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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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Super Smart Lid
There are so many reasons to love this lid I don’t even know where to begin. For starters, it’s universal, which means you can literally use on everything from stock pots to saute pans. (So you can finally stop obsessing over how you lost yours.) But that barely scratches the surface…
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Seasonal Eats: Ramps
Of all of the edible delicacies the spring season is known for — peas, asparagus, fiddlehead ferns, rhubarb, lamb and soft shell crab — ramps are undoubtedly the most lusted after. Sometimes referred to as a wild leek, the tender ramp, tasting like a cross between onions and garlic, is native to North America, with a burgundy-tinted bulb that resembles a scallion, and flat, broad, light green leaves…
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Our Guide to New York’s Annual Burger Week
Not like we need an excuse to eat burgers, but May 1st through May 7th just happens to be the Third Annual NY Burger Week. Yes, really. And needless to say, there are a number of especially tasty events being held throughout the city to celebrate. So don your elastic-waisted pants and arm yourself with an extra large bottle of ketchup, because here are seven meat patty-centric parties you won’t want to miss…
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Where to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Historically speaking, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican militia’s victory over the French army during The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It’s retained its significance in the city of Puebla to this day, but has also evolved to become more of a celebration of Mexican pride and culture throughout the U.S. Which means that, yes, Cinco de Mayo is indeed an excellent excuse to overindulge on tacos, guacamole, tequila shots and margaritas — and from Los Americanos in Tribeca to Mission Cantina on the Lower East Side and Habana Outpost in Brooklyn, here are a few terrific places to do just that…
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Bar Spotting: Andrew Tarlow’s Achilles Heel
With five successful eateries to his name (Diner, Marlow & Sons, Marlow & Daughters, Reynard, & Roman’s) Andrew Tarlow is Brooklyn’s most prolific restaurateur. And now he’s got yet another title to add to his impressive resume, flourishing bar owner. Situated along the industrial, Greenpoint waterfront, Achilles Heel is meant to evoke the old-timey saloons and provisions shops that catered to area dockworkers in the 1900’s…
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Louro’s Nossa Mesa Supper Club
After six straight nights of dinner service (and a double-header on Sunday, for brunch), you’d think that Louro’s Dave Santos would be all too eager to shut down the restaurant on Mondays. And yet, the chefs “day off” is undoubtedly one of his busiest, as he swaps out Louro’s modern Portuguese menu for a banquet well befitting the “Game of Thrones,” cast, say, or an Italian spread a la “The Sopranos…”
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Gourmet Gossip: April 2014
In this great dining city of ours, barely a day passes without news of a thrilling new restaurant opening, a devastating closing, a shocking chef shuffle, or a groundbreaking, must-try dish. That’s why we’re keeping you apprised of the industry’s most noteworthy bits and bites, from Floyd Cardoz’s surprising departure from North End Grill in Battery Park to Charlie Palmer’s casual addition to Aureole in Midtown and an exciting Parisian import currently setting up shop in Tribeca…
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Spring Dishes on the Rise
It’s no wonder most chefs will tell you that spring is their favorite time of the year. That’s because verdantly green produce, like Ramps, Peas, and Fiddlehead ferns are green delicacies, made even more appealing by the fact that their seasons last only a fleeting, few weeks. So you can bet we’re taking advantage of our favorite restaurants warm weather dishes, like Asparagus with Quail Eggs at Juni, Stinging Nettle Ravioli at Betony, Rhubarb Kataifi at Beautique and much, much more…
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Awesome Ethiopian Cooking At Bunna Cafe
Bunna Café is just about as “Brooklyn” as it gets nowadays. The restaurant started life a pop-up, in a series of grungy-chic East Williamsburg bars. They eventually added a Smorgasburg stand into the mix to increase visibility, and started a campaign on indigogo to help fund their new (now two-month-old) brick-and-mortar, Bushwick location. And oh yeah, they specialize in vegan Ethiopian food…
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The Most Exciting Food Events for Spring
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, featuring transient chefs throwing sit-down dinners in abandoned warehouses, or barbecue blowouts in someone’s backyard. But unless you have the time and money to party seven days a week, you’ll have to be somewhat discerning about what goes on your calendar. So here are just a few worthy food celebrations we recommend getting tickets for now…
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Our Favorite Spring Lamb Dishes
While rabbit is making a strong play for the protein du jour, there’s no meat as intrinsically associated with spring (especially during Easter) as lamb. And nowadays, it’s appearing on restaurant menus in a number of intriguing guises, so there’s no need to settle for the expected pair of chops or mint jelly-smeared loin. That’s why we’ve rounded up New York’s best new lamb dishes…
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Perfect for Passover Matzoh Lasagna
It can be difficult to get jazzed about eating a unleavened diet for all eight nights of Passover, centered around the dry, brittle crackers known as matzoh. That’s where this recipe for Matzoh Lasagna comes in, which cleverly transforms the somewhat flavorless flatbread into the perfect noodle substitute for one of our favorite Italian dishes!
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Q & A with Sotto 13’s Executive Chef Ed Cotton
If you’re a Top Chef obsessive, it’s hard to chat with finalist Ed Cotton without eventually working the conversation around to his Season 7 flirtation with fellow cheftestant Tiffany, or if he still thinks that Alex stole his pea puree. But if you’ve been following his career since the show, it also seems a bit silly to dwell on his T.V stint for too long, because the unassuming, nose-to-the-grindstone chef is anything but a wannabe celebrity…
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An Edible Celebration of Cherry Blossom Season
One of the most glorious signs of spring is undoubtedly the blooming of the cherry blossoms. And some of New York’s best restaurants are celebrating with a host of fun food and drink specials, like 15 East, Brushstroke, Cherry and Boqueria. Which means that you should too…
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Vietnamese-Chinese-French Fusion at Bushwick’s Falansai
Asian fusion doesn’t have the bad rap it used to, conjuring up images of Chinese chicken salads topped with canned mandarin oranges. In fact, there’s plenty of NY restaurants that push the boundaries of traditional Asian dishes, like RedFarm and Pok Pok Ny. So add Brooklyn’s Falansai to that estimable roster, melding together influences from Chinese, Vietnamese & French cuisines…
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Ultimate Easter Dining Guide 2014
Easter’s right around the corner, which means it’s time to make your holiday brunch and dinner reservations now. Who doesn’t love an excuse to pig out? We’ve got everything from a Scandinavian feast at Aquavit to a Lebanese spread at Ilili or roof-to-table at Rosemary’s. We have all that and more right this way…
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Spotlight on Smorgasburg 2014
Although an indoor version of Smorgasburg operates in the colder months, the all-food flea market is best experienced in the open air along the Williamsburg waterfront each Saturday, or in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Sundays. Well, it just reopened this weekend with over 20 awesome, new vendors. Here are a few that we’ve definitely got our eye on…
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Gourmet Gossip – April 2014
In this great dining city of ours, barely a day passes without news of an exciting new restaurant opening, a devastating closing, a shocking chef shuffle, or a groundbreaking, must-try dish. That’s why we’re keeping you apprised of the industry’s most noteworthy bits and bites, from Bar Bolonat’s welcome launch on Hudson Street and Gavin Kaysen’s surprising departure from Café Boulud, to a centuries-old macaron recipe currently making waves in Greenwich Village…
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