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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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Flexible Grilling Skewers
Where barbecue is concerned, we’re big fans of skewers. They’re fun to use, easy to clean up, and they make grilling a little more personalized since everyone can build their own skewer.
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Trendwatch: Sriracha
Sriracha is a staple in our kitchens, adding the perfect amount of spice to just about any dish, whether its cocktails, eggs, or Brussels sprouts. But we aren’t the only ones capitalizing on the unique sauce, In fact, Chefs all over the city routinely use Sriracha in marinades, ceviches, Bloody Mary’s, remoulades, frying batter, and more.
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New York’s Best Beer Bars
If you’re looking for a place to grab a beer with the guys, you can find a spot on just about every block. If you really want to experience beer like it was meant to be experienced, it takes some effort. A true brew experience comes complete with a long list of beers on tap, a knowledgeable bartender who can tell you the flavor profiles for each of the beers, and some great bar food to chow down on...
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Dishspotting – Crave’s Razor Clams
What took so long? That’s what I asked when I stepped foot into the revival of Crave Fishbar. If you’ll recall (or maybe it was so long ago you’ve forgotten already), Crave opened in midtown east in the summer of 2008.
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Hottest Newcomers
We know it’s hard to keep up with the newest restaurants on New York’s dining scene and even harder to figure out which spots are worthwhile, so we scouted out the best of the bunch. We at Restaurant Girl volunteer our tastebuds so you dont have to waste a meal (or your money, for that matter!) on a mediocre restaurant that’s hot simply because it’s new. Here’s our favorite Hottest Newcomers in NYC right...
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Meatball Grill Basket
There’s something about meatballs that make them one of the ultimate comfort foods. Maybe it’s their moist, juicy flavor, or that we nostalgically associate them with home. Whatever it is, they’re surefire crowd pleasers and there are endless ways to make them. You can add mozzarella to your meatball mix, capers, raisins, or even bits of pineapple. The problem is we never could quite figure out how to add them to a summer menu. But if everything else can...
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Best Ice Creams in New York
With summer in full swing, sweets of the frozen sorts are in high demand. While we’d eat ice cream all year round, this is the perfect season to discover new shops, trucks and flavors. Leave it to il laboratorio del gelato to push the flavor envelope with Guinness and wasabi ice cream.
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The Best Frozen Cocktails in New York
What better way to escape the heat than with a frozen cocktail? Thankfully, the great bartenders of New York have found a way to elevate the standard, icy and oft saccharine sweet drinks to a new level. Gone are the days of simple mojitos, margaritas, and daiquiris. Instead, there’s a plethora of inventive libations, like…
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New York’s Best Ice Cream Sandwiches
New Yorkers have always been serious about their sandwiches. We’ve got everything from Katz’s legendary pastrami on rye to Sara Jenkin’s porchetta on a ciabatta roll. Recently, we’ve become just as serious about our ice cream sandwiches.
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Seasonal Treats: Raspberries
Raspberry season is officially upon us, which means you don’t have to settle for frozen or canned raspberries (gasp!) when a craving strikes. Freshly plucked raspberries are everywhere right now and you won’t just be seeing red.
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Grill Gadgets: Himalayan Salt Plate
Grilling is without a doubt the way to cook in summertime. The thing is we often get stuck in a rut, using the same dry-rub or marinade every time, flipping burgers or turning corn. There’s always ways to up the ante and we just found one:
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Barbecue And The City
It’s difficult to find a food that caters to men more than barbecue. Everything about the BBQ experience makes it somewhat of a guy’s dining paradise, from the bold flavors and the huge portions, to the glorious mess you make while eating it. While barbecue takes real work, it’s well worth tucking into, especially when it’s warm outside. We rolled up our sleeves and dug into some of the best barbecue in NYC, from Texas-style smoked brisket to Carolina-style...
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Wine On The Go
We promise we won’t judge you for buying this. In fact, we won’t tell anyone because we may or may not have bought one, too. The thing is you never know when a wine-worthy occasion will present itself, so you need to be prepared. You don’t want to get stuck drinking the three-buck-chuck in the parking lot before a concert, family barbecue, or anywhere else, for that matter. Call us wine snobs, but we don’t like to drink just...
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Soft Shell Crab Season
Summer marks the rise of some of our favorite foods, whether it be fresh fruits, summer soups, or chasing down the ice cream truck. For the seafood lover, summer months mean the return of soft shell crabs – and what a glorious return it is.
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New York’s Best Lobster Rolls
For us, summer isn’t really summer until we’ve had our first taste of lobster. And while we love the challenge of cracking open a whole lobster, there are less exhausting ways to enjoy lobsters’ sweet meat. That’s right, that iconic summer sandwich known as the Lobster Roll…
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The Chefs Dinner 2012
The 8th Annual Chefs Dinner will be held in the Hamptons this year on Saturday, July 28, at 5:30 P.M. The event, which features Eric Ripert, Josh Capon, Justin Smilie, Amanda Freitag, and special guest Ina Garten, will be held as a benefit for Hayground School’s Jeff’s Kitchen and the Jeff Salaway Scholarship fund.
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Seasonal Eatings – Fava Beans
Fava beans are one of the hardest beans to crack. They’re fat and puffy and if you don’t know what to do with them, completely confusing. Not to mention the fact that they’re only available in the summer. While browsing through the local markets this time of year, look for the seasonal beans that look like larger lima beans in knobby green pods.
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DIY Soft Serve Ice Cream
Could it get any hotter? I don’t even want to know. We could all use a way to cool off this summer. And is there anything that gets the job done better than ice cream? There’s something comforting about a crunchy cone filled with the creamy goodness that traditional hard ice cream can’t replace. Sure, you can find a Mister Softee truck (or a copycat) on almost any city block right about now, but some times it’s just...
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