TV shows portraying the food world have proliferated in the past decade, giving viewers across the country the chance to tune into a highly dramatized version of what goes on behind the scenes in some of America's best restaurants. What those series ...
He might be an out-of-towner, but so far, Andy Ricker hasn't found much use for the PR firms employed by most of this city's biggest restaurants--the Portland restaurateur's reputation preceded his Big Apple entrance, and since landing a year and a h...
Half portion pictured No. 4: Caramelized onion galette from Dovetail (103 West 77th Street, 212-362-3800) Michelin-starred chef Jon Fraser channels his French training for this edible ode to autumn.Dovetail's New American cooking often rearrang...
Tacos like these from Tacos El Vagabundo may be endangered with more food truck regulation. At 2 a.m. on a Saturday, on the corner of East Second Street and Avenue A, there are at least 30 people standing around a Mexican food truck waiting for th...
NYC dominates in pizza--and many other things. With tens of thousands of brick-and-mortar restaurants and even more kiosks, delis, and roadside stands where you can grab a bite to eat, there's no place in the world like New York City when it comes...
Publishers love to send us cookbooks here at Fork in the Road, and often those books come straight from the chefs at some of New York's best restaurants. So we decided to share the love, and each week, we'll feature a new book, a recipe, and a few th...
No. 5: Belly goat burger from Louro (142 West 10th Street, 212-206-0606) Goat is the most popular meat in the world. Let David Santos show you why.Sure, there are plenty of great burgers in this city, but we're thinking about re-evaluating that list...
Andrew Zimmern offers up several varieties of his new sausage line with Pat LaFrieda A collective "I ate way too much" burst forth from the mouths of attendees of the New York City Wine and Food Festival last night, wrapping up the event for anoth...
Stephen Valand and Erica Shea Stephen Valand and Erica Shea first started homebrewing to experiment with flavors they weren't seeing in the aisles of their favorite shops--and they quickly noticed it was nearly impossible to find brewing supplies ...
As businesses continue to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, Robyn Hillman-Harrigan is using the aftermath of the disaster to bring her community to a new level entirely: The Rockaway resident set up the Shore Soup Project in the days following the stor...
The Blue Moon Burger Bash returned this year and offered something new besides burgers: a tie! They came. They ate. But they couldn't quite make up their minds. In a first, Burger & Barrel's bash burger tied Guy Fieri's bacon mac n' cheese burger ...
Fifty thousand people descended on Denver, Colorado for the 2013 Great American Beer Festival, a massive showcase of everything happening in brewing in this country that took place October 10-12. The event also pits beers against each other in compet...
No. 6: Sea anemone in soft scrambled eggs from El Comedor at El Quinto Pino (401 West 24th Street, 212-206-6900) Uncommon seafood and a breakfast comfort staple make surprisingly tasty bedfellows.Alex Raij and Eder Montero recently expanded their ce...
The Food Film Festival returns to New York on October 23rd at AMC Village 7 If you're freaking out about Monday, take a deep breath: There are plenty of food and drink events happening this week to take your mind off your desk job. Here's a look a...
No. 7: Smoked fish platters from Barney Greengrass (541 Amsterdam Avenue, 212-724-4707) Smoked fish is Greengrass's calling card--and the platter price is worth every penny.There are ever fewer places worthy of the moniker "New York institutiton", b...
About a month ago, former Time Warner chairman and CEO unveiled The Cecil in Harlem, paying homage to the African diaspora with a menu created by executive chef Alexander Smalls and chef de cuisine Joseph "JJ" Johnson. But even as Parsons opened the ...
The sober bao at Baoburg's new brunch Sticking around the city this weekend? Join other folks who decided to opt out of pumpkin picking and check out one of this weekend's brunch offers. Whether you're into cheap deals, great views, or endless dri...
Not every combination of two good things leads to another good thing. Tea, for example, is lovely, and parties are fantastic, but the Tea Party manages to ruin both. Sometimes, though, magic happens--and at Floyd Beer Cheese, the Brooklyn cheesemaker...
Chef Kristine Mana-ay's chicken wings with honey sriracha sauce, the winner of this year's NYC Wingfest Food and sports go hand in hand. But if you're a local football fan, this season has been exceptionally hard to watch. While the Jets hover aro...
When it rains, it pours, so get ready for another booze-soaked NYC weekend that's gonna spill right into your work week. In fact, have that doctor's note ready in the event of over-enthusiastic participation. If you thought your glasses were full wit...
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