I recently discovered that my chef friend Sam Richman, formerly of the Fat Duck in London and Jean Georges in New York, hosts private dinners in his apartment. On $25 Tuesdays, Sam prepares a family-style feast, and on Fridays, he serves a multi-course pre-fixe menu for $40 (suggested donation). Both are BYOB. There are few [...]

Get Real NY’s Craft Beer & Food Festival is returning to the Altman Building in NYC’s Flatiron District on Saturday, March 19, 2011 and Sunday, March 20, 2011 for two more days of free-flowing suds and nonstop local eats. The all-you-care-to-taste event is being held across four sessions: Saturday’s “March Madness” Sessions from 12-3 P.M. and [...]

For the third year in a row, we attended Cochon 555, the swine-centric national competition tour featuring 5 chefs, 5 heritage pigs and 5 winemakers.  This year the epic “pork-a-palooza” competition took place at The Lighthouse on Pier 61 and featured an impressive roster of local chef talent, including Bill Telepan (Telepan Restaurant), Sean Rembold (Marlow & Sons), [...]

There’s much more to Serendipity 3 (225 E. 60th St; 212-838-3531) than just tourists and hot chocolate. There’s also what they refer to as a “Serious Food” menu featuring items like Country Meatloaf, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Sandwiches, Pastas, Fried Chicken and more. There’s also the more gimmicky and dare I say serendipitous items like the $1,000 [...]

What I meant to say is that Loreley Williamsburg (64 Frost Street, Williamsburg, 718-599-0025) is hosting one big Sausage Festival starting today and going through Sunday, January 30th. The inaugural sausage fest will feature 12 different types of sausages – 9 from the famed purveyor Schaller & Weber and 3 from their neighbor Meat Hook at [...]

Hot Plates Live is Metromix’s seasonal walk-around tasting event featuring bites from some of the city’s hottest new restaurants. It’s taking place this year at Astor Center on January 31st from 6-9 pm. And I can tell ya’ tasting events don’t come any more affordable than this. For just $15, or roughly the price of one martini, you get tastes [...]

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So, you’ve missed the boat on those NYC hot spots that allow you to book two months in advance (or more).  Oops.  Now is your chance to snag a ressie at one of the city’s most romantic eateries that allow you to book one month in advance.  Remember, for better or worse Valentine’s Day is [...]

Everyone is always asking us about our favorite burgers.  We have written about the ridiculously indulgent white truffle burger at Burger & Barrel, the savory lamb burger at the Breslin and our favorite high-end burger, the black label burger at Minetta Tavern, as well as the burgers we’re dying to try next – Ai Fiori’s white [...]

Nothing quite fosters a spirit of camaraderie in the city like a blackout or snowstorm. So while another snowstorm approaches NYC, it got us thinking of our favorite things to do and places to take refuge with some good friends, hot food, cold beer and good wine when a storm is upon us. While it’s true many stay local to avoid the [...]

Our all-time favorite food and drink event is returning to New York on January 23rd! Cochon 555 is a one-of-a-kind culinary event featuring 5 chefs, 5 heritage pigs and 5 winemakers with the chefs squaring off in a friendly competition for a good cause.  This year the event is taking place at The Lighthouse at Chelsea [...]

We want to wish all our readers a wonderful 2011 full of wining and dining!  Sorry we were MIA for most of December – due in part to a crazy holiday schedule, vacation, being stranded in Mexico during the blizzard and moving to a new apartment.  With all that going on, we continued to wine and [...]