Tokyo under Suker…
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Last Licks of Summer 2014
Okay, so Labor Day has sadly and all too quickly come and gone. Â But luckily, summerâs not over just yet, which is why an edible âIn Memoriamâ seems fairly appropriate. Â Corn. Â Tomatoes. Â Peaches. Â Peas. Watermelon. Lobster. Â Squash. Â We hardly knew you. Â 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 th…
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The Sweetest Savory Desserts
…âs face it: No matter whether youâre stuffed or trying to adhere to a diet, it doesnât take much arm-twisting to convince you to order dessert.  But  sometimes, a super-sweet treat after a decadent dinner is more than our stomachs can handle. Thatâs why weâre excited to see more and more savory ingredients popping up on restaurant dessert menus, and weâre not talking about your average Apple Pie with cheddar cheese or cream cheese-frosted Carrot…
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Summer’s Best Seafood Pasta Dishes
…r of everything we love about Italian-American food. More than a pound of pulled Maine lobster meat mingles with clams, mussels and shrimp on a bed of spaghetti. The seafood is fresh and perfectly cooked, but the real draw here is the tomato sauce, which is spicy, chunky and briny thanks to a killer seafood stock. Maialino â Spaghetti alle Vongole Address: 2 Lexington Ave., btwn. E. 21st & 22nd streets Phone: (212) 777-2410 Thereâs p…
Read MoreCheese 101 – Accompanied
…ve us a quick lesson in cheese condiments⊠With the rapidly increasing popularity of all things cheese, it can be difficult to sort through the maze of accompaniments out there. So here are some words to shop by: Bread is a no-brainer â a fresh French baguette is my first choice. Bread should always play the supporting role, so festive breads, over-laden with dried fruits and nuts, are distracting (letâs reserve those for butter). D…
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The Best Ice Cream Treats – Summer 2014
In general, we have a hard time playing favorites amongst desserts, like chewy cookies, rich wedges of cake and sticky slivers of pie. Â But once it gets broilingly hot outside, thereâs one sweet we crave more than all the rest, and thatâs cool, dripping Ice Cream. We love it all â from cups and cones to sundaes and shakes, in flavors both simple (Vanilla and Butter Pecan) and funky (think Banana Curry and Chinese Red Bean). Â Thatâs why weâve rou…
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Where to Eat (RED), Drink (RED) and Save Lives This June
…ts), Rachael Ray (grilled buffalo chicken with celery slaw), and Carla Hall (summery lemon chicken with tarragon chimichurri). Â When you use the ordering code, HELLORED, HelloFresh will offer a $20 discount off the first box, and make a $20 donation to fight AIDS. Â The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will also match every donation by HelloFresh, up to $500,000. Eat (RED) Food & Film Fest: Join Mario Batali, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Dann…
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ABC Cocina – Reviewed
…e of the best places to eat right now is tucked inside a furniture and home store? Â But thatâs exactly the case ever since ABC Carpet & Home first teamed up with Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Dan Kluger to open ABC Kitchen. Â Over three years later and itâs nearly as hard to get a reservation at this seasonal and local American spot, tucked inside the 19th street side of the store. This September, ABC Carpet & Home closed its o…
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Inside AbcV: Jean-Georges Rhapsodic Ode to Vegetables
…mic, internationally-inspired waker-uppers, such as Sea Buckthorn and Persimmon Bowls, Steamed Tofu with roasted cauliflower, and lacy, South Indian Dosas, cradling swiss chard and zaâatar. And donât expect your standard issue sandwiches, soups and salads come afternoon; instead, innovative, plant-based creations fall under âLight & Freshâ (Shallot and Herb Labneh with crispy mushrooms and sunchoke chips), Warm & Hot (Market Carrots with…
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