Dutch Kills

Almondine Reopens After Sandy, Sweetleaf Serving Coffee-Cocktails in Long Island City

French baker Hervé Poussot was forced to close his Dumbo bakery, Almondine, after Hurricane Sandy destroyed all the equipment in the basement's production kitchen. Almondine, named Best Bakery by the Voice in 2008, finally reopened yesterday. The next few days will be "a sort of soft launch," says ... More >>

Where to Get Fancy Grilled Cheese and Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Near Long Island City

Welcome to Drinks, Dinner, and Dessert, in which we share three picks in one neighborhood, keeping an eye out for deals, off-the-menu items, and new stuff to check out. This week, get off the M train at 36th Street and use these suggestions to guide you through Long Island City.

Our 10 Best Hot Booze Cocktails in New York City

You've survived another holiday season. Have you ever had better reason to settle into a dark bar with a stiff drink? I didn't think so. But, as we battle through the next few long john-wearing months, now feels like a good time to order up a strong, warm drink -- with a whole lotta booze. Here a ... More >>

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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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The Vanderbilt's Brian Floyd Explains His Barman's Fund

Brian Floyd, barman fundraiser​There's a lot of talk about tipping these days: how much is appropriate, when it should be withheld, how it should be divvied up. But a bartender in Brooklyn is throwing a kink into the conversation by giving his tips to charity. Brian Floyd of The Vanderbilt cre ... More >>

James Murphy, Wylie Dufresne, And Others To Headline Le Grand Fooding's Campfire Session Next Month

​On September 17 Le Grand Fooding will host what it's calling the Campfire Session at the Elizabeth Street Garden downtown; there'll be dishes designed by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and WD-50's Wylie Dufresne, DJ sets by Nancy Whang and DJ Mehdi, and performances by Sondre Lerche and Hanni ... More >>

Dutch Kills Begets an Artisanal Ice Company: Introducing Hundredweight Ice and Cocktails

Richard Boccato, ice king.​Richard Boccato and Ian Present, owners along with Sasha Petraske of Dutch Kills in Long Island City, have partnered with longtime employee Zachary Gelnaw-Rubin to launch an artisanal ice company and cocktail consultancy adjacent to the bar called Hundredweight Ice a ... More >>

Richard Boccato Discusses the Cocktail Collective at Forty-Four, Why Ice is Hot & the Best Old Whiskey-and-Beer Joints in Town

Richard Boccato​Richard Boccato has been a busy man this past year. He and partner Giuseppe Gonzalez opened the tiki bar Painkiller on the Lower East Side, he continues to run - and reinvent - Dutch Kills in Long Island City, and he's gearing up to launch the Tribeca outpost of the popular Wea ... More >>

Ssäm Bar & PDT's John deBary Talks Forthcoming Fall Menus, the Bartender on Star Trek & Dodging the Law School Bullet

photo by Kelly SamardakJohn deBary​There is no shortage of old-timey, Prohibition era-themed cocktail bars in this city. It's much more difficult to find places that are making truly innovative modern cocktails, of the sort that can be found at PDT, which is rolling out its new fall cocktail m ... More >>

Tales of the Cocktail Announces Its Nominees for Best Bar

Who does booze best?​The boozefest-slash-cocktailing convention that is Tales of the Cocktail will take place July 21-25 in New Orleans. Each year, a mini awards ceremony names the best bars and bartenders in the country and beyond. This year, the nominees are...

Painkiller's Giuseppe Gonzalez Talks Tiki, Frozen Drinks & The Hangover Cure That Comes in a Syringe

loungerati/flickrGiuseppe Gonzalez brings the Pain(killer).​After much anticipation, Painkiller is set to open tonight. Partner Giuseppe Gonzalez is busy unpacking glasses and making syrups for the big night, but took time out of his busy schedule to talk with Fork in the Road about the busine ... More >>

Hurricane Club Coming to Porcao Space: More Tiki, Plus Pu-Pu Platters

Admit it, you love it​An AvroKO-designed space might be too chi-chi for tiki, but Diner's Journal reports that indeed, a "decisively inauthentic" Polynesian restaurant is coming to the former Porcao location, complete with tiki drinks and pu-pu platters, in an AvroKO-made room.

New Tiki Bar from Dutch Kills Owners

theinvisibleagent.wordpress.com​Good news for tiki-lovers: Mouthing Off reports that two of the owners of Long Island City's Dutch Kills, Giuseppe Gonzalez and Richard Boccato, will be opening a tiki bar at 49 Essex Street in March.

Open & Closed--Say Hello to Table 8; Goodbye to Atria

The long-awaited New York debut of Govind Armstrong has arrived in the form of Table 8 at The Cooper Square Hotel. The California chef will focus on local, seasonal products, and feature in-house cured meats, rare salts and custom-blended teas. Entwine has opened with its small bar that seats se ... More >>

Brooklyn Public and Other Openings

photo: HEFort Greene's new (really, I would say the neighborhood's only) gastropub, Brooklyn Public House (247 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn), had a soft opening last night. I had a peak in earlier today and the space is quite lovely with exposed brick, tin ceilings, repurposed woods, and beautiful, vinta ... More >>

Close-Up on Long Island City

Close-Up On: Long Island City