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The Hottest Shot in New York?

“Everybody drinks it, but very few people leave in good condition.” —Aldo Fedrigini of Mojave in Astoria, regarding his habañero-infused “Punisher” shot. [YouTube] Read more posts by Daniel... about 1 hour ago From Grub Street New York

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User Reviews: Franny’s Is ‘Festive,’ La Esquina’s Tacos Are ‘Absolu...

We have full faith in the culinary opinions of our stalwart critics, Adam Platt, Rob Patronite, and Robin Raisfeld, but sometimes what we really want to hear is what the average diner has to say. So we turn to nymag.com's restaurant user reviews... about 2 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Are You New York Culinary Experienced?

Spending a fetid weekend cooped up in a kitchen sounds dismal right now, but it'll be all the rage come fall. New York and the French Culinary Institute can make your dreams of hands-on lessons with some of the city's best chefs come true on... about 2 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Man Arrested for Making the Spotted Pig His Personal After-hours

Here’s a curious incident from the Villager’s police blotter: “Police arrested Edward Wilson, 27, on Fri., July 23, for burglary after an employee of The Spotted Pig, 314 W. 11th St., found him in the bar around 6:30 a.m. with... about 3 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Remembering Fedora

The Villager pens perhaps the most complete history to date of bygone Fedora, pointing out that it was one of the first neighborhood restaurants to serve a mixed gay and straight crowd (it was harassed by police as a result) and offering this... about 3 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Will Letter Grades Hit Ethnic Restaurants Hardest?

Big trouble in Chinatown. Now that the Health Department has redesigned its website, it’s finally possible to find out which types of restaurants received C-worthy scores most often. We pulled up all 755 restaurants that received 28 or... about 6 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Top This: Potato and Roasted-Garlic Pizza (à la Pizzeria Picco)

Above are bonus shots from the session that show Pizzeria Picco executive chef Bruce Hill making the pizza in question. Below are the ingredients and guidelines you'll need to make this pie. [Photographs: Stephanie Im] I wanted to get some... about 7 hours ago From Feed Me a Slice

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What a Drag: Gay Institution Starlite Lounge Will Close This Weekend

Fedora has officially called it quits, via a sign on the door spotted by Jeremiah's Vanishing: “It couldn't have happened anywhere else. Thank you, Greenwich Village!” The Wall Street Journal says the name, phone booth, and some of... about 8 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Lombardi’s Pizza

It only takes one thing to make me hate a restaurant. If you’re a restaurant owner, and you do this, I can’t respect you, no matter what else you do. In fact, when you set your shop up like this, it shows that you don’t respect me as a... 1 day ago From The Wandering Foodie

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Snapshots from France: Flammekueche from Flam's

Clockwise from top left: We ate at the Flam's just outside the Montparnasse train station. Our prix fixe choice was the Flams Plus — all-you-can-eat flammekueche. Our second round, a vegetarian flammekueche and an Indian-influenced one.... 2 days ago From Feed Me a Slice

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What's Your Favorite Nontraditional Taco?

Korean barbecue is not the Mexican tortilla's only new dance partner. 1 day ago From Diner's Journal

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Pizzarazzi: Quick Snaps from Olio e Più

The Margherita. [Photographs: Adam Kuban] Italian pizza-maker Giulio Adriani, having been here in the U.S. only three months, opened his pizzeria, Olio e Più two days ago. I grabbed lunch there and snapped these photos yesterday. Enjoy. ... 2 days ago From Feed Me a Slice

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Kitchenette: A Tribeca Diner with Mama's Kitchen Style

Kitchenette is just like your mother's 1950s American kitchen, on steroids. Pink polkadots and yellow curlycues adorn the walls otherwise in need of a coat of fresh paint; trays upon trays of homemade goodies from sloppily frosted cupcakes to... 2 days ago From The Right Pick

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My Pie Monday: cjpenfield's Spouse-Picked Pizza

