TXIKIFEST – the annual spring festival hosted by TXIKITO restaurant in the alley behind it’s kitchen – celebrates the arrival of Txakoli wine (talk about a refreshing pour) from the Basque Country in Spain. The crisp white wines flow freely and are paired with some very delicious and not-necessarily-Spanish-minded edibles – at $45 this annual (and quickly sold-out) event brings you an abundance of menu samplings from some pretty terrific restaurants….. When a Fried Oyster [...]
From Broadway to the Bowery, the two block stretch that is Bond Street spans a mix of urban old world New York and 21st century moneyed sophisticate aspirant. With a yawn inspiring hodgepodge of retail there’s not much to Bond Street where it hits Broadway. Look upward though and you’ll see that there’s no mediocrity with the array of beautiful cast iron buildings – gems of the city’s architectural heritage that date back to the [...]
So, it looks as though you might have to add cupcakes to the TSA 3-1-1 rules. Check out this link by way of HuffPost Travel and Newsy- wow, talk about flour power and one icy and sugary cupcake threat. Story goes that a cupcake in a metal lidded glass jar set off bells at the airport security check point though, the cake nor its creamy center were the presumed danger – the security officer deduced [...]
Fasten your “swing” belts for MOLLY’S CUPCAKES, yet another player in the cupcake craze (and, “craze” is the operative word when it comes to cupcakes). From their simplest, the Classic, to the gooey Center-Filled, these steroid laden cupcakes go overboard in sheer size and garish style. Sort of makes sense as these cupcakes are good in combat – they won the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars- but for us they don’t transition well back into civilian [...]
I was all jazzed about my first visit to PARM, the new outpost from the folks at TORRISI ITALIAN SPECIALTIES, the next door resto with an exceptionally fine-tuned localvore-minded prix fixe menu. Lots of top-notch ingredients to the chicken parm hero, and then some: the crispy cutlets, the sauce (if not better than Nonna’s, a close second), the fresh mozzarella and basil (not in my memory of the chicken parm charm of yore), and the [...]
The Thompson LES Hotel ups its eats ante with the winning addition of BLUE RIBBON SUZHI IZAKAYA. It’s always a first place finish for the Bromberg boys who are now pairing sushi with izakaya, cooked offerings with a Japanese edge. This is definitely not my grandparents lower East Side! 187 Orchard Street. Tel. 212.466.0404.
KYO YA As the New York Times reports, lots of worthy food adventure to this veteran Japanese eats house. 94 East 7th Street, East Village. Tel. 212-982-4140
Pizza plans? Maybe at RIBALTA, a new Italian import with three ovens and pizza school on site. 48 East 12th Street. Greenwich Village. Tel. 212-777-7781
Take a chance with RAFFLE? With creds from the now deceased Bellavitae, this regional Italian could be a winner. 29 7th Ave South (at Morton Street). Tel. 212-242-1999
