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May 22, 2012
123BurgerShotBeer.Com -- The Bar That Wants You To Feel Cheated
The $2 shot turns out to be a very small mixed drink at 123BurgerShotBeer.Com. This one has the charming name of Panty Dropper. The siren song of the storefront is irresistible: It seems to suggest you'll be able to buy a burger for $1, a shot of hard liquor for $2, and a beer for $3. Why is the b ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2012
Hell's Kitchen Gourmet Food Bazaar: Not That Impressive
Fork in the Road headed over to the Hell's Kitchen Gourmet Food Bazaar on Sunday. It was essentially a gathering of no more than a dozen food trucks at the end of the Hell's Kitchen flea market. At around 1 pm, there wasn't that much foot traffic in the food section and truck employees could be seen ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2012
Mother's Day Weekend Food Specials
Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday and here at Fork in the Road, we've rounded up some restaurant deals and street fairs around the city to ease the planning process. Free stuff 1) Toloache 50 A complimentary mimosa is offered for all mothers at brunch. A $30 pre‐fixe brunch is offered includ ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Say Hello to Pounds & Ounces, Mahzen Grill
Bricola, a tiny wine bar created by the people behind Aria Wine Bar in the West Village, has opened in Hell's Kitchen. [Zagat] Pounds & Ounces, a gastropub outfitted with an in-house DJ, is opening Wednesday in Chelsea. [Grub Street] Granduca di Sicilia, an Italian restaurant with a Sicilian focus ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
Under the Toque: Zak Pelaccio's Upstate Restaurant Plans, David Chang on Kitchen Microbiology
Dale Schnell, formerly of Setai New York and Artisanal, will be the new executive chef of KTCHN, which will open in Hell's Kitchen in June. [Grub Street] Zak Pelaccio is planning to open a restaurant in Old Chatham, New York, which will be independent of the Fatty chain. [Capital New York]
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Drag Opera Diva Should Be On Broadway
We already have color blind casting on Broadway. Well, how about gender-blind casting? Over at the gay club xl on Tuesdays, Gary Hall--who normally is the drag star Shequida--plays Jessye Normous, a gigantic opera singer who needs to eat every 15 minutes and who bitches that "This is Hell's Kitche ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
Say Hello to Hakkasan, Taboonette
Arabesque, a Morrocan restaurant and lounge, has just opened in Midtown. [Diner's Journal] A new branch of Hakkasan, a trendy restaurant chain with outposts in Dubai, Mumbai, and Miami, has just opened in Midtown. [Zagat] The Franks have turned the delicatessen and provision store next to Prime Me ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Say Goodbye to Life Cafe, Manganaro
Life Cafe, the Alphabet City hangout that inspired Jonathan Larson's musical "Rent," is set to close. [NY Daily News] Veronica People's Club, "a weird, wonderful little bar with some of the best and most unassuming cocktails in Greenpoint" is shutting down. [Flavorpill]
Blogs
February 24, 2012
Botox Party Tonight! With Wine And Cheese!
And it's on the early side, so you can pulverize your forehead by 9:30, then head to the clubs looking fierce! Check out the info on Facebook -- or if your face is too frozen to move, I'll just tell you the deets right now.
Blogs
February 15, 2012
Robert Sietsema at Bowery Diner; Lauren Shockey at Brasilina
This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema questions whether Bowery Diner really qualifies as a diner: "There are whelks, for God's sake -- just try requesting those in a Greek diner -- served raw or cooked with garlic butter. You'll also find periwinkles, Jonah crab claws, oysters, scallops, clams, mu ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Brasilina: A New Pseudo Brazilian Spot Comes to Hell's Kitchen
The décor at Brasilina, a new Brazilian-ish restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, is certainly pretty if not totally South American in feel: brick walls, potted trees, wood beams, mismatched vintage plates. The menu, too, features a somewhat bizzare hodgepodge of Brazilian classics (black bean soup, pastel ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
Don Antonio by Starita and Chocolate Works Now Open
Don Antonio by Starita, the brainchild of Kesté's Roberto Caporuscio and pizza guru Antonio Starita, opened yesterday in Hell's Kitchen, according to Eater. Check out its wild pizza menu, which features a selection of fried pizzas, traditional pies topped with fancy ingredients like h ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2012
Superbowl Sunday: Cafe de la Esquina or Hotel Yotel for Your Touchdown Dance?
Michelle FefferHow can you watch the game with a Super Pang in your midst?On Sunday, the Patriots will try to topple the Giants, but if you're not a football fan, what will you do while your friends scream at the television? Most likely, you'll eat. For some, Super Bowl Sunday marks the end of th ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
Presenting the Most and Least Compatible New York City Neighborhoods
According to data released to us by OkCupid, some New York City neighborhoods are more likely to make connections on the dating site than others. This may seem intuitive in some ways, but it's better to know these things for sure, right? After all, just like that map that tells us where the single m ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2012
Happy Hour at The Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge
The Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge has a few distinctions that don't really relate to its drinks.
