Vice cofounder and Canadian Libertarian Gavin McInnes did Grub Street's New York Diet column this week! It is hardly the Parliaments-and-Pabst chronicle one might expect from the "primary architect of hipsterdom." By contrast, it includes a knowing dig at The New York Times food section ("Like all recipes you get from the Read More
Here's a foodie tip: Do not go into a meal with Travel Channel star Andrew Zimmern if you're hungry. Even if you're at such a delectable West Side eatery as The Spotted Pig, and the host of Bizarre Foods provides some of the most interesting dinner conversation you've ever had, you will hardly be able to eat a bite. And that's before he starts talking about Miss Manners dilemma of whether or not to eat human foreskin if it's offered as a dish of honor in Africa. (Apologies to our very sweet dining companion, who groaned "This is a publicist's nightmare!" when the topic was brought up.)
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IHOP is usually where you go during those trips back home after you've gotten drunk with friends, hooked up with that girl you went to high school with, and then puked out your dinner at 3 a.m. in mom's parking lot. Anyone up for pancakes??
So yes, it's a little unnerving to see not one, but two IHOP opening up in the Brooklyn/Manhattan area: it's like finding out you can now order Moon Over My Hammy at The Spotted Pig. Well, not quite that bad, but...
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The artist Chuck Close spoke out strongly in favor of a new Il Buco last night at a meeting of Community Board 2, Grub Street reports. In fact, he was so in favor of the new branch that he actually misremembered how bad the neighborhood was before it had restaurants.
"Bars and restaurants saved Read More
"Food is always drama," Seline Dell'Orto, proprietor of Manganaro's Grosseria Italiana was explaining to The Observer on Monday afternoon.
It had been a tough week for the storied Hell's Kitchen grocery, which has occupied the same stretch of Ninth Avenue since 1893. The trouble began when The Wall Street Journal reported that Sal Read More
Faced with a host of online competition, restaurant reviews Bible Zagat relaunched its website today with a host of features to make it more accessible to those without a premium subscription. The upgrades include revamped member profiles complete with badges, new entry points to reviews through updated editors' blogs and lists and an Read More
Foodspotting, the company that encourages users to photograph their favorite restaurant food so that others may make better decisions about what to order, has partnered with SinglePlatform, a go-between for publishers and restaurants that want to promote their events and dishes.
TheNextWeb reports:
SinglePlatform enhances a Foodspotter's experience with up to date content like open hours, Read More
The Magnolia Bakery has signed a 10-year lease at a 5,200-square-foot space at 1751 Park Avenue, ahead of an online push that will broaden their market for baked goods and merchandise, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Co-owner Steve Abrams says he expects the new online store to bring in $10 million a year, an Read More
Nate Appleman turned some heads last month when he abdicated founding chef duties at Pulino's, Keith McNally's newest restaurant. As a result, the crust changed, and there was no news as to where Appleman would end up.
Now, Grub Street reports that Appleman has made a move that could shock the New York food Read More
Lady Gaga has invested in a restaurant called Vince & Eddie's on the Upper West Side. The homegrown pop star used to eat there with her family when she was younger, according to the Post and restaurant profiles make the place seem fairly dialed-down for her tastes — more Read More
Earlier this month, the Journal wrote an a-hed about the national obsession that is the McRib sandwich. The article set the Internet on fire, not only because readers were shocked to discover that there was a band of otherwise sane American men and women obsessed with the limited-time-only sandwich but also due to Read More
In this edition of THE TASTE...
The Hophead: Beer, the Original Slow Food Tom Acitelli investigates the world's second-oldest profession: brewing.
Knick Ribs: The City's Best McRib Alternatives Matt Chaban details the city's higher-end rib sandwiches.
Previously in THE TASTE
Will Work For Food: In the Butcher Room at Pulino'sIntrepid Food Reporter Jaime Read More
Intrepid amateur cook Jaime Lowe heads behind the scenes at New York's top kitchens, seeking experience on the line, culinary secrets and a taste of fine cuisine. In this installment, she hangs with Má Pêche mastermind Chef Tien Ho and finds fairytales can come true.
