Dim Sum Dujour – Review of Northern Manor

“Dim Sum Du Jour”- Review of Northern Manor

Northern Manor
251-15 Northern Blvd
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 281-1500

“Dim Sum taught me Chinese.”
As a kid, I learned the bulk of my Cantonese Chinese food words from simply hearing the ladies who strolled past me hawking their carts’ wares. I never cease to marvel at the [...]

Beyond Chianti – Celebrating new Italian wines at Cellar 58

“Beyond Chianti – Celebrating new Italian wines at Cellar 58″
Italian wine events news by ELENA MANCINI
Cellar 58
58 Second Ave, East Village
212-420-1300
Embark on a path to Italian wine enlightenment with award-winning Umbrian chef, Andrea Tiberi, whose latest venture is the opening of East Village wine bar,  Cellar 58.
At Cellar 58, Tiberi will share his recommendations [...]

“Ambushing the plate” – Review of Go! Go! Curry

“Ambushing the Plate”- Review of Go!Go!Curry
BY SARAH IP
Go!Go!Curry
273 W. 38th St
(between 7th Ave & 8th Ave)
Midtown West / Garment District, NYC
(212) 730-5555
gogocurryusa.com
Attack! Attack! Go!
To Go!Go!Curry, at once! If only all lunches could be like this…

My friends and I arrived there around 12:15 p.m. to a relatively empty store. Not more than ten minutes later, [...]

Unique dining in Hell’s Kitchen – Review of Kashkaval

Kashkaval
856 9th Avenue between 55th and 56th
Hell’s Kitchen, NY
(212) 581-8282 /  kashkavalfoods.com
“Unique Dining in Hell’s Kitchen”
BY HOLLY HAGAN

Tourists, theatergoers and Port Authority characters mingle in the twenty-block radius of Hell’s Kitchen, making it a colorful part of the city.  Unfortunately, this energy and uniqueness has yet to hit the restaurants in the area, and Hell’s [...]

“Gilded cocktail, relaxed style” – Review of Flatiron Lounge

“Gilded cocktail, relaxed style” – Review of Flatiron Lounge

BY ELENA MANCINI
37 W 19th St.
Flatiron District, NYC
212-727-7741
flatironlounge.com/
Hours:  Sun. – Wed. 5pm – 2am / Thurs. – Sat. 5pm – 4am
Born about a century and a half ago in California, the cocktail is a quintessential New York institution. From the 15,000 + speakeasies and gin dens that [...]

It’s official: Frank Bruni will be passing his napkin to The NY Times’ Sam Sifton

The food wires have been buzzing non-stop since yesterday, when The New York Times’s Executive Editor, Bill Keller officially named Sam Sifton to replace Frank Bruni as the Times’s new restaurant critic. Sifton has been serving the dual role of Culture Editor and Dining Editor at the Times. His previous stints include New York Press [...]

A rich repertoire of comfort food and then some – Review of Shopsins

“A rich repertoire of comfort food and then some” Review of Shopsins
BY SHERRY LIU
Shopsins
120 Essex St.
LES, NYC
212-924-5160 / shopsins.com
Creativity, balanced with simple ingredients and aggressive portions pureed into something I delightfully gobbled up in this delectable corner of the Essex Street Market.   Shopsin’s has a distinct sense of Lower East Side community despite its migration [...]

“Fette Sau: Serious food coma inducer” – Review of Fette Sau

“Fette Sau: Serious food coma inducer”
Review of Fette Sau
BY NICOLE LEVIN
*Fette Sau – BBQ
354 Metropolitan Ave.,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-963-3404 / fettesaubbq.com
Fette Sau is hard to find.  It does not have your typical storefront restaurant entrance.
Instead, there is a fence with a small, glowing sign on the top that says Fette Sau. It is located on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, between Roebling and [...]

“Fit for a Rockstar” – Review of Rockmeisha

“Fit for a Rockstar”- Review of Rockmeisha
BY SARAH IP
Rockmeisha
11 Barrow St
Greenwich Village, NYC
(212) 675-7775

All hail the legions of wannabe rockstars.
That’s the theme of the night at Rockmeisha, or what I perceived it to be.  My friend Chloe and I have always harbored secret dreams of starting a rock band (who hasn’t?).  Rockmeisha indulges you with [...]