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In the mood for some afternoon delight? Well, we can't give you that type of post-noon thrill, but we can have lunchtime fun here at Fork in the Road. Yep, it's time to play Where Am I Eating?, our weekly restaurant guessing game where the prize is a brand new cookbook. To play, take a look ... More >>
Balls! At Craftbar (900 Broadway, 212-461-4300), chef de cuisine Lauren Hirschberg has introduced a special prix fix menu to celebrate the restaurant's 10-year anniversary, including dishes such as white anchovy bruschetta with leek confit, soft-cooked egg and lemon aïoli, and Pecorino aranc ... More >>
Shrooms! Stewed mushrooms from New Double Dragon (37 First Avenue, 212-598-0736).
Jillmotts / FlickrLess than a month after opening, Williamsburg restaurant Mercado on Kent (291 Kent Avenue, 718-782-8810) is getting a new chef, Eater reports. But that's not the only change afloat. They'll also be launching a retail bakery by Friday, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ... More >>
Jimmywayne / FlickrWelcome, indeedSure, you can call Atlantic City the Las Vegas of the East Coast, but the big difference between the two cities is that Las Vegas still retains glamour while Atlantic City has fallen into ruin. But the city might soon get an influx of culinary talent. Earlier ... More >>
Choice Eats / Village VoiceBring your appetiteWe know you've bought your tickets already for Choice Eats, the Village Voice's awesome tasting event (read: gluttony fest), and have been eagerly anticipating the release of the list of restaurants who will be sampling dishes on Tuesday, March 13 ... More >>
Lauren ShockeyAdios, Little HavanaLittle Havana, a Greenwich Village Cuban stalwart that once ruled Cornelia Street, has called it quits. A walk by the restaurant this morning revealed a "For Rent" sign in the window and all the tables and chairs had been removed from the premises. In some ... More >>
A burger patty and pastrami cozy up to each other in the Bowery Special. The pastrami -- sometimes called "smoked meat" on the menu -- is a thing of beauty at newcomer Bowery Diner. When a thick plank of it crawls into the bun where a hamburger is already happening, fireworks ensue.
Lauren ShockeyEat these on Super Bowl Sunday!Andy Ricker's deep fried, fish-sauce dressed chicken wings have been called one of the best restaurant dishes in America, and the chef even won a James Beard awards for his Thai cooking at his Portland restaurant, Pok Pok. Ricker's planning to open ... More >>
Photo courtesy Marc MurphyMarc Murphy, jack of all culinary tradesMarc Murphy has his hands in many pots. Not only is he the chef at Landmarc and Ditch Plains, he's also a judge on Chopped where he critiques fellow cooks as they whip up dishes using unknown ingredients. He's also the the Vice ... More >>
Lauren ShockeyWinner winner, chicken dinnerFork in the Road was in Miami over the weekend and paid a visit to one of the buzziest restaurants around, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar (1600 Lenox Avenue, 305-538-5220). While Floridian cuisine might be best known for stone crabs and Cuban sandwic ... More >>
Are the fish tacos a go at Go Burger?What happens when you get a restaurant that tries to cater to every taste, trend, and diner who may or may not swing through? You get Upper East Side burger joint, GO Burger. The Second Ave spot and it's roaming truck offshoot used to deal in meat patties. How ... More >>
Il Primo UomoJust a friendly reminder that the Fork in the Road homepage isn't the only place where you can keep up to the moment on New York City's food and restaurant news. You can follow us on Twitter at @ForkintheRoadVV for quick, snappy updates. Or you can like us on Facebook at Fork ... More >>
WordRidden / FlickrIt's time for Tuesday Toasts, our weekly feature highlighting the Fork in the Road team's favorite versions of popular dishes and favorite spots in the city for a given activity. They might not be the best or the coolest or the newest, but instead represent the things and p ... More >>
The celebrated stuffed eggplant at Bay Ridge's Tanoreen, one of the festival participants. The Village Voice has announced a second group of 17 restaurant, bakery, and chocolatier participants for its Choice Eats food festival. These join the 21 previously announced last Wednesday, bringing ... More >>
The past and present of a legendary soggy sandwich
The Lower East Side gets some Japanese home cooking
