The new West Village restaurant Nighthawks (679 Greenwich Street, 646-329-6390) was inspired by Edward Hopper's famous 1942 painting Nighthawks, but is it possible that this building was actually the setting of the painting? Owner and chef Fikret Usl...
Last December in Yemen, an American photojournalist held hostage by Al Qaeda was killed during an attempted rescue mission by U.S. Special Forces. Less than two weeks later, a bomb killed over a dozen schoolchildren on a bus. In early January, an exp...
Without the walls of a restaurant to surround and confine them, Eleven Madison Park kitchen alums Andrew Black and Eric Bolyard have, over the past year, created some of the most unique and original food events in the city under the banner of Tasting...
There are two audiences for Cosme (35 East 21st Street, 212-913-9659). One of them will be content with a meal of chips and dip, a hamachi crudo, and a margarita or three. These diners will pick at the tame chilaquiles, broadcast a well-clipped photo...
Bakeries have long been a source of great meals on a dime. And Matthew Tilden, owner of SCRATCHbread (1069 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn; 718-744-8231), is keeping that tradition going with his Bed-Stuy bakeshop. From build-your-own sandwiches, salads, gr...
When I ask Bill Telepan what he'd like his legacy to be, he gets uncharacteristically bashful. "I suppose I'm honored to even be asked that question," says the chef, punctuating the admission with a much more typically enthusiastic, barking laugh. "I...
In this column, Katherine Knowles cooks and chats from her New York City kitchen. Check out more of her recipes in our archives. Burns Night, on the 25th of January, is the night when Scots around the world like to commemorate the poet Robert Burns...
Enjoying a much-deserved day off? Need a distraction from the fact that a lot of other people have today off? Here's a guide to five excellent food and drink events taking place this week.Tiki Mondays: Winter Solstice Edition, Pouring Ribbons, Avenue...
Over the better part of a decade, craft beer devotion has become synonymous with a voracious appetite for over-the-top bitterness. The trend coincided with the proliferation of modern hops varietals high in alpha acids -- the compounds responsible fo...
This week's openings were anchored by Santina, the new project from the team behind Torrisi, Parm, and Dirty French that opened under the High Line. Santina offers lighter fare than the owners' other venues; healthy food seems to be a theme this week...
The Belgians are storming New York. The veggie-centric, fast-casual chain EXKi (257 Park Avenue South; 212-533-2011) landed on American shores earlier this year with the opening of its first location, in Gramercy Park. It's now getting ready to sprea...
Ridgewood is about to get a new haunt. Co-owned by Adam Collison of Williamsburg's The Drink and The Bounty in Greenpoint, Bierleichen (582 Seneca Avenue, Queens) will be bringing metal, beer, and all things German to the neighborhood. The bar and ea...
Matthew Piacentini is opening a new cocktail bar in Greenwich Village. "Basically, ever since I started bartending, I've been trying to open this perfect idea for a cocktail bar," says Matthew Piacentini, the former owner of the Beagle and current...
Need plans? Learn how to cook tempeh and attend a vegan dinner this weekend. If you need to escape cabin fever this weekend, you might as well head to an event that rewards you with food and drink. Here are five to consider.Schnck Attack, Spirite...
It's been a busy winter out of town for former Altamera Group partners Michael White and Chris Cannon. Just as White's expanded his empire to a bucolic hump of Westchester, opening Campagna at Richard Gere's Bedford Post Inn, Cannon's resuscitated an...
Many chefs and restaurant folks say they've spent their entire lives in the industry, and sure, washing dishes at fifteen is pretty close to lifelong when you've surpassed middle age. But Alan Rosen really has been hanging around eateries since the d...
Monterrey, Mexico, native Julieta Ballesteros has built a Mexican legacy here in New York City. After graduating from the French Culinary Institute, she became the executive chef of Mexicana Mama, a West Village restaurant that closed in the middle o...
Over the last few years, the term "mindfulness" has steadily crept into mainstream American lingo, becoming an accepted secular pursuit rather than a "New Age" hippie philosophy ripped from the pages of Eastern religions (i.e., Buddhism). Articles ou...
Williamsburg is going to start producing produce again. After packing up its goods at the end of September, North Brooklyn Farms (329 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn) is getting ready to sprout up on more permanent ground for the coming season.The farm relocat...
"When people think about food that is somewhat good for you, they think it's not fun anymore," says David Standridge, the head chef at the new Caf Clover (10 Downing Street, 212-675-4350) in the West Village. "The idea here was to start with delicio...
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