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February 18, 2011
Eataly Has "The Caper Problem"
shoppingblog.comIt's Eataly, not ItalyGrist has a really interesting article about Eataly, noting that it embodies "The Caper Problem," which occurs after all the ingredients on one's shopping list have been placed in the shopping cart and the customer realizes he has forgotten the capers (or ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
'Berghain and Panoramabar at the Bunker'
shoppingblog.comIt's Eataly, not ItalyGrist has a really interesting article about Eataly, noting that it embodies "The Caper Problem," which occurs after all the ingredients on one's shopping list have been placed in the shopping cart and the customer realizes he has forgotten the capers (or ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Sake Tasting, Natural Winemakers' Week
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Sake Tasting EN Japanese Brasserie Wednesday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The Sake Export Association is hosting an evening of rice wine in the West Village for $50 ($40 in a ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Yellow Tail Sues Little Roo For Marsupial Label; Aussies Create First Space Beer
The producer of Yellow Tail, the country's best-selling imported wine, is suing the maker of Little Roo for trademark infringement. Apparently, Little Roo's kangaroo logo is too similar to Yellow Tail's wallaby. [Wall Street Journal] Ireland's struggling economy has devastated sales of Guinn ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Moombahton Star Munchi Hospitalized In Hawaii; NYC DJs Flock To His Aid
The Netherlands-based DJ, producer, and "moombahton" guru known as Munchi is a recent obsession in some corners of SOTC -- hear lots of examples of his adventurous, omnivorous style here -- which makes news of his recent medical trauma all the more disturbing. Per NYC's own DJ Ayres comes new ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Beaumarchais Chef Nicolas Cantrel on When He First Wanted to be a Cook and Why Bananas are Good Substitutes for Endives: Interview Part 2
Photo courtesy Nicolas Cantrel Yesterday we spoke with Beaumarchais chef Nicolas Cantrel about the shuttering of brunch hotspot Bagatelle. Today he tells us about how he got into the cooking business and why he's a gruyere master.
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March 4, 2011
England and Ireland Are Friends Again!
It's been 100 years since a British royal set foot upon the Republic of Ireland -- in 1911 King George V spent 6 days in Dublin -- but the Queen of England is taking that leap because the longstanding bad blood between the two countries has started to seem a bit silly, and what were they figh ... More >>
Columns
March 23, 2011
Ask a Hispanic!
Not every Mexican is a Mexico Mexican
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March 29, 2011
EU Aims to Completely Remove Fuel-Driven Cars From European Cities
via SirsnapsalotThe EU Commission published a transportation plan today that may radically change how Europeans get around in the future, the Independent reports. Included in the proposal, which seeks to cut carbon emissions by 60%, is a plan to remove all conventionally fueled cars from Euro ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
France's Burqa Ban Goes Into Effect; Two Women Are Arrested
In the fall of last year, France's Senate overwhelmingly passed a law banning the wearing of the Islamic full veil in public. That law went into effect today, with two veiled women arrested soon after -- not for wearing the garments but for participating in an unauthorized protest, reports CN ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
It's Now Time to Eat the Royal Wedding Pizza
Fork in the Road salutes the royal couple, and hopes the Tea Party types here will forget their hatred of England long enough to have a slice. The pizza was a promotional stunt of Papa Johns, and probably isn't very good. Is wedding food ever good? (Kate's neck looks kinda gross, and her tur ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Academic Journal Deems the Term "Pets" Derogatory
The Journal of Animal Ethics, a publication edited and compiled by a group of university professors from America and Great Britain, has stated that "pets" is not an acceptable moniker for domesticated animals. The Telegraph reports that words such as "owners" and "wildlife" are also determine ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 27, 2011
SWEDISH SOUND SYSTEM
Swing, hip-hop, and the kitchen sink
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May 13, 2011
Bus Driver Steers With Elbows While on Two Cell Phones, Could Not Give Less of a Shit
The good sir has been suspended from his job in Rome, so might we suggest a move to New York City? It's illegal here, too, but at least we appreciate a badass.
