If you’re a lover of craft beers, then you should definitely make your way over to Rattle ‘N’ Hum (33rd b/t 5th and Mad) tonight for the kick-off of Tröegs Brewery Week. They started tapping some Tröegs kegs there last night and my friend Martin and I tried a flight of the Nugget Nectar (sick!), [...]

Monday is by far the best ‘recession special’ day of the week. It’s especially a great night for wine lovers. Some high-end restaurants let you BYO for free (Apiary, Tribeca Grill, Dylan Prime), several others go 50% off bottles of wine (Academia di Vino, STK, Beppe, Les Halles, ‘Cesca, Parlor Steakhouse and more) and one restaurant will even [...]

About 30 minutes ago, nycgo.com let out a tweet with a link for early access to Summer Restaurant Week menus and reservations. While our list from this past Friday was pretty spot-on, now we can find out if any given restaurant is offering Restaurant Week for lunch only, dinner only, or both and whether they are [...]

We’re excited to try DBGB tonight with our friends Scott and Meredith who are in town from Atlanta. We’re also pretty psyched that DBGB is participating in Summer Restaurant Week 2009. Here’s a look at DBGB’s Summer Restaurant Week Menu, which looks very similar to DBGB’s 3-Course $22 lunch prix-fixe menu:
:: APPETIZERS ::
BUTTER LETTUCE & [...]

Summer Restaurant Week 2009 is almost upon us begging the question of whether Winter Restaurant Week ever really ended. This one will run for three weeks instead of two and takes place from July 12–31 (excluding Saturdays, but restaurants have the option to offer the program on Sundays). NYC & Company has been busy posting RW [...]

Pay homage to the King of Pop with others tonight at City Winery (155 Varick; 7-9pm; $25) with a wine and music pairing memorial. 25 of Michael’s classic songs spanning over 5 eras will be paired with specially selected wines.  Starting with a toast to the King of Pop, to a young period with the [...]

The La Cense Burger Truck has made its NYC debut and is parked at 48th and Park (SE corner) as we speak. The line was about 20 or so deep when I arrived on the scene and none other than Zach from MidtownLunch (with son Harry in tow) was already there at the window placing his [...]

In today’s “great idea” news, we learn that Zagat has commissioned wine educator Kevin Zraly of Windows on the World Wine School and former wine director of Windows on the World restaurant to break down for you the wine lists at 115 of the city’s restaurants so you know the best bottle values before you go. Specifically, Zraly [...]

This weekend we were fortunate enough (or unfortunate if you’re our liver) to hit up two different all-you-can-drink (AYCD) brunch spots. We found ourselves in Murray Hill on a wet Saturday afternoon in need of a bite to eat and a drink before seeing The Hangover at the Kips Bay movie theaters. We had heard [...]

Here’s a pretty cool food and wine event series to report – Master Sommelier Emily Wines of Nios Restaurant & Wine Bar (130 W. 46th next to The Muse Hotel) is hosting a series of Sommelier Smackdowns where she will be going head-to-head with some of the most renowned wines and spirits experts and personalities around [...]

Every Tuesday starting tomorrow and going through August 11th, Great Performances and City Winery will host a free neighborhood celebration of music, food, and wine. With its downtown location in Soho, the Hudson Square Music & Wine Festival is an urban summer festival for everyone from families and visitors to the after-work crowd. The BBQ [...]

This just came through the submission wire: On Tuesday, June 23rd,  for $20, Vintage Irving (located at 118A East 15th Street in Union Square) will guide guests through a tasting of 20 wines that are ideal for summer imbibing. Learn about the wines (and the vineyards they come from), and then learn what they are best paired [...]

Sora Lella (300 Spring b/t Greenwich & Hudson) has introduced a new bar menu of small plates and individual bites, including Grandma’s veal meatballs ($4.50 each), tomato and basil bruschetta ($2), fried artichokes ($6), zucchini fries ($6) and two different types of croquettes; rice croquettes with tomato, pancetta and mozzarella ($3 each) and potato and ham croquettes [...]

For those of you looking to tie one on with the old man on Father’s Day, take the SOB to S.O.B.’s (Varick @ W. Houston) where they’re throwing a Brazilian-style Bossa Nova Brunch with an All-You-Can-Drink Sangria bar. To tell you the truth, my Dad would probably kick my ass if I took him for [...]

Yes it’s nasty out there, but the rain is supposed to let up by lunchtime. The following food trucks are gonna be out in full effect. Here’s a map of where you can find them:
Le Gamin Truck (47th & Lex): Just read on their Twitter that due to the rain you can call them up and they [...]