From now through Sun. Oct. 4th:
Participating restaurants will showcase the mouthwatering bounty of local food and drink – as a prix fixe, a special entrée, a dessert, or a pairing with a wine, beer, or spirit made in New York State. Restaurants will make contributions to Greenmarket, a program to benefit Youth Education Project, which works to teach and nurture the eaters of tomorrow.
To book your table and view the list of participating restaurants, click on the image below.
“Bento Boxes and a Whole Lot More” – Review of Café Zaiya
BY SARAH IP
Café Zaiya
18 E 41st St
Midtown East, NY 10003
(212) 779-0600 - zaiyany.com
Café Zaiya Meal. Photo by Sarah Ip.
Everyone who works in Midtown knows that it’s difficult to find lunch without draining your bank account, especially if it’s quality food you’re after. I was skeptical about this area’s offerings as well, until I happened to walk by E. 41st St., where I found a block of Japanese establishments. There’s Chiyoshi Sushi, Yagura Japanese Sushi, and BOOKOFF, a Japanese used bookstore that also sells manga and import CDs. And then, like a beacon in the dark, there’s Café Zaiya.
Café Zaiya’s steady stream of customers told me that despite the recession, this place is still going strong. Three separate lines snaked out to the entrance. The front door kept swinging open to usher in more hungry people, each person trying to elbow past others to scan the lunch racks. Convinced, I decided to check it out. [Read more...]
“Bento Boxes and a Whole Lot More” – Review of Café Zaiya
BY SARAH IP
Café Zaiya
18 E 41st St
Midtown East, NY 10003
(212) 779-0600 - zaiyany.com
Café Zaiya Meal. Photo by Sarah Ip.
Everyone who works in Midtown knows that it’s difficult to find lunch without draining your bank account, especially if it’s quality food you’re after. I was skeptical about this area’s offerings as well, until I happened to walk by E. 41st St., where I found a block of Japanese establishments. There’s Chiyoshi Sushi, Yagura Japanese Sushi, and BOOKOFF, a Japanese used bookstore that also sells manga and import CDs. And then, like a beacon in the dark, there’s Café Zaiya.
Café Zaiya’s steady stream of customers told me that despite the recession, this place is still going strong. Three separate lines snaked out to the entrance. The front door kept swinging open to usher in more hungry people, each person trying to elbow past others to scan the lunch racks. Convinced, I decided to check it out. [Read more...]
Review of Vezzo Thin Crust Pizza
by ELENA MANCINI
178 Lexington Ave. @ 31 St.
Murray Hill – 212-839-8300
vezzothincrust.com
In this era of pizza pyrotechnics and continuously sprouting pizzaiolo stardom, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that there are still places out there that deliver a good, solid sit-down pizza without the fanfare-induced fuss, long waits and high price tags.
Large Custom Pizza topped with spinach, black olives and shitake mushrooms
Vezzo Thin Crust Pizza is just one of those places and a low-key Murray Hill corner standby with spacious sidewalk seating. For primetime dining time for two on a Saturday evening, the wait was less than five minutes for an indoor table and approx. 20 for a sidewalk table. Although it was a warm but crisp September night, hunger dictated that we opt for the table that would be most rapidly available. [Read more...]
Review of “Julie & Julia”
by HOLLY HAGAN
My first introduction to the book Julie & Julia was in 2007, when I attended the Tin House Writers Workshop and had a three-minute meeting with the book’s editor. The meeting was for us to pitch our ideas and for the editors to give suggestions. I was so nervous I wanted to puke and the three minutes seemed to drag on for an eternity as I stumbled through the plot of my novel.
When I saw the book in Barnes & Noble a few months later, I didn’t buy it. Although Julie Powell had everything I wanted-a best-selling novel and movie rights-Julie & Julie, I felt, was below my own literary aspirations. [Read more...]
Review of “Julie & Julia”
by HOLLY HAGAN
My first introduction to the book Julie & Julia was in 2007, when I attended the Tin House Writers Workshop and had a three-minute meeting with the book’s editor. The meeting was for us to pitch our ideas and for the editors to give suggestions. I was so nervous I wanted to puke and the three minutes seemed to drag on for an eternity as I stumbled through the plot of my novel.
When I saw the book in Barnes & Noble a few months later, I didn’t buy it. Although Julie Powell had everything I wanted-a best-selling novel and movie rights-Julie & Julie, I felt, was below my own literary aspirations. [Read more...]
Review of Aegean Cove by Seth S.
Aegean Cove
20-01 Steinway Street
Astoria, NY
aegeancove.com
Grilled whole fish
Greek restaurants in Astoria are like Starbucks in Manhattan; you seem to find on just about every block. With that said, there are many very good or great Greek restaurants in this area. There are bunches I haven’t yet been to, and there are also a few that I have named as my favorite at any given moment. There is the most well known and most highly acclaimed Taverna Kyclades, Bahari Estiatorio (formerly Stamatis…same owner, different name), and fan favorite Agnanti. Not to mention my favorite gyro joint, BZ Grill (to be discussed at a later date and time). I could probably name about a dozen more, but for the sake of getting to the point the restaurant that is my current favorite would be Aegean Cove.
In honor of the 400 year anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival on the half-moon island of Manna-hata and the purchase of this incredible town for 60 Dutch guilders, about $24, restaurants all over Manhattan are commemorating this great deal by offering:
The $24 Taste NiEuW Amsterdam menu through September 20th.
Image from 89thandbroke.com
For further details, click on image above.
“Froyo Lovers: Can You Handle This?” – Review of 16 Handles
BY SARAH IP
16 Handles
153 2nd Ave.
East Village, NYC 10003
(212) 260-4414 / 16handles.com
16 Handles. Photo by Sarah Ip.
After months of intermittent rain showers and overcast days, it seemed New York was about to come out of its melancholic stupor with a string of sunny, mosquito-batting days. But alas – the sun came, and the sun went…
Despite the less-than-summery weather, I’m always up for frozen yogurt (or froyo, as I affectionately call it). Yes, I’m referring to that icy cold, sour-tart treat made of active bacteria cultures. It’s supposedly a healthier alternative to ice cream and is beneficial for your immune system. In a city inundated with frozen yogurt options (hello Pinkberry fans), I’m often skeptical about the superiority of one brand over another. Truth be told, barring minor differences, they all seem to taste more or less the same.
That is, until I discovered 16 Handles.
“Froyo Lovers: Can You Handle This?” – Review of 16 Handles
BY SARAH IP
16 Handles
153 2nd Ave.
East Village, NYC 10003
(212) 260-4414 / 16handles.com
16 Handles. Photo by Sarah Ip.
After months of intermittent rain showers and overcast days, it seemed New York was about to come out of its melancholic stupor with a string of sunny, mosquito-batting days. But alas – the sun came, and the sun went…
Despite the less-than-summery weather, I’m always up for frozen yogurt (or froyo, as I affectionately call it). Yes, I’m referring to that icy cold, sour-tart treat made of active bacteria cultures. It’s supposedly a healthier alternative to ice cream and is beneficial for your immune system. In a city inundated with frozen yogurt options (hello Pinkberry fans), I’m often skeptical about the superiority of one brand over another. Truth be told, barring minor differences, they all seem to taste more or less the same.
That is, until I discovered 16 Handles.