[Photograph: cjpenfield] cjpenfield, with an amusing story: This is sautéed spinach, bacon, and garlic with portobello mushrooms, red onions, and fresh mozzarella. The crust is a pretty basic Neapolitan dough recipe cooked on a terra-cotta... 2 days ago From Feed Me a Slice

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Free Coffee at At65 Cafe

Giorgio Milos, the 2008 barista champion of Italy, is giving away coffee every Friday from noon to 2 p.m. until early October. About 2 hours ago From Diner's Journal

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Batali Spills Eataly Menu Details, Opening in September

Last we heard, Eataly was due to open August 31, but now in a Slashfood interview, Batali is saying September 23. In the meantime, he offers a few more details: A vegan/vegetarian restaurant at the vegetable stand will offer miniature stuffed... about 2 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Marcus Samuelsson Makes a Top Chef Dinner at August

Marcus Samuelsson is throwing a party! Specifically, he's offering an evening of small plates to celebrate his win on Top Chef Masters, where he outcooked the likes of Jonathan Waxman and Rick Moonen. Since he hasn't yet opened his... about 4 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Ulrich Sterling Plans Latin Steakhouse Beneath Agua Dulce

Sterling with Jay McInerney. A year after opening Agua Dulce, Ulrich Sterling has announced plans to open a separate restaurant, Carniceria AD, in the basement. The “Latin steakhouse” will seat 30 at brown-leather banquettes and... about 6 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Top Chef Recap: Give Peas a Chance

Last night's Top Chef finally paid proper homage to its home city by bringing in special local traditions like complaining and some political guests. We skipped government class for AP microeconomics, but our education gap was filled during the... about 9 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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East Side Social Club

When East Side Social Club opened at the end of last year, it did so amidst a lot of hype, especially for a Midtown restaurant. The Employees Only pedigree and old-school Italian dining club vibe certainly helped create some of that chatter. But... about 18 hours ago From Immaculate Infatuation

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The Smallest Fiddler in Palatka

After playing the festival in Sighet we suffered an unpleasant surprise: we had no place to stay for the night after our concert, a day we had expected to be a free day with accomodations. When you are traveling with a band abroad, this is one of... 1 day ago From Dumneazu

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A Buttery, Corn Mealy Surprise at Barnaby's Family Inn

Serious Eats Chicago contributor Daniel Zemans checks in with another piece of intel on the Windy City pizza scene. —The Mgmt. [Photographs: Daniel Zemans] Barnaby's Family Inn 960 Skokie Blvd. Northbrook, IL 60062 (map);... 1 day ago From Feed Me a Slice

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Pardon our Dust While We Upgrade

From Serious Eats We're making some upgrades behind the scenes today that'll allow us to bring some new, cool features to the site that we think you'll like. Beginning this morning at 5:00 a.m. ET, all community features will be disabled... 1 day ago From Feed Me a Slice

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HAPPY HANDOUTS (Screme Gelato Bar)

There’s been a lot of controversy lately in the food blog and media world revolving around free food. There’s no mystery here: it’s one of my favorite things. But stemming from an article in the Times about food writer Josh Ozersky’s... 1 day ago From Eat This NY

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Pizza Obsessive: Albert Grande, Creator of 'Pizza Therapy'

Name: Albert Grande Location: Mililani, Hawaii Website(s): pizzatherapy.com, legendsofpizza.com, pastatherapy.com, mypizzaface.com, pizzatherapy.blogspot.com, legendsofpizza.com/blog, @pizzatherapy on Twitter Pizza Therapy is probably the... 2 days ago From Feed Me a Slice

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Bruce Hill's Zero Zero Set to Open Wednesday, July 28 (as in Tommorow, People)

Bruce Hill at Zero Zero. [Photograph: SFoodie] From an item on SF Weekly's SFoodie blog: I'll probably do about 10 different varieties. Basically they fall into white and red pizzas. Some veggie. The seafood choices are pretty limited.... 2 days ago From Feed Me a Slice

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Wildwood Barbecue

The subway during summer. The current season of Top Chef. Lebron James. The new M.I.A. album. Wildwood Barbecue. What do all these things have in common? They all f*cking suck. For those looking for a little bit of suburban mall dining in NYC,... 2 days ago From Immaculate Infatuation

