Last night, Anthony Bourdain stopped by the Late Night set to chat with Jimmy about his new book and its “raw” look at the world of food. Tweet this!

As we head into the fall months of great harvest, we are excited to kick off the Wall & Water cooking classes with Chef Maximo Lopez May. Classes will run every third Thursday of each month and each class will highlight a seasonal ingredient. The theme of this month’s cooking class is tomatoes. Chef will [...]

Class Info: The two hour class is an in depth lesson in the Japanese culture surrounding sushi and sake. Guests are given brochures to read during class and take home with them. Class Highlights: •Explanations on types of sake, its history and production •Learning how to choose sushi-grade fish •Finding out what tools you need [...]

I just wanted to let your readers know about two awesome events coming up in October. On Saturday, October 2nd we are hosting a Lobstah Boil courtesy of Red Hook Lobster Pound, at a never before seen outdoor space in Williamsburg.  It is free to enter the beer garden and $27 per plate for the works [...]

Steak Frites (9 E 16th St) has extended its happy hour special to every day from 4pm to closing. Well drinks, select draft beers, and select red/white wines for $5. Tweet this!This post was submitted by Lauren.

Philippe Express (469 Sixth Ave. b/t 11th and 12th St) is celebrating its 1 Year Anniversary! In addition to new renovations aimed at making the restaurant more of a ”la petite” location rather than an Express, Chef Chow will be offering his Signature Chicken Satays for only $1 on November 1-3 from 12-5pm. Philippe Express will debut their signature cocktails [...]

From NYC Recession Diary: “Just wanted to let you know about the buy one get one pasta deal at Lasagna Ristorante (785 9th Ave b/t 52nd and 53rd). They emailed me about it and I wanted to spread the word because i think it’s a fab deal! The link to the deal is here with all the [...]

Here’s an interesting promotion that just came through our submissions inbox. Wined & Dined would be the biggest fan if they would just offer us New Yorkers the same $16 “Sunday Funday” brunch w/ 3 complimentary cocktails that they offer to Chicagoans: ARE YOU SUSHISAMBA’s BIGGEST FAN? Do you experience regular El Topo cravings? Do your shoulders take [...]

We just received another submission from ICON Restaurant. Chef Michael Wurster of ICON restaurant at W New York – The Court is offering a special $40 fixed Aphrodisiac Menu Friday and Saturday, February 13th and 14th. As the temperatures drop, this menu is sure to heat things up with creations such as lavender smoke-infused duck [...]

Build a Personalized Dining Experience from 21 Traditional and Progressive Menu Items Out with the old, in with the new in 2009 at ICON Restaurant. Chef Michael Wurster has rolled out a new twist on traditional dining by offering a menu that inspires guests to design their own dinner experience by building a tasting from [...]

Dined at CENTER CUT, I really enjoyed my dinner especially the added nice touch, a bag of delicious cookies to go!! pic at Center Cut Tweet this!This post was submitted by KARMYN.

I got this via email today. Seems like it’s making the inbox rounds of NYC. Looks like someone created a compilation of all the Recession Specials around the city from sites like yours, Eater, Grub Street, etc. In fact, Wined & Dined is listed as a site towards the back of the guide. Thought you’d [...]

On your recommendation, two girlfriends and I went to SavorNY for their “buy 2 glasses, get the rest of the bottle free” offer! Sadly, the owner failed to mention the offer which is slightly disingenuous but when we told him we knew of it, to be fair to him he actually recommended one of the [...]