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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    The Fourth Opens Near Union Square

    "Were those used in the London Olympics?" whispered our dining companion as we sat down at the bar at The Fourth. He was referring to the sculpture work hanging from the ceiling, which is oddly reminiscent of the hospital beds into which children were tucked in the opening ceremonies as dozens of Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    Achilles Heel Staffers on Their New Bar in Greenpoint

    Look out the window from your seat at Achilles Heel, the new Greenpoint bar from Andrew Tarlow -- whose expanding empire includes Marlow & Sons, Diner and Reynards, among others -- and you'll look straight into the shipyards, where a dock worker might be casually leaning against a brick wall and smo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    Casa Mezcal Offers Screamin' Brunch Deal

    While we're fans of lazy gluttony and daytime drinking here at Fork in the Road, we sometimes have a hard time getting super stoked about weekend brunch, mostly because we're uninspired by fighting a riled up crowd eager to cure its collective hangover, only to sit down to mediocre eggs and bacon an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2013

    Three Underrated Patios Where You'll Actually Be Able to Find a Seat

    That line you see in the photo above? That was the wait at 7 p.m. last Friday night for the Frying Pan, the bar located on a boat anchored in the Hudson. And while we dig the notion of sipping drinks while floating on the water, the pay-off for spending 45 minutes waiting to board our happy hour des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    ABC Cocina's Ann Marie De Bello on using the menu to inspire the drinks

    With substantial space carved out for drinkers, newly opened ABC Cocina's bar is likely to get as much play as its dining room, and sure enough, when we stopped by last week for an early taste, the cavernous area was packed to capacity with imbibers sipping fresh, bright cocktails and pitchers of sa ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 15, 2013

    A Little Francophone Corner at Cole's Greenwich Village

    Bistro musical chairs

  • Dining

    May 15, 2013

    Wylie Dufresne's Casual East Village Outpost

    A delightful and delicious sleight of hand

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Sietsema on Cole's Greenwich Village; Rao on Alder

    This week Robert Sietsema reviewed Cole's Greenwich Village, a West Village restaurant in a building "shaped like a wedge of brie," while Tejal Rao took a crack at Alder, Wylie Dufresne's new spot in the East Village. Sietsema begins with a history lesson:

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    One Twenty-Two First Avenue Looks at Friday Opening After Delay

    The East Village outlet of homegrown mini-chain South Brooklyn Pizza looks like little more than a run-of-the-mill slice joint, though it turns out worthy versions of New York-style takeaway pies that layer tangy crushed tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella on crusts as thin and crisp as a cracker. Whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Seasonal, Edi & the Wolf and Third Man Chef Wolfgang Ban Chats Wine

    Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the job. After establishing they actually drink wine (a surprising number prefer beer!), I'm asking a few questions to find out who's got a pencha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Betony: An Early Taste

    Brasserie Pushkin, that splashy midtown restaurant with gilded walls and an over-the-top Russian menu, didn't exactly get a lot of love from the critics (exhibit A and exhibit B, the latter of which calls the restaurant exhibit D in support for the argument that there's no correlation between wealth ... More >>

  • Theater

    May 15, 2013

    The Golden Dragon: Umami Dearest

    Play Company sinks its teeth into fusion drama

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Go Now: Cafe Katja Has White Asparagus for Just a Few More Days

    If you want a good primer on the romance of white asparagus, that luxurious harbinger of spring that sweeps Europe this time of year but is less prevalent, to say the least, in the States, you might want to check out New York Times contributor Elaine Sciolino's recent account of harvesting the veget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Today is Free Cone Day at Häagen-Dazs!

    Though the weather this week doesn't really feel like summer, Häagen-Dazs is celebrating the warmer months with free cone day! All locations in New York (and across the country) will give out free ice cream cones from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Q&A: Dovetail's John Fraser on Mixed Martial Arts and Vegetable-Forward Cooking

    When much-lauded chef John Fraser isn't tending the pass at Dovetail, the acclaimed Upper West Side restaurant he opened in late 2007, he's living a lifestyle that includes vegetable-forward eating and practicing Muay Thai, a form of Mixed Martial Arts known also as Thai boxing. His personal diet ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    A Barbecue Run Through Three Boroughs With Texas Monthly's Daniel Vaughn

    The beef rib at Mighty Quinn's is so big, it must be butchered with a plastic knife. It's not uncommon in barbecue states to do an extreme barbecue run that includes three or four pits in an extended afternoon of gorging, driving, sightseeing, and breaks along the way for bursts of healthful exerc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    Our 10 Best Restaurants in Elmhurst, Queens

    The southern Mexican food is fine at El Jalapeno, but maybe you'd rather go for the opulent nachos regulares, shaped like a sunflower. To look at the neighborhood today, with its bustling commercial strips, tidy frame houses, apartment towers, and plentiful parks, you wouldn't know Elmhurst was fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    Happening: Queens Taste and BBQ Blowout with Brooklyn Brewery