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My Pie Monday: JH Ford's Focaccia Pizza

[Photographs: JH Ford] JH Ford, back in the house! I've already had a couple of pizzas featured on My Pie Monday, but after seeing ESNY1077's focaccia pizza, I couldn't resist sending this. It's a Sicilianesque pizza inasmuch as it's a... 2 days ago From Feed Me a Slice

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Harlem Jobs Generator, Gospel Uptown, Files for Bankruptcy

When Anderson Cooper visited Harlem’s Gospel Uptown a few months ago, the story was a feel-good one. Owner Joseph Holland touted the fact that he had created 50 jobs and even spoke of expanding the restaurant and performance venue. But as... about 2 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Tables Available at Oceana; Daniel and Marea Mostly Booked

It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the... about 3 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Manchester Megaclub Hits Hell’s Kitchen

Apparently New York’s nightlife scene has gotten so bad that only Europe can save it. Not only is Paris boîte Le Baron said to be coming, but Manchester megaclub Sankeys has announced it will open a 16,000-square-foot sister venue on... about 3 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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Moody French Cooking Vignettes: The Future of Food Magazines?

Photographer William Hereford produced what he thinks could be just the thing for cooking magazines looking to make the leap to tablet technology. His short-form, wordless vignettes — which he describes on his blog as "a kind of experiment... about 5 hours ago From Grub Street New York

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#89 – TURKEY HERO AND ARNOLD PALMER at DOUGLASTON DELI

I’ve spent the last nine months searching for authentic New York food. In case you’re just joining me now, I’ve done pizza, corned beef/pastrami, and now ice cream. So what about that other quintessential NY dish – the cheap turkey and... about 7 hours ago From Eat This NY

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A Load of Santorini Assyrtiko Wines

The other night a few friends helped me to taste through a load of Santorini wines. I've discovered these wines only recently and am still just beginning to understand them. Here are the basics, as I understand them:--Assyrtiko is the most... about 10 hours ago From Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog

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The First Letter Grade Is Assigned in Long Island City

Glenn Collins visits Spark's Deli to pay witness to city health officials assigning their first letter grade. 1 day ago From Diner's Journal

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SAKAYA in New York Times

We are delighted to have been the subject of Eric Asimov’s column, “The Pour”  in the Dining section of today’s  New York Times today (7/28/10). To read the article which also appears on the NY Times website click here. 1 day ago From Sakaya NYC

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West Village Pizza: OliO Packs the House but $21 Campagnola Pie Fails

On its second day of official business, OliO greeted NYC Food Guy with a full house, bar and all.  But while the 1,000 degree oven churned out pies like the brightly flavored Margherita ($12) by the minute, not even the Associazione Verace Pizza... 1 day ago From NYC Food Guy

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Luke’s Lobster Uptown

As you might have recently read (everywhere), we are currently in the midst of a lobster roll boom. It’s like 1998 all over again but New York City is Silicon Valley and stupid websites are lobsters. We understand that some of this craze has to... 1 day ago From Immaculate Infatuation

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My Favorite Rosé of the Summer?

I think I might have decided on my favorite rosé of the summer, so far. I'm not considering things like Tempier, Pradeaux, or the other Bandols. I think of those more as Bandol wines than as rosé anyway. But among the summer flood of generally... 2 days ago From Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog

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Pizza Rumors: Artichoke Reportedly Scouting 3rd Location on MacDougal Street ...

A source inside the Artichoke empire tells NYC Food Guy that management was reportedly scouting MacDougal Street in Manhattan’s West Village Monday as the location for a possible third branch of its eponymous slice joint.  This very early... 2 days ago From NYC Food Guy

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#88 – THE HUMMER DOG at PDT

I sort of think the foodie movement has gone a little too far when chefs have hot dogs inspired by and named after them. What’s next – a Tom Colicchio action figure? PDT, the secret bar behind scuzzy East Village hot dog staple Crif Dogs,... 2 days ago From Eat This NY