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 […]
Food and Drink
Tanuki Tavern Opens Tonight in Gansevoort
The Meatpacking District gets some fish with Tanuki Tavern, a Japanese sushi/tapas spot opening tonight in the Gansevoort Hotel. I didn't even know the Japanese had tapas, but apparently they do, and it is known in Japan as "Izakaya." Izakaya roughly translates to: "a Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks." What […]
Check Out My Mention On New York Mag’s Grub Street!
New York Mag likes the Skinny too. They posted a link on their own blog, Grub Street, to my review of Barros Luco in Midtown! Hooray!! http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2009/10/nabe_watch_tk.html Thanks Grub Street! ๐
Hill Country is Opening Fried Chicken Joint
Thank GOD. I think one of the few things NYC is really lacking in terms of comfort food is a true fried chicken restaurant. There's only so much KFC and Popeye's a person can eat before fatal indigestion sets in. Hill Country will be opening a rather large fried chicken joint […]
Barros Luco is Open – Time for Tasting!
After months of walking back and forth in front of this place like some stalker ex-girlfriend, the doors have finally opened for Barros Luco, the Chilean sandwich shop in midtown. It was 5:20 pm, and I was having a bad case of the Mondays. The one thing I was looking forward to was […]
Rays Pizza 45 Cents Today!!
To mark their 45th Birthday, Rays pizza (formally known as Famous Original Rays) is giving their loyal customers a nice treat – pizza for 45ยข! Only eight of them are participating, and there are a lot of "Rays" pizza joints in the city, so you have to make sure you're […]
Starbucks Via Taste Test!
Will it be the "blech" heard round the world? To some, probably. Starbucks is an acquired taste in my opinion - even I used to despise it, and now I find myself craving it in the wee hours of the morning. It's a very strong coffee, and it takes some getting […]
New in Reviews Section: Pumpkin Picking and Wine Tasting in Long Island
This past Saturday I had some good old-fashioned Fall fun. And it had nothing to do with collecting dirty leaves, pasting them to construction paper and calling it "art." Sorry second grade, you lose on this one. Click on the page and read about my venture to Long Island - goes to show […]
Tempura Bacon is Back at The Red Cat!
For those of you who have bacon on the brain, you might want to check this place out. The Red Cat in Chelsea, unbeknownst to some, is the culinary genius behind this sumptuous treasure: bacon tempura. That's right, fried bacon. Battered and fried bacon. Are you kidding me? I can feel […]
Stuffed Artisan Cannolis Coming to LES
This may be a little bit shocking of me to say, but…I don't like cannolis. I don't like the cream – I think it has a strange texture. I know this might make me an alien considering I grew up in Queens and 75% of my friends have last names that end […]