Fri 1 Aug 2008
If you’re having trouble getting a visa to enter China, you can get your food fix in Queens. The Times gets all detailed about Finding Beijing in Flushing. There’s even a Flushing Chinese food map so you won’t get lost while in a food induced coma.
Yum!
Sun 18 May 2008
Prompted by a wouldn’t it be cool if… conversation, here are a few lists of BYOB places around town:
Mon 17 Dec 2007
Sunday’s nasty weather did not deter curious grazers and locavores from descending on the old Fulton Fish Market for Wintermarket, an event to promote the New Amsterdam Public market. The people at the New Amsterdam propose turning the two, now vacant, Fulton Market buildings into indoor public markets. The goods on offer would be regional and go beyond what is currently available in most of the city’s green markets.
There were several purveyors on hand Sunday and many tasty items to sample. The chilled-out pig in the photo was Mario Batali’s offering for the day; it made for some excellent porchetta sandwiches. Also of note were the Ricotta and the Honey Nougat ice creams from The Bent Spoon of Princeton. I imagine that the Bent Spoon’s other flavors are as superb as these–a trip to Princeton may be in order to find out.
Judging from the turnout Sunday morning, there is more than enough local interest to sustain a downtown market. The buildings at the end of Fulton Street have a rich history as markets and it would be wonderful if they could continue to serve the city in that capacity. You can learn more about the proposed market, and what you can do to help at New Amsterdam Public’s site.
There were plenty of people in the crowd Sunday taking notes and pictures. Here are a few links:
Tue 30 Oct 2007
Eater breaks the news that Fatburger is opening a store in Manhattan. Yes, you read that correctly, Fatburger! As far as I knew, this was a tiny chain that stayed close to home in the Los Angeles area. Man, was I wrong, Fatburger has over 80 locations worldwide. Nevertheless, Fatburger is a good addition to the ever growing number burger joints in New York. Now, if we could just get an In-N-Out.
<plug>Now that you’re thinking about burgers, head over to Burger and Bordeaux to check out some of the finer burgers around town.</plug>
Tue 23 Oct 2007
The previously mentioned Five Guys Burger chain continues their friendly invasion of New York City. Come this Thursday, they will have landed in the belly of the beast–if you consider that belly to be somewhere near West 55th. Midtown Lunch has the lowdown.
Tue 3 Jul 2007
Usually, I confine my burger writing to Burger & Bordeaux. Five Guys, however, does not really mesh with the theme there. Not wanting to let this one slide, I thought it would be worth mentioning that Five Guys has opened an outlet in Brooklyn Heights.
I was first introduced to Five Guys just a week ago Maryland. They take “all the way” seriously. My bacon cheeseburger was piled with all sorts of stuff including sautéed mushrooms and onions. So, bring your appetite and some extra napkins.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
138 Montague St [map]
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 797-9380
via Eater
Sun 26 Nov 2006
Joe Sixpack is happy about the long trend of restaurants taking beer more seriously, but unhappy about one thing: The Beer Sommelier. He doesn’t think having a person at a restaurant dedicated to the selection of beers is a bad thing, he just takes exception to the sommelier title. As an alternative, he puts forth a much more worthy title: Cellerman or Cellerwoman as the case may be.
via slashfood
Thu 26 Oct 2006
This week’s installment of On the House deals with a subject near and dear to my heart: Televisions in restaurants and bars. It is good to see that someone else has taken exception to the additional TVs that have been cropping up around town. It’s even better to hear that they are going to do something about it:
It’s not too late to save New York though. TV’s are but inanimate objects that can be turned off or removed altogether. Vote with your feet. I won’t eat anywhere that has a TV playing…
Hear, hear! I think I’ll follow Mr. Tigertt’s lead.
A note to restaurant and bar owners: Please, if there is nothing worth watching on, which is most of the time, turn off the damn televisions. There are times when having a TV around is a good thing, but just leaving them on for the sake of leaving them on is indeed quite distracting and really serves no purpose.
Sun 8 Oct 2006
Next Stop NYC highlights various neighborhoods in the five boroughs. Currently, Next Stop is featuring neighborhoods served by the F train. Some of the restaurants and shops in these neighborhoods are offering discounts for metrocard holders as well.
By the way, it is a good idea to check the MTA Service Advisories before attempting to travel unfamiliar lines on the weekend.
Wed 4 Oct 2006
A few months ago, a friend and I decided that we should seek out some of the tastier burgers in the city, and write about them. The result (so far) is Burger & Bordeaux. This is an ongoing effort since there is always another burger to eat. Check it out and let us know what you think…