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Last Chance to Get Tickets to Tomorrow’s Beer Bar Fest on Thrillist!

Andy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:24:21 +0000

The stage is set for the inaugural Get Real NY Beer Bar Fest tomorrow at the 404 event space located at 404 10^th Ave @ 33rd St. The list of beers is insane, as are the food pairings provided by 8 of the city’s most notable beer bars. There will also be oysters, cask ales, frites and more. GET ON THIS! We’ll be there partyin’ it up all day.

TONIGHT: James Beard Foundation’s Annual Gala Dinner & Auction

Andy — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:04:47 +0000

Batali. Silverton. Vetri. White. Oh My. The crème de la crème of Italian chefs are joining together tonight for one helluva James Beard Gala & Auction. Now that’s Italian! is a celebration of the unique contributions of American chefs to Italian cuisine and vice versa. There will be a reception featuring the exec chefs from A Voce, Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, Nick & Toni’s, Salumeria Rosi, SD26, and Sullivan St Bakery set in a recreation of an Italian piazza marketplace. The evening will also include silent and live auctions of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The Pièce de résistance is the gala dinner featuring powerhouse James Beard Award–winning chefs Mario Batali, Nancy Silverton, Marc Vetri, and Michael White. We’re talking truffles, pasta, lamb, prosciutto and more. Check out the auction items and get your bids in here.

WHAT: Now that’sItalian! The 2011 James Beard Foundation Gala Dinner and Auction featuring Mario Batali, critically acclaimed chef, restaurateur, award-winning author, and television personality

WHEN: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 // 5:00 p.m. Invite-Only Press Preview // 6:00 p.m. VIP Reception and Silent Auction Preview // 6:30-8:00 p.m. Reception and Silent Auction

WHERE: Guastavino’s // 409 East 59th StreetNew York City

Grand Central’s Beer Table Pantry & Michael Jordan’s Steak House Team Up for Craft Beer Tasting Event

Andy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:56:47 +0000

I bet you didn’t know that Michael Jordan’s Steak House in Grand Central offers free beer & pretzel tastings from 6-7pm every Wednesday during the Fall. Taking these craft beer tastings one step further, on November 9th beginning at 6pm, Beer Table Pantry’s Justin Philips will pour some special craft beers when he co-hosts an evening of Old and New World pairings at Michael Jordan’s The Steak House. For $80 you can expect to taste your way through 4 courses of pairings and a reception in which you’ll taste ProfFritz Briem, aka the ‘champagne of beers.’

RSVP to rsvpmjtsh@theglaziergroup.com

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Are You Shuckin’ Kidding Me! Restaurants Celebrating National Oyster Day With Specials

Andy — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:35:42 +0000

Yup, it’s National Oyster Day! We’re gonna celebrate with some of those briny bivalves tonight at The Dutch, and we hear we also have to try their oyster sliders. Over at Atlantic Grill, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Ocean Grill, and Primehouse New York they’re celebrating National Oyster Day with some specials all day, including:

$1.50 Deep Cove Oysters (West Coast)
$5 glasses of Muscadet
$10 Featured Oyster Appetizer: Blue Water Grill Executive Chef Eric Woods created a special appetizer recipe, Chilled Deep Cove Oysters with spicy melon, summer radish and lemon ice.
Wildwood Barbeque, not wanting to be left out of the seafood loop, will be serving up a special southern-style Oyster Po Boy.

Andaz Wall Street is celebrating National Oyster Day today with a full week of oyster specials. Starting today through next Friday, August 12th, Wall & Water and Bar Seven Five in the Andaz Wall Street hotel will be offering half price oysters as well as two daily oyster specials. Examples include Grilled Oysters with Charred Jalepeño Relish and Steamed Oysters with Cucumber Granite.

We hear that Mermaid Inn has extended its Oysters & Drinks Happy Hour on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at all 3 locations by another half hour (5-7 pm).

Over at Rattle N Hum (33rd b/t 5th and Madison) they’re celebrating Oyster Day with an ”Oyster N Cask Festival” starting at noon. As we hear of more oyster deals around the city, we’ll update ya!

Here’s a look at some of our favorite Oyster Happy Hour deals around the city:

Lure Fish Bar: $1 Oysters at the bar 5-7pm

Jo’s: $1 Oysters, Sunday-Friday 5-8pm

BLT Fish Shack: $1 oysters at the bar, M-F, 5-7pm

Docks Oyster Bar and Grill: $1 oysters 3-7pm M-F

Bobo Restaurant: $1 oysters, $5 local beers and $5 Wolffer Estate Rose from 5-7pm daily

Maison Premiere: Every night from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., all oysters and clams are just $1 each

Le Comptoir: $1 Oysters from 5 – 8 pm Every Night at the bar. You can also get 3 oysters and a glass of selected wine for $10

Celebrate National Scotch Day With Free Scotch & Food at Primehouse & Atlantic Grill Lincoln Center

Andy — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:50:52 +0000

National Scotch Day is upon us. Head over to Primehouse New York or Atlantic Grill Lincoln Center from 5-7pm for a National Scotch Day celebration. They’ll be serving up various Scotch samples along with paired bar bites, all on the proverbial house! Here are the deets:

Primehouse (381 Park Ave. South at 27^th St., New York, NY 10016 – 212.824.2600)

Sample 12-year, 14-year, 17-year and 21-year Balvenie scotches.

Jared, the Brand Ambassador from Balvenie, will be on hand to divulge scotch sipping secrets.

