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 [...]
“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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Review of Aegean Cove by Seth S.
Aegean Cove
20-01 Steinway Street
Astoria, NY
aegeancove.com
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 [...]
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.
For further details, click on image [...]
“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
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 – [...]
“Right wine, wrong stemware…grimace. What’s your restaurant hang up?”
By ELENA MANCINI
Spending some time in Queens this week dog-sitting an adorable Lhasa Apso who’s short on legs and long on attitude, inspired me to take the intiative to get together with a dear friend from the borough with whom a catch-up session was long overdue.
She recommended we [...]
On September 13th, Greenpoint is the place to be for homebrews, snack pairings, gourmet competition and doing something good for the sweet little furry ones too….
Feel Good: 90% of ticket proceeds donated to BARC animal shelter in Williamsburg.
Where: The Diamond, 43 Franklin St. @ Calyer St., Greenpoint, Bklyn - (718) 383-5030.
When: Sunday, September 13, from 2-5pm; Prizes [...]
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