Lauren ShockeySorry, vegans, this excellent okonomiyaki isn't for you. But much else is! For this week's review, I headed to the Lower East Side to check out Family Recipe, a cute little spot run by Akiko Thurnauer that dishes up home-style Japanese fare. What makes this eatery worth a trip i ... More >>
Noah FecksOnce you pop, you just won't stop.While fried potatoes get top billing on most restaurant menus, zucchini fries have fallen into the background. For no good reason. Crisp and crunchy, with creamy sauces for dipping and vegetable bodies, the zucchini fry should be on more restaurant menu ... More >>
Look, everyone, a whole blog about Lady Gaga eating pasta. Last night was the opening night for Joanne, the new Italian restaurant opened by the parents of Stefani "Lady Gaga" Germanotta and chef Art Smith, who was recently spotted making salami waffles with the pop star on her Thanksgiving s ... More >>
Photo courtesy Franklin BeckerShare a steak with chef Franklin BeckerFranklin Becker, the chef at Abe & Arthur's and Lexington Brass, has been cooking since the ripe old age of fourteen. He's also a native New Yorker, so he's seen food fads wax and wane in this city. We called him up to learn ... More >>
Here are the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know.Lady Gaga's father and Chef Art Smith's buzzy new restaurant, Joanne, is open on the Upper West Side. Though it's already been bashed by the Post's Steve Cuozzo, who repo ... More >>
The catfish sandwich at Taste of Seafood (#10 in our countdown) is abundant, cheap, and delectable, especially smeared with tartar and jerk sauces. For those who think Omega-3 fatty acids mean longevity, fish is the new meat. For the rest of us, seafood is a just another delightful option ... More >>
Clinton Street Baking CompanyPancakes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!Not only is February Hot Chocolate Month, it's also Pancake Month. Well, at least at the Clinton Street Baking Company. For the fourth year in a row, the Lower East Side eatery is dishing up old favorites and new riffs o ... More >>
Sietsema! Fish with ginger and scallion from Christopher Golden Wok (159 Christopher Street, 212-463-8182).
Photo courtesy Hong ThaimeeWho says you can't have a tasty fruit salad in winter?Hong Thaimee, the chef and owner of Ngam (99 Third Avenue, 212-777-8424), is looking to extend the reach of Thai cuisine into the homes of New Yorkers by offering a series of monthly cooking classes at her East V ... More >>
Lauren ShockeyThe tables are all set, but there won't be any customersLooks like restaurateur Sam Bahri has found herself in some hot water. Both of her West Village restaurants -- the stalwart Dallas Jones BBQ and newcomer Sam Bahri's Steakhouse -- were seized by the Marshal just prior to t ... More >>
A Brooklyn restaurant leaves herds of sheep testicle-free
Cooking them a little more probably wouldn't help I love onion rings, and invariably order them whenever they appear on a menu. The trouble is - 95% of the rings found in restaurants suck, which means I'm often disappointed. By comparison, 50% of restaurant French fries could be classified ... More >>
While browsing online for Valentine's Day cookie options, I stumbled upon a Serious Eats post from 2010 in which Roasting Plant's cookies were crowned as the best chocolate chip cookies in New York City. I was skeptical. In fact, with Levain Bakery, Blue Ribbon Bakery Market, Milk & Cookies ... More >>
Lauren ShockeyMeat-free treats, coming soon! Signage is up at 41-43 Carmine Street, signaling the city's soon-to-be-newest branch of Blossom du Jour, the rapidly expanding vegan mini empire known for fast-casual fare like its avocado wrap and the Midtown Melt (cajun spiced seitan, vegan chedd ... More >>
TakashiHeart shaped like a heart can only be enhanced by cheese and mochi. They say it's best to wear your heart on your sleeve, but this Valentine's Day, West Village restaurant Takashi wants you to have it on your plate as well. The restaurant offers hatsu (beef heart) as a grill-ready item on ... More >>
The innards of the shrimp-pork sausage submarine -- sandwiches don't get moister than this. There's an unspoken rivalry between places that offer doctrinaire versions of dishes and those that choose to be wildly innovative. Is it a better business model to give the public exactly what they ... More >>
Photo courtesy Jonathan WaxmanJonathan Waxman loves him some corn. But not eyeballs.No question that Barbuto chef Jonathan Waxman has seen it all. His career has now spanned several decades, but his fresh, seasonal cuisine is as contemporary as ever. Oft-cited as one of the fathers of New ... More >>
