Best Pie in New York City Confirmed: Four & Twenty Blackbirds
We’re heading into the heart of pie season around these parts, so the time has come to give away our secret: Pie at Four and Twenty Blackbirds, in Gowanus, is the absolute best in town. We know… we know… we used to swear by First Prize Pies pie shop, part of Roni-Sue’s Chocolates in the […]

High Line New York Social Soup Experiment was a Success!
We had such a great time this past Saturday at the High Line Social Soup Experiment, eating excellent bowls of soup with a hundred other people. Everyone was happy and chatty and seated at a long communal table. Sounds great, right? It was. And it was only $5 a person! Spearheaded by a group within […]

Bed-Stuy – Do or Dine: One of the most fun restaurants in town serves some seriously good food
If you’re looking for an excellent dinnertime adventure this fall, Bed-Stuy’s Do or Dine is totally the way to go, Foie Gras Doughnut, Octo-e666s, street-art murals and all. Opened this summer by four young non-chefs, (two of whom, Justin Warner and George McNeese, worked front-of-the-house at Danny Meyer’s The Modern, and so at least have […]

New Upper East Side Fairway Supermarket on 86th Street
We cruised through the new Fairway Market grocery store the other night, and it is a beautiful sight to behold in Upper East Side Manhattan on 86th Street.

Madison Square Eats: An NYC Food Festival Across from Madison Square Park
Whether we’re in the mood for gorging or grazing, the great Madison Square Eats has quickly become one of our favorite fall festivals (see also: one of favorite spring festivals). No surprise, really. Madison Square Eats is centrally located in Worth Square, next to Madison Square Park, in the shadow of the Criterion Building to […]

Taverna Kyclades: In Search of the Best Greek Restaurant in New York City
Dishin’ It with Alexis: Greek Food Done Right Here in NYC When I traveled to Greece during my junior year of college, I realized my zeal for Greek cuisine. Before that journey around Europe, I didn’t give much thought to feta nor olives, two common elements in many Greek dishes. Exploring the corridors and tucked […]

Le Moulin a Cafe: casual French Food on the Upper East Side
Le Moulin a Cafe: a new neighborhood spot with delicious French food including desserts, coffee and salads on New York's Upper East side near Glenwood's historic Pavillion.

Momofuku Milk Bar: New on the Upper West Side
The West Side just got a whole lot sweeter. And pork bun-ier. Last week the James Beard Award-nominated rockstar pastry chef Christina Tosi brought her singular genius to Columbus Avenue with the opening of a terrific new Momofuku Milk Bar. We’re already long time huge fans of Tosi’s super-intense sweet treats, and are more than […]

A Pair of East Village Restaurants: The Cardinal and Georgia’s Eastside BBQ
Say you’re hanging out in the East Village, or on the Lower East Side, or maybe seeing a movie at Sunshine Cinema on Houston, and a craving for BBQ hits. You know: ribs, chicken, and pulled pork; collards, baked beans, biscuits… the whole thing. For a few years now we’ve relied on the consistently good […]

Daniel Boulud: Boulud Sud and Epicerie Boulud at Lincoln Center
When Daniel Boulud moved into the neighborhood, and over the past couple of years has transformed that key stretch of Broadway, right across from Lincoln Center's main plaza, into something like Boulud Boulevard, with three different restaurants wrapping around 64th Street: the charcuterie-centric Bar Boulud, the casual cafe Epicerie Boulud, and his newish Mediterranee delight, […]