http://www.winedanddined.com eating and drinking our way through new york city Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:30:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a time when we are all facing the harsh realities of a declining global economy, one of the big food and wine trends for 2009 predicted by thefoodpeople, a British-based food trend consultancy, is a shift in drinking habits with more in-home drinking as well as a rise in the ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2009/01/beer-wine-trends-2009-beer-pairing/ New Year's Resolution #1 = Eat Healthy.  So, why are we writing about donuts you ask?  Because we recently discovered Holey Donuts - low fat, low calorie, amazingly delicious donuts.  You can indulge (without really indulging) in a coconut cream pie, raspberry graham cracker, banana cream pie, or fudge crumb boston ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2009/01/holey-donuts/   We would like to wish you all a very happy new year.  May 2009 bring health, happiness, and lots of great wining and dining to you all! Cheers, Andy & Jill   http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/happy-new-year/ There is no better deal than an all you can drink brunch in NYC and there is no better deal for an all you can drink brunch than Roberto Passon in Hells Kitchen (741 Ninth Avenue at 50th Street).  With no brunch items over $12 and with unlimited brunch cocktails ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/brunch-roberto-passon-nyc-new-york/ While most college students spend their free time drinking beer, a group of students at Rice University are experimenting with it. They're using genetic engineering to create beer, aptly named "BioBeer," that contains resveratrol, a chemical in red wine that's been shown to reduce cancer and heart disease in lab animals. ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/beer-resveratrol/ Here's our gift to you this holiday season. I first discovered WinesTilSoldOut.com (WTSO) last year in a small advertisement in the back of an issue of New York Magazine. I decided to go online and see what it was all about. Since then, we've purchased no less than 100 bottles of wine through ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/wines-til-sold-out-value-wines/ It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... well, okay, it has been looking like Christmas for a while here in NYC, but we've just put together a list of our 5 favorite festive spots if you are looking for some extra NYC holiday cheer.  Beware, if you hit up too ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/five-festive-faves-where-to-find-all-the-holiday-cheer-and-beer/ Thanks to everyone who voted for the next Burger Wars. While it was a tight race, Royale vs. The Spotted Pig (East vs. West Village Burgers) eeked it out over P.J. Clarke's vs. J.G. Mellon (Old-School Burgers) and Peter Luger's vs. Old Homestead (Steakhouse Burgers). We'll post the time and ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/spotted-pig-burger-royale-nyc-burger-warii-east-vs-west-village-burgers-royale-vs-the-spotted-pig/ 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 ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/matsugen-jean-georges-review-recession-special-35/ This time of year is wining and dining season for us. Andy's parents were in the city this Thanksgiving for 10 (gluttonous) days and were excited to try out some of our favorite spots around town. Among many others, we hit up Kuma Inn, Buddakan, Stage Deli, and Mia Dona. But even with all ... http://www.winedanddined.com/2008/12/north-fork-long-island-wine-region/