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May 16, 2012
Taste Test: Kung Fu Bubble Tea
Fork in the Road headed to Kung Fu Tea in the East Village yesterday for a taste of their bubble milk tea ($3). Our verdict: compared to its East Village bubble tea counterparts, Kung Fu reigns superior. The shop is owned by Taiwanese management and unlike neighboring Taiwanese joints T-Kettle and ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
Five Cinco De Mayo Booze & Dine Deals
Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner and that calls for some rounds of tequila and maybe a margarita or two. Here's a round-up of five places where you can get discounted booze on the Mexican independence day. 1) $5 bar at Tortoria. Tortaria's four Mexican-style beers on tap will all be $5 each ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
What's Happening This Week: Wine Tastings, Cheese Party
Harold Dieterle is having a prix fixe dinner at Perilla, featuring dishes made with La Quercia products like prosciutto, guanciale, speck, and lardo. The dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 5:30 p.m. and will cost $70 per person, excluding tax and tip. The East Village's Spina is hosting ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Our 5 Best German Beer Halls
Both spring and soccer season are in full swing, which means that it's time to head to the city's German beer halls for some communal revelry, large-screen sports watching, liter steins of beer, and hearty snacks. Below you'll find our favorite German beer halls in the city.
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April 20, 2012
Maison Premiere's Pontarlier Julep
The drink: Pontarlier Julep The bar: Maison Premiere The price: $13 The ingredients: La Clandestine absinthe, Plymouth gin, Aperol, sweet vermouth, orange flower water
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April 13, 2012
My 5 Favorite NYC Margaritas
The house margarita at Empellón Cocina By legend, the margarita was invented around 1940 in an Italian restaurant in Ensenada, Mexico, to commemorate the visit of the daughter of the German ambassador, who happened to be named Margarita. Now, you can get a margarita -- often, a sweetish mix ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Hella Bitter's Benjamin Ahr Harrison on Artisanal Bitters
Hella Bitter, a Brooklyn-based startup, sells artisanal bitters that are quickly becoming the product of choice at some of our favorite bars and restaurants like Noorman's Kil, the Spotted Pig, and the Mermaid Inn. So we decided to ask one of the company's owners, Benjamin Ahr Harrison to explain ho ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2012
A Handheld Espresso Machine for Your Car?
According to an anecdotal survey conducted by the Times' Oliver Strand, Americans don't really drink straight espresso anymore. Most of owners of his favorite NYC coffee shops say that straight espresso accounts for about five percent of the coffee they sell, he wrote in the Times last week. If you ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2012
The Wayland's Brian Hawthorne on Spring Drinks and Impromptu Bar Concerts
Brian Hawthorne is one of the owners of the Wayland (700 East 9th Street, 212-777-7022), where he tends bar and sometimes performs late-night impromptu concerts for his customers. We asked him about one of our favorite drinks on the menu -- a margarita made with kale juice -- spring cocktails, and h ... More >>
Dining
March 21, 2012
Kaia: Please Boer Me
Happily, New York gets some more South African food
Blogs
March 15, 2012
Maharlika's Pacquiao's Punch
The drink: Pacquiao's Punch The bar: Maharlika (111 1st Ave., 646-392-7880) The price: $10 The ingredients: Santa Teresa Gran Reserva rum, homemade ginger syrup, lemon, pineapple, absinthe
Blogs
March 8, 2012
Billy Deal on Noorman's Kil's Collection of 326 Types of Whiskey
Noorman's Kil, a Williamsburg grilled cheese joint and bar, prides itself on its massive collection of whiskey--the bottle count is currently at 326. The bartenders there help customers navigate this intimidating selection by holding free whiskey tastings every Wednesday and being ready to share eve ... More >>
Blogs
March 5, 2012
Happy Absinthe Day!
Today is National Absinthe Day, another booze holiday that kicks off a month known for combining drinking with the color green.
