• Salume's Times Square kiosk is closed for renovations, but an employee at the Soho store tells us it will reopen next month. [Grub Street] • 5 Boro Burger has opened in Herald Square with, according to one assessment, decent (but uninspiring) patties... »
Molly and Maren. After her own frustrations finding healthy baby-food options, Molly McDonald (wife of Colonie and Gran Eletrica's Brad McDonald) has launched Baby Mash teething biscuits, sold at Smorgasburg and online. She tells Grub Street that Baby ... »
Cocoron's current location is itty-bitty. Bowery Boogie does some sleuthing and turns up the happy news that Best of New York soba shop Cocoron is expanding. This is great news for slurpers, since Cocoron's current itty-bitty incarnation, while charmin... »
Briarcliff Manor: A year and a half in the making, Hudson will open tomorrow. Located in the refurbished Haymount House of Hudson Valley, the restaurant will serve dinner from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday through Su... »
Suzie gets porked. After some nice success around Talde, Dale Talde will open a new little joint, Pork Slope, in the former Aunt Suzie's space in Park Slope — a plan we heard about a few weeks ago. Cheap beer and porky bar snacks — those that will tast... »
Now that three out of the country's four pink-slime-producing plants are closing up, our long national nightmare might finally be coming to an end. Fortunately, there was still time last night for Jon Stewart to tackle the issue on The Daily Show. (And... »
Chelsea: Late last year, we reported the closings of Matsuri and the Hiro Ballroom in the Maritime Hotel. Now its owners will host an auction of the venues’ contents on Wednesday, April 4 at 2 p.m. Everything must go, from handmade treasures to flatwar... »
Anella's garden is a particularly sublime option. It probably sucks to be a penguin right now, but for us, this crazy-warm weather means one thing: patio time. And the sooner the better, since it's Friday afternoon. It's a rare spring that sees restaur... »
East Village: Get a mound of fried seafood (shrimp, cod, oysters, crab) at The Cardinal's Calabash Thursdays, named after a North Carolina fishing village. Then drink like a sailor with $10 Radeberger pitchers Sunday through Thursday. [Grub Street] Eve... »
Hungry hipsters. Just as the Gowanus Whole Foods goes up, dark chocolate 'n cherry trail mix is being laid down on the ground at 242 Bedford Ave, as the Post confirms that "Williamsburg will be the next nabe to welcome Whole Foods. Despite the endless ... »
Who needs beer? The Nolita branch of Brooklyn's Toby’s Public House opens today for dinner — even though there's still no liquor license. Chef Nicola Bertolotti, just back from a year in Italy, has recreated some signature dishes, and added new inspira... »
New York's next pizza master? We already knew that former San Francisco pastry chef and Food Network regular Elizabeth Falkner had decamped to our side of the country, and now the San Francisco Chronicle has some details on Falkner's first East-Coast p... »
Bernamoff and Cohen, outside their new Red Hook kitchen. Brooklyn's Mile End has been pretty much packed since it opened in 2010, partly by design. "My philosophy was, if you have very few seats, you always look full," explains co-owner Noah Bernamoff.... »
Carroll Gardens: A city panel is scheduled to vote on the future of Whole Foods' proposed Brooklyn location — right next to the Gowanus Canal — tomorrow afternoon. [NYT] East Village: Louis 649 is hosting a special pisco event tomorrow evening beginnin... »
East Village: Roberto Santibañez's Fonda is open at 40 Avenue B. This version is bigger than its Park Slope brother and offers regional items like Yucatecan shrimp, braised pork in adobo sauce, and that wormy Mexican liquor, mezcal. [Eater NY] Everywhe... »
