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Food and Drink
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 […]
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 […]
Foley’s Brings it Back to 1959 with “Toots Shor Day”
What's better than a sports bar with tons of food and drink? A sports bar with tons of food and drink at retro prices. On October 21st, Foley's, probably the best baseball bar in midtown Manhattan, is celebrating 1959 with "Toots Shor Day," an homage to the legendary restaurant from […]
Emporio Gives Mondays a Chance with Pizza/Beer Deal
I hate Mondays. Almost more than I hate tourists. But you know what's a good way to get over any fear? Face it head on. Case and point: Monday night pizza and beer special in Little Italy. That's right – beat those Monday blues with beer and pizza consumption followed […]
Delivery Week Starts Oct 19th in NYC
Hermits rejoice! It's restaurant week for the lonely. More commonly known as Delivery Week (October 19th- 31st), you can get a three course lunch for $12.09 (plus tax) or a three course dinner for $20.09 (plus tax) delivered when you order via SeamlessWeb (my pick) or the Delivery Week website. […]
Sunday Brunch at The Smith
I wanted to write about this the second I left the restaurant yesterday, but I believe I lapsed into a small coma. Yes, a banana/potato waffle-induced coma. What am I referring to? Brunch at The Smith in the East Village. I made a reservation for brunch (the day of!) for 1 […]
What’s Left To Do at the New York City Wine & Food Festival This Weekend
Still pissed that you missed out on the New York City Wine & Food Festival last year? And even MORE pissed that you couldn't get your lazy ass off the couch long enough to buy tickets this year? Well, if you act now, you can still get some tickets to […]
Top 40 NY Food Blogs 2018
