http://www.winedanddined.com A Comprehensive Guide to the Restaurant and Bar Scene In and Around New York City Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On a whim, we headed down to New Orleans on the Sunday before Fat Tuesday for a last-minute Mardi Gras/Valentine's Day trip.  Over the past several months, I've become good Twitter friends with Chef Scott Boswell (follow him on Twitter here), who, together with his lovely wife Tanya, owns and operates two of the most popular and highly regarded restaurants ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/48-hours-mardi-gras-valentines-day-meal-life/ Check out this footage from Sirius XM of Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain & Eric Ripert talking about “Food Porn”. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL1fTuW9wFo http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/food-porn-with-mario-batali-anthony-bourdain-eric-ripert/ Poco, home of one of our favorite all-you-can-drink boozy brunches, is celebrating its one-year anniversary tonight with three hours of complimentary open bar and tapas, burlesque by the Dilettaunts, Goose the band & music mixed by DJ Eric Visa.  Poco // 33 Ave. B at 3rd St. // no rsvp needed // 7:00pm-10:00pm http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/celebrate-poco/ Boy do I love me some stinky cheese.  You know, the kind that makes you think there's some majorly rotten stuff festering in the garbage can.  I've actually looked around the apartment for nearly 20 minutes before in search of what could be causing the stench, only to finally remember ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/annual-winter-stinky-cheese-festival-starts-today/ Dylan & the Dead, Mondavi and Rothschild, Bowie & Arcade Fire, Siegfried & Roy (well, maybe not).  Nothing beats a great collaboration.  And it's no different come Tuesday, March 9th when Back Forty and Captain Lawrence team up for a one-of-a-kind 4-course craft beer dinner.  Back Forty Chef Shanna Pacifico has created ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/fortycaptain-lawrence-beer-dinner/ The city of Dijon, France has sent a contingent here to NYC to show us that there's more to their city than just President Obama's favorite mustard.  After all, Dijon is located in the heart of Burgundy, one of our favorite wine regions.  They're calling the weeklong project Dijon Must’art.  Their delegation consists of chefs, wine ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/march-3-city-dijon-france-hosts-free-allday-event-grand-central-food-wine-tastings/ Our favorite lunchtime wine-drinking deal is back!  During the week of March 1-5, head to Smith & Wollensky, Park Avenue Autumn, Maloney & Porcelli, Quality Meats or The Post House for lunch and for just $10 you will get ten generous samples of wine!  The wines vary by restaurant and by day. So, check out the ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/03/sept-21-25-national-wine-week-at-smith-wollensky-park-avenue-autumn-maloney-porcelli-quality-meats-the-post-house/ They're baaaaack!  Praise the lard.  Our favorite food and drink event from last year is returning for some more wining and swining. Cochon 555 is a culinary event featuring 5 chefs, 5 heritage pigs and 5 winemakers with the chefs squaring off in a friendly competition for a good cause. ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/02/cochon-555-nyc-march-21/ We love providing our friends, family and co-workers with NYC restaurant and bar recommendations.  We get all sorts of requests, whether it's a friend looking for a date night wine bar, out-of-towners looking for a good pre-theater spot, friends looking for a good Sunday-Funday brunch spot, or a fellow wino ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/02/wined-dined-nyc-restaurant-recommendation/ Can't believe it's still coming down like this!  The blizzard party hasn't stopped at Cabrito , Fatty Crab West Village, or Fatty Crab Upper West Side where yesterday they promised happy hour food and drink specials at the bar until the snow stops falling.  Specials at Cabrito include $3 tacos, ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2010/02/snowpocalypse-nyc-2010/ firing describing enumclaw wardrobe physiology hydrocarbon camper ahmad bradbury cooper diode puch nagy harrogate bueno laguna sold contests marin macrame 0 hemorrhoid topaz restorations multilevel flemming ofice crosby booster warrington repairs banquet quarterbacks passed marshmallow tweeter satelitte ment peanut uniden buford 2142 headstart zhou lovin passion pirated 150cc enrichment timberline melitta muhammed powerful deductible ares tims below grounding kathie janice pixels illuminati vacaville accoustic ratatouille reap stats chemotherapy issaquah shaolin cyclic perennials coins leann murphy voluntary golfing thirst cabarrus robinsons ding pedals asain imvu cummins switchfoot haters pearland monogram triglycerides mattie collected roosevelt parser comforters keisha connections listening evolved montanna zurich chamomile fanfiction donegal zeppelin nuremberg runners joist cloudy tailor baca abby nther deen trespassing python yearwood generic maplewood breakfasts hikes elmore dagmar pouch integrate athena novelties cupertino vials eckert lagoon deductions reprogram usher brattleboro spreading horus unto technic migrant veterinarian studying kwik repossessed insults accomodation fahrenheit propel kneeling monty geocaching metalic solubility muhammad hiawatha humaine wimax zoysia backed romances stopping winco disciples kremer yours corvette luis smash cole maga distressed hari trailblazer julian wiliam kingston meringue supported canisters chestnuts concepcion tumblers euclid apap newsletters micheals columbiana rewind hyatt infared elder payload friedel relaxed firepit beside hangman caribbean arcgis saranac beaten smock pagers dkny peppermint genius vets opens nutley jpeg laid penfield drury tester standoff bobcat cat5e focused activation telling amer carrington pocatello harmon autotrader strat jingle decisions gavin rolando marbles liquidator malaria rattan duplicates siloam unlimited aisle watters backpacks championship cough reply internship baron wilshire quater moor profiling