Macaron Parlour
I really don’t know that much about macarons besides that they’re sweet and (if done well) delicious, so I was pleased when the team behind Macaron Parlour invited me to a preview event. Opened by husband and wife team Christine Ha & Simon Tung (both with a baking background), they started out at the Hester Street Fair […]
Food News
Avenue C restaurants take a beating (NY Daily News) Percy’s Tavern owner robbed at gunpoint (EVGrieve) Kasadela starts fund to rebuild after Sandy (Grub Street) Veselka sued over broken tooth (Local East Village) Union Market opens on Avenue A & Houston (Bowery Boogie) Maiden Lane coming to former Life Cafe space (EVGrieve) Table Verte opens (Inside […]
Brisketlab
I might be a city kid, but I love Texas BBQ as much as the next man. When I heard about this guy, Daniel Delaney & his pop-up BBQ joint Brisketlab, I knew I had found the promised land. After travelling around the country & producing the video blog VendrTV, Delaney found his calling with […]
Why I Love Pete Wells
I woke up today to find Pete Well’s NY Times Dining Section review of Guy Fieri’s Time Square restaurant featured heavily in my Twitter feed. My dislike of ‘Chef‘ Fieri (real name: Guy Ramsay Ferry) is well known to most. Maybe it’s the stupid haircut, the backwards glasses, his choice of adjectives, his inability to eat with […]
FoodtoEat.com Presents: Full? Fall Crawl!
Food to Eat, an online food ordering service, has organized an East Village food crawl to benefit bars & restaurants affected by hurricane Sandy this Saturday November 17th starting from 12-4pm. a $10 ticket (available here) will get you access to 19 locations serving either free tastings or items at a discounted price & entry […]
East Village Eats Tasting Tour 2012 Recap
Well it’s that time of year again when I trying to put into words the amazing food that I’ve eaten at Fourth Arts Block’s annual tasting tour. Superstorm Sandy put a wrench in the works, so coverage is a bit later than usual this year, but well worth the wait. As with last year, things […]
Russ & Daughters Red Cross Fundraiser
It seems that in the wake of Superstorm Sandy (& the Nor’easter currently bring freakishly cold weather to NYC) the city has really pulled together in support of those that lost their homes & livelihood. Russ & Daughters, quite possibly NYC’s most famous appetizing store, will be hosting a Red Cross fundraiser tonight in conjunction with […]
3rd Annual Turkey Leg Ball
Tickets go on sale for Immaculate Infatuation’s 3rd Annual Turkey Leg Ball this Thursday. Hosted at Hudson Terrace (the same space as last year) on the west side on November 28th, I’m sure it’ll be a night to remember. Check out Immaculate Infatuation for further information & get your tickets here. Here’s my coverage of the […]
Lower East Side Eats: Culture Nosh
This Thursday (11/8/12, from 7-9pm), the Bowery Culinary Center at Whole Foods Market will be hosting a chef demonstration & tasting to benefit Fourth Arts Block. “The Lower East Side is undoubtedly one of NYC’s top culinary destinations, and Whole Foods Market’s Bowery Culinary Center is providing delicious proof with this benefit class by spotlighting […]
Tompkins Sq. & Stuytown Greenmarkets Join Forces
From an email GrowNYC sent me yesterday: Please help GrowNYC spread the word that there will be a mega greenmarket open this Sunday in the East Village. Stuytown Greenmarket farmers will be joining the Tompkins Sq. Greenmarket (E.7th and Avenue A) tomorrow, Sunday. The market will be open from 8am until 6pm. EBT/Food Stamps/Debit/Credit, and WIC & […]
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