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May 25, 2012
Come Rain or Shine, A Few Eating Options For Memorial Day Weekend
Hopefully this rainy week will turn into a stunningly sunny weekend. No one wants a washed out Memorial Day weekend, so we'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best as we make our plans. We're mostly half-glass-full types anyway. With that in mind, we'll offer up a few outdoor eats for the c ... More >>
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May 24, 2012
5 Ideas for Outdoor Eats on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is coming up and the long weekend is a cue for many to leave the city and spend a little time with nature. Though it has been rather wet in New York City, the weather forecast predicts pockets of sunshine on Saturday. So assuming the weather holds up, we've rounded up some great food id ... More >>
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May 22, 2012
What's Happening This Week: Crawfish Boil and Brunch at the Americano
Green Table Crawfish Boil On Sunday, Green Table inside the Chelsea Market will be hosting a New Orleans-style crawfish boil at 6:30 pm. According to Zagat, chef Brent Sims will be adding his secret ingredient to the peel-and-eat crustaceans, paired with unlimited beer. The Americano Flamenco Brun ... More >>
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May 20, 2012
That "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse is Happening Soon, Here Are Live Streams to Watch It
Forget Mother's Day; or Memorial Day; or Zuckerberg Weekend (what May 18th-20th should be called from now on); or any other important May event. Tonight is the annual solar eclipse and this one, as many astronomists are predicting, could be a rare spectacle to see. At one point this evening, 80 per ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
The Best (and Worst) Days for Online Dating in NYC in 2011, According to Data From OkCupid
We were wondering: Could there be truth to the idea that, say, after a natural disaster, or on a long holiday weekend, there might be a stronger inclination to turn to the sex of your choosing and merge, or try to find someone with whom to merge, or at least get some dinner or something? And how did ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
11 Things to Be Happy About on the Most Depressing Day of the Year
Cute, sad kitten makes us happy.If you're feeling a bit out of sorts right now, you're in good company. According to the Daily Mail, today is one of the most depressing days of the year. All sorts of things are getting us down, including the fact that many of us are back at work after a bunch ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to The Lot on Tap, Goodbye to Café Charbon
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. New Roma Pizza on the Lower East Side has been closed since Memorial Day and will not reopen. [Bowery Boogie] The New York Film Academy Café will close its doors on June 30, as the building t ... More >>
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May 30, 2011
Manhattanhenge, Today at 8:17 p.m.!
Hayden PlanetariumWe hope you are all having an especially lovely Memorial Day weekend. In the midst of whatever you're doing, don't forget that today marks Manhattanhenge, that twice a year event in which the sun sets in perfect alignment along the city's east-west cross streets. This is ver ... More >>
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May 29, 2011
Dog Enjoys Memorial Day Weekend the Right Way
This is what we should all be doing this weekend. Happy Memorial Day! We will be back in full swing on Tuesday. Go enjoy the sunshine. [Cute Overload] [@_rosiegray]
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May 27, 2011
Our 10 Best Barbecue Restaurants in NYC
Robert SietsemaMemorial Day weekend = meat-eating weekend The long weekend is soon approaching, and frolicking in the cool Hamptons waters and firing up the grill are surely top of mind. Stuck in the city this weekend? Don't despair -- you can still enjoy the pleasures of backyard barbecue ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
Cat Hugs Kitten
In these harrowing modern times, it's always good to see an animal hug a baby animal, or at least seem to hug a baby animal. Whatever, it's disgustingly cute! Happy almost Memorial Day.
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May 27, 2011
For Memorial Day, Grilling Tips From People Who Know a Thing or Two About Meat
andrewmalone/FlickrLet the games begin.Memorial Day weekend is finally almost upon us, which means that America gets to use patriotism as an excuse to grill vast quantities of animal parts. As this signals the official start of the grilling season, we figured it would be a good time to ask so ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
The Week in Food Blogs: Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee, Alfresco Restos, Burger Tips
This week in food blogs... Eater mapped out the city's cold-brew iced coffee scene. Grub Street listed 50 food treks worth taking this summer, from Alabama to Wisconsin. Serious Eats shared 10 delicious Taste of the Nation desserts. The Feed offered up five worthy alfresco restos. The Daily Mea ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
I Don't Go Clubbing, I Go Dancing: Memorial Day Weekend Special
Memorial Day weekend is upon us! While that usually means barbecuing and rooftop happy hours, we've got a whole list of dance endeavors on the agenda this weekend too. (What better way to work off those tacos, burgers, and margaritas?)
