Even though they’re booked through the end of the year and getting a reservation for 2010 will be nigh impossible (they will get more than 100,000 reservation requests on the first day they begin accepting reservations),  at least we can get a glimpse of what the lucky few will be experiencing this season at elBulli (check out the menu [...]

We learned this afternoon that Ancora Ristorante, an old-school Italian in the Financial District, has just started offering complimentary appetizers and grappa with lunch and dinner. You will be offered complimentary bites at the start of your meal, such as crisp zucchini fries with red pepper flakes, platters of soppresatta, chunks of imported parmesan and [...]

Andy and I headed to the Redhead in the East Village (349 E. 13th St. btw 1st and 2nd Aves.) for a casual summer date night on Saturday.  We had attempted to dine there during the winter, but the 2 hour wait forced our hungry stomachs to wander elsewhere (reservations are only taken for parties [...]

We decided to try out the boozy brunch at Maracas (at 33 Greenwich Avenue btw 6th Ave. & 7th Ave.) a few Sunday’s ago with our friends Amber and Guy.  Now, you know you are in for quite a Sunday-Funday when the first thing out of the waiter’s mouth is “Are you drinkers?” Our reply: “Why, yes we are.” [...]

Just got off the phone with Schnipper’s Quality Kitchen. They confirmed they will be handing out free sloppy joe sliders (not the full-size menu sloppy joe) tomorrow during lunch outside of the restaurant (620 8th Ave at 41st — NY Times Building). The giveaway is in connection with their Sloppy Joe Throwdown! with Bobby Flay airing tomorrow [...]

We previously reported that Eleven Madison Park, Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern are not participating in Summer Restaurant Week, but instead are doing their own ‘City Harvest Week’  with each restaurant offering a 3-course $24 lunch for one week and contributing $1 to City Harvest for each guest that takes part. This week it’s Eleven Madison [...]

The last time I made the trek to Brooklyn solely to try a new burger, I have to say I was a bit disappointed. It was for the DuMont burger that I had heard so much about (recently made list of America’s top-rated burgers by Epicurious and was the top-rated 2008 burger by Zagat). My medium-rare burger [...]

The next installment of Finger on the Pulse BBQ series will take place on July 29th. This time around it will feature food by Sam Mason (IFC’s “Dinner with the Band” & NYC’s Tailor restaurant) & a DJ set by Brooklyn’s Harlem Shakes.
Wednesday, July 29
Hope Lounge (10 Hope Street, Brooklyn)
7-11pm
$5/plate with a complimentary beer
For a [...]

Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien is offering a late-ish night burger + beer special this week. After 10PM ’til close, when you order 2 burgers, you get 50% off a pitcher of beer. Just mention the “Twitter Discount” when you order. 
Here’s the tweet:
Burger Joint about 15 hours ago
7/28/09 thru 8/1/09 After 10PM till close, Order 2 [...]

The Top Chef Season 6 premiere is quickly approaching. In fact, Bravo bumped it up a week to Wednesday, August 19th and bumped it up an hour to 9pm. Get to know some of the Season 6 contestants better by following them on Twitter:
@ChefRobinL (Robin Leventhal) — Chef, Artist and Teacher (Seattle)
 
 
@chefpmistry (Preeti Mistry) — [...]

Straight from the Twitter Feed:
OttoPizzeria: Heirloom Tomato Salad is back on the menu – don’t miss out on this succulent celebration of local summer produce – http://tinyurl.com/ngm2z8
 
primehouseny: Guests raving about mini 7oz sirloin, heirloom tomato & goat cheese salad w/ Aged Balsamic, Double Cut Bacon w/ Blue cheese & Fig for srw
 
ZabarsIsNY: Our [...]

Many of the city’s top-rated restaurants have been offering great specials to make themselves more approachable. A multi-course dinner for 2 with wine at the likes of a La Grenouille (pictured) or Daniel doesn’t have to be $300+ these days. Here’s a list of the best deals being offered by some of the city’s most expensive and highest Zagat-rated establishments [...]

I was a bit confused yesterday after reading this piece on Gael Greene’s Insatiable Critic website about her recent Summer Restaurant Week dinner at Del Posto. A quick glance at the official NYC & Company Restaurant Week website shows that Del Posto is only participating in Summer Restaurant Week for lunch. Was the Insatiable confusing Del Posto’s surreptitious $35 4-course prix fixe [...]

We previously reported that certain of the Union Square Hospitality Group restaurants (Eleven Madison Park, Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern) were not officially participating in Summer Restaurant Week. We just learned that each of these restaurants is actually doing their own version of a Restaurant Week prix fixe lunch and is contributing $1 to [...]

With so much attention on the 250+ Summer Restaurant Week participants, several non-participating RW restaurants are offering fantastic prix-fixe deals to make sure they don’t get overlooked:
Smorgas Chef (all 4 locations) — Through August 9, offering a 4-course prix fixe for $35 that includes your choice of aquavit, a glass of wine or Carlsberg beer. [...]