NY Loves Japan Recap
Posted on | April 15, 2011 | No Comments
The charity event at The Summit Bar (133 Avenue C between 8th & 9th street, previous mention here) last Monday was a great success & organizer Jenny Adams reports that there were between 200 & 300 attendees throughout the night & $6,000 was raised for Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.
I just wanted to thank The Summit Bar for hosting, all of the bartenders for their time & expertise & the organizers; it was a great night.
The 6 drinks were as follows:
Japañ by Way of Rió (Sponsored and created by Leblon Cachaça): Leblon Cachaça, lychee, fresh lemon juice, and ginger beer
Urmami (Sponsored and created by Tippling Brothers): G’vine Floraison gin, Plum sake, fresh lemon juice, homemade shrubb, yuzu juice, orange blossom honey, and Averna Amaro
The Hori Smoku Punch (Sponsored and created by Sailor Jerry Rum): Sailor Jerry rum, fresh lime juice, green tea syrup, Yellow Chartreuse, Sencha tea, bitters, and soda
Go Go Godzilla (Sponsored by Pernod Absinthe, created by Greg Seider of Summit Bar, NYC): Beefeater gin, shiso leaf agave, fresh lemon juice, Pernod Absinthe, and soda
The Big Kizuna (Sponsored by Belvedere pink grapefruit vodka, created by Greg Seider of Summit Bar, NYC): Belvedere pink grapefruit vodka, Vietnamese cinnamon agave, Calamansi, and grapefruit juice
Sayonara Senorita (Sponsored by Corazon Tequila, created by Greg Seider of Summit Bar, NYC): Corazon tequila, chipotle chili agave, fresh lime juice, and yuzu juice
E & S Wholesome Foods Already Falling Apart
Posted on | April 14, 2011 | No Comments
E & S Wholesome Foods, the snazzy-looking bodega that opened recently at 226 East 7th street at Avenue C is already looking a bit ragged. There has been some serious ‘signage slippage’ lately. I’ve been in there a few times & I think it’s a great new addition to the neighborhood & the prices are not that inflated. Expect a full review soon.
Also check out their flagship store in the LES at 159 Essex Street at Stanton St.
Flying Pigs Farm Launches CSA
Posted on | April 14, 2011 | No Comments
Normally when I think of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), I immediately imaging baskets laden with fresh produce but Washington County, NY’s Flying Pigs Farms is trying to change all that by starting a pork CSA. The heritage breed pork (Large Blacks, Gloucestershire Old Spots, and Tamworths) is currently available at Union Square Greenmarket & served at East Village restaurant Back Forty (120 Avenue B at 12th Street).
$550 will get you 10 weeks of porky goodness every Tuesday from May 10th to June 12th 2011 available for pickup at the aforementioned Back Forty. For an additional $25, you can get a dozen eggs every other week. The full CSA schedule is here, the total amount of pork is around half a hog.
To sign up for Flying Pigs Farm’s pork CSA, call 518-854-3844 or send an e-mail to mike@flyingpigsfarm.com; join by April 18 and get a $20 discount. For more information, visit FlyingPigsFarm.com.
Changes on the horizon for Casimir?
Posted on | April 11, 2011 | 1 Comment
Late last month East Village blogger EVGrieve reported that Casimir (103 Avenue B between 6th & 7th street, review here) was on tonight’s Community Board 3/SLA docket. It turns out that owner Guillaume Blestel has sold the restaurant. I spoke with some of the employees over the weekend & not much is known about the new owner. I did, however, find out that he also owns the rather gaudy looking midtown restaurant/lounge Léa.
I’m always skeptical of restaurant/lounge combos so I really hope that he doesn’t rock the boat at Casimir which I’ve been going to for over 10 years. We’ll see how this plays out.
Idle Hands
Posted on | April 11, 2011 | 3 Comments
Idle Hands is a self-proclaimed ‘Bourbon, Beer & Rock’ bar located downstairs at 25 Avenue B (between 2nd & 3rd St.) & honestly that’s as good of a description as you’re going to get. Initially I was somewhat skeptical of the bar because of the brightly lit & eye-catchingly orange Billy Hurricane’s bar that resides above it, but when a friend mentioned some of the bourbons & whiskeys that they stocked, I knew I had to go. Read more
Drink & Draw!
Posted on | April 11, 2011 | No Comments
Last Wednesday (April 6th) local East Village bar 7B/Horseshoe Bar/Vazacs (108 Avenue B at 7th Street) started a biweekly gathering of artists & locals for Happy Hour drink specials, drawing & conversations on art. On the first & third Wednesdays from 3-7pm (the next one is April 20th) you can sharpen your crayons & head down to the bar (coloring books not included).
Facebook info page here.
Images via local artist JustinK.
New York Loves Japan
Posted on | April 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
Apparently Facebook isn’t just for wasting time at work as I got an invite to the New York Loves Japan party (further info here) going down this Monday April 11th at The Summit Bar (133 Avenue C between 8th & 9th street). $20 on the door gets you to unlimited booze-laden punches from 7-11pm. Not only will you be getting plenty drunk while listening to DJ Kimiko Masuda, but 100% of the proceeds go to Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund.
There’s a veritable who’s-who of sponsors including Pernod Absinthe, Belvedere Vodka, Sailor Jerry Rum, Corazon Tequila, Leblon Cachaça, Beefeater Gin & The Tippling Bros. Bartenders will also be selling Yamazaki Japanese Whiskey cocktails all night long. So unwind after a long day’s work, have a lot to drink & help victims of the recent Japanese earthquake.
M2M
Posted on | April 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
Morning to Midnight, aka M2M, is a bright Asian supermarket packed full of lots of items that you would otherwise have to go to Chinatown or Koreatown to find. Even if I really don’t need anything, I often find myself going into M2M just to browse the aisles and have a look around. Before I know it, I’m going home with a bag of stuff that I really know nothing about, but eager to experiment with. Read more
Tags: Asian > Dumplings > East Village > Groceries > Japanese > Korean > Ramen > Sushi
The Big Beef Dinner at Northern Spy Food Co.
Posted on | April 6, 2011 | No Comments
One of my favorite local restaurants, Northern Spy Food Co. (511 East 12th Street between A & 1st Avenue, previously reviewed here) is serving up a 4 course meal next Wednesday April 13th. The locally sourced, pasture raised beef is provided by Fleisher’s & $50 will get you the following ($20-$36 for wine pairing);
Steak tartare, pickled ramps, horseradish crème fraîche, mint
Oxtail ravioli, baby vegetables, beef consommé
Ribeye steak, wild mushroom risotto, bordelaise sauce
Gianduja millefeuille, raspberry preserves, praline brittle
Full event details, including reservation details, here.
Update: This event is now Sold Out.
Minca
Posted on | March 31, 2011 | 5 Comments
Where should I begin? Minca has cured both colds & hangovers since I started going there in 2004. Even with Kuboya Ramen just next door & Rai Rai Ken not too far away, I still feel like Minca is the best ramen in the East Village (I have yet to try, Setagaya, Ippudo & Robataki which are all a bit farther west). Read more