September 1, 2010

“Jenga Tuesdays at 675 Bar”
If Jenga is your game, head to 675 Bar in the Meatpacking District Tuesday nights beginning September 7 as game night begins with Sam Adams draft and Sam Adam Light bottles all night for $4. Perhaps the blocks fall over easier after each beer you ...
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Posted: September 1, 2010 - 9:08 am

“Restaurant i at NY Charles Hotel”
“Inspired, innovative and impressive” are the buzz words behind Restaurant i, a newcomer to Gramercy Park whose name is also derived from the Korean word for children (or the dreams they carry). This new “modern American restaura ...
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Posted: September 1, 2010 - 9:02 am

August 30, 2010

“A New Taste of the Aegean in Murray Hill”
Estiatorio Rafina, a new Greek-Mediterranean bi-level mega restaurant with wrap-around dining plaza on the ground floor of the exclusive Manhattan Place Condominium in Murray Hill, has been recently launched by chef/co-owner John Iconomou (CIA gra ...
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Posted: August 30, 2010 - 9:34 am

August 27, 2010

“Blue Smoke Bake Shop”
No matter how hard I try (and to be honest, it's not very hard), I have never managed to leave Blue Smoke without feeling like I need to check into a boot camp training camp for a week. Somehow, tender sticky ribs and messy piles of pulled por ...
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Posted: August 27, 2010 - 10:27 am

“Summer Happy Hour at The Vanderbilt”
One good thing about the city feeling empty in August is not having to squeeze onto bar stools to take advantage of after work happy hour deals. If you’re in Brooklyn but haven’t made it to The Vanderbilt, it’s one you’ll w ...
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Posted: August 27, 2010 - 9:29 am

“Heston Blumenthal to Open in London”
The easiest part of getting a table at Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck is flying to London (and actually, the restaurant is in the village of Bray, Berkshire). But Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck Group is teaming up with the Mandarin Orient ...
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Posted: August 27, 2010 - 9:27 am

“Madison Square Park Holds Court for US Open”
If you’re a tennis fan, this is the best time of the year to be in New York with the U.S. Open just around the corner. But before you see Roger Federer whack a backhand or the Williams sisters serving bombs, you’ll have to get your han ...
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Posted: August 27, 2010 - 9:26 am

August 19, 2010

“Brooklyn welcomes Breukelen”
Last night I had a chance to get a sneak peek at Breukelen, a new restaurant right next to Ted & Honey on Clinton Street here in Cobble Hill. It was a fun little party, with lots of beer and wine flowing, but an unfortunate lack of food. No ma ...
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Posted: August 19, 2010 - 9:27 am

August 18, 2010

“Tomato Lovefest the French Way”
Regular greenmarket goers wait all year long for heirloom tomatoes to arrive. They've already started to trickle in at the stalls at Union Square and around the city. When it really starts going, you'll see these red orbs all over the menu ...
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Posted: August 18, 2010 - 11:03 am

“Whitmans Opens in East Village”
As a Minneapolis native, I can confirm the lure of the "Juicy Lucy." The following is cult-like. Countless friends have flocked to the divey Matt's Bar to order this beef patty filled with a hot, oozing cheese in the middle. If you w ...
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Posted: August 18, 2010 - 11:02 am