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November 22, 2011
Say Hello to Kutsher's, Konditori
Here are some of the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. Mega-restaurateur and convicted felon Jeffrey Chodorow has launched Kutsher's, a Catskill-resort-culture-influenced resto in Tribeca. The menu includes pastrami ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Two Pieces Have I! My Favorite Bar Duplicates Itself!
The long-standing Village gay bar Pieces recently secured a new location in Hell's Kitchen when their lease started running out. But as if out of a gay nightlife version of It's A Wonderful Life, there will now be two Pieces. I'm seeing double, and I'm not even drunk.
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Ryan Phillippe As Carol Channing?
Christian Freedom I mean Channing Tatum. I mean Channing McClaren! You see, some friends and I happened to be passing by New World Stages last night when we saw these posters outside and squealed, "Ooh! Ryan Phillippe -- Reese's ex and the divoonly good-looking star of Flags of Our Fathers ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Where Can I Get Turkish-Style Bureks?
The boureka at Gazala Place, with a side of babaganoushA Reader Asks: Where can I get a Turkish burek? Not the little finger-shaped sigara bureka, but the kind my relatives in Turkey made -- little triangular ones made with filo dough. Dear Reader: That's a good question. Throughout the Balk ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Saddle Up For NYC'S Newest Gay Bar
The only Gulch most gays seem to know is Elvira, but suddenly a western-styled cowboy-hatted joint has opened in Hell's Kitchen, for those craving both a hoe-down and a 'ho-down.
Voice Choices
August 24, 2011
INDIE GEMS
A new film fest opens in Hell's Kitchen
Blogs
August 12, 2011
Neapolitan Pizza, Demystified
Earlier this week, we heard that Kesté's Roberto Caporuscio is teaming up with Antonio Starita, proprietor of Naples' legendary Pizzeria Starita, to open Don Antonio, a Neapolitan pizzeria in Hell's Kitchen. Its birth is one that will doubtless be breathlessly anticipated by pizza fanat ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to Pour George, Goodbye to Wall Street Burger Shoppe
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Bravo Gianni, a go-to Midtown Northern Italian, has closed after nearly 30 years in operation due to the chef and owner, Gianni Garavelli, suffering a stroke. [NY Times] Cosmos Diner, which ha ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Teleporting for the First Time to Dohyo in the Yotel Hotel
The futuristic facade of the Yotel stares down at Tenth Avenue right at the corner of West 42nd Street. When I heard about a sumo-themed restaurant in a futuristic hotel in Hell's Kitchen, my initial response was, "So what?" I knew that theme restaurants often let the food lag, since they k ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Places to Eat in NYC on Gay Pride Weekend
Hmmm, Bone Lick B-B-Q -- the name and location are right, but will it score high on the other criteria? This being the week of Fork in the Road's Big Gay Food Blog, there was really no other choice for Our 10 Best than ferreting out the optimum places near the parade march route to eat brunc ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
The East Village Is NYC's Most Popular 'Date Spot'
HowAboutWe, the online dating site based on what you want to do -- how about we wake up early and blog together? -- has pulled together information from the more than 100,000 dates posted on its site to determine the neighborhoods New Yorkers most frequently pick as date spots (at least, acco ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Lauren Shockey Likes It Hot at Zabb Elee; Sifton Takes Masa Down a Peg
This week in the Voice, Lauren Shockey orders her food "Thai hot" at the East Village offshoot of Queens restaurant Zabb Elee and is delighted to find a menu that "traverses a maze of sour, tangy, and piquant flavors, each brighter than the next." Sam Sifton shocks the New York restaurant scene by ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2011
Luke's Lobster Is Expanding Yet Again, This Time With a Truck
Photo courtesy of Luke's LobsterThe rolls are hitting the road. It's been an eventful week in the food-truck universe, between the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck's return, Rickshaw Dumpling's imminent expansion to a Midtown storefront, and the realization that the Jalapeño NYC Truck has hit t ... More >>
Dining
April 27, 2011
La Silhouette Jumps in la Time Machine
A West '50s restaurant dials it back a few decades
Blogs
April 4, 2011
Breaking: The East Village Has a Lot of Bars
sickfacebook.comThis is what Community Board 3 warned you about.Over the weekend, The New York Post thoughtfully made official what most people already knew: the East Village is home to many, many bars.
