Posts Tagged ‘Dining’

Run for the Border, Via Yorkville

Written by admin on May 5, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

Satisfying drinks and apps, with entrées that could use a little punch By Shani R. Friedman When you think Yorkville, the words “dining destination” don’t generally come to mind. In fact, it’s often difficult at all to find any interesting place to eat that far to the east. Coming to the rescue on an otherwise
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East is West

Written by admin on May 5, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

By Nancy J. Brandwein It’s about time a full-fledged dumpling house moved west—and north—of Chinatown. A few storefronts off Broadway and almost hidden, this new dumpling house packs lots of flavor in its bulging purse-like packets. I have become so used to frying up frozen potstickers from M2M that I had forgotten how good a
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Fried Chicken with Buzz

Written by admin on April 28, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

On the sidewalk outside the Manhattan branch of Kyochon (there are 1,000 in Korea, seven in L.A.), I felt like I was both in an airport check-in line and entering a new Apple store. You stand in a cordoned off queue, and when you finally make it to the doorway, a pert female with a
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Greenmarket Pairings

Written by admin on April 28, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

Warming weather means several things in my household. The chaotic and simultaneous packing/unpacking of the new season’s clothes; the fantasizing (and realistic planning) of our summer vacation; and the farmer’s market around the corner opening up again. Unlike the Union Square market, our meager outpost is only open from mid-spring to early fall. But the
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The Empire Strikes Back

Written by admin on April 21, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

Bice is nearly 30 years old, yet the restaurant feels as fresh and vibrant as a newcomer. But Bice is an international empire of more than 50 Northern Italian restaurants, started in 1926 by a Milanese matriarch by the name of Beatrice Ruggeri, nicknamed Bice. The restaurants are everywhere from Dubai to Montecarlo to Miami.
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Southern Indian Moves North

Written by admin on April 15, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

Morningside Heights is a “college town,” distinguished by mainly bland, OK restaurants and lots of turnover. Whenever I see an empty storefront I spin my fantasy of investing my nonexistent money in a Southern Indian dosa spot—just a narrow sliver of a space selling dosa, the airy rice/lentil flour pancakes stuffed with fluffy curried potatoes
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A Drinkable Gift

Written by admin on April 15, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink, The Penniless Epicure

“Thank you so much,” I strained through gritted teeth. “Yeah… uh… cool. Where’s your bathroom?” I held out, at arm’s length, a bottle of bodega wine, 10 degrees warmer than room temperature. Our guest stared blankly at me for a response. “It’s next to the kitchen,” I replied. “Careful. The handle’s tricky.”
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Like Paris in the Springtime

Written by admin on April 7, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

As spring breaks through in little bursts of sunshine and warm days, there is no better way to welcome it than by eating fresh mussels and sipping a glass of wine on the balcony of East Side newcomer Bistro Vendôme. Here, owner and chef Pascal Petiteau (of Jubilee fame) dishes up delightful plates of French
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Marvels of the Middle East

Written by admin on March 31, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

For about two decades, Al Bustan dwelt on Third Avenue between East 50th and 51st streets, where executive chef/owner Elias Ghafary’s authentic Lebanese cookery attracted a large and deeply devoted following. Then, in late 2008, Ghafary closed that location in favor of a much larger, more commodious and attractive two-level space on East 53rd Street.
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Poco Dinero—Mucho Sabor

Written by admin on March 31, 2010. Posted in Eat & Drink

“What should I get?” I canvassed the seven people pressed up against the metal steam trays in Abuela’s Cocina. A white-coated woman said definitively, “Stewed chicken. I get it every single day.” If variety is the spice of life, or at least snacking, then predictability offers comfort and the pleasure of anticipation
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