JoeDoe’s Joe Dobias is among the spate of chef-restauranteurs in the New York City restaurant world that are lashing out at restaurant critics. According to Eater, a Dobias is said to have railed against New York Journal blogger for critical remarks expressed in a review. Here’s a taste of Dobias’ gratuitous, below the belt response, [...]
31 E. 20th St.
Gramercy Park
212-598-0141
www.lapizzafresca.com
You don’t need to be a foodie, nor a slave to the internet’s ubiquitous review venues to know that the New York food scene, especially in its current recession-ridden guise, is being held hostage to an artisan pizza craze. Not that I’m not for it. I love pizza. I’ve [...]
Examiner.com reports that popular frozen yogurt chain, Pinkberry, will be offering free small yogurts on Friday, June 26th, from 5pm – 9pm. The occassion? They are introducing two new summer fresh flavors: coconut and passion fruit. Get your free taste of summer in a cup at your local Pinkberry or click on the logo below, [...]
Now is the time to help the more than 4 million New Yorkers — mainly children, women, seniors, people with disabilities and the working poor — struggle to afford food. Food Bank for New York City will double your donation through June 30th.
Click on the image below to make your contribution now.
90 Washington St. (Rector St.) Financial District
212-363-6000
merchantsny.com/mnycafe/
Located in a neighborhood that up until five years ago was deemed “dead after dusk” to locals and tourists alike, Merchants NY is set in on a sleepy corner of the Finanical district, which is also the site of a slowly developing social scene–think Stone St.
The comely and upbeat [...]
July 12-31st is restaurant week in New York City. During these two weeks, you can enjoy pre-fixed three course lunches at dinners at those exclusive restaurants that you’ve been dying to try for a fraction of the regular price.
Reservations begin on June 30th. Click on image above for more details. Meanwhile, Telepan, one the Upper-West [...]
14 Bedford St.
Greenwich Village
212-675-9080; quintoquarto.com
Located on a cobble-stoned strip of charming restaurants, this darling Village newcomer fills a void with its Roman cuisine and spirited and tempermental service. The warm, inviting decor of exposed brick and candlelight set a romantic, low-key stage that is contrasted by the family-style bustle and vivacious outbursts of the service…On [...]
While its rustic appearance may not inspire you to break out the Rosenthal, this simple pizza recipe will yield results so tasty that it may not even make it to the plate.
Click on the image below for the recipe I published in NY Examiner.
Thu, Jun 11, 11 am, $40
FOODS OF THE RENAISSANCE
Join noted food historian Francine Segan for a lively discussion of menus, table manners, etiquette and unusual dining customs of the Renaissance, and taste foods made from an authentic period recipe.
www.92YTribeca.org/daytime
Fri, Jun 19, 11 am, $25
GOURMET WALKING TOUR OF TRIBECA
Visit Tribeca’s most delightful gourmet stores, wine [...]
60 3rd Ave.
East Village, New York, New York
212-254-0888
apiarynyc.com
The only restaurant of its sort in this infamously “bobo” part of town, known as the East Village, this up-scale American-Mediterranean brings a value-adding effect to the the nabe in the way of elegant, inspired dishes prepared with gusto and inventiveness.
Despite the eco-friendly name though, the interior [...]
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