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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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Timna Takes Israeli Cuisine to the Next Level
From Thai and Korean to Filipino and Chinese, Asian cuisine of all sorts has been trending hard for years now. But we predict that in 2016, we’re going to see Israeli fare get lots and lots of love. Just think about the popularity of places like Balaboosta and Breads Bakery, the burgeoning shakshuka craze, the prevalence of harissa, and most especially, brand new restaurants like Timna…
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Fall Trends: Tiki Drinks Are All The Rage
While drinking fruity, rum-based beverages only seems natural during the summer, in New York, it can hardly be considered a seasonal thing. Because, despite a bit of ebbing and flowing over the last couple years, an unabashed affection for tiki has remained a reliable constant in the bar world…
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Double Down on Dessert During Sweet September, Benefiting Citymeals on Wheels
Eating sweets is hardly a hardship, but this month, we’re giving you carte blanche to overdo it on dessert. That’s because, from September 1st – 30th, participating New York restaurants and bakeries will donate $1 to Citymeals on Wheels — which helps deliver food to the homebound elderly — every time you buy one of their designated Sweet September desserts.
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Where to Eat During Rosh Hashanah 2015
With Labor Day come and gone, fall (and yes, even winter!) holidays always seem to pop up at a fast and furious pace. And the first on the docket is Rosh Hashanah. From an appetizing spread at the newly opened Sadelle’s to a sticky babka (crossbred with donuts!) from Dough…
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Eat Your Way Through Labor Day
Pour one out for summer, you guys (if you can spare a single drop of your mojito, michelada, or frozen margarita, that is), because Labor Day is sadly, officially here. But before you put your white clothes into storage and steel yourself for six months of roots and tubers, the weekend presents one final opportunity to party. So check out our guide to New York’s edible end-of-season goings on, from a shellfish celebration at Grand Banks, to an alfresco barbecue at Pig Beach.
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A Tasty Day Trip to Sandy Hook
If your visions of the Jersey Shore are indelibly connected to that show, it might be high time for a visit to Sandy Hook. Not only is it the closest portion of the coast to New York City (less than an hour by car or even less on the Seastreak ferry), it has little to do with the hard partying, fist pumping, Bacardi-fueled bacchanalia, popularly depicted on MTV…
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New York’s Best End-of-Summer Beach Eats
With summer slipping away at an alarming pace, you’re going to want to spend as much of it as possible at the beach. And thankfully, there’s no real reason to step away from the sand and surf even for a minute, as the city’s shorelines are simply packed with amazing eats, from the Smorgasburg vendors at Coney Island, to a revolving stable of Latin American restaurants in the Rockaways.
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Inday Brings Fast-Casual Indian Fare to the NoMad District
NYC is exploding with fast-casual lunch spots with a decidedly healthy bent, from Chipotle and Chop’t to Sweetgreen and The Little Beet. And the newest entrant, Inday, attempts to add a little extra spice to a mix, by bringing an Indian edge to its assortment of salads, wraps and bowls…
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Edible Events: September 2015
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: Melons
Did you know that melons, squash and cucumbers are all part of the same gourd family? If you think about it, most melons have a very similar structure to winter squash, with thick flesh and an inner seed-filled midsection. That being said, squash are classified as vegetables, while melons are sweet and juicy fruit…
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Fall Restaurant Preview 2015
If there’s one upside to summer’s end, it’s that autumn is the busiest season for big-deal restaurant openings. So from Jose Garces’ heralded New York debut to Missy Robbins’ migration to Brooklyn, here’s where you’ll be eating out once the leaves start to fall…
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Q & A with Maple’s Founder Caleb Merkl
26% of Americans order takeout at least once a week, which is why, in just the last year or so, innovative young companies have flooded the space, hoping to push the boundaries of food delivery well beyond cheap and greasy pepperoni pizza & chicken chow fun. And chief amongst them is Maple, partially financed by none other than Momofuku’s David Chang…
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Gourmet Gossip: August 2015
In this great dining city of ours, barely a day passes without news of an exciting new restaurant opening, a shocking chef shuffle, or a groundbreaking, must-try dish. That’s why we’re keeping you apprised of the industry’s most noteworthy news — from April Bloomfield’s big deal burger spot to David Chang’s pop-up Ruth Krishna & more…
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Spotlighting 2015’s Vendy Cup Nominees
For the owners of New York’s myriad food trucks and Smorgasburg stands, there’s no greater honor than winning a Vendy Award. That’s why we’re spotlighting the five esteemed vendors going head-to-head for the gold! From Snowday, a maple syrup-focused truck with a mission to Hard Times Sundaes, which serves one of the very best smashed-style burgers in Brooklyn…
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A Crustacean Crawl Through City Island
City Island is one of the best-kept not quite secrets among New Yorkers — a quaint fishing village improbably situated on the far-flung banks of the Bronx. And for landlocked urban dwellers, it’s an ideal weekend day trip to savor what’s left of summer…
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The Box Kite Team is Flying High at Bruno
If the duo behind Box Kite — the acclaimed tasting room situated in a St. Marks Street coffee shop — could work culinary magic in a 300-square foot space, it’s little surprise that they’ve achieved super-sized success at their newest venture, Bruno…
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Step Up to Huertas’ High-End Hot Dog Window
Hot dogs are probably the last thing you’d expect to find on the menu at Huertas; a Basque-inspired cider bar and tapas hotspot, which took the East Village by storm with its convivial, family-style feasts and elegant, passed pintxos last year. But in a playful stroke of seasonal genius, the team decided to institute a summer-long, weekends-only hot dog takeout window, which kicked off mid June and will continue to run until Labor Day…
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Beyond Goya: Miscelanea Brings Artisanal Mexican Groceries to the East Village
We’ve asserted numerous times that New York’s multi-ethnic food scene is entirely unparalleled — and that’s in no way limited to restaurants. There are countless grocery stores around the city that make internationally inspired cooking a breeze, including Miscelanea, a welcome Mexican addition to the East Village…
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