Free Boozy Cupcake From Prohibition Bakery
We love cupcakes, we love booze – so why not get the best of both worlds with a free liquor-laden mini cupcake from Prohibition Bakery in the LES? Started in 2011 by Brooke Siem and Leslie Feinberg in 2011 (check out this YouTube video), Prohibition has about 15 rotating cupcake varieties with combinations such as […]
Solbeso Tasting At ABC Wine Co.
The gang at ABC Wine are taking a break from their normal wine tastings & featuring Solbeso today. What is Solbeso you ask? Honestly, I have no idea, so I had to do some research (Googling) online. Made from fresh cacao fruit from farms in Peru and Ecuador, Solbeso is being touted as the first […]
The Stoli Bloody Mary Truck Coming To 7B
As part of their “Searching For Mary” campaign, a Stoli-branded food truck will be parked outside 7B in the East Village tomorrow (Saturday May 22nd) from 3pm dispensing FREE Stoli Bloody Marys. Pretty self-explanatory. Tour info here. 7B/Vazac’s Horseshoe Bar: 108 Avenue B at 7th St.
Feast Of San Gennaro Recap
I realize that this is a bit of old news, but I felt the need to write about this year’s Feast Of San Gennaro which took place on Mulberry Street in little Italy. In it’s 86th year, the event lasts 11 days & is a celebration of the patron saint of Naples. I went during […]
Post Office
I read about Post Office on Tasting Table & Immaculate Infatuation, but it wasn’t until I realized that a good friend lived around the corner that I decided to take the trip out to BK. It was surprisingly painless to get there from the East Village (Post Office is by the Marcy Av J, M, […]
Little Town NYC
I couyld eat oysters pretty much all day long, so it’s no surprise that I was looking forward to a meal with my Mom at Little Town NYC. Opened in April 2011, it’s basically a 72 seat mecca of local beef, shellfish & beer. All of the shellfish & beer are from New York State & Hudson […]
Food News
Eater reports that Dutch restaurant & bakery Vandaag (coverage here) to begin selling sausages via a takeout window on 6th street. Purple Ginger opens, replacing 6th St. Kitchen, via EVGrieve. Death + Co. bringing drinks to Fidi via Urbandaddy. East Village’s Terroir wins a James Beard Award; Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional – Paul Grieco. […]
Cinco de Mayo Derby at Idle Hands Bar
If you haven’t been able to deduct from the title, tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and also the Kentucky Derby. Cinco de Mayo is normally seen as a celebration of Mexican pride & heritage or the anniversary of the unlikely win at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. For a non-Mexican like myself, it’s normally […]
New Deals At The Sunburnt Cow
Sunburnt Cow (brunch review here), an Australian bar & restaurant in the East Village most commonly know for insane burgers & all you can drink brunches has come up with some new specials just in time for the summer. Per the press release: “The Sunburnt Cow is back! Closed late last year, the Cow is […]
Poetry Slam & Cocktail Party at Back Forty
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Back Forty (coverage here) will be hosting a poetry slam & cocktail party on Saturday April 21st. Mixologists from at least 3 other East Village restaurants will be creating cocktails as well. In honor of National Poetry Month, on Saturday, April 21st, from 3:30-5:30 PM, the Academy of American […]
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