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May 26, 2011
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Barbecue Restaurants
Lauren ShockeyBBQ has some crazy colored tropical drinks and a loaf made out of onion rings, but will it make it into our top 10? Ah, Memorial Day weekend. The start of the vacation season. After months of interminable cold, you can now have summer Fridays, a wardrobe of white, and plenty o ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
"Smile" By The Funky Twinz And Angel J Is A Bubbly, Sticky Jam
As part of our We're So Out Of Here For Three Whole Days pre-Memorial Day weekend coverage, tomorrow we're going to put forth a list of potential summer jams--you know, those sorts of tracks that not only might be blared from bodega radios and passing cars over the summer, they should be. Unf ... More >>
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May 26, 2011
Our 10 Best: Holiday Weekend Edition
Celebrate America with the best of everythingAfter what seems like weeks of bad weather, Memorial Day weekend is finally upon us, which means a number of things: sunshine, road trips, and barbecue to name a few. We're going to be unveiling our 10 Best Barbecue Restaurants tomorrow, but why st ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Make Bell Book & Candle's Patty Melt Burger, Like Chef-Owner John Mooney
Bell Book & Candle's Patty Melt BurgerWith Memorial Day so near, we were hoping to break out the grill sooner than later. But with such a relentlessly rain-filled forecast, we might have to settle for flipping the season's first burger in a pan instead. Whatever the weather, why not lay your ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
CUBAN REVOLUTION
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May 18, 2011
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May 18, 2011
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May 16, 2011
Sixpoint Flashes Its Cans for Memorial Day Weekend
Sixpoint BreweryMemorial Day weekend is 11 long days away, and courtesy of Sixpoint Brewery, there is now another reason to mourn its relative distance.
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June 11, 2010
Sears Stocks Your Fridge; Burger King Runs Out of Ribs
You know it for fridges. Now Sears is looking to sell food, too. The company quietly launched MyGofer on Memorial Day in Manhattan and the Hamptons, which delivers groceries and other goods from its Kmart stores. [Chicago Tribune] Since being voted the best restaurant in the world by San Pel ... More >>
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June 4, 2010
BKLYN Yard Shut Down: Sunday Best (And Every Other Party There) Left Homeless
Yeah, this place was pretty great. Shit. BKLYN Yard, the improbably wonderful banks-of-the-Gowanus-Canal outdoor venue that played host to outstanding summer dance parties -- including the increasingly beloved Sunday Best series, which had started this year's slate just this past weekend with a Mi ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Rockaway Tacos Returns with Plans for a Friday Local Fish Fry
Chantal MartineauRockaway Tacos returns with big plans.Rockaway Tacos reopened at the corner of 96th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd. this past Memorial Day weekend. The crowds turned out -- some barefoot, others proudly sporting their Rockaway Tacos t-shirts -- clamoring for fish tacos. (And ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
Shocker: New Yorkers Don't Need a Yard to Grill; Big Salt Fights Back
New Yorkers didn't need a backyard to grill this past Memorial Day weekend. There are 36 parks across the city that have areas for barbecuing, and people will even cook on their fire escapes. [NY Times] Flooding, poor construction, and a string of related delays made the long road for two wo ... More >>
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May 30, 2010
Salt in Coffee, Salt on Ice Cream: Pro-Salt Lobby Says It Tastes Damn Good
The number one most emailed story on the New York Times website thus far this Memorial Day weekend is In Defense of Salt: "The Hard Sell on Salt." Food Network star Alton Brown, the nerdy one for the smart demographic, gets the first word, and gets to the point. "Salt is a pretty amazing comp ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
A $5,000 Reservation for Rao's; Are Lobster Rolls the New Cupcakes?
This week in food blogs... Eater found out you can get a reservation at Rao's for $5,000 on eBay. Grub Street discovered what "apologetic vegan" Moby would eat on death row: kale and tacos. Midtown Lunch crowned Kwik Gourmet the winner of Meat Palooza 3: the best chicken and lamb over rice in the ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Week in Review: Uniformly Awful
In yr face. Photo by Rebecca SmeyneIn the week the world learned how dangerous a truffle-flavored french fry really can be, we watched in horror as the New York Times Magazine penned a brutal takedown of M.I.A.--who retaliated by going after the journalist who wrote it, of course. Were you pe ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
This Week's Voice: Summer Guide!
In this week's Village Voice, we present our annual summer guide, featuring all sorts of seasonal picks for music, film, art, dance, theater, food, etc., not to mention Mikael Wood on the club-pop reboot of Kelis, Ben Davis on Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale, Jed Lipinski on Pulitzer winne ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Rockaway Taco Re-Opening, Snack Dragon Taco Expanding
Snackish.comComing soon to Orchard Street.Here's some good news if you a) are going to be around for Memorial Day Weekend and b) like to eat tacos: New York Magazine reports that Rockaway Taco will re-open on May 28. This summer, Andrew Field's taco shack will be joined some new neighbors, ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
Is Wale A Homophobe?
Wale and the world's most famous lesbian, togetherD.C. rapper Wale has awkwardly extricated himself from a scheduled appearance at a Memorial Day DC Black Pride event, part of a weekend described by Washington's Metro Weekly as a "gay pride day festival" for black gay, lesbian, bi, and trans ... More >>
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May 12, 2010
The One in Which We Get Our Limerick on, Runnin' Scared-Style
Lear: the man, the legend.May brings all sorts of exciting holidays: It's Masturbation month (obviously), and there's Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day (of course), plus it's American Pacific Heritage month and Asparagus month, among other things. Today, for instance, is Limerick Day.
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May 13, 2009
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December 25, 2007
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June 5, 2007
A Neo-Nazi Field Trip to the Met
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May 22, 2007
Rockie Weekly Horoscope May 24-30
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