Degustation Wine & Tasting Bar

239 E. 5th Street, btwn 2nd and 3rd Avenues, East Village
Sushi Bar style seating, reservations necessary: (212) 979-1012
Despite the exquisite zen-inspired design, sexy vibe and scrumptious food that betrays quality as well as culinary meticulousness and flawless service, “let them eat tapas” seems to be the approach to Degustation’s price-portion ratio. While the cost of [...]

Snazz Up Those Leftover Mashed Potatoes

Don’t Even Think About Throwing Away Those Leftover Thanksgiving Mashed Potatoes!
Click on the Image Below For a Quick Way to Transform Them Into A Fabulous, Flavorful, Iberian Appetizer!
Recipe by Melissa Clark, published in New York Times Dining Section.
For more delicious, idiot-proof recipes with everyday ingredients, check out Melissa Clark’s _Chef Interrupted_. Click on [...]

Food Bank for New York City – Check Out Hunger Program

In this season of giving thanks, let us be grateful for goodness received and reach out to
New Yorkers in need.

By donating to the Food Bank for New York City’s Check Out Hunger program at your local supermarket, you can help feed hungry New Yorkers this winter.

Donating is as simple as food shopping. Just go [...]

Free Sample of Certified Organic Free Trade Coffee

To order your free sample of
beans that are:
Double A Arabica* Coffee

100% USDA Certified Organic
100% Fair Trade Coffee

100% Pesticide Free

100% Shade Grown
Click on my free free trade coffee sample.

Philippe Chow Express

469 Sixth Avenue, btwn 11th and 12th Streets, Greenwich Village
212-929-8949
No matter how dreadful the experience, I don’t like thrashing places wholesale. Even when the service is deplorable, I look for that hint of good will, the slightest suggestion of a desire to please and will linger a little longer than usual in my praise of [...]

The Last Thing Greenwich Village Needed…

…besides the closing of yet another privately-owned cafe’.

Soggy Weekend? Reach for Candles, Bogart Flicks and Jacques Pepin

When the weekend seems a wash, nothing spells comfort better than Roast Chicken and Mashed Potatoes. Forget the weather and follow Jacques Pepin’s quick and easy recipe to basic palate pleasures and hearty satisfaction.
Pepin recently prepared this on Fast Food My Way on KQED. Watch the less than 30 minute You Tube video below [...]

Nespresso

761 Madison Avenue, btwn. 65th and 66th Sts. open M-F, 8-8; weekends, 9-7
…Because there’s no better way to end a Madison Avenue couture-tour or buying orgy than with a first-rate cappuccino. And that’s exactly what Nespresso delivers…a bold, mildly bitter espresso with a smooth finish atop a hot satiny, compact foam swirled into elegant ripples. [...]

Market Table

54 Carmine St., corner of Bedford St.
Greenwich Village
New York, New York
212-215-2100
Boasting urban farmhouse appeal in the less commercial reaches of Greenwich Village, Market Table churns out abundant seasonal goodness. Pale-shaded wood, black and white mosaic tiles and an all glass perimeter play on the light and old Village charm to make this place cozy on [...]

NYC Tastings Event

Celebrate Election Day results at the Tastings Event this weekend:
November 7-9th (this Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Pier 94 – 755 12th Avenue
New York, New York

Don’t pass up this great opportunity to dazzle your palate and meet gastronomic greats and master mixologists. For further details, click here.