Poetry Slam & Cocktail Party at Back Forty
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Back Forty (coverage here) will be hosting a poetry slam & cocktail party on Saturday April 21st. Mixologists from at least 3 other East Village restaurants will be creating cocktails as well. In honor of National Poetry Month, on Saturday, April 21st, from 3:30-5:30 PM, the Academy of American […]
Back Forty Offering Chicken Dinners
Back Forty (reviews here) will be offering a 2 course dinner featuring a soup, buttermilk fried chicken (with sides) & a beer for $25. via Tasting Table: Comfort food reigns supreme on Sunday and Monday nights at Back Forty. In addition to the regular menu, the restaurant offers a special dinner of seasonal soup followed […]
Butchering Demo & Meal @ Back Forty
One of my go-to restaurants in the East Village, Back Forty (190 Avenue B @ 12th Street, coverage here) will be offering a lamb butchering demo by chef Shanna Pacifico (check out this awesome video of her butchering beef on Food Curated). A small group of 12 will watch Shanna butcher an entire lamb then […]
New Year’s Eve at Back Forty
One of my favorite restaurants in the East Village, Back Forty (190 Avenue B @ 12th Street, coverage here) is hosting a New Year’s Eve cocktail party. $96 (tickets available here) gets you access from 9pm on New Year’s Eve. They’ll be serving up amazing Hors d’œuvres & bringing in a whole pig & a […]
Back Forty
I reviewed the brunch at Back Forty (190 Avenue B @ 12th Street) back in March, so I decided that it was time for me to get some dinner there. I went with my Mom midweek, so we luckily didn’t have to wait for a table even though the place was busy. We got the […]
Brunch at Back Forty
So I’m sitting (drinking) at my local watering hole (7B) a few Sundays ago, minding my own business & a friend asks me if I wanted to go to brunch. I said no, because I was more interested in getting hammered, but then he uttered 3 magical words; Pork Jowl Nuggets. Needless to say, moments […]
Food News
Hearth will be serving up mounds of pork on Tuesdays via Jennifer Adamo. Back Forty offers crab boils on Tuesday via the Feast. Big Gay Ice Cream Truck will open soon in the former Xoom Juice space on 7th St. via Village Voice. Shelsky’s Smoked Fish in Carroll Gardens opens & gets reviews here, here […]
Yakiniku West Revisited
It’s been several months since I’ve been back to Yakinuki West (review here) so I decided to return with some friends & give the place another try. After removing our shoes, we got a pretty sweet spot towards the back of the restaurant & ordered some beer. I’ve been here several times before, so I […]
Flying Pigs Farm Launches CSA
Normally when I think of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), I immediately imaging baskets laden with fresh produce but Washington County, NY’s Flying Pigs Farms is trying to change all that by starting a pork CSA. The heritage breed pork (Large Blacks, Gloucestershire Old Spots, and Tamworths) is currently available at Union Square Greenmarket & served […]
Brunch at JoeDoe
I’m not really that big on traditional ‘bacon & egg’ brunches, but when a friend mentioned that JoeDoe (45 East 1st Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues) served duck eggs & not your typical bacon, I jumped at the chance to check it out. Started 2 years ago by Chef Joe Dobias & partner Jill […]