• Fairway might be headed to Murray Hill: The beloved grocer is in talks to lease the former Borders space at Second Avenue and E. 32nd Street. It would be the company's fourth store in Manhattan. [Crain's] • The Highliner, the iconic Chelsea restauran... »
R.I.P. Yesterday, Kate's Joint was seized by marshals (that Kickstarter didn't work), as EV Grieve reported, and now the blog is saying a "for rent" sign has been hung outside the Alphabet City standby. As if that weren't bad enough, Grieve got a tip t... »
Toloache is offering a Mexican Seder. Passover begins Friday, and that means it's time to gather friends, family — and the Prophet Elijah — and eat a lot of food. Always a good thing, as far as Grub Street is concerned. So, whether you're interested in... »
East Village: Baohaus adds two more dishes to its menu — the Eddy Curry (a veggie and rice dish) and the Bao Gasol (fried bao filled with ice cream). Starting today, extended hours are 11:30 a.m. to midnight Sun.-Wed., and 11:30 a.m. to 4 a.m., Thu.-Sa... »
What's the real cost? All this week, Jonathan Rubinstein, the owner of the Joe mini-chain, has gone into work wondering whether today will be The Day. “Each year, there is one day when the world changes,” he says. It’s the day when the entire populatio... »
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze in a couple for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.... »
DUMBO: Tasting Brooklyn, the second annual event honoring the borough’s culinary diversity, will take place at DUMBO Loft on Tuesday, April 3. General admission tickets are $50 per person; VIP tickets are $70 per person; purchase here. [Grub Street] Ea... »
East Village: Folks at The Wren will add a full Irish breakfast to their brunch menu for St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, with Irish music in the early afternoon. [Grub Street] Ninth Street Espresso will expand into the old Life Café, which was split in hal... »
• Mark Bittman urges us not to limit miso to soup; thanks to its incredible umami qualities, it makes a great seasoning, butter, or mayo, he writes. [NYT] • D. Landreth Seed Co., which has a long and storied history stretching back to the Constitutiona... »
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze in a couple for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.... »
Carroll Gardens: Starting this weekend, the Bourgeois Pig Brooklyn will offer $1 oysters every Sunday from 3 p.m. till close. [Grubstreet] Chinatown: From March 9 to 18, select restaurants in Chinatown (Golden Unicorn, Emperor Japanese Tapas Shabu Rest... »
The cozy dining room at Jack's Wife Freda. In this week's New York, the Underground Gourmet checks out Jack's Wife Freda, a "spiffy new Soho café" that has already garnered "rollicking brunch and late-night crowds." Husband and wife Dean and Maya Janke... »
Seasons of ... A few months ago, we heard that the legendary Life Café was closed, indefinitely, for repairs, and now we hear that it's going to take a lot more than 525,600 minutes to ever revive it. The Daily News reports, "The site of the Life Cafe,... »
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.... »
Everybody who's anybody. The James Beard Foundation has named the first batch of restaurant and chef award semifinalists, which will be narrowed down again on March 19 (along with the announcement of the nominees for book; journalism; restaurant graphi... »
