Stinky Cheese Festival 2012
Quite by chance, a friend clued me up on a celebration of stinky cheese that was going on in early February. As a lover of both cheese & booze, I felt it was my duty to attend, stuff my face full of cheese & report.
Food News
Goat Town cooking up Tex-Mex on Mondays. Via Grub Street Sons of Essex release a NYE video. Via Bowery Boogie East Village Eats: Culture Nosh coming to Whole Foods on Jan 26th. Only 3 East Village & LES spots represented in Restaurant Week. Cafetasia is now the Lantern. Via EVGrieve Need the perfect wine to go with […]
Scanwiches At JS55 Gallery
I’ve been a massive fan of Jon Chonko’s art project & blog Scanwiches. The process seems pretty simple; buy or make a sandwich, cut it in half, lay it on a scanner, scan. Sounds easy, right, but Jon’s work is so detailed & startlingly beautiful that I’m sure it takes some time & effort. I […]
Turkey Leg Ball 2011
If you don’t read Immaculate Infatuation or have their iPhone app, there’s something seriously wrong with you. Stang & Steinthal were back with a vengeance this year & threw one heck of a party, the Turkey Ball 2011 was held at Hudson Terrace & 600 hungry New Yorkers descended on the spot. The food was provided by […]
Turkey Leg Ball
With Immaculate Infatuation‘s Turkey Leg Ball jumping off tonight at 7:30, I’d be doing myself a disservice if I didn’t recap last year’s awesome event that they hosted with Cooking Channel. Back in 2010 I really wasn’t clued up that much on food event etiquette & made a few rookie mistakes (not to be repeated this year). The event […]
FAB’s East Village Eats Tasting Tour Recap
Although being postponed for a few months & having to try to outdo the 2010 event, this year’s East Village Eats Tour run by Fourth Arts Block did not disappoint. I realize that I’m a few weeks late, but I had such a great time that the memories & flavors are still fresh in my […]
In Vino Hosts Wine To The People
Keith Beavers (aka East Village Wine Geek), the mastermind behind Alphabet City Wine Co. will be hosting a wine tasting at his East Village restaurant In Vino. This Saturday, November 19th from 2-4pm, you can sample 6 wines from Campania. I know Keith & he knows wine, so this should be a don’t miss event. […]
Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket celebrates Meat Week
This Sunday, in celebration of Meat Week, the Stuyvesant Greenmarket (located in the Oval) is welcoming Chef Francis Derby. Chef Derby has quite a resume & will be demonstrating cooking pasture raised lamb ans seasonal greens. The Stuy-Town Greenmarket operates on Sundays from June 5th to November 20th. Per the press release: November 6th – Cooking Demo […]
Wine Tasting Tonight at In Vino
In Vino, one of the many excellent Italian restaurants in the East Village will be hosting a wine tasting tonight with Sol Stars: Dear Lovers Of WINE! We have brought in two new wines from Tuscany and have a chance to pour them both totally on the house. Come on in and get a glass […]
FAB’s East Village Eats Tasting Tour is back on!
Fourth Arts Block’s East Village Eats Tasting Tour, originally slated for June 18th & postponed (more here) is back on Saturday October 22nd, 1-5pm! Participants include: Swift, Cucina di Pesce, MONO+MONO, FAB Cafe, Hecho en Dumbo, Jimmy’s No. 43, Destination Bar, Idle Hands, La Lucha, Luke’s Lobster, XOOM & Oaxaca. $29 gets you around $50 […]
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