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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 >>

Akufen

The CitiBike Program Has A New Map So Maybe It Is Really Happening

We haven't forgotten about the CitiBike plan. Even after it got delayed once (thanks computer glitches). And then again (thanks Sandy). Now, the expected release date is this July for New York's first citywide bike share - a program that Mayor Bloomberg is still whatever about. Keyword: expected. B ... More >>

Smoked Meat Poutine from Mile End, Dish #65

Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in each day (weekends too!) for a new dish from the Fork in the Road team. [See More Dishes: Chicken Thighs, Braised Greens, and Polenta at Vinegar Hill House, Dish #66 | Uptown Bourbon BBQ Burger Fro ... More >>

Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G Eats Vodka Pizza in New York, Thinks Meat is a Treat Part 1

[See More Interviews: Runner and Stone's Head Baker Peter Endriss | North Fork Table & Inn's Gerry Hayden] You'd expect Nadia G to have a no-holds-barred, exuberant attitude that quite frankly might be a little intimidating, right? That she'd get down to the nitty gritty of an interview, throw a fe ... More >>

Win Tickets To See Of Montreal, Jens Lekman, The Thermals, And Beach Fossils At McCarren Park

The Voice is giving away tickets to this Friday's Northside Festival showcase with the spectacular Of Montreal, Jens Lekman (performing a solo acoustic set thanks to visa woes), the roaring Portland band The Thermals, and Brooklyn's own Beach Fossils. Head over to the Voice's promotions section to e ... More >>

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

Hop the L to 350 bands

DARK SHADOWS

Emily St. John Mandel reads at WORD

Gary Lucas+Frank London's Kali Krewe+Institutional Prostitution

Q&A: Jacques Greene On Producing Pop Acts, Being Introduced To Dance Music, And Bridging Gaps Between Audiences

Electronic dance music's recent youthquake has brought forth not only a lot of new production talent, but also a healthy number with distinctive styles. That's certainly the case with the 22-year-old Montreal producer who goes under the moniker Jacques Greene—a normal-enough-sounding name, par ... More >>

Under the Toque: Bocuse d'Or Winners, Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem

Gordon Ramsay is suing a Montreal restaurant, Laurier BBQ, for $2.7 million over his role in the restaurant's makeover. [CBC via Huff Po] The winners of the European Bocuse d'Or this year were all Scandinavian chefs. See who took home the gold.

Borscht Finds a Spot Outside of the Bowl

​Beets and goat cheese as a combination may be lowbrow-despicable, joining meatballs and anything with truffle oil as over the hill, over-saturated, and oft mocked menu items. However, beets aren't leaving the table anytime soon, in fact, it's tempting to say they're making a comeback. Fortunately ... More >>

Little Scream

M. Wells Hits the Road

No one home​No word yet on when M. Wells will be back up and running -- or even where exactly, although it will likely be in Long Island City -- but that doesn't seem to have owners Sarah Obraitis and Hugue Dufour too worried. They send around word today they they'll be taking their show on th ... More >>

'Mister Sunday Presents Space Dimension Controller'

Of Montreal

The Dears

Two 8 Two to Bring More Burgers to Atlantic

pegshot3...2...1...Two 8 Two​A walk by 282 Atlantic Avenue recently revealed that the windows of the forthcoming burger bar called Two 8 Two are still papered over. A sign on the storefront promises a March opening, but no stirrings have been detected inside as yet.

My 10 Favorite NYC Dishes of 2010

​10. Smoked Meat Poutine at Mile End - It's hard to imagine an American restaurant improving on this working-class Montreal standard, but Boerum Hill's Mile End has done the trick, by garnishing the poutine with another Quebecois specialty, smoked meat, in addition to curds, fries, and gravy. ... More >>

This Week in the Voice

​In this week's issue of the Voice, Steven Thrasher takes on the supposed racial discrimination of the New York City "6019" firefighter's exam. Black candidates have passed the test with flying colors and yet have been prevented from joining the FDNY after the test was deemed racist by federal ... More >>

'Turbotax Presents Julio Bashmore+Jacques Greene'

