I went at noon today to check out the brand new Mexicue truck parked at 52nd St. and Park Ave. The line was already 25 deep before they could even lift the service door and put out the menu sign. Such has become the norm these days when word spreads around Midtown of a new food truck in the [...]

Word comes in this morning that Limelight Grill is set for a “soft” opening this weekend in the courtyard of the Limelight Marketplace. They’re likening Limelight Grill, which will be operated by Bruce Caulfield of Tracks Bar and Grill, to a Shake Shack-concept.  Which begs the question, who wouldn’t want to liken themself to Shake Shack? Limelight [...]

Tuesday nights just got even more pork-a-licious here in NYC! I mean we’ve already got Marc Forgione’s Suckling Pig Sliders Happy Hour ($16 for all-you-can-devour; $14 for all-you-can-chug Brooklyn Lager) and Vareli Restaurant & Lounge’s Pig Tuesday ($37 3-course pork-centric menu; $50 w/ wine pairings). Now, every Tuesday through August 24th Hearth Restaurant (403 E 12th St [...]

S’MAC (short for Sarita’s Macaroni & Cheese) located in the E Village (345 E. 12th b/t 1st & 2nd Ave) is celebrating its 4th birthday today and is offering its Mac n’ Cheese for $1 (Gluten-Free and Vegan for $2). It’s one per person, take-out only and not available with multi-grain pasta. Tweet this!

Now, Andy and I have been enjoying a ton of great craft beer this summer. We hit up Bear Republic, Lagunitas, and Russian River breweries while we were out in California last month and also made it to Dogfish Head brewery with the folks from Rattle N Hum a couple weeks back.  So, we thought why [...]

We’re finally getting a little bit of a break from the heat wave that has consumed much of our summer here in the city. What sucks most about the recent heat and humidity is that it renders outdoor patios and gardens useless.  Who wants to sit outside in stifling, soupy heat?  Which brings us to the 30-seat garden [...]

In what is likely to go down as the “Dinner of the Decade”, four uber-celeb chefs — Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Jerome Bocuse and New Orleans’ own Scott Boswell — have teamed up for an unprecedented culinary fundraising event to benefit the Barrier Islands Restoration & Development Society (B.I.R.D.S.) and the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation. The benefit [...]

Here’s some good news from the DB camp. First, they’re extending the $24.07 Restaurant Week lunch deals at Café Boulud, DB Bistro Moderne, Bar Boulud and DBGB Kitchen and Bar through September 6. But to up the ante and make it even more enticing, anyone who visits during Restaurant Week will leave with a bonus “Boulud Beach [...]

I know we’re in the middle of Restaurant Week, which by the way many restaurants are extending through the end of the summer, but there are some pretty amazing wine dinners and beer dinners coming up that are definitely worth a looksie. Tuesday, July 20th: French Beer Dinner at DBGB –  4-course beer dinner featuring artisanal [...]

As the first week of Summer Restaurant Week draws to a close, here are a couple of places we’d recommend for dinner tonight that currently have availability. EN Japanese Brasserie (435 Hudson St) has a nice looking Restaurant Week menu that includes their famous handmade tofu, a chef’s selection of 2 appetizers, a miso black cod [...]

Word comes in this morning that good Restaurant in the West Village (89 Greenwich Ave) is launching what it’s calling “Really Good Burger Sundays“. Every Sunday from 6-10 pm, good will be showcasing a different burger creation served with house-made condiments and sides. As part of the promo, they’ll also be offering half-price bottles of [...]

Farmer’s markets have been on the rise in NYC, with two of our favorites being the New Amsterdam Market and the Union Square Greenmarket. But unless you live nearby it can be a pain lugging all your freshly procured market goods home by subway or cab. Enter the picture FreshDirect’s Local Market. FreshD has recently doubled its local [...]

I had to a double and triple-take earlier as I was walking down E. 56th Street between 2nd and 3rd Aves. What stood before me about halfway down the block was a sign for a new restaurant called Lips.  No, it’s not a strip club. A closer look at the window reveals that Lips is the same as the [...]

Our top picks for Restaurant Week dinner, like Dovetail, Adour and Telepan, have been fully booked much of this week.  And you can bet they will be fully booked for tonight and tomorrow night, too. It’s been a long, dreary week in the city, so why not reward yourself with a leisurely and delicious Restaurant Week lunch. There [...]

As we get into the heart of Restaurant Week, the reservations are filling up and the pickins’ are getting slimmer. That doesn’t mean you can’t find some great same-day Restaurant Week values. When it comes to Restaurant Week, we think a complimentary glass of house wine or beer with your Restaurant Week meal would be a [...]