The way to a Mom’s heart is through her stomach. Here are dozens of NYC restaurants that are offering special brunch and dinner menus with Mom in mind. Though May 10th is quickly approaching, it’s not too late to make a reservation. So do as the Scissor Sisters tell you and “take your mama out”:
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While the SLA has been cracking down on restaurants with temporary BYO policies — those that allow BYO while they await their liquor license — several restaurants are following in the footsteps of Alto and either waiving or relaxing their BYO policies to attract customers. We all know the NYC BYO mainstays (think Tartine, Nook, [...]

Saturday I had a chance to visit the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene.  The Flea, which opened for the season last week, is open on Saturdays from 10am-5pm and features 150 vendors selling clothing, antiques, jewelry and food. As NYMag pointed out a couple weeks ago in its ‘Edible Schoolyard’ piece, the Flea has become a new destination [...]

Another day. Another Restaurant Week. Not that we’re complaining, though. Especially since this one revolves around wine. Vibrant Rioja, an organization formed to promote the Rioja wine region in the U.S., has teamed up with 50 or so NYC restaurants to offer prix-fixe deals and other specials that revolve around the region’s bold, bright tempranillo-based wines. [...]

Fresh off it’s 50% off everything-on-the-menu special on Tax-Day that packed the house, One if by Land, Two if by Sea has launched a Recession Special that it’s calling the “After-Work Supper.” It’s actually a nice, euphemistic spin on the “Early-Bird Special.” The deal is $45 per person and is available Mondays through Fridays between 5:30-6:45pm. Sadly, [...]

From the submission wire, we learn that The Grape Brokers at Marc Forgione is hosting a Three-Course Domaine du Vieux-Telegraphe Vertical Dinner at Marc Forgione this Wednesday. This is one for our “If Money Were No Object” list of events. Tickets are $185/ $350 per couple (all-inclusive)and are limited to 36 seats. For tickets or more [...]

We’ve been doing some aggressive wining and dining lately, so with the weather starting to finally turn and with summer in sight, I figured it was about that time of the year to kick up the exercise routine and to get healthy.  I cannot give up all the great food, wine, and craft beers that [...]

It almost all seemed to good to be true — 70 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, a beautiful weekend to look forward to and an email in my inbox Friday morning granting me access to a free meal prepared by chef of the moment, Momofuku’s David Chang. But this wasn’t just any meal. For one [...]

(Welcome back by popular demand our friend and guest writer Kristi)
Disclaimer: the following account of my weekend of gluttony at Yankee Stadium is a true and accurate description of the events that transpired.  This is my story (cue Law & Order music).
Saturday – Yankees v. Indians (4-22 loss):
My friend Keith and I started Saturday [...]

So I came across an interview on Fast Company with Stacy Perman, who literally wrote the book on In-N-Out Burger, the family-owned chain that has become a cultural institution. Unfortuantely, as is the case with some other cultural institutions outside of New York (think Waffle House, Chick-fil-A, etc.), they have yet to bring one to [...]

Just got the email with the secret location and my codeword for today’s David Chang Street Cart lunch event. It’s so nice of him to cook us up a free lunch that I think I’ll return the favor and bring him a little present — a bottle of Pliny the Elder (my favorite beer — [...]

With all of the Recession Specials being offered by restaurants these days, it can be difficult to determine the really good ones from the not so good ones. Some are no-brainers. Bar Blanc Bistro’s 50% off bar deal (5:30-7pm Sun-Fri) which they recently extended indefinitely is hands-down a no-brainer. Same with Ammos’ 50% off your entire bar [...]

We hear the weather is gonna be heatin’ up for the weekend and that tomorrow’s gonna be beautiful. Well, if you’re not one of the few lucky ones that scored an invite to the uber-secret David Chang street cart lunch bonanza tomorrow, we have something else to give you a reason to take an extra-long lunch break. ZagatBuzz reports a [...]

If you’re heading down to the Tribeca Film Festival to catch a flick between now and Sunday, May 3rd, chances are you’ll also be looking for a place to grab a bite to eat and a couple of drinks. Why not take a break from the festivities and check out Terrance Brennan’s new recession-friendly “barstro” [...]

Dutch eatery Danku has opened in Midtown to mixed reviews, though Cravings swears by the Indonesian Sloppy Joe + Organic Fries and NYC Foodie recently discovered some unique dishes there worth trying. We got word from Danku today that come April 30th, which just happens to be Queen’s Day (Holland’s National Holiday), they will begin serving made-to-order [...]