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May 18, 2012
Our 10 Best Cheap Eats for Tourists in the East Village
I love restaurant hopping. Whenever a friend visits from Los Angeles, I'll take them on an extensive eating tour of the East Village where we'll eat at four to five restaurants consecutively without stopping. My only condition: we can only order one dish between the two of us to share. By the end ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Download: Farewell Republic's Churning Mini-Epic "Wake"
Winnie JengWhen alt-epic crew Farewell Republic recorded their beaming, hazegazy debut, Burn The Boats, none of the members had reached the age of 23, but it sounds like they lived through the 1990s multiple times: Swirly Corgan guitars with none of the arena cheese, shoegaze pedal chains for ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Where Am I Eating? Here's a Clue
Some great guesses coming in for this week's Where Am I Eating?, but I'm not dining at Cubana Café, La Mar, Yuca Bar, Coppelia, Yerba Buena, Boca Chica, Ceviche, Caracas, Mamajuana Café, or Tertulia. Very close, but no cigar. Here's a clue to help you guess where I'm eating.
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December 7, 2011
Where Was I Eating? Caracas Arepa Bar
Lauren Shockey Looks like that last clue got us a winner. This week's Where Am I Eating? featured wall art from none other than Caracas Arepa Bar, located in the East Village.
Blogs
November 12, 2011
Wilson Ramos, MLB Catcher, Rescued From Kidnappers; Top Mexican Official Killed in Helicopter Crash; Solyndra Emails Released
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was rescued yesterday after being abducted outside his home in Venezuela. Ramos was living in Valencia, a town outside of Caracas, during the MLB offseason and was held in a mountainous region while his captors demanded a ransom. ESPN reports "the fi ... More >>
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September 3, 2011
Dish No. 34: Butternut Squash Soup at Caracas Arepa Bar
Lauren ShockeyYou'll find a hint of fall in this butternut squash soup at Caracas Arepa BarButternut squash soup -- a hallmark of autumnal dining if there were ever one -- is slowly beginning to creep again onto our city's menus. In about a month's time, expect to see it at all the farm-to-a ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Next Week, People's Pops Will Pop up on East 7th Street
Between the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, Van Leeuwen's, and Butter Lane's Blue Bell ice cream, East 7th Street is shaping up to be a frozen treats fantasia. And next week it will get even frostier, thanks to the good folks of People's Pops.
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June 23, 2011
Download: Weird Owl's Riff-Heavy Psych Journey "Build Your Beast A Fire I"
Brooklyn's Weird Owl makes starry-eyed psych that combines the shamble of Neil Young with the brawn of fringe-jacket, incense-reeking '70s hard rock. Their second album Build Your Beast A Fire (out July 26, via Tee Pee) has a cosmic lilt and smoky churn, somewhere between ritual and choogle. ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
A Week After Coup Leaves Allende Dead, No One Knows Anything
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 20, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 38 The Press Desk by Alexander Cockburn THERE HAVE BEEN HEADLINES in the papers and cover stories in Time and Newsweek but one of the central facts about Chile, so far as the world's newspaper-readin ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
The Meat Hook and Roberta's Join Forces for Rockaway Beach Bar
Kristine Paulus/flickrTacos no longer the only game in beach town.Brooklyn Based has the details on the gastronerd paradise that will be Rockaway Beach this summer. And the plan sounds like a foodie hipster's wet dream.
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April 15, 2011
The High Line Will Get Itself Some New Elevated Eats
David Berkowitz/FlickrExtra nice with a dribbling lobster roll The food vendors lucky enough to win a spot on the High Line this summer are still being decided upon. But if the organization that runs the elevated park gets what they asked for in proposals due yesterday, April 14, New Yorkers ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Rockaway Beach May Become the Next Gastronerd Paradise
Like this, but with sustainably sourced fish tacos.Back in February, Fany Gerson told us that she was thinking of partnering with Rockaway Taco to open a La Newyorkina concession stand on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. It her plans materialize, it looks like she'll be in good company.
