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Preston Clark Wants You to Order Beef Heart Schnitzel

Preston Clark is serious about steak. As the chef at Resto and the man behind the butcher's counter at the Cannibal, Clark can take apart a whole sub-primal no problem. But when the Jean Georges vet isn't carving a côte de boeuf, Clark is known to blast Biggie in the kitchen, and would really love ... More >>

Back Forty West Hosts a Cassoulet Festival Tonight, and More Great Events

Monday, February 25 Cassoulet Festival at Back Forty West Peter Hoffman will hold the annual Cassoulet Festival at Soho's Back Forty West starting at 6:30 p.m. Alex Raij of Txikito, Mike Laarhoven of Back Forty, Shanna Pacifico of Back Forty West, Nick Anderer or Maialino, and Tom Mylan of the Meat ... More >>

Five Great Literary Landmarks of NYC: Taverns and Restaurants

The White Horse Tavern as it looks today Stay in one place long enough, many bars have found, and you're likely to eventually develop literary cachet. Indeed, many of the city's most venerable taverns - Old Town, McSorley's, and the currently-defunct Chumley's - are or were lined with the dust jac ... More >>

Carry a Big Steak at Midtown's Bill's Food and Drink; Wave Goodbye to Lesbians and Hello to Pork at the West Village's Swine

Our own Tejal Rao reviews Bill's Food and Drink, a "flashy John DeLucie joint." Bill's Food and Drink is the recently revamped former speakeasy that once held Bill's Gay Nineties. The Midtown restaurant is "cluttered with maps, Victorian portraits, and taxidermied animal heads... it can feel like th ... More >>

100 Reasons to Eat and Drink Downtown Today (and Tomorrow, and the Day After That)

Last week, we did a lot of reporting on restaurants operating in the dark, doing whatever they could to provide light and food to those who needed it. We checked in on our review restaurants, both of which happened to be in blackout zones, and found one had stayed open all week, while the other floo ... More >>

Battle of the Black Label Burger

Pat LaFrieda, the meat purveyor of choice for top gourmet burger places like The Spotted Pig and Minetta Tavern, has challenged Wendy's over its use of the name "Black Label Burger" to describe one of its premium patties.

Where to get: Souffle

Stuffy, fussy, and difficult to make are all things that come to mind when souffle is mentioned. However, the puffy dessert is not much more difficult to make then a bowl of Jello. Seriously.Long a menu stalwart at haute French restaurants, the souffle (basically whipped egg whites folded into flavo ... More >>

Minetta Tavern Serves a Mean Brunch, Despite Wimpy Bloody Marys

There are a few setbacks to brunching at Minetta Tavern. Even if you have a reservation, they will leave you cooling your heels in the packed entryway before leading your party of three to a two-top by the bathroom. The waitstaff will then leave you at the table for way too long before taking your o ... More >>

Bowery Burger at New York Burger Co.

New York Burger Co.'s Bowery Burger When you crave a hamburger, you usually go upscale or down. On the downscale side, you may walk into Five Guys, a diner, or even Burger King or Wendy's. Upscale, find yourself at maybe Minetta Tavern (where you can actually get a seat at lunch), 5 Napkin, or eve ... More >>

Harold Dieterle Is Loving Himself Some Steakhouses

Courtesy of First Press PRA new restaurant maybe?​ Harold Dieterle was recently awarded a spot on Robert Sietsema's list: New York City's 17 Greatest Chefs . The first-season winner of Top Chef is tops in New York City for his command of two successful Greenwich Village restaurants, Perilla a ... More >>

Screw the McRib: Bring Back These 5 Discontinued Fast Food Items

McDonald'sWhat's better than the McRib? Oh, we'll tell you what's better.​ If you haven't been watching television, reading any food blogs, or paying visits to McDonald's recently, you might not know that the cult favorite McRib sandwich is back. The sandwich stuffs a pork patty (sorry, no act ... More >>

Sietsema Judges Plethora of Pizzas at 900 Degrees; Shockey Spends Big at Bouley's Brushstroke

