November 9, 2012

“Volunteer Opportunities and Food Drive Info for Sandy Victims”
There are many ways to take part in helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy already listed on the Strong Buzz, but here are a few more resources and volunteer opportunities.   Manhattan Borough President Food D ...
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Posted: November 9, 2012 - 1:10 pm

November 8, 2012

“La Soffitta Jazz Happy Hour”
La Soffitta, the upstairs wine lounge of Felice 15 Gold Street, will begin hosting live jazz nights every Monday from 5-9 pm on November 12th. Musicians Kenny Warren and Jeremiah Lockwood will play their distinctive sound that combines blues, coun ...
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Posted: November 8, 2012 - 1:15 pm

“Help Red Hook's The Good Fork Rebuild”
Help the Good Fork Rebuild! Strong Buzz friends Sohui Kim and her husband Ben Schnieder opened The Good Fork nearly seven years ago, serving eclectic comfort food in a cozy dining room hand built by Ben. Since then, they've created many gr ...
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Posted: November 8, 2012 - 12:32 pm

November 7, 2012

“Reading Room”
Pete Wells skipped his regularly scheduled restaurant review this week to instead extol the virtues and pleasures of eating downtown. This was a ...
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Posted: November 7, 2012 - 4:36 pm

“Cupcakes for a Cause”
On Monday, Sprinkles Cupcakes on Lexington Avenue between 60th and 61st Streets will be donating 100% of proceeds from sales of their Red Velvet Red Cross cupcakes to the American Red Cross's Hurricane Sandy Relief. ...
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Posted: November 7, 2012 - 4:25 pm

November 5, 2012

“The Lox Sherpa of Russ & Daughters”
Amidst the devastating news about the life-altering loss suffered by so many of our neighbors this week, it was nice to read this story about the ...
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Posted: November 5, 2012 - 4:11 pm

November 4, 2012

“Maysville Opens November 7th”
Sean Josephs, who opened Char No 4 almost four years ago, follows up with Maysville, located in Manhattan as opposed to Brooklyn, as an ode to American whiskey bar and restaurant with a menu of smoked and charred food and raw and chilled seafood. ...
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Posted: November 4, 2012 - 4:08 pm

November 2, 2012

“NYC FoodFlood Dinner at Aldea”
NYC FoodFlood, an effort from New York City's top chefs to provide relief for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, will host a five-course dinner on Wednesday, November 7th at Aldea Restaurant. Chef/owner George Mendes, Marco Canora (Hearth ...
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Posted: November 2, 2012 - 8:03 pm

“Telepan to Host Hurricane Sandy Relief Dinner”
This just in from Chef Bill Telepan: This coming Monday, November 5th at 7pm, Telepan will be hosting a dinner in our semi-private room to benefit the Mayor’s fund for Hurricane Sandy relief.  Telepan will donate all proceeds fr ...
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Posted: November 2, 2012 - 7:59 pm

“Park Slope Parents/Old Stonehouse BK Neighbors Hurricane Drive”
Park Slope Parents are collecting money for bulk buys of supplies such as underwear, socks, towels, water, ice etc. for Brooklyn shelters and evacuees. They realized when the folks at the John Jay shelter needed 600 pairs of underpants a day that ...
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Posted: November 2, 2012 - 4:11 pm