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March 30, 2011
Some of the Many Wonderful Things We Ate at Choice Eats Last Night
Rebecca Marx The broccoli sandwich from No. 7 Sub was equal parts virtue (broccoli!) and vice (everything else), and as a bonus came with some nifty cookies. We ate an ungodly amount of food at Choice Eats last night, and, if the crowds were any indication, so did you. What follows is a samp ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday
Welcome to The Best Thing I Ate Yesterday, where we endeavor to remember the very best thing we stuffed down our gullets over the past 24 hours. Why? Because the only thing better than enjoying a meal is wallowing in the memory of one savored in the recent past. Today's fond reminiscences ...
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February 11, 2011
Get Your Ticket and Start Dieting Now: A Choice Eats Update
Time to invest in a pair of pants with an elastic waistband. The good folks over at Choice Eats have informed us that 82 restaurants and eateries are currently participating in what's shaping up to be the best tasting event of all time.
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February 8, 2011
Ask the Critics: What's a Fun Restaurant for a Teenager?
iStockphotoFood to please both your teen and youMarisa M. asks: I'm taking my young teenage cousin to dinner this week. Can you think of somewhere that's not too challenging that has like, yummy burgers or pizza and good people watching? Last time we went to Veselka. I want to take her to Mo ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Lima Limon Brings a Citrusy Addition to Little Latin America
True new Peru to chew
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January 5, 2011
Ippudo Tops Yelp's List of Top Restaurants in America
Sarah DiGregorio2000 people have opined on this soup When a restaurant quotes two-hour wait times, you know that something special is going on there. Nevertheless, it's rather surprising that Ippudo came in as the most popular restaurant in America on Yelp this year with nearly 2000 reviews. ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Download: Primitive Weapons, "Politics and Oblivion"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Though made up mostly of New York hardcore veterans, Brooklyn's Primitive Weapons are closer in practice to Southern sludgecore delights like Torche, Baroness and Kylesa--everything's awash in cheer ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Guayoyo Celebrates the 'Curvy Queen' of Venezuela
A South American restaurant bundles up its cheese children
Blogs
August 27, 2010
Posts of the Week
It's Friday afternoon, and thus time to take a look over our collective shoulder, back at the week that was ... We ranked Our 11 Best Octopuses in NYC. Gabbana chef Ricardo Cardona talked modern Dominican food, why he hates being on TV, and how he manages six restaurants. This week's Top Chef: cr ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Caracas Versus Guayoyo: East Village Arepa Smackdown
Guayoyo's arepa quesoArepas--the Venezuelan griddled corn cakes stuffed with various good things--can be had at two East Village restaurants separated by a bare three blocks. Caracas Arepa Bar has been open since 2003 and is so popular that they recently expanded to Brooklyn. Guayoyo opened a ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Download: Cleanteeth, "Collision Specialist"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing new and emerging MP3s from local talent. Brian FroustetBrooklyn avant-metal crew Cleanteeth are a fascinating mush of at least a dozen colors of abrasive. The sludge-pop soar of the Melvins and the misanthropic distorto-angles of '90s AmRe ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Chatting With Luke Holden: The Perfect Storm, Parallels Between Finance and Restaurants, and Live Lobsters at the New Luke's
Photo courtesy of Luke's LobsterLuke HoldenLast Friday, we chatted with Luke Holden, the eponymous founder of Luke's Lobster. Holden spoke with us about opening the second incarnation of his lobster shack on the Upper East Side, Maine pride, and $30 lobster rolls. Today, he expounds up the pa ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Harina PAN: The Secret to a Great Arepa
Harina Pan made this arepa awesome.A few nights ago, at Roneria Caracas in Williamsburg, a man was overheard asking about the signature arepas. He wasn't curious about what they came stuffed with or how much an order cost. Rather, he was interested in making them at home. The manager kindly s ... More >>
