Zum Schneider Turns 11
Despite the rain yesterday, the gang at Zum Schneider celebrated their 11th birthday in grand style. I passed by around 7pm & everyone was rocking Bavarian attire & tending to the suckling pig that was spinning quite happily outside. I returned after 10pm from the Wok+Wine event & said pig was still roasting. Inside, the […]
Balaboosta
Blaboosta, which means ‘perfect housewife’ in Yiddish can best be described as a Middle Eastern Trattoria with Israeli roots (courtesy of Sam Sifton). I had never heard of the place but headed there to celebrate a friend’s birthday. The space is open & airy. It was a slow Sunday & we started at the bar. […]
Casimir Wants You To Get Drunk
Hot on the tail of ‘Monday Night Steakhouse‘, Casimir’s new owner, Mario Carta, is introducing bottomless Mimosas & Bloody Marys at brunch for $19.95: NEW YORK- NY On Saturdays and Sundays Casimir is serving brunch with bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys! For only $19.95 you can enjoy their delightful brunch menu and as many of […]
The Changing Face Of St Marks
There’s been a lot of food-related activity on St Marks recently. Mõtek, a small restaurant serving coffee & crepes has closed according to EVGrieve. I reviewed the place last November & never returned. Honestly Mõtek, won’t be missed. Construction at 119 St Marks continues. The Taco Joint was on the 01/11 CB3-SLA docket. Not sure how […]
RUB BBQ
There’s nothing more satisfying than good BBQ. That feeling of happiness with a stomach full of smoked meat & sticky hands. I don’t eat as much BBQ as I’d like (I reviewed Hill Country recently), but I will admit that this is one of my favorite places.
Food News
Upstate opens in the East Village, via Grub Street. Dov Charney gets into the restaurant biz. Via Village Voice. The secret to The Brindle Room‘s amazing burgers; Deckle Fat. Via Food Curated. Dwindling vegetable viarieties via National Geographic. Roberta’s is coming to the East Village. Via Village Voice. Got any news? email me (see ‘About […]
Duke’s Bar on its last legs?
Duke’s bar on Avenue C has been my haven from huge crowds & douchebags for quite a few years. It’s a low key bar that offered cheap beer, pool, Buck Hunter, darts & a promise of no hassle. A few months ago, the bar lost access to the basement, meaning they had to pull all […]
Lunch At The Brindle Room
Lunch can be somewhat boring in the East Village since there aren’t really that many good places that open & serve food before 4pm (I often find myself returning to the same places over & over again) which is why I was excited that The Brindle Room is open for lunch. I had recently watched […]
Casimir Launches ‘Monday Night Steakhouse’
I mentioned in April that Casimir had been sold & spoke a bit about what changes could be expected. It seems that the new owner has choosen a direction as I got an email from Type A Media on Wednesday (they seem to represent a few East Village & LES restaurants, they clued me up on Bondi […]
Goat Town Puts The Backyard To Work
I went back to Goat Town (further coverage here) recently & asked about what they planned to do with the backyard. I had thought that they might offer outdoor seating, but turns out that they decided to grow herbs out there. I’m not exactly sure what is growing there, but from the picture, I can […]
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