Metromix ran a nice piece last week on the emergence of the “Sunday Supper” at NYC restaurants.  They told you about Yerba Buena and its “Rioja Sunday Supper,” where $50 gets you 3-courses paired with a half-glass of Rioja, how Northern Spy Food Co. rocks a 3-course $20 Sunday Supper that is a contender for deal of [...]

It’s my favorite time of the year!  It just doesn’t get any better than this.  St. Patty’s Day, College Basketball and Beer.  There’s also the Brewing News National IPA Championship. An IPA tournament with 64 entries judged by brewers in blind-tasting style.  The bracket includes many of the familiar names in IPA as well as several from [...]

Wanna try your hand at brewin’ some beer but don’t think you can manage it in your 350 sq ft NYC studio?  Brooklyn Brew Shop has got you covered.  They’ve come up with a 1-gallon brewing kit designed specifically with small NYC apartments in mind.  About 1 sq ft of space is all you’re gonna need.  Your dirty [...]

On a whim, we headed down to New Orleans on the Sunday before Fat Tuesday for a last-minute Mardi Gras/Valentine’s Day trip.  Over the past several months, I’ve become good Twitter friends with Chef Scott Boswell (you can follow him on Twitter here), who, together with his lovely wife Tanya, owns and operates two of the most popular and highly regarded restaurants in the French [...]

Check out this footage from Sirius XM of Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain & Eric Ripert talking about “Food Porn”. Tweet this!This post was submitted by John.

Poco, home of one of our favorite all-you-can-drink boozy brunches, is celebrating its one-year anniversary tonight with three hours of complimentary open bar and tapas, burlesque by the Dilettaunts, Goose the band & music mixed by DJ Eric Visa.  Poco // 33 Ave. B at 3rd St. // no rsvp needed // 7:00pm-10:00pm Tweet this!

Boy do I love me some stinky cheese.  You know, the kind that makes you think there’s some majorly rotten stuff festering in the garbage can.  I’ve actually looked around the apartment for nearly 20 minutes before in search of what could be causing the stench, only to finally remember that we had brought back [...]

Dylan & the Dead, Mondavi and Rothschild, Bowie & Arcade Fire, Siegfried & Roy (well, maybe not).  Nothing beats a great collaboration.  And it’s no different come Tuesday, March 9th when Back Forty and Captain Lawrence team up for a one-of-a-kind 4-course craft beer dinner.  Back Forty Chef Shanna Pacifico has created a special menu to pair [...]

The city of Dijon, France has sent a contingent here to NYC to show us that there’s more to their city than just President Obama’s favorite mustard.  After all, Dijon is located in the heart of Burgundy, one of our favorite wine regions.  They’re calling the weeklong project Dijon Must’art.  Their delegation consists of chefs, wine experts, artists, musicians and businesspeople.  [...]

Our favorite lunchtime wine-drinking deal is back!  During the week of March 1-5, head to Smith & Wollensky, Park Avenue Autumn, Maloney & Porcelli, Quality Meats or The Post House for lunch and for just $10 you will get ten generous samples of wine!  The wines vary by restaurant and by day. So, check out the different wines that will be [...]