Being Fat Costs America $168 Billion; Peanut Brittle All the Rage

​A new study reveals that nearly 17 percent of U.S. medical costs can be blamed on obesity - some $168 billion. [USA Today] Conceiving your child in early spring can increase its chances of developing food allergies, according to Finnish researchers. [BusinessWire] Meanwhile, men who eat a l ... More >>

M. Wells's Hugue Dufour, Part Deux: Food Eroticism, Being Inspired by Dog Food & Why You Can Never Have Too Much Foie Gras

Tobie Marier-RobitailleHugue Dufour​Yesterday, we talked to Hugue Dufour, chef-owner of M. Wells in Long Island City, about what makes his diner so special and when we can expect to be able to eat dinner (and drink wine) there. Today, he talks food, sex, and why New York needs more foie gras. ... More >>

I Suppose It Would Be Pretty Weird If I Didn't Mention That Janelle Monáe's The Archandroid Is Out Today, And That She's At The Highline Ballroom Tonight

​Yes, I have held forth on Ms. Monae at some length already, but This Is the Day: Her profoundly daffy debut full-length, The Archandroid, is in stores today. And it's pretty great! May take a while to absorb (the overtures! The Roman numerals! The Of Montreal hijack! The general space-cadet l ... More >>

Q&A: Yo Gabba Gabba! Creators Christian Jacobs and Scott Shultz Explain Why Indie Rock Is Good For Children

Ben Clark/NickelodeonBottom row: Christian Jacobs, DJ Lance Rock, and Scott Shultz. Top row: Brobee, Muno, Plex.​The characters of the Nickelodeon preschool children's show, Yo Gabba Gabba!, recently barbecued with riff-rockers Them Crooked Vultures: picture a gap-toothed cyclops (Muno), a pin ... More >>

Tonight! Plants and Animals, The Deli Presents, and Beatbox Guitar

Don't let the name fool you: Plants and Animals are not a biology lesson, but a Montreal-based trio whose epic songs shapeshift from plush orchestral arrangements into sprightly, choral folk. They're at Union Hall. Or, brace yourself for an evening of headbanger delights at Webster Hall, where the ... More >>

'The Bunker & Mutek Festival'

Tonight! The Lovely Feathers, Hockey, and Josefin Fundin

​It may seem like SXSW is sucking the musical lifeblood out of Gotham this week, but there's plenty of talent swimming up here, against the current, anyway. Take Montreal's the Lovely Feathers (to your left), who'll transform Mercury Lounge into an indie-pop playground with their wooing vocals ... More >>

OF MADNESS

Georgia's deranged rockers still mean business

Malajube

Of Montreal+Janelle Monae

A-Trak

This Week's Voice: Hipster Runoff, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Great Depression Double Bills, Piero Manzoni, and More

In this week's Village Voice Music Section, Rob Harvilla gives us "Hipster Runoff Explained (Maybe)," a possibly illuminating chat with the Internet's latest mystery man. Stephen Slaybaugh investigates the sweet pop pleasure of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Aidan Levy on the ambitious 'Searc ... More >>

Bad Flirt

Porn Stars! Strippers! And More Jeremy Piven Dish!

Who says Montreal is cold? It's hot, baby.

I'm A-Comin' To Montreal!

Rumor has it that I'm making a personal appearance this Friday at 10 PM at the Succo Lounge (you heard me) of the Opus hotel on the corner of St. Laurent and Sherbrooke. I will be meeting and greeting whoever the heck shows up, and I just KNOW it's gonna be more festive than when I hosted gay prid ... More >>

Strange Snacks of the World - Poutine

Brief Guide to All the Wacky Shit You Missed This Weekend, Ponce

POP Montreal Day 1: Winter Gloves, Vetiver, The Clips, Woodhands, An Orgy of Keytar

Live from POP Montreal: A Music Festival in a Pervert's Paradise

Atonal, amoral garage rock at its finest, trashiest

Demon's Claws's Satan's Little Pet Pig

Split Decision

Lured by competing games, queer athletes find they can't go both ways

Sports

North to the Avant-Garde

The Festival de Théâtre des Amériques in Montreal

Bomba Away

Sports

Music

Masked Men

The Year in Underachievements

Hidekis '99

Radio 2.0