No, 900 Degrees isn't a new boyband; it's the Greenwich Village offshoot of a San Francisco pizzeria, where the Voice's Robert Sietsema was a bit overwhelmed by the six different categories of pizza, from the fantastic Naples pies to the "rib-sticking, but unremarkable" thick Sicilian pies to the gi ... More >>

Subway Adds Avocado; Servers Go Sans Pad

​Subway will add avocado as a premium seasonal topping for a limited time. In addition to special sandwiches like a turkey and bacon avocado sub and BLT with avocado, customers will be able to add the fruit onto any footlong for $1. [Nation's Restaurant News] Recent and ongoing research sugge ... More >>

The Week in Food Blogs: Burger Week, Frozen Treats & More Human Cheese

This week in food blogs... Eater created a monster mashup of a burger for its Burger Week 2011, made up of Minetta Tavern's Black Label Burger, a Shackburger, and DBGB's Piggie, among others. Grub Street learned that Sex and the City's Candace Bushnell actually prefers Bloody Marys to Cosmos. Atl ... More >>

Robert Sietsema, Illustrated, at V-Nam Café; Lauren Shockey at Saro Bistro

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema visits V-Nam Café... as a cartoon! Lauren Shockey is underwhelmed by Balkan cuisine at Saro Bistro. Sam Sifton raves over M. Wells: "Those who recall the thrill of eating at the Momofuku restaurants for the first time would do well to book passage on the No. ... More >>

Macaroni Macaroni Has Opened, Selling Macaroni (Surprise!)

Lauren ShockeyIf that's a castle, where's the moat?​MacDougal Street has undergone multiple culinary facelifts in recent months, from the luxe (Minetta Tavern) to the less swank (Saigon Shack). And now it's home to what is quite possibly the most unoriginally named restaurant in the city: Mac ... More >>

Anne Saxelby is Expanding to Red Hook and Teaming Up With Daniel Boulud

​When Daniel Boulud opens Epicerie Boulud at the beginning of May, it will have pastries and charcuterie made on the premises. And it will also have a cheese selection curated by Anne Saxelby, who, it turns out, is expanding her business in the Essex Street Market in a big way.

The Week in Food Blogs: Navigating Awkward Restaurant Situations; Sampling Flava Flav's Chicken

This week in food blogs ... Eater posted its guide to navigating 10 different awkward restaurant situations. Grub Street revealed that a bar you can't find has closed. A Hamburger Today listed its favorite burgers in the city, including Bill's Bar and Burger's and Minetta Tavern's. Atlantic Food ... More >>

People Still Arguing Over NYC's 'Best' Burger

A Hamburger TodayBill's Bar & Burger's burger.​Underwhelmed by the Daily News' decision to dub Corner Bistro the best burger in the city? Then check out A Hamburger Today's picks for their own "must eat" meat patties. Zaitzeff, Bill's Bar & Burger, Molly's Shebeen, Savoy, and Minetta Tavern al ... More >>

Neighbors Don't Want Another Pulino's, but do Want a "Quieter" McNally Restaurant

Which McNallyland attraction will colonize Greenwich Avenue?​In the latest installment of the Keith McNally-Village Paper saga, Community Board 2 used its monthly meeting last week to deny McNally's application for a Pulino's Café on the corner of Greenwich Avenue and West 10th Street. ... More >>

Adieu, Fair Pop-Tarts World; Justin Bieber Has a Thing for Sap

As always, we appreciate you spending the week with us here at Fork in the Road. But, in case you missed it, here's what the other food blogs have been up to... Eater bemoaned the fact that Pop-Tarts World will close this fall to make room for a new public plaza. Grub Street wondered whether Steph ... More >>

Skyy Vodka's New Ad Features Woman-on-Bottle Sex; $80 British Navy Rum Now Available in NYC

​Skyy vodka is sexing up its image with a new ad that features a woman in red shiny tights and spike heels appearing to have sex with a giant Skyy vodka bottle. [USA Today] White Dog is all the rage these days, but people aren't just drinking it. They're also making it at home, despite the fa ... More >>

