East Village Eats

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

Thursday Club

Not exactly an East Village post, but check out my write-up of this insanely good 5 course meal I had for my most recent dinner club in Brooklyn. The menu included snails, pork terrine, duck, skate & braised short ribs.  Oh & obviously a lot of wine…  It was AMAZING!

Fast Food Mascots

A pretty funny video of several Fast Food Mascots gone wild.  Ronald McDonald, the Burger King, KFC’s Colonel & the Jack in the Box dude get up to no good in a music video for band Rad Omen.  Look for a cameo from the chick from Wendy’s in a titty bar!  Just so you know, […]

Thai at 85 Avenue A

Cafetasia has slid right in at the old Kim’s Video location at 85 Avenue A recently.  Following in the footsteps of another Asian-themed restaurant that failed miserably & possibly ignoring the closing of Kion down the street on 6th between A & B.  Maybe they just haven’t got the point (or expect more NYU traffic […]

Ray’s Candy might be closing…

Sad news from the East Village today.  The rumor mill is in full effect with speculation that 36 year old Ray’s Candy Store (113 Avenue A @ 7th Street) is 2 months behind on rent & the landlord (through their goon/agent) is threatening to padlock the doors as soon as tomorrow. ‘according to Ray at […]

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