As previously reported on Wined & Dined, Jean-Georges Vongerichten described his “Gift to You This Season” as his $24 prix-fixe lunches and his $35 prix-fixe dinners at most of his NYC restaurants.  He called the “best deal, by far” the 6 course mini-omakase dinner at Matsugen in TriBeCa, described by Zagat as a “Japanese soba [...]

We’ve been hearing about some great happy hour deals around the city. Here are a few that stand out:
BoozyNYC points out another to add to the growing list of burger + beer specials. This one’s at Stand (E. 12th b/t Univ. Pl & 5th Ave). Get 2 for 1 burgers everyday between 3-5pm. Also, from [...]

Thanks to this post on Cellarette, I found out about another top 100 wine list. This one’s from Wine.com.  The 2008 edition of the Wine.com 100 marks the second year the online wine retailer has compiled a top 100 list based entirely on customer preferences. The ranking reflects the top 1% of wines sold nationally on Wine.com during 2008. [...]

This could be the ultimate recession special. Just read a post titled ‘My Gift to You This Season’ on Jean-Georges’ personal blog. He writes, “I sincerely believe that great food lifts your spirits, that a beautiful restaurant serves as an escape. I’ve created my restaurants to be places that offer a gracious welcome, that pamper our guests with [...]

Break out of your recession depression with these NYC wine specials:
Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant (Clinton b/t Houston & Stanton): Add this special to Clinton St.’s amazing $12 beer + burger special (offered 6-8pm Mon-Sat) — ALL BOTTLES OF WINE ARE HALF-PRICED TUES NIGHTS.  Click here for dinner menu.
Compass (70th b/t Amsterdam & West End): [...]

It’s finally official folks. On Monday, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared that we are in a recession and that we have been since January. Tell us something we didn’t know. Here are some newly discovered recession specials around town to help you cope:
Free Glass of Wine at Burke in the Box at Bloomies: [...]

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we should all take a moment to think about everything that we have to be thankful for and to think about those who may be going through very difficult times, whether health-related, job-related, etc.  Thanksgiving is all about putting things in proper perspective. We wish all of our friends and family [...]

Vero Panini & Wine Bar: (2nd Ave @ 53rd) On Monday nights, order a glass of wine, martini, cocktail or a beer and receive a free panini.
Bloomingdale Road: (Broadway @ 88th) Offering half-price bottles of wine on Monday nights.
Park Avenue Bistro: (Park b/t 26th and 27th) Starting next week, PAB is offering a two-for-one deal on Mondays and Tuesdays. [...]

Wine Spectator announced today its much-anticipated list of the Top 100 Wines of 2008. According to WS, they reviewed more than 19,500 wines from around the world in blind tastings. More than 5,300 of them earned outstanding ratings (90 points or higher on the WS 100-point scale). They then narrowed the list down based on four criteria: quality (represented [...]

Sound redundant? I thought so too until I realized there actually is a wine producer that calls itself ‘Recession Wines.’ Apparently, they are offering 2 Recession Reds, a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Merlot, and 1 Recession White Chardonnay. The best part by far is their promotional video featuring Recession Wines’ spokesperson Poris Hilton. You gotta see this for [...]

We picked up a bottle of this Wine Spectator 90-pointer from our local wine shop last night to pair with our homemade Top Chef dinner. We had no idea at the time this under $12 riesling had just received mention in the Nov. 15th issue of Wine Spectator as a great value buy, but we can [...]

With the worldwide financial crisis in full swing, it’s a time when a lot of wine lovers will be looking to dial back their wine budgets. From people we’ve spoken to and articles we’ve read, it seems that most are still drinking the same amount of wine, but less expensive selections.
With that in mind, we’ve decided [...]

Here’s one that may be too good to refuse. For a limited time, you can choose either a free bottle of wine or 20% off your food at Philip Marie in the W. Village. Click here for more on this deal. Apparently they also have an unlimited mimosas/bloody mary’s brunch that we need to check out, [...]

Just heard about this restaurant week-esque deal that OpenTable is offering at some NYC restaurants for the week of Nov. 17-21. $35 dinners and $24 lunches…and after a quick look there are some great restaurants participating…click here to check ‘em all out.

Zagat’s getting in on the “recession special” action coming up with 5 French restaurants serving up multicourse dinner bargains. The best deal here looks to be Demarchelier (86th b/t Mad and Park) which is offering up 2 courses and a glass of wine for a scant 26 bucks. While the reviews on MenuPages look to be mixed [...]