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May 17, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn In Handcuffs Is Not Okay, But Revealing Rape Accuser's Name Is?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, is currently in a Rikers Island cell awaiting his next court date after being accused of rape by a 32-year-old maid in the Sofitel hotel near Times Square, where Strauss-Kahn was staying last weekend. Since the dramatic arrest, the media whirlwind has ... More >>
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May 20, 2011
Food Trucks Get Their Own Book; Mickey D's CEO Defends Ronald McDonald
Sbarro, which recently announced it might file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is now considering a sale instead. [Nation's Restaurant News] Prague is getting on the foodie bandwagon, as it gears up for the Prague Food Festival, which will feature cuisines from around the world. [NY Times] A new ... More >>
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May 22, 2011
Rikers Island Inmates Advise Strauss-Kahn On European Economic Policy
SNL was pretty decent last night. The premise of this sketch is brilliant. "Bitch, you know I got no love for Portugal." [@_rosiegray]
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May 28, 2011
Free MetroCards; Gil Scott-Heron Dead at 62; Brooklyn Boy Mauled By Pit Bull
Free MetroCards at Prospect Park and the Red Hook Park baseball fields today! Free shitty single rides, that is. Call me when someone will pay for my monthly unlimited. Oh, and a bunch of subway lines will be all messed up this weekend. [Gothamist] Spoken-word artist, poet, and musician Gil Scot ... More >>
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June 4, 2011
John Malkovich Robbed In Prague
Actor John Malkovich of Being John Malkovich, among other things, has had his stuff stolen at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Prague. Malkovich was in the Czech capital to portray an Austrian serial killer in a play in the Prague Spring music festival. Now his passport and some personal belongings ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Nose-to-Tail Dinner; Spanish Food History Lesson
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Snout-to-Tail Dinner Colicchio & Sons Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. Join chef de cuisine James Tracey and pastry chef Stephen Collucci for this seven-course menu c ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Why America's E. Coli Response Makes Germany's Look Like Scheiße
Each week, Death by Science gets on its hands and knees and crawls around, searching the dark world of science and technology. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you call your best bud and go, "Wha--?" This week, we examine why Germany's E. Coli outbreak has been ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Skirts on Bikes Ride Planned to Celebrate 'Freedom and Fashion'
Earlier in the week we told you about Jasmijn Rijcken, the Dutch tourist in town for the New Amsterdam Bike Show who was stopped by a New York City police officer and told that her skirt, which she was wearing while cycling in Soho, was dangerous and distracting. Now one of her friends, Joann ... More >>
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June 26, 2011
Affogato: Like a Gourmet Red Bull, and Love Is Where You Find It
Served in a tall glass, Love's affogato is on the verge of becoming a milkshake. You won't find affogato in most of today's fancy coffee bars. That's because, no matter how particular they are about the coffee and how they make it, they can't be bothered stocking gelato fine enough to go wit ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Seven Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in New York City
Yes, FIAF has already hosted its annual Bastille Day bash, so 60th Street has been cleared of cancan girls, but the fête isn't over yet. Le quatorze juillet is actually Thursday, and in the spirit of the revolution, we will be celebrating all week. Below, a daily guide to keep the party going. Vive ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Rightbloggers Discover the Real Victims of Norway Mass Murderer Breivik: Themselves
As you probably heard, someone bombed downtown Oslo, Norway and shot up kids in nearby Utoya, killing 93 people. it turns out that the suspect is not a jihadist but an anti-jihadist -- Anders Behring Breivik, a real deport-them-all, Norway-for-the-Norwegians type who denounced "multiculturalism," "p ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Anders Behring Breivik Now Says He Collaborated With Extremist Cells
Anders Behring Breivik, the 32-year-old man who has confessed to killing at least 94 people, including many young people, in two coordinated attacks in Norway on Friday -- calling the actions "atrocious but necessary," according to his racist, anti-Islam, Christian fundamentalist ideology -- ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Seamus Mullen Shares Details About Tertulia, His New Cider House in the West Village
Last weekend we caught up with Seamus Mullen, formerly of Boqueria, at Meatopia and asked him about his newest venture, Tertulia, slated to open on August 15. The 85-seat West Village space takes inspiration from the cider houses in Asturias in northern Spain, and will feature a rustic vibe ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
St. Anselm Invents the Cooked Caprese
The dish is called "grilled tomato and burrata," but you'll recognize it for what it really is -- a Caprese salad, named after Italy's Isle of Capri. You'd think someone would have tried it before: Except only the English grill their fresh tomatoes* (maybe as a throwback to the days when th ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Westboro Baptist Church Threatens to Picket Norway Funerals
The Westboro Baptist Church, the Kansas-based organization which spends its days picketing the funerals of soldiers and insisting that "God Hates Fags," has released a statement saying that it plans to protest the funerals of those killed in the July attacks in Norway.
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August 6, 2011
Papal Toilet Paper has Infallible Softness, Divine Durability
shop.renovaonline.netRenova, a Portuguese paper company, is celebrating Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to Madrid by releasing special edition Papal toilet paper. The yellow and white rolls--representing the colors of the Papal flag--are being released for World Youth Day. The product's des ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
IKEA Is Hosting a Nordic Crayfish Party. Put On Those Elastic Pants!
