Fried Chicken & Forties @ Korzo Haus
Chef Steven Reese has launched a new special at the East Village location of Korzo Haus (coverage here). Every Wednesday for $20 you can get all-you-can-eat fried chicken & a pitcher of beer. Ok, the pitcher of Kelso Organic isn’t exactly 40 oz. but as Steven puts it, the missing 5.1 ounces “is for your homies”. I’ve […]
Brunch At Spina
I’ll admit that I don’t often go to Italian restaurants for brunch (no particular reason), but after my first outing to Spina (review here) & the excellent food we had, I was willing to give it a try. I arrived with two friends late on a Sunday, in fact we were the only ones left […]
Holy Mole Week at La Palapa
La Palapa, a Mexican restaurant renowned (by me) for excellent Margaritas is launching a special menu next week. Chef Barbara Sibley is serving 6 dishes featuring mole (mole comes in several varieties & colors; Poblano, Oaxaca, San Pedro Actopan, see Wikipedia for more info) will be on offer for a week starting on Easter Sunday. As per […]
Acme
Back in May of last year I wrote about how Acme, one of my favorite Southern food mainstays, had unceremoniously closed (employees were given no notice at all), completely gutted (EVGrieve has coverage) & after lengthy renovations opened as a Nordic (by way of Scandinavia) restaurant. The team from Bond St. managed to convince Chef Mads Refslund, a […]
San Matteo Panuozzo coming to the East Village
San Matteo’s 2nd outpost (they have a location in the UES) will be taking over the former Mõtek Crepe shop on St Marks. I didn’t know what a panuozzo was, but according to the website: “The panuozzo starts as would a pizza but results in a type of panino but with freshly baked bread. The […]
Life Cafe Gutted
There has been a lot of talk on local blogs about the fate of Life Cafe (review here) that has been in limbo for quite some time. A friend passed by yesterday at 9pm & the bar has been completely dismantled. If you’re still hankering for some of their food, there’s a location in Williamsburg. […]
99 Cent Pizza Taking Over The East Village?
An article last December by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (coverage by EV Grieve) showed that the 10003 zip code had the highest concentration of pizza shops in New York with 33. Needless to say, we’re pretty spoiled for choice when it comes to pizza with excellent shops like Sal’s, Two Boots, Gruppo […]
Toucan & The Lion Revisited
I first visited back in December (review) and tried a few dishes from what I thought was the full menu. It turns out that that was just the tip of the iceberg & the complete menu is now in full swing. Not much has changed, but there are now 8 shared plates, 5 mains, 5 sides & a […]
City Crab & Seafood Company
City Crab has a special place in my heart, it’s a massive two floor restaurant where I’ve enjoyed seafood for the best of 10 years. Before I really ‘got into’ food, I learned the basics about seafood here. The restaurant has a pretty typical ‘old-school seafood restaurant’ vibe; wood paneling, high tables & the obligatory tank full […]
Rai Rai Ken Expanding/Moving?
A friend passed by the former Teriyaki Boy on East 10th street yesterday to find Rai Rai Ken (review here) signage being installed. There’s no news if they’re moving the current location or expanding (the new space is much larger). More news as it comes in. Rai Rai Ken: 214 East 10th St. btwn. 1st & 2nd Avenue New […]
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