Blogs
February 23, 2012
Blue Bottle, Part Two
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble! Yesterday, I wrote about my first experience at West 15th Street's new Blue Bottle Coffee. I apologize for having been so interested in the pour-overs that I missed the espresso machine. The other observations and criticisms still stand, including my belie ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Tea Room's Kombucha Party in Williamsburg
Tea Room, a kombucha bar (yes, you read right, a bar dedicated almost exclusively to serving kombucha), just opened in Williamsburg last week, according to Grub Street. It sells six types of kombucha, all prettily named: Sunset Peach, Jasmine Pearl, Gingerly Love, Chocolate Tart, Silver Needle Jasmi ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Takeout Your Valentine's Meal Part Deux: Pairings
FlackJacket2010 / FlckrHave a few drinks to loosen up, but go at your own pace. Don't want to end up like this guy.You have a plan for Tuesday and now you're ready to stick with it. Ready for your next assignment? Beverage pairings!No romantic meal is complete without a little (or a lot) of booze ... More >>
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January 8, 2012
Lincoln Ristorante's Aaron Von Rock on Negronis and Child Labor
Aaron Von RockAaron Von Rock works as wine director of Lincoln Ristorante (142 West 56th Street), where he has also unveiled popular Negroni and Prosecco bars. Von Rock took the time to chat about the challenges of running single-beverage establishments -- and how a childhood of labor prepped ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Gingerbread Decoration at Eleni's New York
Wine Tasting on a Boat As part of an ongoing series about world wines, Classic Harbor Line will host a sampling tonight, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Meet at Chelsea Piers' slot no. 62. Sign up for the $85 event here. Gingerbread Decoration at Eleni's New York Want to build the house of your dreams ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
5 Great Wines Under $15: Reds
Mas de Gourgonniere, Le Baux-de-Provence (2009) T'is the time of the year when oenophiles (as distinguished from onanists) give each other gifts of wine, and dinner hosts impress their friends by decanting bottles that drink much better than the price paid for them. In other words, the gr ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Charity Wine Tasting
Maslow 6's Charity Tasting At this Tribeca wine shop (211B West Broadway), a tasting will help fund a music education non-profit -- the Harmony Foundation. Starting at 6 p.m. Monday, attendees can sample wines, meats, cheeses, and live music. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to the group ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2011
PKNY's Natalie Jacob on Cats and Lady Gaga
Natalie Jacob Natalie Jacob never knew that cocktails would become such a big part of her life. The New Jersey native studied interior design at Fashion Institute of Technology. After graduating, she moved to South Florida, where she tended bar in nightclubs. There, the menu mainly consisted ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Cupcake Party
Cupcakes Take the Cake Anniversary Party The go-to blog for these frosting-topped pastries will host its 7-year anniversary party tonight, at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art (138 Sullivan St.) The shindig starts at 7 p.m. Tickets can still be purchased online for $7.
