August 5, 2011

“Big Gay Ice Cream Treat at the Mermaid Inn”
The tricky part about food trucks is that they’re always moving around. On Monday, August 8, though, you’ll find the popular Big Gay Ice Cream Truck parked outside the East Village outlet of The Mermaid Inn, 96 Second Avenue (at East S ...
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Posted: August 5, 2011 - 12:47 pm

“Victory Garden offers Delicious Summer Reprieve”
I wouldn’t argue with you that the proliferation of fancy, artisanal ice creams in demand these days taste great and are devoid of all those artificial ingredients that are no good for you. But come on, sometimes you just want your Dairy Que ...
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Posted: August 5, 2011 - 12:40 pm

August 4, 2011

“Fairway Cafe to Go Open on the UES”
Fairway Cafe to Go, the first of its kind for the company, is set to open Monday at 7 am next door to the recently opened Fairway Market at 240 E. 86th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) at 7 am.  The café will have a great variety o ...
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Posted: August 4, 2011 - 3:09 pm

“First Impressions: Neely's Barbecue Parlor”
Many of you may “know” Pat & Gina Neely from their Food Network hit show, “Down Home with the Neelys.” I’ve never personally seen the show, but from what I hear, it’s a fun one. Pat and Gina are just a coupl ...
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Posted: August 4, 2011 - 1:38 pm

August 2, 2011

“Bravo Announces New Food Series (and more)”
Bravo has renewed its Top Chef Masters commitment for a fourth season and announced a new show "Around the World in 80 Plates," a global culinary competition. The new lineup also includes a docu-series on newlyweds tentatively tit ...
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Posted: August 2, 2011 - 1:32 pm

“Crab Boils Every Thursday at Ditch Plains [Upper West Side]”
Marc Murphy’s popular new Ditch Plains [Upper West Side] is getting into the dog days of summer with a traditional New England crab boil beginning this Thursday, August 4th. It will be available every Thursday for the next couple of months.& ...
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Posted: August 2, 2011 - 1:03 pm

August 1, 2011

“More Ways to Help Famine Victims in East Africa”
The United Nations recently declared the first famine of the 21st century in the Horn of Africa. Below is information about World Vision's gift catalog items that will directly help those impacted by the devastating famine. The three gifts bel ...
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Posted: August 1, 2011 - 12:24 pm

“Gastroarte's August Special”
You can forget about the Graffit versus Graffiti naming rights debacle; Chef Jesus Nunez moved on last month when he decided to change Graffit to Gastroarte. To celebrate the new name, Nunez is offering two specials throughout August. ...
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Posted: August 1, 2011 - 12:12 pm

“Cooking with John Turturro”
If you're a fan of John Turturro (as I am), you'll want to check out this great piece from the Wall Street Journal's Off-Duty section. In the article titled: " ...
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Posted: August 1, 2011 - 10:46 am

July 31, 2011

“Drink Wine on Tap -- The Gotham Project”
Two wise wine guys have started a project to turn wine into beer, sort of. With the Gotham Project, Charles Bieler and Bruce Schneider (both wine makers in their own right, Bieler at Three Thieves, and Schneider at Schneider of the North Fork' ...
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Posted: July 31, 2011 - 2:38 pm