The Hester Street Fair 2013: It Just Keeps Getting Better!
In its fourth year, the Hester Street Fair just keeps getting more lively, fun, and filled with great vendors. Come down and explore all the great finds!
Bill’s Bar and Burger Opens Their Third NYC Location Downtown
Steve "BR Guest" Hansen opened his first Bill's Bar and Burger back in 2009, in the Meatpacking District, and his second in Rockefeller Center a couple of years ago.
Michael White’s The Butterfly is Attracting A Lively Crowd in Tribeca
Michael White has had a busy summer. The chef behind such acclaimed NYC Italian restaurants as Marea, Al Fiori, Nicoletta, and Osteria Morini branched out considerably this season by opening two new downtown spots at almost the exact same time: a pricey steakhouse in Soho called Costata, and a hopping, 1950s cocktail bar and “Wisconsin-style” […]
Is Clarke’s Standard Going To Be NYC’s Next Hit Burger?
I wrote about Clarke's Standard a few months back, pitting the burger at this newfangled/old-fashioned "soda shop" spot against its more expensive cousin at the long-established P.J. Clarke's proper.
Tribeca’s Greek Restaurant, Thalassa, Continues To Impress
Sometimes it's a ton of fun to hit the most happening of hot spots for a night of drinks, dinner, loud laughter, glittery celeb-spotting (discretely, of course), tipsy friends. Carbone, Lafayette, The Butterfly (probably), those sorts of places. Other times? You want to have a conversation with a companion or three without shouting.
Chef Shane Lyons Opens New Tribeca Restaurant: Distilled NY
Veterans of David Chang's Momofuku empire have been opening a slew of terrific restaurants of late, including a pair of highly-recommended (if far-flung) operations, Chef Kevin Pemoulie's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, and Chef Peter Serpico's Serpico in Philadelphia. Much closer to home: Noodle Bar alum Chef Shane Lyons has given Tribeca, Batttery Park City, […]
Things To Do at South Street Seaport: Pop-up Shops, Smorgasbar, and More!
The South Street Seaport area was just beginning to shed its tacky-tourist image at this time last year, with a revitalized Museum, restaurants at which you'd actually want to eat, the great Imagination Playground, and the lovely East River Esplanade. And then autumn came, and the nightmare of Sandy, and ever since then the Seaport's main pedestrian plazas have […]
NYC Vegetarian French Bistro: Table Verte in the East Village
For New York City's vegetarians and vegans, Table Verte is a wonderful discovery. It is likely the only vegetarian restaurant in town with a menu modeled after a classic French Bistro, with deeply satisfying rustic fare that relies on fresh-from-the-farm ingredients rather than your typical soy or wheat-based proteins (tofu, seitan, etc.) buried in garlic.
Hester Nights at Eventi Hotel; Don’t Miss This NYC Street Fair
It's the summertime dinner dream: good, simple food and drinks; lively, friendly atmosphere; comfortable outside seating somewhere NOT right on top of the street. Sounds good, right?
The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market; The Best Lobster in NYC
The Lobster Place is one of the original tenants of the great Chelsea Market, and they clearly know a thing or three about fresh fish. The place is always packed, both with locals buying, say, a couple of tuna steaks or tilapia fillets to bring home and cook for dinner, as well as plenty of […]
In its fourth year, the Hester Street Fair just keeps getting more lively, fun, and filled with great vendors. Come down and explore all the great finds!
Bill’s Bar and Burger Opens Their Third NYC Location Downtown
Steve "BR Guest" Hansen opened his first Bill's Bar and Burger back in 2009, in the Meatpacking District, and his second in Rockefeller Center a couple of years ago.
Michael White’s The Butterfly is Attracting A Lively Crowd in Tribeca
Michael White has had a busy summer. The chef behind such acclaimed NYC Italian restaurants as Marea, Al Fiori, Nicoletta, and Osteria Morini branched out considerably this season by opening two new downtown spots at almost the exact same time: a pricey steakhouse in Soho called Costata, and a hopping, 1950s cocktail bar and “Wisconsin-style” […]
Is Clarke’s Standard Going To Be NYC’s Next Hit Burger?
I wrote about Clarke's Standard a few months back, pitting the burger at this newfangled/old-fashioned "soda shop" spot against its more expensive cousin at the long-established P.J. Clarke's proper.
Tribeca’s Greek Restaurant, Thalassa, Continues To Impress
Sometimes it's a ton of fun to hit the most happening of hot spots for a night of drinks, dinner, loud laughter, glittery celeb-spotting (discretely, of course), tipsy friends. Carbone, Lafayette, The Butterfly (probably), those sorts of places. Other times? You want to have a conversation with a companion or three without shouting.
Chef Shane Lyons Opens New Tribeca Restaurant: Distilled NY
Veterans of David Chang's Momofuku empire have been opening a slew of terrific restaurants of late, including a pair of highly-recommended (if far-flung) operations, Chef Kevin Pemoulie's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, and Chef Peter Serpico's Serpico in Philadelphia. Much closer to home: Noodle Bar alum Chef Shane Lyons has given Tribeca, Batttery Park City, […]
Things To Do at South Street Seaport: Pop-up Shops, Smorgasbar, and More!
The South Street Seaport area was just beginning to shed its tacky-tourist image at this time last year, with a revitalized Museum, restaurants at which you'd actually want to eat, the great Imagination Playground, and the lovely East River Esplanade. And then autumn came, and the nightmare of Sandy, and ever since then the Seaport's main pedestrian plazas have […]
NYC Vegetarian French Bistro: Table Verte in the East Village
For New York City's vegetarians and vegans, Table Verte is a wonderful discovery. It is likely the only vegetarian restaurant in town with a menu modeled after a classic French Bistro, with deeply satisfying rustic fare that relies on fresh-from-the-farm ingredients rather than your typical soy or wheat-based proteins (tofu, seitan, etc.) buried in garlic.
Hester Nights at Eventi Hotel; Don’t Miss This NYC Street Fair
It's the summertime dinner dream: good, simple food and drinks; lively, friendly atmosphere; comfortable outside seating somewhere NOT right on top of the street. Sounds good, right?
The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market; The Best Lobster in NYC
The Lobster Place is one of the original tenants of the great Chelsea Market, and they clearly know a thing or three about fresh fish. The place is always packed, both with locals buying, say, a couple of tuna steaks or tilapia fillets to bring home and cook for dinner, as well as plenty of […]