    Monday, May 13 Bourbon BBQ Dinner at Perilla Perilla is launching a series of Monday night bourbon-BBQ tastings that will run through the end of June. Tonight, the menu features Gouda hush puppies, Hampshire pork spare ribs, and buttermilk ramp biscuits. Call to make a reservation. Tastings are $50 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    From Melba's to Vinateria: Restaurant Resurgence on Frederick Douglass Boulevard

    Last week, crowds spilled out of restaurants on the stretch of Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 112th and 118th Streets as neighbors celebrated the return of warm weather with the second annual Food & Drink Boulevard event, where they savored cocktails and croquettes, danced to live music emanat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Chez Sardine Introduces Brunch; The Marrow Starts Lunch Service

    Chez Sardine, Gabriel Stulman's non-traditional izakaya, introduced a new brunch menu with funky Japanese-American combinations. Mushroom-baked eggs with goat cheese and ramps, miso-baked oysters, and a "Fedora burger" with smoked cheddar, cucumbers, and BBQ mayo will be served alongside funky cockt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    An Early Look at New Vietnamese Joint Falansai

    Friends of ours who live in Bushwick looked east down a deserted-looking block of Harrison and said, "I've lived in this neighborhood for ten years, and I still can't believe there's a restaurant down there." Warehouses are quickly converting to lofts near the Morgan L stop, especially around still- ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 8, 2013

    Mediterranean Diet at Kopiaste Taverna

    A new Cypriot spot flourishes in Astoria

  • Dining

    May 8, 2013

    Feast Bungles Group Dining in the East Village

    Wedding crashers

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Q&A: Blue Hill's Katie Bell on How to Create a Stellar Beer List

    After securing a finalist spot for several years running, Blue Hill picked up a James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant earlier this week, putting it in the company of Eleven Madison Park (2011), Daniel (2010), Jean Georges (2009), and Gramercy Tavern (2008). For those who have followed the res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    Aussie Wine Got Good! Here's Where to Drink it in New York

    If your last memory of Australian wine was an overripe Shiraz, erase it! The new breed of Aussie wine is leaner, more structured, and food-friendlier than before, and heading to New York thanks to a wave of young, dynamic winemakers and importers. Gordon Little and his fiancee Lauren Peacock of Lit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    First Taste: ABC Cocina

    It's hard to get a table at any hot opening in this city, but we're not holding our breath for it to get any easier at ABC Cocina any time soon. The restaurant made its entrance late last week as the Latin alter ego to sibling ABC Kitchen, located just across the haute housewares store, and if the o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    The James Beard Scene at Carbone

    Over the weekend, all-star chefs from all over the country descended on our fair city for the restaurant portion of the James Beard Awards (the journalism awards were handed out on Friday, and our very own Tejal Rao took one home for criticism). And they're not just here for the awards, but to hit t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    Falansai Opened in Bushwick; Beekman Beer Garden Reopened

    Beekman Beer Garden, the beloved outdoor bar near South Street Seaport, was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in October. But the summertime hot spot reopened on Saturday, Gothamist learned, and has been serving

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2013

    FiTR's NYC Neighborhood Dining Guide

    On the Upper East Side, where can you drink a digestif out of this crazy glass, which seems bent on demonstrating a scientific principle? Four years ago Fork in the Road inaugurated the Our 10 Best guides, and we've never looked back. They've proved so popular that readers have asked for some sort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    Grading the New Sushi Bar at Lobster Place in Chelsea Market

    Lobster Place's uni (sea urchin) was breezy and briny, and got a grade of A-. As part of the current evolution of Chelsea Market, old tenants are grabbing more space and revamping their premises to provide more opportunities for the sale of prepared food. In this connection, seafood distributor an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    Is Häagen-Dazs's New Ice Cream Really Gelato?

    Having carved out its formidable niche in the gourmet ice-cream category with such flavors as dulce de leche and bananas foster, Häagen-Dazs has announced that it's expanding its realm and continent-hopping for its newest release, drawing inspiration from across the Atlantic for seven flavors of ge ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 1, 2013

    Shanghai Newcomer Full House Brings Back Soup Dumplings

    Chinese import

  • Dining

    May 1, 2013

    Kajitsu's Rite of Spring

    Ancient vegan traditions in Midtown

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2013

    New Restaurant Reviews: Soup Dumplings at Full House; Vegan at Kajitsu

    Kajitsu's glass noodles On this sunny May Day, our critics single out two new restaurants to usher in the season. In Midtown, Tejal Rao bows her head in favor of the vegan Japanese Buddhist temple cuisine at Kajitsu, while Robert Sietsema slurps up soup dumplings at Full House on the Bowery. Read o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2013