Josh OlinsThe fashionista pop-up ownerWhat does it take to get models to eat a restaurant meal during fashion week? Four top-notch chefs and one celebrity model backing. For the second year in a row, Elettra Wiedemann is opening a pop-up restaurant, Goodness, in the Museum of Arts and De ... More >>
Go balls-to-the-wall with your lovers favorite takout on V-Day.There's something to be said for shelling out $100 plus per person for luxury ingredients and romance, but sometimes it's better to just eat at home, for a number of reasons. A) It's cost-effective and the economy sucks. B) You can co ... More >>
Lauren ShockeyBlue Ribbon Bakery wants couples to reserve for the 14th, but is it a romantic enough spot to make it into the top 10?'Tis the season for Russell Stover chocolates and pink champagne love! With Valentine's Day quickly approaching next Tuesday, it's time to perk up the romance a ... More >>
Big changes at Kajitsu, the East Village kaiseki restaurant: its current chef Masato Nishihara will be replaced by Ryota Ueshima, and it's relocating to Midtown this summer. [Eater]Take a look at Jamie Bissonnette's digs at Boston magazine's The Kitchen Spy, a series that explores the kitchens of ... More >>
DisneyFor a romantic date a la Lady and the Tramp, look no furtherValentine's Day is quickly approaching, meaning it's time to make a dinner resy at a romantic restaurant. But what, exactly, makes a restaurant romantic? In some cases it's ambiance -- a fireplace or candles go a long way in ... More >>
Photo courtesy Jonathan WaxmanJonathan Waxman says no to white tablecloths, yes to romanceYesterday we spoke with Barbuto chef (and culinary legend) Jonathan Waxman about his new gig as a consulting chef at Rosa Mexicano and his passionate love affair with Mexican food. Today, though, he tel ... More >>
Duncan Brown/FlickrMushrooms are pretty cool This week in food blogs...Gothamist celebrated the return of McDonald's Shamrock Shake. Serious Eats took us on a photo tour of street fair food in Kyoto. Huffington Post Food explained how to pick a restaurant for each astrological sign.
If you're in the food journalism biz, you get bombarded on a daily basis with press releases, often as many as 30 per day. Some are faintly rational, but others immediately provoke guffaws with their wild assertions. Here's the best one I've received so far today. According to the National ... More >>
What we've been up to at Fork in the Road this week: Lauren Shockey chooses the ten best restaurants for a Valentine's Day date, and asks Jonathan Waxman for his VDay picks. Lauren Bloomberg shows the advantages of being a homebody on Valentine's Day and plans some takeout feasts. Robert Sietsema co ... More >>
Happy hour enthusiasm! Betto's happy hour drinks are dirt cheap, but even more importantly, you can curb your after-work hunger with its $1 special on toasts, the selection of which changes daily.
Sietsema! Tofu with Pork, Chicken, Black Mushrooms, Bamboo Shoots, and Vegetables from Chinese Musician Restaurant (151 Greenpoint Avenue, 718-383-5340)
Scallion Pancake from Golden Dragon Restaurant (394 Metropolitan Avenue, 718-782-8024)
Lauren ShockeyThe dimly lit setting at Brasilina makes for a good canoodling (though poor photos)The décor at Brasilina, a new Brazilian-ish restaurant in Hell's Kitchen restaurant is certainly pretty if not totally South American in feel: brick walls, potted trees, wood beams, mismatched vi ... More >>
FiTR's own Vic Bekiempis hiding behind some carryout cartons Fork in the Road (and Runnin' Scared) scribe Victoria Bekiempis has been eating her way through the city's largely unchronicled Chinese takeaway restaurants. She's completing here sixth week of a year-long project, and her effort ... More >>
The winter blues getting you down? Well, here's a chance to put a smile on your face: It's time to play Where Am I Eating?, Fork in the Road's weekly photo guessing game. To play -- and win a brand new cookbook from our collection -- simply take a look at the picture below, then name the re ... More >>
Courtesy of Dans Le Noir? After several false starts, Dans le Noir?, the French dine-in-the-dark restaurant chain, is finally open in Manhattan, according to Tasting Table. The company had shopped around for space in the East and West Village and Tribeca, before finally settling on a location in ... More >>
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