High-End Cooking to Take Off at LaGuardia Airport

PhillipC, FlickrCan you see your critically praised slice from here?​ Baby artichoke pie from the son of Di Fara's Domenico DeMarco? Check. Steak frites with Minetta Tavern provenance? Check. Where in New York could one potentially get both of these prize dishes within one hour? La Guardia's ... More >>

Frank Bruni Calls Keith McNally a 'Horrible Man'

Grub StreetA horrible man?​"I do not go to Keith McNally restaurants anymore," quoth Frank Bruni. " I would have loved to have given Minetta Tavern a horrible review, because McNally is a horrible man." The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Bruni--who actually gave Minetta Tavern three sta ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at Casabel Taqueria; Sarah DiGregorio at Seersucker & Peaches HotHouse

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema squeezes into Casabel Taqueria, where "the tacos are happily similar to something you might get from a truck parked on Roosevelt Avenue." Sarah DiGregorio sees Brooklyn heating up with two new Southern-accented newcomers: Seersucker and Peaches HotHouse.​ ... More >>

KFC's Double Down Sandwich Run Extended Through Summer; Urbanspoon to Launch Online Restaurant Reservation Service

​Opentable.com is about to get some competition. Urbanspoon is hoping to snag its part of the online restaurant reservation market with a new launch today. [Wall Street Journal] The Lion is the latest iconic West Village restaurant from the past to be revived to attract scenesters of the pre ... More >>

Fake Old New York City as the "New" New York City

​The New York Times Styles section today takes on the issue of, well, reinventing the Old New York. With restaurants like Keith McNally's Minetta Tavern, the Graydon Carter-owned Monkey Bar and Waverly Inn, and most interestingly, The Lion, a restaurant owned by former MSNBC anchor and Abrams ... More >>

At Pulino, Keith McNally Hits Skid Row

SRO hotels meet standing-room-only restaurant

The Blogroll Gazette: Stalking Anthony Bourdain; Sneaking Pics at Shopsin's

This week, in food blogs... Midtown Lunch got excited about the arrival of the new 38th Street Bon Chon, despite the extremely long wait for drumsticks. Eater discovered that Scott Conant is turning the vacated downstairs space at Cooper Square Hotel into a casual dining cafe. Grub Street continu ... More >>

New York City Martini Crawl

In which we prowl the city sampling today's take on the most classic cocktail

New York City Wine & Food Fest Wrap-Up; Restaurant Workers Like to Light Up

​At TimesTalks, moderated by Frank Bruni on Friday, Anthony Bourdain talked about obesity: "If you're 5'8" and 400 pounds, that's not a lifestyle choice; that's a social problem," and Rachael Ray: "[She] sent me a fruit basket, and I'm just not talking shit about her anymore." [NY Post] Bourd ... More >>

Appleman Serves Up a Few Pulino Morsels

​Keith McNally's forthcoming venture, Pulino's, has courted a level of anticipation seldom seen since, well, his last venture, Minetta Tavern. In an interview with Zagat.com, Nate Appleman stokes the flames of desire with some more details about the place: "Pulino's is not going to be just a ... More >>

Michelin Publishes Its 2010 NYC Restaurant Ratings

​The Michelin Guide's 2010 New York City restaurant ratings are out. Daniel is the only new member of the three-star club, while Corton and Alto gained admittance to the two-star treehouse. Michael White is perhaps the list's biggest winner, thanks to Alto's two stars and the one star apiece a ... More >>

In Praise of Food-Based Fundraisers

Townend Photography/flickr​One of the great things about food-based fundraisers is that they provide valuable opportunities to indulge in base gluttony in service of a noble cause. And September happens to be full of such opportunities. Tonight, Let Us Eat Local, a fundraiser for Just Food, wi ... More >>

Pulino's Progress

From Bowery Boogie comes a spot of plywood porn: Somehow, one of the website's bloggers managed to snap some photos of the interior of Pulino, Keith McNally's sweatily anticipated Bowery pizzeria. The shots indicate that (a) the restaurant has a long way to go before it will open and (b) that McNall ... More >>

Children in Restaurants: Yea or Nay?

