My bad. Almost forgot this one for the Monday Smorg.. Stop by a Baked By Melissa location and pick up your St Patty's Mini Cupcakes March 15th – 18th. They're cute, green, and delicious: green vanilla cake, chocolate and vanilla icing with bits o'shamrock and golden sprinkles on top…good green […]
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Monday Smorgasbord
Here's what's going on in the food world this week – looks like the luck of the Irish! Open Nom Wah Tea Parlor: Closed twice in 08 and 09, this dim sum restaurant in Chinatown has now reopened under new management. 13 Doyers St, 212-962-6047 Brasserie Beaumarchais: This is actually […]
To My Yia Yia
Sorry to darken the mood…but some of you may have noticed I missed my posts on Thursday and Friday. I wish I could say it was due to a massive hangover or food coma, but unfortunately there was a death in my family; my beloved Yia Yia passed away on […]
What’s In the Middle? WannaHavaCookie
That's exactly what I was thinking after eating some savory pizza at Grimaldi's in the Limelight Marketplace yesterday: I kinda wanna have a cookie… The Sweet Room at The Limelight Marketplace is comprised of a few "sweets" shops including Mari's New York, Baci Gelato, MissTea, Butterfly Bakeshop, and of course, […]
It’s Fat Tuesday!
In addition to Tuesday Tastes, let's talk about Fat Tuesday, the gluttonous celebration of food and alcohol indicative to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Never having been there myself, I am glad that New York City takes it upon itself to recreate anything that requires a steel colon and a […]
Tuesday Tastes: Paris Commune
How many times do you hear the phrase "oh, it's this quaint little spot in the West Village.." and yet, no one ever tells you the name because they want to try to sound cool? Well good news. I KNOW I'm not cool, so I will share with you my […]
Get Real NY Craft Beer and Food Festival – March 2011
Taking place at the Altman Building Saturday, March 19th and Sunday, March 20th is the Get Real NY Craft Beer and Food Festival. As you can probably imagine, it's loaded with beer and food. What a simple and genius concept! At this all-you-can-drink-and-taste event, you will have the opportunity to […]
Monday Smorgasbord
Here's what's going on this week in the food world -looks like a whole lot of YUM. Open: Eighty Four on Seventh: 84 Seventh Avenue South, 212-255-7150. Click here for menu Grimaldi's (in the Limelight Marketplace) will serve slices, not just whole pies at their first Manhattan location. Hooray! 656 6th […]
Tiger’s Blood Cocktails
Yup it's happened. The Charlie Sheen epidemic is spreading to your cuisine. Moroccan restaurant Fifty Five in midtown says they will be serving a "Tiger's Blood cocktail with a dash of Adonis DNA." What in the hell? It's actually just a SUPER spicy Bloody Mary made with wasabi and harissa. […]
Thirsty Thursdays – The Lazy Edition
Well I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep, so this should be a productive day for me. Considering the technical difficulties I faced last night with my computer, I didn't have adequate time to make a well-rounded post for Thirsty Thursdays. Drat! So here's what I got for this […]
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