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November 23, 2011
Black Market's Reynolds on Rocking Chairs
Reynolds, who tends bar at Black Market and Lovers of Today, has had a long journey to New York. The Nebraska native worked in low-profile Vancouver watering holes for years, building furniture as a side job. But he got tired of mixing G&Ts, and moved to the city two years ago. Reynolds, who only go ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Ritual Coffee Invades NYC -- Via Murray's Cheese
Eschewing the brown paper bag of Blue Bottle and Stumptown, Ritual beans come in thick foil. I'm sitting here drinking a cup of coffee made from Ritual Coffee Roasters beans. Specifically, made from Ethiopian Koke coffee plants. It really is kind of like coke: full bodied, slightly tart, w ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Aquavit: Let's Cocktail Like the Scandinavians
Flickr/KimtaroLemon aquavit in the making The Danish food trend has been brewing for some time (see: Pellegrino's Best Restaurant Noma, the forthcoming Tribeca sandwich shop Aaman's), so it's only natural that aquavit is popping up on cocktail menus around the city, and on a micro-level...in ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Our 10 Best Cocktails to Drink Now
Keith WagstaffNice shot For the past couple of years, The Daily Shot, FitR's inappropriately named weekly cocktail feature, has scoured the city for the tastiest cocktails it could find. Straight up, on the rocks, with a twist, rimmed, and even on fire. You name it: We've knocked it back. Now ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Five New York Beers You Need to Try, According to Joshua M. Bernstein, Author of Brewed Awakening
Sterling PublicationsA beer a day will keep the doctor away, right?While the craft-beer movement might have had its start out West, there's now no shortage of quality breweries here in New York. Just ask Joshua M. Bernstein, author of Brewed Awakening, a new book all about the origins of the ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
La Colombe Torrefaction Opening on Lafayette Street on Monday
Lauren ShockeyLa Colombe Torrefaction, now even closer to The Village Voice! Coffee fans regularly flock to lower Lafayette Street to get their java fix at La Colombe Torrefaction (270 Lafayette Street, 212-625-1717), the Philadelphia-based coffee roaster that puts out a great cup of joe. Now ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Our 10 Best Beer Bars
The craft beer movement, once the province of homebrewers and so-called "beer nerds," has become so mainstream that you'd be hard-pressed to find a bar in New York City that doesn't have at least Brooklyn Lager on tap. But where do you go when you want to find the absolute best brews in the ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Beer Bars
It's no secret that the New York craft-beer scene has exploded in the last decade or so. With so many great local breweries (Brooklyn Brewery, Sixpoint, Kelso, Captain Lawrence), it stands to reason we'd also have a bunch of great beer bars. So, what makes for a good beer bar? A large select ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
How About Some Steal Your Face Red Blend Wine to Drink With Your Cherry Garcia Ice Cream?
If you happened to miss the Village Voice-sponsored wine tasting/Grateful Dead cover band event Wine Unplugged at this year's Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival, you can console yourself with the next best thing: a bottle of the just-released Grateful Dead "Steal Your Face Red Blend" wine.
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September 28, 2011
My Five Favorite Coffees
Please don't say "But you forgot such and such brand!" I forgot nothing. These are my favorites, not a summary of every coffee ever made. And please forgive the fact that my tastes are on a grocery store level. I grew up sans pretensions--but I'd never grow up without coffee, three glorio ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Drinking Italian, Pondering Vegetables
Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the hottest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Tour of Italy Wine Tasting I Trulli Ristorante and Vino Wine & Spirits Monday, September 26, 6:30 p.m. Taste Italy's indigenous wine varieties at this walk-around tasting of about 1 ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Brooklyn Brewery's Garrett Oliver On The Oxford Companion to Beer
photo by Michael Harlan TurkellGarrett Oliver makes beer a companion.When an editor at the Oxford University Press first approached Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, about doing The Oxford Companion to Beer, he politely declined. Having already written a book, the prospect of su ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Are Snobby Coffee Rules Made to Be Broken?
