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An Italian-American Ace in the Hole – Review of Parm
BY CRAIG CAVALLO 248 Mulberry Street (btwn Prince and Spring) Lower East Side 212-965-0955 / http://parmnyc.com/ Sunday - Wednesday, 11am - Midnight Thursday - Saturday, 11am - 1am When you open a restaurant and quickly find yourself at the center of the food world, it makes sense … [Read More...]
A New Asian-American Post Poised to Send Park Slope Abuzz – Review of Talde
BY CRAIG CAVALLO Talde Hours are Monday - Sunday 5pm - 12am 369 7th Ave. Park Slope, Brooklyn 347-916-0031 / taldebrooklyn.com/ Two huge square windows lend a peek into the restaurant as you walk north on 7th Ave towards 11th Street in Park Slope. The name above the entrance is … [Read More...]
Thai Flavors that will make your taste buds dance – Review of Laut
BY AMY WASSERMAN LAUT 15 East 17th Street (Between Broadway and Fifth Ave) Union Square / Flatiron 212-206-8989 http://lautnyc.com/ There are certainly enough Thai restaurants in the city to be able to eat at a different one every night for one year without ever dining at the same Thai … [Read More...]
Chef gives ‘off the cuff’ lecture on his love for Italian cooking – Event at 92Y Tribeca
BY BETH KAISERMAN Chef Ron Suhanosky eats pasta with tomato sauce almost every day. Suhanosky, who opened Sfoglia on the Upper East Side and in Nantucket with his wife, released his second cookbook, The Italian Table, this past fall. In a lecture Thursday at 92Y Tribeca, he discussed … [Read More...]
The Race to Reservations Is On – Restaurant Week 2012 Begins on January 16th!
It's that sweet time again! Starting January 16th, enjoy twenty days of discounted fine NYC dining, ending February 10th! Click on the image below for a list of participating restaurants. … [Read More...]
What’s On… Amsterdam (btwn 74th & 75th Street)
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY Upper West Side The late 20th century brought with it the rise of Amsterdam Avenue; becoming one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Manhattan at the time. Several institutes of higher learning call Amsterdam Ave home, including City College, John Jay College, … [Read More...]
Cream of Wheat Goes Gourmet
BY BECKA WOOLF Foods that remind you of your childhood. Ready, set, go! Some that come to mind for me are Corn Flakes, grilled cheese and pancakes. Easy, affordable, accessible, staple foods. Many people across the country would say that Cream of Wheat is one of those items that they … [Read More...]
Embracing Evolution and Ever True to His Passion – Upclose with Pino Luongo on His Latest Venture: Morso
BY ELENA MANCINI Often referred to as the Dark Prince of Italian fine dining in the restaurant world, Pino Luongo pioneered authentic Tuscan flavors in the US with smash hit restaurants including Il Cantinori, Le Madri, Coco Pazzo, Il Toscanaccio and Centolire, to just name a few. He's been … [Read More...]
A Sliver of Naples – Review of Forcella’s Pizza di Napoli
BY DARA POLLAK Forcella 485 Lorimer St Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718-388-8820 / http://forcellaeatery.com/ Manhattan Location: 334 Bowery, Nolita - NYC After my visit to Italy some years ago, I fell in love with Neopolitan-style pizza: thin crust, slightly blackened on the bottom from … [Read More...]
What’s On…Bayard Street? (Between Mott and Elizabeth)
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY What's On...Bayard Street? (btwn: Mott and Elizabeth Streets) Chinatown The colorful past of Bayard Street in Chinatown began in the early 19th Century as its location landed it in the famed Old Sixth Ward and internationally known slum, 5 Points. Disease … [Read More...]
