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Cafe Katja, one of our 10 best LES restaurants
Last week, we published our list of the best Lower East Side restaurants, praising old staples like Katz's and newcomer spots like Black Tree. As with any NYC neighborhood, a list of 10 means worthy s...
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Since fall harvest is a time to celebrate a job well done, it's only fair that you indulge a little yourself. Here's a look at a few ways to do that this week.Blue Smoke & Brewery Ommegang Beer Pairing Dinner, Blue Smoke Battery Park City, 255 Vesey ...
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It may be inconspicuously tucked within the Carlton Hotel, but the French Brasserie known as Millesime has recently been packing a mighty punch at brunch--and a bottomless one at that. The restaurant just rolled out a brand new bottomless punch brunc...
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But not if you're gay.
At this juncture in history, it's baffling that heads of companies continue to ostracize huge swaths of their customer bases by revealing themselves as raging bigots. But yesterday, Barilla became the newest member of this ...
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No. 22: Meatballs Alsatian from Cafe Cluny
Phillip Kirschen-Clark channels northeastern France for this refined take on a hearty, homestyle European classic.It's been a pleasure watching Kirschen-Clark, the talented and formerly peripatetic chef of ...
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Gentrification has been pretty thorough in the traditional immigrant stronghold of the Lower East Side, and for proof, you need only to look at the restaurants--trendy spots usurp long-held leases here all the time. But despite all the turnover that'...
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Think you have it takes to win a dumpling eating contest? Find out on September 28th at Sara D. Roosevelt Park
Now that the last weekend of September has arrived, the stress of finding a super original Halloween costume is on. Between your despera...
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Notched into a cavernous space in the building at 85 10th Avenue, just-opened Toro shares an address with destination dining spots Del Posto and Colicchio & Sons, and it's considerably more difficult to find than its neighbors--to enter, you'll need ...
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Looking for an excuse to leave the office a little early tonight? Here's a good one if you're willing to brave the Times Square crowds: free beer.Virgil's Real Barbecue is hosting a pair of Autumn Beer Fest tastings, and the first is tonight from 5 t...
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Brooklyn Brew Shop is one of the only places in New York City that provides easy-to-use brew kits for homebrewers. "Making beer is not difficult. It requires little space. It will save you money, and taste better than what you find in most stores," t...
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The heirloom watermelon sandwich ($11, with bacon added +$2)
People love cherry blossom trees for their fleeting beauty, their mesmerizing transformation from stark bare branches to the brilliant bouquet of flowers brought on by spring. The flowe...
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No. 23: Lam'bretta from Xe May
This is a fusion banh mi of the highest order.Alan Woo and Davis Ngo's subterranean sliver of a sandwich shop, Xe May, serves up a number of atypical banh mi including a cross cultural mash-up of Vietnamese meatballs w...
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In need of a healthy drink alternative? Cocktails made with Organic Avenue juices are available during The LCL's happy hour
We've barely closed the door on summer, but we've already spotted holiday-themed commercials--which makes us keen to save a...
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"La mejor de Mexico esta en Puebla"--which roughly translates to "the best part of Mexico is Puebla"--reads the menu of Aqui En Bella Puebla Inc. The board is lengthy: dozens of antojitos, a long list of protein fillings for your tortas and tacos, si...
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Part one of my interview with Jones Wood Foundry's Jason Hicks covers the chef's history, vision, and philosophy. Here in part two, he divulges tips for home cooks, reveals some of his favorite cooking tools, and names some of his favorite restaurant...
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Blue Ribbon
New York is full of wonderful things. That's why you live here, right? Out-of-towners see a very crowded place, but we know that this city is crowded with amazing restaurants, parks, bars, concerts, stores, and theaters. Because it's ...
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In this week's Village Voice, James A. Foley heads to SakaMai, the Lower East Side sake bar that turns out, in addition to a well-edited list of Japanese rice wine, a menu of revamped Izakaya fare that's more Japan-inspired than traditional. Bradley ...
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No. 24: Fried California cherries from Hospoda
One of the best dishes on chef Rene Stein's beer-centric menu is also one of the most straightforward.Over the summer, Upper East Side Czech restaurant Hospoda tapped Sesonal vet Rene Stein to spearhea...
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For the last six years, chef Philippe Massoud has been building Ilili into a Flatiron neighborhood staple, amassing a network of regulars who come in for his refined takes on dishes from his native Beirut. But when he first moved to New York almost t...
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Later this fall, media mogul Richard Parsons (former chairman and CEO of Time Warner) will revive a bit of Harlem's jazz history when he opens Minton's, restoring an old playhouse that once played host to legends like Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker,...
Sandwich Season: Black Tree Blooms With Ingenuity
Fritzl's Lunch Box Serves Soulful Sandwiches and New Brooklyn Standards in Bushwick
