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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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Racines NY – Reviewed
The cool thing about living in New York is that chefs and restaurateurs from all over the world want to open up right here in Manhattan. Now you don’t have to go all the way to Paris to try the popular, market-driven wine bar & bistro, Racines, because they just opened a stateside outpost…
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New York’s Noteworthy New Burgers
Granted, there’s no shortage of lists already documenting New York’s wealth of incredible burgers, invariably including the Black Label version at Minetta Tavern and the Roquefort-swathed patty at the Spotted Pig. But now that it’s summer, we’ve really got smoky, char-grilled burgers on the brain, which is why rounding up some of our favorite specimens to hit the dining scene in just the last year — including the ultimate brasserie-style burger & frites at Keith McNally’s newest venture, Cherche Midi…
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Mexican Breakfast On-the-Go at Gotham West Market
Gotham West Market’s newest tenant, Choza Taqueria, recently took over the small storefront vacated by Caroline Fidanza’s Little Chef. Overseen by Akhtar Nawab (who’s culturally Indian and French trained, but spent time at the helm of a succession of Mexican restaurants, such as La Esquina and La Cenita), Choza serves tasty, roadside-inspired fare well into the evening — such as Shrimp, Chicken, Lamb or Pork Tacos, Mahi Mahi Ceviche and cheesy Elote — but also offers a surprisingly sizable and diverse menu during breakfast…
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Trend Spotting: Everything Bagel Seasoning
It’s easy enough to follow the trajectory of certain food trends, like rabbit, Korean cuisine and kale. But “everything seasoning” is a funny one (you know, that dehydrated onion, garlic, sesame and poppy seed blend they sprinkle on top of bagels), which actually became a “thing” long before bagels underwent a culinary revival themselves…
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Guide to Restaurant Week Summer 2014
If you thought Restaurant Week existed solely to persuade New Yorkers to dine out during the doldrums of winter, think again. There’s a similar incentive offered during the summer; although how much convincing do you need, really, to venture out into the sunshine, in order to enjoy a three-course lunch for $25 at Bill Telepan’s newest farm-to-table venture, Telepan Local, or dinner for $38 at Jean-Georges unfailingly elegant Nougatine? So here’s where to eat out during Restaurant Week Summer 2014…
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Tessa – Review
Tessa had the unfortunate luck of opening with scaffolding over the entrance. I hate that for them. I mean, how do you have a fighting chance if no one even knows you’re there? That’s what I was thinking, anyway, as I headed toward the door on a recent summer night. Guess I was wrong (this time) because Tessa and its whopping, 75-seat dining room was packed, not a seat left in the house, except at the bar. So that’s where my husband and I ended up eating on a recent Tuesday night…
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Duck, Duck, Good at Decoy
RedFarm has been a fancified Chinese food fixture in the West Village for years now, beloved for owner Ed Schoenfeld, his famous charm & chef Joe Ng, maker of supremely delicate PacMan Dumplings. But over the last months, the restaurant’s undergone a flurry of change, including a swanky cocktail lounge and modern Peking Duck house called Decoy…
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More than Just Noodles at Ivan Ramen
There may be more ramen restaurants than you can shake a chopstick at in New York nowadays, but that didn’t keep residents from eagerly anticipating the heralded debut of Ivan Ramen on the Lower East Side, which finally opened in May. Owned by native New Yorker, who catapulted to fame in Tokyo after opening two wildly successful and respected ramen-yas (an unprecedented accomplishment for a foreigner), Ivan Ramen launched his first stand-alone venture back in the States…
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Seasonal Eats: Heirloom Tomatoes
One of our simplest — but most eagerly anticipated — pleasures of summer is biting into a sun-warmed, perfectly ripe tomato, full of flavor and fit to bursting with juice. Because save for a few months out of the year, who actually enjoys eating those wan, mealy wedges that show up in uninspired salads? We’d much rather savor the seemingly endless variety of entrancing heirlooms, such as lush Brandywine, sugary Golden Jubilee, and slightly acidic Green Zebra…
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Barchetta – Reviewed
These days a chef isn’t just, well, a chef. Some are TV chefs who have a token restaurant or don’t have a restaurant at all. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Ina Garten is a killer cook and she doesn’t own an eatery.) Some have lines of cookware and shelves of their own cookbooks. Others are pure kitchen guys who rarely make an appearance in the dining room, while some manage to be businessmen who build dining empires. But it’s really hard to pin down Dave Pasternack…
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Al Fresco Drinking at Gallow Green
If we can’t drink and dine on the waterfront all summer, there’s only one other place we’d rather be — up on the roof. It’s the consummate city experience… clinging onto a cocktail while precariously perched at the lip of a high rise building, peering out at the skyline and down at the bustling streets below. And when it comes to especially chic roof bars, it doesn’t get much better than Gallow Green, located on the very top of The McKittrick Hotel in Chelsea…
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Portuguese Clam Roast
Classic summer clam roasts are often associated with the salt water-kissed shores of New England, but did you know that the dish was largely influenced by immigrant, Portuguese fisherman? No wonder it’s so often augmented by hunks of linguica sausage or chorizo! That’s why we’ve upped the Spanish quotient even further with our recipe, by adding in tender salt cod, a squirt of piri piri (Portuguese hot sauce), and a smattering of aromatic smoked paprika…
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Summer 2014 Restaurant Preview
It’s no secret that summer tends to be a slow season when it comes to restaurant openings. Since so many New Yorkers go away on extended vacations, eateries usually prefer to save their grand debuts for the fall. Not this summer. There’s a slurry of highly anticipated spots all slated to launch in the next two months, so don’t you worry if you’ve yet to schedule that dream getaway. Because a summer spent in the city means you’ll be first in line to try them all…
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Edible Events: July-August 2014
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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Gourmet Gossip: July 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. From major plans for Grand Central’s dining concourse to an unexpected migration for fine dining stalwart, Union Square Café and the Pok Pok dynasty’s complete commitment to Brooklyn..
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Grilled Red, White and Blueberry Cobbler
A Fourth of July celebration spent at home invariably involves the grill. So why not keep it burning, long after you’ve polished off your stash of hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks? Believe it or not, this highly patriotic, Red White and Blueberry dessert can actually be baked right over the coals. So forget about overheating your house by turning on the oven, and spend the entire holiday happily tending the barbecue in your (or someone else’s) backyard…
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The Ultimate July 4th Dining Guide NYC
Plan on spending the Fourth of July New York this year? It’s a good year to because Macy’s has finally brought their fireworks spectacular back to the East River, so commemorate it in style. From a moonlit cruise aboard the North River Lobster Company, to a waterside supper at the unfailingly elegant Riverpark, and a rooftop soiree at The Ides, atop the stylish Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn…
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The Best Ice Cream Treats – Summer 2014
Once it gets broilingly hot outside, there’s one sweet we crave more than all the rest, and that’s cool, dripping ice cream. We love it all, which is why we’ve rounded up an array of awesome scoop shops to see you through the summer season, including Morgenstern’s, a new, out-of-the-box Lower East Side ice cream parlor, and Eggers, a 1930’s-era, Staten Island classic…
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