East Village Eats

Food & Drink recommendations straight from the East Village, New York City

Russ And Daughters Documentary Coming This Fall

Russ & Daughters, the 100 year old Lower East Side appetizing landmark, will be featured in Julie Cohen’s documentary Sturgeon Queens will air on PBS this fall & make the festival circuit beginning in May.  Check out the trailer via The Braiser. I haven’t yet had a chance to review Russ & Daughters, but it […]

Food News

DOH shuts down Maharlika (review). (The Local) Ethiopian restaurant coming to former Fu Sushi (review) space. (EVGrieve) NY Times rips apart Pouring Ribbons. 7-11 on Avenue A still without an owner. (EVGrieve) Sam Sifton reminisces about Russ & Daughters. (NYTimes) Jewish-Iraqi pop-up restaurant coming to the East Village. (DNAInfo) Verso (review) reopens on Avenue C. (EVGrieve)

Does Groupon Mislead Customers?

I’m a sucker for those discount deal websites.  Yes, I get a dozen emails from them a day, but every once in a while I find something that I’m genuinely interested in.  As you can imagine, I lean towards the deals for restaurants in my area.  I’ve bought loads of these things and yes, plenty […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 & […]

Sunday Roast at Tuck Shop

The St Marks Pl. outpost of the Aussie meat pie slinging Tuck Shop will be offering expats (and locals alike) a taste of home with a weekly Sunday Roast from 3-7pm.  15 bucks will get you roast lamb, veggies, Yorkshire pudding & gravy.  They’ll also be showing Aussie TV & Match of the Day.  Don’t […]

New Fall Menu At Arcane

East Village restaurant Arcane has brought in chef Justin Fertitta (formerly of Jane and Toucan & The Lion) to revamp their menu.  Previously featuring French and Caribbean cuisine, chef Fertitta (who has traveled extensively in the region) has added Asian influences & shortened the menu to 6 starters and 6 entrees.

Food News

Verso (my coverage) is up for sale (Craigslist) Cooking Channel’s Chuck Hughes checks out the East Village (NY Daily News) A look inside Jeepeney (The Local East Village) Sushi coming to former Polonia space? (EVGrieve) What to eat at Porsena Extra Bar (Grubstreet) Tink’s Restaurant & Elswhere Esspresso open (The Local East Village) LES restaurant […]

Dim Sum Sunday At Sake Bar Satsko

Sake Bar Satsko will have a variety of dim sum on the menu every Sunday, 2pm to midnight. From a recent Facebook Update: Dim Sum Sunday starting this Sunday, October 14th. Pork & garlic chive / chili infused sauce Eggplant & tofu / soy sherry sauce Crispy shrimp balls / lime fish sauce Pork & […]

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