I’ve been noticing a trend of wine bars lately, and I could not be more happy about it. I had heard about Ardesia opening up in the Hell’s Kitchen area and thought, why not? Wine, small plates, and conveniently located a few blocks from work – I had […]
Author: Dara
Pasta Prix-Fixe at Giano and Spina
What's better than a big bowl of pasta? A big bowl of pasta with wine and prix-fixe. See below for the Prix-Fixe Pasta roundup: Giano: This East Village restaurant combines both traditional and contemporary Italian dishes to give you the best of both worlds. Starting next week, they will be […]
Cook.Eat.Drink.Live Food Festival Info 2009
Returning for it's third year, the Cook.Eat.Drink.Live event is just around the corner, and just in time for the holidays. This multi-layered event offers cooking demonstrations, tastings from some of NYC's best restaurants and purveyors (list here), wine tours, and new food product showcases. Sick of buying Dad ties and […]
Wafels & Dinges Introduces De Kompleet Wafel Kit
Have you ever thought to yourself, "man I could go for some Wafels & Dinges right about now.." but were too lazy to get up, sign in to Twitter, locate the truck, go to the truck and buy one? Well, today is your lucky day, my lazy friend! Introducing, De […]
Ultimate Thanksgiving Dinner Class at the ICC
As I was walking by Rockefeller Center today, I saw that they had their Christmas decorations up already and I thought, "are they f&%$in crazy? it's only October!" This happens to most people every year. The holidays sneak up on you like Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, only worse. […]
OMG Cupcakes NYC Taste Test
The Cupcake stork decended upon my office yesterday, leaving two little bundles of joy from OMG Cupcakes NYC: a pretty quartet of traditional cupcakes, and a cute quartet of vegan/gluten-free cupcakes. Eager to try some, myself and a few office pals dug in, and the outcome was not what you'd expect. […]
Austrian Wine Month Starts Oct. 25th in NYC
Let's do a little word association. Italy: Pasta. Greece: Lamb. Austria: Von Trapp Children. Clearly, I'm missing something here. There has to be more to Austria than Rodgers & Hammerstein. October 25th – November 22nd is Austrian Wine Month in Manhattan and Brooklyn, brought to you by the Austrian Tourist […]
Scarpetta Launches New Tasting Menu Tonight
One of the best restaurants in NYC launched a new five-course tasting menu tonight. I don't know why I said "launched," past tense, simply because it's 10:30 pm; this place is so busy that you're LUCKY if you get a res at 10:30. On a Wednesday. Either way, there are […]
Food Trucks Compete Next Thurs in This Is Why You’re Fat Challenge
It's clearly the year of the food truck. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these guys do better business than Hallmark on Valentine's Day. Next Thursday (10/29), This is Why You're Fat, the cult-favorite blog of the most colon-twisting concoctions you've ever seen, is holding a contest to see […]
Jelly Belly: BeanBoozled For Halloween
Remember the days when you used to use real pieces of candy to play Candyland? Or real cheese in Mouse Trap? Was that just me? Probably. But now, you can get BeanBoozled! A quirky little game from Jelly Belly, you spin the wheel and land on a color of bean, […]
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