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January 15, 2010
Our 10 Best East Village Restaurants
A sushi assortment from Kanoyama shimmers, with huge eel filets slithering down the center of the plate. The East Village is swarming with restaurants, many of them excellent. The mixture is as eclectic as anywhere in town, with 30 or so ethnicities represented, and price levels ranging from ... More >>
Film
December 8, 2009
Broken Lizard's Likably Stoopid Slammin' Salmon
A sushi assortment from Kanoyama shimmers, with huge eel filets slithering down the center of the plate. The East Village is swarming with restaurants, many of them excellent. The mixture is as eclectic as anywhere in town, with 30 or so ethnicities represented, and price levels ranging from ... More >>
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December 7, 2009
Guayoyo Brings Arepas to First Avenue
Late last month, FitR noticed signs of life at the former Ishikura Sushi space on East 4th Street and First Avenue: a literal sign promised that "Guayoyo is coming soon." As we suspected, the restaurant is Venezuelan, and the menu now on display in its window includes 14 different kinds of a ... More >>
Blogs
December 4, 2009
Rum's the Word at Williamsburg's Roneria Caracas
Selena Ricks Just in time to warm bar-goers during the winter chill, Williamsburg's Caracas Arepa Bar has stocked its shelves with the latest brown spirit to win over mixologists--aged rum. After securing its liquor license this fall, the Brooklyn outpost of the popular East Village Venezuel ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2009
A New Venezuelan Restaurant for First Avenue?
The corner of East 4th Street and First Avenue may be getting a new Venezuelan restaurant: The facade of the former Ishikura Sushi, which closed in July, has now been painted and features a sign that says, "Guayoyo is coming soon!"
Film
March 25, 2009
ND/NF: Sophie Barthes Has a Chickpea For Your Soul
The corner of East 4th Street and First Avenue may be getting a new Venezuelan restaurant: The facade of the former Ishikura Sushi, which closed in July, has now been painted and features a sign that says, "Guayoyo is coming soon!"
Blogs
January 20, 2009
What to Bring to Caracas Williamsburg
Every week or so in 'What to B When You BYOB' we ask a local wine store to recommend a wine to drink at a nearby BYOB restaurant. They're asked to consider the cuisine at the restaurant and suggest an appropriate bottle for under $15. For this week's 'What to B,' we're looking for a bottle to go wit ... More >>
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January 14, 2009
More SXSW 2009 Bands Announced
SXSW 2009: the sound of a thousand Babydick jokes cracking. Full list, with arbitrarily bolded highlights, below.
Film
December 17, 2008
Nothing but the Truth Reimagines Plamegate as a Soccer-Mom Duel
SXSW 2009: the sound of a thousand Babydick jokes cracking. Full list, with arbitrarily bolded highlights, below.
News
August 19, 2008
The Harrowing Adventures of President Obama
Looking back on his first term
Specials
August 16, 2005
Letters
Looking back on his first term
Film
July 26, 2005
'Secuestro Express'
Looking back on his first term
Music
May 17, 2005
Life During Peacetime
Brisbane school chums return to bandleading, still work on each other's folk-rock études
Music
November 30, 2004
Chutes und Ladders, Raft-Rapped Families, Bubbles auf der Barrel
Brisbane school chums return to bandleading, still work on each other's folk-rock études
Dance
September 14, 2004
Dancing in Cuba, Dancing With Cuba: Two Women's Experiences
Brisbane school chums return to bandleading, still work on each other's folk-rock études
News
April 16, 2002
'Sun' Rise, 'Sun' Set
Conservative Paper Sings to the Masses
NYC Life
January 1, 2002
Studio in 1940s Co-Op Building
Conservative Paper Sings to the Masses
News
March 27, 2001
Nation
Conservative Paper Sings to the Masses
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March 20, 2001
Bush's Homemade 'Energy Crisis'
Dismal Outlook Covers Abysmal Policies
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March 6, 2001
Let's All Go to Bogotá
Plan Colombia Has Only Just Begun
Theater
December 26, 2000
The Drunken Key West of the Soul
Plan Colombia Has Only Just Begun
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August 22, 2000
Desperate Dotcoms
Sunny Slogans Mask Huge Losses
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September 7, 1999
September Song
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Music
May 18, 1999
Wide World Webs
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