Atlantic Grill Lincoln Center (49 W. 64^th St at Broadway, New York, NY, 10023 – 212.787.4663)

Sample three scotches with Joseph Scalzo, the Sommelier/Wine & Spirits Manager at Atlantic Grill. The scotches include:

Auchentoshan Classic – a Lowland Single Malt Scotch
Oban 14 Year Old – a Highland Single Malt Scotch
Lagavulin 16 Year Old – an Islay Single Malt Scotch

Essex Celebrating 11th Anniversary This Saturday With Free Open Bar

Andy — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:45:50 +0000

Legendary brunch spot Essex (120 Essex St @ Rivington) is celebrating its 11th anniversary this Saturday night in style with a free open bar from 11:30pm-12:30am. Then from 12:30am til close at 4am all drinks are half-price. If you can’t make it Saturday night, here are a few other reasons to visit Essex soon. Their summer happy hour specials are offered on Sun-Thurs from 6-9pm with $1 oysters and 1/2 priced. These same deals are also offered Fri-Sat night from 12am-1am. Wednesday is $18 Maine Lobster Night. And come weekend time, go big with their $22.95 Brunch Special (that they say comes w/ 3 bloody’s, screwdrivers or mimosas — but in our experience they don’t keep count). Try the chicken fried steak!

Eataly Celebrates 1st Birthday With 6-Restaurant “Dine Around”

Andy — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:11:52 +0000

Hard to believe Eataly has already been open a year! They’re celebrating their 1st birthday in style and inviting you to join them. They’ve planned an epic “dine around” dinner featuring 6 of their restaurants, 6 chefs and 6 dishes. On August 31st, Eataly will be hosting 7 groups of 40 people as birthday guests to participate in a culinary tour de force of the Eataly restaurants. Diners will be shuttled from restaurant to restaurant where they will be served a special course paired with a wine. For example, Manzo Ristorante Chef Michael Toscano will be preparing aperitivo, including a Mortadella Stuffed Suckling Pig on Crackling, Spicy Beef Shin with Straciatella & Tomato Marmellata in Escarole, and Watermelon & Basil Brodo with Villa Manodori Balsamic Taffy, paired with a wine from the Piemonte region. Other dishes include Roasted Filet Mignon of Montauk Swordfish and Fresh Spaghetti with California Sea Urchin and Calvisius Caviar. Yup, they’re pulling out all the stops. For the full menu and to reserve your spot, go here. The cost is rather steep at $180, but it includes tax and gratuity and generous wine pairings. Seatings are at 5pm, 5:45pm, 6:30pm, 7:15pm, 8pm, 8:45pm and 9:30pm.

Desnuda’s Oysters are Smokin’!

Andy — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:18:49 +0000

We embarked on a spontaneously epic food tour of the East Village (specifically the area on and around East 7th Street near 1st Ave — our fave food street in the city) this past Sunday with friends Martin and Josh (aka, NYC Foodie, Foodie Magician). We wanted to welcome our friend Martin back to NYC in a major way after 6+ months away, and that we did. We hit Luke’s Lobster for the city’s most celebrated lobster roll (though Josh had a bargain of a shrimp roll at $8), stopped at Porchetta (where we realized the namesake sandwich does even better topped with some cooking greens and kimchi), got introduced to our new favorite pizza at the signage-less South Brooklyn Pizza thanks to Josh (roasted garlic and spicy cherry peppers at the gratis condiment bar – you kiddin’ me!), had a not-so-pleasant pit stop at Wechsler’s Currywurst and discovered that old-time dive bar Blue & Gold has by far the best drink prices in the city (and the best air conditioning, too). But the best stop of the day was at Desnuda, our go-to wine bar/cevicheria, where we sipped on Nicaraguan beer and white wine, listened to some great chill-out Latin American tunes, tried some amazing ceviche preparations, enjoyed some $1 oysters (specially priced on Sundays from 2-6pm and Monday nights) and got this smoke-show from NYC’s ceviche king, Christian Zammas. We hear he uses a glass smoking apparatus that he made using a Sprite bottle and a glass bowl. He packs the glass bowl with souchong tea leaves and Sichuan peppercorns, lights it, then catches the smoke in a small glass and places it over a raw oyster.

Herring Aids

Andy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:04:04 +0000

Starting this week, Aquavit is hosting its annual Herring Festival every weekday through June 24th. Executive chef Marcus Jernmark is preparing a smorgasbord of classic herring dishes along with fare like Swedish meatballs, hot smoked trout and Scandinavian cheeses and breads. The special herring menu will be served in the bistro from noon til 2:30 PM and from 5:30 til 10:30 PM. The cost is $28 for lunch, $38 for dinner. Call 212-307-7311 to reserve. Speaking of Herring and Aquavit, tomorrow Russ & Daughters and The Roger Smith Hotel are hosting a Herring and Aquavit festival on the penthouse. More info here.

Vanity Fair’s NYC Summer Guide is Now Book Report NY’s 2011 Summer Guide

Andy — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:58:51 +0000

So just in time for this insane heat wave, word comes in today that Jess Latham, the former special events manager at Vanity Fair and the brains behind the Vanity Fair Summer Guide to NYC, has moved on and is now crankin’ out the same guide you’ve come to love as part of Book Report NY together with her partner in crime, Bel Linquist. This bad-ass, comprehensive guide will show you the light over the next few months, including where you can find the best outdoor places to eat and drink, the best outdoor concerts, festivals and events, and the newest and hottest places to see and be seen. Also be sure to check out Book Report New York and subscribe so you can stay in touch.

And speaking of hot summer events, Get Real’s Ultimate Belgian Beer & Food Fest (all you can eat and drink with over 100 beers and oysters, mussels, waffles, chocolates and more) is coming up on July 8-9th and for a limited time you can get $30 off tickets with the discount code ‘belgium’. Visit the ticket website here to get your discounted tickets while they last.

Enjoy!