    The 10 Best French Fries in New York City, 2013 Edition

    Chicken, Oreos, and even butter, are all fried standards by now, but what beats classic French fries? Crisp, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and dunked in ketchup (or mayonnaise), fries are irresistible, cheap and perfect for sharing, and can be topped with just about anything. Our 10 best picks hig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2013

    Six Miracles of East Village Ungentrification

    Miraculously, lunch counter B & H Dairy remains, from the era when its stretch of Second Avenue was known as the Yiddish Broadway. As a tribute to E.V. Grieve, the East Village's chronicler of closure and demolition, we present this collection of foodie landmarks that have remarkably remained open ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2013

    We Smoked Weed With Total Slacker at the Olive Garden in Times Square

    "Are you excited to be here?" I ask. "I'm, like, fucking cumming in my pants," replies Tucker. It is 8:45pm on a Sunday evening, and I am waiting in a fake Tuscan piazza with the members of Total Slacker (Tucker Rountree, Emily Oppenheimer, Dave Tassy and Zoe Brecher) -- a Brooklyn band who specia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2013

    New Restaurant Reviews: Cafe Cluny, Nightingale 9

    Is it summer yet? Not quite. But our dining professionals found themselves in the kind of casually inviting spaces that seem to usher in the warm weather (at least, we hope they will). Robert Sietsema checked in on longtime West Village favorite Cafe Cluny, while Tejal Rao ventured to Carroll Garde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2013

    Meet Sophistafunk, Guy Fieri's Favorite Band

    It all started with a phone call. Shortly after Adam Gold's restaurant -- Syracuse's Funk-N-Waffles, a casual joint that offers exactly what it promises in both music and eats -- was featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, he got a call from the show's host, Guy Fieri. Fieri ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 24, 2013

    Café Cluny Chooses a Surprising New Chef

    Free radical

  • Dining

    April 24, 2013

    With Nightingale 9, American-Vietnamese Street Food Comes to Carroll Gardens

    The team behind Seersucker and Smith Canteen open a noodle shop

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    Korean Naengmyun, Spectacularly Served in a Bowl Made of Ice

    Keeping your noodles cold and refreshing The night before last I had the pleasure of dining with Matt Robard, one of the critics who participated in the new Korean Restaurant Guide: New York. This publication of the Korean Food Foundation, an arm of the Korean government, is available as a free pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    Cull & Pistol Opens in Chelsea Market; MP Taverna Hits Astoria

    Michael Psilakis opened the latest version of MP Taverna in Astoria on Monday. Other outposts of the Greek restaurant have become popular in Roslyn, Long Island, and Irvington, N.Y. Psilakis told Flo Fab that lamb dumplings, a favorite from his original restaurants, and a Greek paella with seafood a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2013

    Food at Barclays Fatty 'Cue is Really, Really Terrible

    FiTR has recommended where to eat at outside Barclays Center, but there's a whole host of places to eat inside the arena, too, including many counters and carts offering nachos, hot dogs, hamburgers, and hot wings. More interesting, perhaps, are such Brooklyn foodie favorites as Calexico, L & B Spum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2013

    What's Happening: Earth Day at Edi and the Wolf; Boulud's Dalmore Single-Malt Comes to New York

    Monday, April 22 Earth Day at Edi and the Wolf Edi and the Wolf, the Austrian spot on Avenue C, will celebrate Earth Day today with a four-course menu featuring "sustainable springtime ingredients" paired with biodynamic wine producers from Austria. The restaurant promises garlic soup, white asparag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2013

    Watertown Restaurant Strip-T's at the Center of Police Activity

    The picture of the restaurant on its Facebook page. If you've been watching the coverage of the Boston bombing on any of the networks, you know the suspected Chechnyan Tsarnaev brothers apparently lived on Willow Street in Watertown. Right around the corner, and front-and-center in many of the liv ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 17, 2013

    Kittery Brings a Taste of the Beach to Carroll Gardens

    A sea worthy clam shack

  • Dining

    April 17, 2013

    Richard Kuo Goes His Own Way at Pearl & Ash

    A young chef plays with flavors from around the world

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2013

    New Restaurant Reviews: Interpretation of Dreams at Pearl & Ash; Outstanding Seafood at Kittery

    Spring is ripe with surprises (80 degrees, 40 degrees, you know the drill). This week, our professional eaters explored two curveball restaurants and were pleasantly delighted--though not equally--by each. Tejal Rao appreciated the food at Pearl & Ash more than the dark and noisy space on the Bowery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2013

    Andrew Carmellini's Lafayette Opened on Monday

    Andrew Carmellini's new French restaurant, Lafayette, opened on Monday. He tweeted that the bakery opened at noon and dinner service was available at 5:30. Carmellini joined forces with his partners from Locanda Verde and the Dutch, Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom, to run the bistro. Chef Damon Wise cr ... More >>

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