nate steiner/FlickrThird wave or reich?It's easy to roll one's eyes at some of the serious -- a/k/a "third-wave" -- coffee bars in this town. The New York Post today rounds up some of the major no-nos certain high-end coffee shops simply will not tolerate. Like, espresso to go. Or grinding fr ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Morrell Wine Bar's Jake Klein Talks Wine Pairings and Getting Drunk as a Ten-Year-Old
Photo courtesy Jake KleinJake Klein, lover of bone marrow and white wine The Morrell Wine Bar (1 Rockefeller Plaza, 212-262-7700) is one of the city's great spots for downing a glass or two -- its extensive list boasts more than 2,000 different bottles. Pairing food with wine can be tricky, t ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Loreley's Doug Darwin Talks German Beer, Oktoberfest and Why He No Longer Enjoys Shotgunning Cheap Domestic Suds
Herr Doug DarwinOK, so maybe we're feeling a little beery these days, what with Craft Beer Week on its way. That, and a new beer garden opening, like, every other week. We caught up with Doug Darwin, from Loreley, the new-wave German beer hall that started it all. Darwin has been with Loreley ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Craft Beer Week Coming Soon to New York City
Landfelddt / FlickrBottoms up!While there is no greater craft beer event this autumn than the Village Voice's own Brooklyn Pour, beer geeks should get pumped for New York City's fourth annual Craft Beer Week, occurring from Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September 25. With almost 100 bars a ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2011
Chick Beer Founder Shazz Lewis Dishes on Making Girly Brews
ChickNo boys allowedTruth be told, we're a little wary of alcoholic beverages marketed exclusively to women. So when we read about Chick, a just-released beer marketed at the female demographic, we were skeptical at best. What's wrong with regular beer? So we called up founder Shazz Lewis t ... More >>
News
August 3, 2011
Tracking Down The City's Moonshiners
Not to bust them, but to drink with them
Blogs
July 21, 2011
Terroir Acknowledges Flub on Food, Promises Grub at Summer of Riesling Concert 2012
Chantal MartineauRiesling: food-friendly once moreAsk and ye shall receive. As we reported yesterday, the Summer of Riesling Concert 2011 was a lovely, German-wine-soaked Tuesday evening on a boat. The only problem: This celebration of wines with razor-sharp acidity didn't provide food (which ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Draft Master Lukas Svoboda On Czech Beer, Good Head, and His Year's Supply of Free Pilsner Urquell
Lukas Svoboda: call him 'master.'Upon hearing of the new Czech restaurant Hospoda, and its all-Pilsner Urquell draft-beer program, you may have been puzzled. Isn't a beer hall nowadays supposed to dazzle with the obscurity and sheer choice when it comes to what's on tap? At Hospoda, one beer ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Harry's Steak Ready to Welcome Cocktail Geeks from Far and Wide
Sean Muldoon, international man of mixology.Back in March, we told you about impending changes at Harry's Café and Steak. Famed Irish mixologist Sean Muldoon, known as the visionary behind the storied Merchant Hotel bar in Belfast, was enlisted to breathe new life into the cocktail program a ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
What to Drink at Maison Premiere: The Absinthe Frappe
Each week in The Daily Shot, we have ourselves a drink that we think you should try, too. Chantal MartineauGet happy.The drink: Absinthe Frappe The bar: Maison Premiere (298 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, 347-335-0446) The price: $12 Ingredients: Pernod 68, sugar, crushed ice, and water ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Barcade's Joe Stickney Talks Craft Beer and the Best Video Games to Play While Drinking
Could there be a better dude bar than Barcade in Williamsburg? Not only is it filled with vintage video games, it also boasts 25 beers on tap and the official Good Beer Seal for carrying quality American craft beers. If you're not a beer geek, don't worry, the staff here is very nonjudgmenta ... More >>
Blogs
June 13, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Crab Boil, Colorado Pop-Up and Spanish Wines
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Crab Boil Back Forty Tuesday, June 14th, 7 p.m. Peter Hoffman's East Village spot Back Forty will kick off summer by throwing its first Crab Boil of the season. For ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 4, 2011
TOAST OF THE TOWN
Discover the art of the cocktail
Music
April 6, 2011
Can Sadat X Make Wine Hip-Hop?
He's trying with True Wine Connoisseurs, YouTube's most entertaining wine-themed rap show
Blogs
March 31, 2011
Leo Schneemann of Café Kristall On Austrian Wine, Beyond Grüner
Leo SchneemannWe're betting the first time you ordered the Grüner, you felt pretty cool. The crisp, oftentimes brilliantly acidic wines helped put Austria on the map, but the country has since expanded beyond white wines. Why not try a Blaufränkisch or Zweigelt? Or even a pleasantly mineral ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
New Four Loko and Other 'Alcopops' Excite Kids, Not State Senator
New York State Senator Jeff Klein is still ramping up with campaign against the the new Four Loko, which was stripped of all caffeine after national controversy sparked by sick kids and even death. But he says the new brew is still not safe enough and should only be sold in liquor stores. Now ... More >>
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