1. Eating local is about to get a whole lot easier: this spring, a one-acre urban farm will be opening in Battery Park. Residents and nearby restaurant owners are encouraged to claim plots for growing produce and herbs. In honor of the park’s most famous resident, Zelda the turkey, the garden will be shaped like a bird. Yes, a bird. [...]
1. The Schnitzel & Things food truck, a two-time Vendy Award finalist, will be opening a brick-and-mortar location this Monday. The 12-seat storefront on Third Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets is set to be the first of three new shops, and will offer an expanded menu that includes veal and eggplant schnitzels and a salad bar. 2. Dekalb Market, [...]
According to just about every dining blog, high-end food courts seem to be the latest trend in the city. But New York’s food courts date back to that storied age before celebrity chefs and multi-storied malls. In 1807, the Fulton market opened, serving everything from oysters to meat, vegetables, and snacks. Carrying forward that tradition of cheap, unpretentious food is [...]
1. Seen by yours truly: a newly opened Five Guys burgers at the old Jas Mart location near Broadway and 110th. Also, one year after it burned down, Williamsburg favorite The Brooklyn Star has finally re-opened, housed in a larger space and equipped with a bar and an updated menu. 2. After a rather volatile two-year run, Matt Levine’s possibly [...]
On cheerful days, I am an adventurous and discerning diner, with an appetite that’s incompatible with my scrawny frame. I can shovel away macaroni and cheese with the big guys, and I’ve never met a pumpkin pie that I didn’t inhale. But when I’m depressed or anxious, my appetite disappears. A dinner following a bad argument with my boyfriend probably [...]
1. So you love Top Chef. And you love Mad Men. Here’s a piece of news to gladden your heart: the twain will meet at the next season of Top Chef Masters when the buxom Christina Hendricks makes an appearance during a 1960s-themed challenge. Participants include Devi‘s Suvir Saran, Floyd Cardoz of the dearly departed Tabla and George Mendes of [...]
1. Shamrock shakes — those minty, mint-green milk drinks that McDonald’s releases every year around St Patrick’s Day — are being spotted around the city. They’re notoriously hard to find in New York, and inspire cultish behavior, so get your hands on your own green milkshake before they run out. 2. We already know that the 2nd Avenue Deli is [...]
A is for Alphabet City. Often considered an extension of the East Village or a subsection of the Lower East Side, Alphabet City spans from Houston Street to 14th Street and from Avenue A through Avenue D. The little rectangle of blocks is surrounded by an arch of subway stops yet feels secluded for lack of a direct line. It’s [...]
1. The New York Times published a hilarious and heartwarming story about the Afghan domination (who knew?) of the city’s fried chicken business. Turns out, there are some 350 Afghan-owned fried chicken outlets across the five boroughs. But according to the NYT story, the owner of the Kennedy Fried Chicken brand trademark — an Afghan — is planning to sue [...]
Say hello to Riddhi Shah, our new New York editor. Riddhi comes to us via Mumbai, New Delhi, and London and is no more than five feet tall. Here she is, talking to herself. 1. RS: The first thing you remember eating. Riddhi: My grandmother’s curd and rice. Ultimate comfort food. In case you didn’t figure, I grew up in [...]
