Join us for dinner at SavorNY Monday March 2 through Thursday March 5 and Monday March 9 through Thursday March 12 and take advantage of our Recession Wine Special. Buy 2 glasses of wine and receive the whole bottle. This offer is limited to 2 bottles per table and available by reservation only (as it [...]

An idea conceived in 2000 by wine writers Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher of the Wall Street Journal, Open That Bottle Night (OTBN) encourages wine enthusiasts worldwide to open and share a special bottle of wine. Due to its popularity, OTBN became an annual celebration held in homes and restaurants nationwide on the last Saturday [...]

After polishing off a couple of pints, including a Delirium Tremens and a Duvel Green, at Belgian beer bar BXL Cafe near Times Square (just learned a new location is slated for 51st b/t 2nd and 3rd), we headed down to Back Forty in the E. Village with our beer-loving friend Martin for the Sixpoint Mardi [...]

Though we have no consumer surveys, stats or reports to back this up, it appears that restaurants and bars in the Meatpacking District are suffering even more than others during these tough economic times. And the reason seems fairly obvious enough. MePa is dominated by tourists hailing from outside New York, businessmen on expense accounts, and scenesters. The [...]

Just noticed that Paradou, one of the most “Recession-Friendly” restaurants in the city, has extended several of its special deals through March. Here are the ones you should take advantage of: 3-Courses for the Price of 1 Every Sunday Night Monday, March 2 = FREE WINE MONDAY (make reservation with code “Wall Street” and get free [...]

Just came across Servers Unite. It bills itself as a community generated networking tool whose purpose is to inform a server of the conditions of a specific restaurant that they may be applying to, i.e. a forum for cathartic venting about one’s past restaurant employment. It seems to have just recently launched. There are about 60 NYC restaurants listed [...]

“Recession Reviews” is a weekly feature by website 89th and Broke of a great eating and/or drinking deal in NYC. Now I’m not saying it can’t be beat, but Choice Kitchen is definitely offering one of the better burger deals in Manhattan: a burger, fries and beer for $10…oh yeah, and the food is really [...]

You know how much we love all the Recession Specials that include an alcoholic beverage; whether it’s a burger and a beer on Sunday’s at The Smith, a panini and glass of wine on Monday’s at Vero, or even the grandaddy of them all — a free bottle of wine on Monday’s at Paradou. Well [...]

Well, we just got through telling you all the ways that new burger joint Flip in Bloomies is the most Recession-Unfriendly restaurant we have yet to come across. To balance things out we thought we would highlight what we’ve found to easily be one of the most Recession-Friendly restaurants in NYC — Paradou in the MPD [...]

A Hamburger Today brings us a closer look at Flip, the new burger joint that opened yesterday in Bloomingdale’s mid level of the lower level men’s store. And I’m glad they did because now I don’t have to waste my time or money checking it out for myself. So let me set the stage for [...]

Tomorrow night should in theory be a HUGE party night in the city. On the one hand it’s Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday, which means tons of drink specials at bars and restaurants across the city. On the other hand it’s the last day of Carnaval in Brazil, which is one of the biggest party scenes in the [...]

With the already-extended Restaurant Week winding down (slated to end February 27th), Wined & Dined is reaching out to NYC restaurants, including the Restaurant Week participants, to see which ones are interested in becoming a part of “Restaurant Year.” We will list all the restaurants that extend for one week, one month, the rest of [...]

It’s no longer the “off-the-menu” Greek Salad w/ Grilled Chicken at 100% Halal & Healthy (55th & Park), which Midtown Lunch refers to as “may be the only salad I’ll eat” in Midtown. As of last week, the 100% Halal & Healthy cart has a new look and a new menu (click pic). It still [...]

In Oct. of ’08, childhood friends Eric Lemonides and Jason Weiner brought their French-influenced American Bistro fare from Almond in Bridgehampton and Almoncello in Wainscott to the Flatiron District at Almond (12 E. 22nd Street btw B’way and Park Ave). When Almond opened, everyone was talking about the restaurant’s cursed location (see here and here). It’s [...]

The news from TONY, Eater and Midtown Lunch is that a new burger joint is slated to open in Bloomie’s in the men’s lower level on Feb 23rd. The good news is that it will feature three different Pat LaFrieda beef blends—hearty (short rib), sweet (brisket) and refined (Wagyu)— as well as lamb, turkey or [...]