​Our Man Sietsema and I recently ate out with Zach of Midtown Lunch, and his completely adorable baby, Harry, who might be the best-behaved child ever born. He literally sat in his carrier, chilled out, and gummed tiny shreds of tea-smoked duck. More to the point, Zach was prepared with a bott ... More >>

Adopt Kittens From Minetta Tavern's Riad Nasr

Not for eating, for adopting​ Minetta Tavern co-chef Riad Nasr has rescued some extremely cute kittens, and is looking for people who want to give them homes. They've been checked out by a vet, and are ready to go. This comes via The Feedbag, so if you're interested, e-mail Josh Ozersky. Besid ... More >>

Pat LaFrieda Traces Burger Craze Origins to the Shake Shack

Slashfood has a Q&A with Pat LaFrieda, the third-generation meat maestro whose proprietary burger blends have graced menus from the Shake Shack to Minetta Tavern. Some highlights from the interview: chichacha/flickr​What a hamburger is: "A formed patty of chopped beef with no internal seasonin ... More >>

Friday Morning--Our Ten Best Pizzas

Tomorrow morning, check out Fork in the Road's ranking of the ten best pizza spots in the city. Our Ten Best is a new feature, in which the staff of Fork in the Road sits down and brainstorms our list of superior foodstuffs available in the five boros, and puts them in ranked order. Last week, we ... More >>

4 More Reasons to Like Minetta Tavern

In his review, Our Man Sietsema liked the fat-drenched, "transgressional cuisine" doled out at Minetta Tavern, and Bruni just gave it three stars and called it the best steakhouse in New York. I wanted to check it out, but imagined it to be snotty to no-names and impossible to get into. Not so! I ... More >>

Under Review--Sietsema Samples Mexican-Italian-Argentinean At El Almacen; DiGregorio Goes Down the Gastropub

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema finds out what an Argentinean taco tastes like at El Almacen, while Sarah DiGregorio heads to the LES for some pub grub. Bruni gives Keith McNally his dues and then some, awarding the reinvented Minetta Tavern a whopping three stars and praising it for turni ... More >>

Under Review: Sietsema Loves Afghani Boiled Meats; DiGregorio Tries to Do Inakaya on the Cheap(ish)

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema is at Afghani kabab specialist Balkh Shish Kabab House where he discovers that the grilled kabobs, like keema kabab, are good, but the selection of boiled meats is the restaurant's secret specialty. DiGregorio heads to midtown's Inakaya, a spot already known ... More >>

Under Review--Minetta Tavern Takes on a Greasy New Role; It's Tapas Time for Bruni

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema fattens up nicely at Minetta Tavern, while Sarah DiGregorio checks out the Williamsburg banh mi scene at Bep and Nhe Toi. Bruni gets his tapas on, awarding two stars to "expressly Spanish" La Fonda del Sol and one star to the at times "memorable," at times " ... More >>

This Week in the Voice

Photo by Star Foreman. You're going to love Zoe Kazan. She's Hollywood royalty (granddaughter of Elia Kazan). She's been on Broadway and in movies, one of which, The Exploding Girl, debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival. Melissa Anderson interviews her. You may also view Star Foreman's photo slidesh ... More >>

Under Review--Sietsema Gets His Pozole On at Xochimilco; DiGregorio Has Fun With Fish at Desnuda

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema discovers pambazos and pozole at Sunset Park's Xochimilco, while Sarah DiGregorio has fun with the food at Desnuda. Bruni awards no stars to snootily papered West Village eatery Charles, but amuses himself by formatting his review as an email from "Frannie V ... More >>

This Week in Booze News

Dear god is it the weekend yet. If you can smell the infused liquor, you're almost there. Here's some boozy news of note this week:The Cooper Square Hotel Bar (25 Cooper Square) is now open...albeit with a sad 11pm last call. [Urban Daddy]Gran Centenario has introduced a hibiscus-infused tequila cal ... More >>

This Week in Booze News

Not sick of hearing about the wonders of bacon? Love swapping c's and k's to make spelling extra cute? Too lazy to infuse spirits yourself? Then there's a new vodka that's perfect for you. Bakon Vodka bills itself as "a superior quality potato vodka with a savory bacon flavor. It's clean, crisp, and ... More >>

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