Blogs
March 18, 2011
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Empellón; Goodbye to Dinner at Insieme
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Angelo & Maxie on Park Avenue South and its sister restaurant Maxie's Grill appear to be closing. According to Steve Cuozzo, the spaces will be on the market soon. [Eater] Insieme doesn't see ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Bierhaus; Goodbye to Vince & Eddie's
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Rocco Ancarola has ended his partnership in Greenwich Village gastropub Rabbit in the Moon. The place was quickly sold and renamed The State Room. [NY Post] The Chelsea location of 'Swich is c ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2011
Ask the Critics: What Are Some Good Gluten-Free Dishes?
brusroom.comMoira C. Asks: I'm on a gluten-free diet, but I don't want to be limited to gluten-free restaurants. Can you suggest some great gluten-free dishes you've had recently around the city? Dear Moira: The city does have some well-known and tasty gluten-free restaurants like Risotter ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
No. 16: Burek at Gazala Place
No those aren't ants on top of chef Gazala Habibi's flaky burek! They're black sesame seeds. Heart of the menu -- though not listed on it -- at Hell's Kitchen Druze cafe Gazala Place is the humble burek. This meal-in-your-hand is prominently displayed in the front window, so you don't reall ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2011
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Buvette; Goodbye to Vutera
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Williamsburg's Vutera and its upstairs venue Rose Live Music are celebrating the venue's fifth and last year this week, as both are set to close at the end of February. [Wall Street Journal] R ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
Anderson Cooper and Boyfriend Go To Gay Party
CNN's charismatic Anderson Cooper and his boyfriend, club owner Ben Maisani, turned up at the gayest party in town on Wednesday night.It was gay club promoter Josh Wood's birthday bash in a suite at the Chelsea Hotel, and I hear it was attended by a glittery bunch of males, plus two women and one pe ... More >>
Dining
January 26, 2011
Cholulita Sells Smut Under the J Tracks
Corn smut, that is. A Bed-Stuy bodega's authentic Pueblan food.
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Open & Closed: Say Hello to 61 Local, Goodbye to The City Grill
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. La Taqueria in Park Slope has closed completely after downsizing from sit-down restaurant to takeout joint in October. [Eater] East Village vegan café the Little Bird appears to be closed and ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
The Opulent Organs of Western Beef
Here's looking at you, kid -- I mean piglet. Organ meats, also known as offal or by the more all-inclusive category of variety meats, form a perpetual topic of conversation among food fanciers. Some love 'em. Some hate 'em. But no one is completely indifferent. Many chefs have fooled around ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Chelsea vs. Hell's Kitchen?
When a lot of gay action started migrating from Chelsea to Hell's Kitchen a few years ago, I assumed the former neighborhood would become as obsolete as phone calls. But the reality is that Chelsea is still gay-thriving with successful bars like Splash, Barracuda, Gym Bar, G, XES, and Boxers ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
Gazala's, a Druze Restaurant on the Upper West Side
Chak choka (pronounced "shack shooka") is one of several Druze breakfasts at Gazala's. Gazala's (380 Columbus Avenue, 212-873-8880) is an offshoot of a small cafe in Hell's Kitchen called Gazala's Place, named after chef Halabi Gazala. With Gazala's Place, she opened the city's first Druze ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
Our 10 Most Challenging Dishes in NYC
A stew at Island of Taiwan incorporates pig bung and blood, a match made in heaven. When it comes to dining, we each have our own comfort zones. Some avidly down handfuls of Sichuan peppercorns, relishing the burn, while others consume animal glands of the earthiest and most arcane sort as i ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Ciano; Goodbye to Donald Sacks
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Bossa Nova Brazil in Hell's Kitchen has closed to make room for Flavor, which looks like it could be a martini bar. [Life with Food and Drink] Donald Sacks in Battery Park is closing do ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Posts of the Week
Finally, Friday afternoon. Early evening, in fact. So without further ado, here's a look back at the week that was. Kittichai's Ty Bellingham talked Thai food, feeding kids, and his curry paste guy. A Fat Pants Friday blow-out at Cannelle Patisserie. Our 10 Best Halloween Trick-or-Treat Candies. ... More >>
Dining
October 6, 2010
New York's Best Dive Bars
In his new book, New York City's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Big Apple, Ben Westhoff riffs on the five boroughs' finest dumps. Here are his 10 favorites.
Dining
April 27, 2010
Talent Thai's Kitsch Kitchen
No pig's blood, but plenty of flavors on 34th Street
Dining
March 13, 2007
How Green Was My Mole?
A New Mexican café in Williamsburg excels at Pre-Columbian fare
Dining
October 18, 2005
Kill the Sauce
Innovative Clinton Venetian Excels at Appetizers and Pastas
Dining
January 27, 2004
Hometown Mole
Former delis bring Mexican country cooking to Clinton
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