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$1 oysters make The Brooklyn Star a popular happy hour spot
The harvest is peaking, but cheap drinks are always in season. Here's a look at a few places around town to get drinks for a steal this week.The Third Man, 115 Avenue C
"The Wolf Hour" h...
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There is a new microbrewery opening at 265 Bowery, but don't expect to find scrappy, Warby Parker-wearing brewmasters hanging by the tap. This brewery makes real German bier, and it comes by way of an international brand: Paulaner Brauhaus & Restaura...
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Part one of my interview with Northern Spy Food Co.'s Hadley Schmitt ran yesterday. Here in part two, the chef talks about keeping his head clear amid the media buzz, why he'd like to see more cooks with grit, and the healthy food he'd happily eat ev...
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Philadelphia has been enamored of the burgeoning Han Dynasty chain since it first exploded onto the scene five years ago. Perhaps that's because owner Han Chiang has made a name for himself via an attitude as fiery as his food; more likely it's becau...
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The fast-food Mexican format that offers quick mindfully-assembled tacos, tortas, and burritos is so popular in the western end of our country, but it has yet to take hold this far east. Unlike big-branch conglomerates serving slop, these types of re...
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These nachos torpedo the tortilla chip and cheese boilerplate--and are a good reason to spend a day drinking beers in the north Bronx.If you're looking for a solid reason to do a little exploring in a far-off region of this city, you might consider r...
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Potatoes receive star treatment at Potatopia
If food were a summer blockbuster, the burger would be a leading man played by Brad Pitt, while the lowly potato would undoubtedly be the hilarious sidekick portrayed by Zach Galifianakis. However, the ...
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Inside the main dining room at Beast of Bourbon
On Thursday, Black Swan owner Sureshan Pather will open the Beast of Bourbon at 710 Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy. And yesterday, general manager James Lemieux gave us an exclusive pre-opening look insid...
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Later this year, we'll pen our Best of New York issue, our annual love letter to what's great in this town. When that paper hits the streets, you'll find our picks for the very best this city has to offer when it comes to dozens of cuisines, restaura...
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Step into Northern Spy Food Co., and you'll likely spot Hadley Schmitt quietly and methodically working in his sliver of an open kitchen near the back of the space. Though he looks quite young, his demeanor outs him as a seasoned pro, the product of ...
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Behind the Navy Yard gates sits Kings County Distillery, the first Brooklyn whiskey distillery to open after Prohibition.Run by architect Colin Spoelman and New York magazine Deputy Editor David Haskell--along with a team of distillers, farmers, and ...
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Having difficulty finding a food truck you like? Four Wheel Foodie, a new app, aims to solve that problem.
You've finally found it! A food truck that serves that combination of Laotian and Greek food you've been so desperately seeking is here! It'...
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Chef Nicholas Nostadt weighs in on Picnic
Chef Nicholas Nostadt may have trained in classic technique via the French Culinary Institute, but when the doors open at Picnic at 117 Second Avenue in the East Village tonight, you'll find that he's most...
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The Butterfly made its brunch debut on Saturday, and given its location in a neighborhood famous for a near-lethal combination of stroller-pushing brunchers and mediocre daytime options, our first inclination was that we might need to steel ourselves...
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Update: Chobani identified the mold as M. circinelloides, which food scientist Randy Worobo says should not pose a health risk to most consumers.
Original item, September 5: Some alarming news for fans of highly proteinaceous yogurt: This morning U...
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When the Upper West Side and Prospect Heights outposts of Australian-themed Sunburnt Calf--satellites of East Village staple Sunburnt Cow and now-defunct LES bar Bondi Road--shuttered back in May, Aussies Tim Harris and Matilda Boland, who'd met doin...
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This weekend the 2013 Vendy Awards, known as "the Oscars of street food," corralled 28 trucks and tables into Sunset Park's Industry City for a marathon of gormandizing before naming New York City's best mobile cuisine purveyor. Proceeds, as custom, ...
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Though it may not look it from the outside, Kettle of Fish is one of the best places to catch a game in the city.
Football has returned, and it's again time to break out your favorite jersey and huddle around your favorite flat screen. While there...
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Later this year, we'll pen our Best of New York issue, our annual love letter to what's great in this town. When that paper hits the streets, you'll find our picks for the very best this city has to offer when it comes to dozens of cuisines, restaura...
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Even if you aren't into football, Tavern 29's biergarten still makes for a great escape this Monday
Now that the shock of school starting--and the return of college students--has worn off, isn't it about time you returned to your normal routine? W...
