NYC Restaurant Week 2010: Jan. 25 – Feb. 7 -Book your tables now

Don’t miss the biannual restaurant event that makes you love NYC a little bit more:
NYC Restaurant Week, Jan 25 – Feb. 7.
Over 200 participating restaurants, many offering three course lunches for $24.07 and three course dinners for $35.
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Luzzo birthday bash – celebrating food and fun at Ovest Pizzoteca

“Luzzo birthday bash – celebrating food and fun at Ovest Pizzoteca”
BY BETH KAISERMAN
Though the pizza oven wasn’t yet up-and-running, Luzzo’s pizza was on hand for the owner’s birthday party at his latest restaurant, Ovest Pizzoteca, 513 W. 27th St., in Chelsea.

The celebration kicked off with plenty of Prosecco and a plethora of finger food, [...]

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 [...]

Burgers and Beer Sundays at Telepan

The Upper-West side on Sundays will soon be featuring more than brunch and strollers…
Starting this Sunday, Telepan will be introducing:
Sunday Burger & Beer Nite!
Telepan is expanding upon the idea of its popular $17 lunchtime burger, it will be hosting Sunday Burger & Beer, on Sunday evenings through the rest of summer.
Beer pairings include domestic [...]

It’s official: Frank Bruni is leaving the New York Times Dining Section:

 
Breaking News: the Big B is leaving the New York Times Dining section at the end of August in order to dedicate himself to his forthcoming memoir: Born Round: the Secret History of a Full-Time Eater. Bruni, who had a five year tenure at the Dining section, will go on to write for the New [...]

Jim Lahey’s below the belt responses to Bruni’s one star

Eater reported this weekend that baker-turned-pizza-maven, Jim Lahey, spewed some seriously undue venom against New York Times food critic, Frank Bruni for giving him a less than glowing review for his vastly over-priced, ueber-hyped up pizza joint, Co.

 
Lahey whined about being reviewed too soon (Bruni waited the standard 90 days after its opening) and went [...]