WikipediaGet ready to suck some crayfish head juice!Summertime eating might mean burgers and Popsicles to us Americans, but over in Sweden, a highlight of summer eating is the kräftskiva, or crayfish party, when the fair Nordic races consume bucketfuls of the bright red crustaceans, swilling ... More >>
Theater
August 24, 2011
All's Fare in Bluebird
Simon Russell Beale drives Simon Stephens's play at the Atlantic
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September 7, 2011
Moose Learns Valuable Lesson About Moderation
It's been a while since our last good, old-fashioned adorable animal in trouble post, but we think this charming tale about a moose that got drunk on a few too many fermented apples in Sweden and then became lodged in an apple tree was worth waiting for. The photos are simply precious! Also, ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Robert Sietsema at Birreria; Lauren Shockey at Left Bank
This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema ascends to the summit of Eataly, to Birreria, where "the food is superb." Lauren Shockey is not so impressed by Left Bank: "Although the food and exceptionally friendly service more than pass muster, the culinary creativity is, well, lacking." Sam Sifton, in ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
This Typewriter Also Mixes Cocktails
We're replacing our laptop with one of those babies, except instead of weird colorful liquids ours will mix booze.
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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 28, 2011
What Swedes Really Do With Their Used Candy Canes
The window display of the Swedish candy canes called polkagrisar I like to keep careful track of what goes on at Sockerbit, the Swedish candy store on Christopher Street. The bins of candy form an anatomy of the northern European sweet tooth, and the stock has been expanded to include othe ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Flatulence Hits Off-Broadway In A Big Way
You've already seen shit on Broadway, but now you can go off-Broadway for some far more lovely farting. And it's done artistically, even more so than in the gay porn film Farts! that I wrote about last year after having eaten Mexican.
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November 7, 2011
Junoon's John Filby On Indian Cocktails, Unruly Customers and New York's Drinking Scene v. London's
Junoon's John FilbyIf you thought fancy cocktails were something to be sipped only with housemade charcuterie, local cheese and other dressed-up bar bites, you were sorely mistaken. Junoon, the nouveau Indian that opened off Madison Square Park last December, has just re-launched its bar as a ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
WANDERLUST
Two nomads settle on Brooklyn
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December 2, 2011
Hungarians Have the Biggest Dicks in Europe
Blame It on the VoicesAhem. Ahem. According to what we're certain is a very well researched and methodologized scientific-based (if also self-reported) survey, the average Hungarian penis may be the biggest in all of Europe, measuring 16.51 centimeters, or 6.5 inches. Next is the French, at 1 ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
That STD Makes You Smell Bad, Too
Here is a fact: You probably smell. Maybe you smell neurotic. Maybe you smell like a high school cafeteria. Maybe, if you are a man infected with gonorrhea (not recommended) you smell "putrid." In the latest of science's ongoing explorations with the sense of smell, scientists in Russia got a ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
World Penis Sizes According To Country!
Based on this incredibly informative chart, I am currently booking one-way flights to everything in dark green! And I'm not even a bottom!
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December 14, 2011
Time Magazine Names 'The Protester' Person of the Year
For Time's annual "Person of the Year" issue, they've chosen "The Protester." The Awl announces, "Okay, yay, we won!" The spread features simple portraits of and interviews with protesters from around the world -- Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Spain, and right here in the U.S. The attached cover ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Sweden Allows Citizens to Run Its Official Twitter Account
Sweden has started a new policy of allowing one of its citizens to take over its official Twitter account every week. The policy is basically a marketing move, as expressed by the CEO of the country's tourism agency in The Next Web's writeup: "No one owns the brand of Sweden more than its peo ... More >>
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December 17, 2011
The Wild Outdoors: Trace Amounts Cocaine and Weed are Floating in the Air
Remember when your parents used to constantly bug you to go outside? They may have been acting like nothing more than common pushers. According to ScienceNow, researchers in Italy have found that trace amounts of illicit drugs float in the atmosphere at a higher rate near areas with more dru ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Remember when your parents used to constantly bug you to go outside? They may have been acting like nothing more than common pushers. According to ScienceNow, researchers in Italy have found that trace amounts of illicit drugs float in the atmosphere at a higher rate near areas with more dru ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
'The Bunker' w/ Newworldaquarium
Remember when your parents used to constantly bug you to go outside? They may have been acting like nothing more than common pushers. According to ScienceNow, researchers in Italy have found that trace amounts of illicit drugs float in the atmosphere at a higher rate near areas with more dru ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
LUCK OF THE IRISH
The hit indie film Once moves Off-Broadway
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February 12, 2012
Riots Erupt in Greece Over Austerity
viaFlames spread around Athens as demonstrators protested a vote in parliament on an austerity measures, which have been ordered upon the country in exchange for €130 billion from the International Monetary Fund and other European countries. The New York Times reports that demonstrators wer ... More >>
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