Morocco

Music Reverberates Throughout Jajouka, Something Good Comes to You

Our Children Masterfully Plays With Stylistic Conventions

Middle East Feast at El Omda

Morocco has a hand in this Egyptian menu

Does TD Bank Owe a Debt to Midtown Lunch?

One of a series of subway teaser ads by TD Bank I was hurrying toward the R train at Elmhurst Avenue with a group of friends - having just eaten a belt-busting Sichuan meal - when I spotted an ad on the mezzanine level. It was a subway billboard for TD Bank ("TD" stands for "Toronto-Dominion"), an ... More >>

Hanukkah Face-Off: Sephardic Dish #5

Begin the Tajine! Hanukkah is a time for enjoying Jewish culinary traditions with family and friends, and to that end we present a daily competition between Ashkenazi and Sephardic food, going up around sunset on the first seven days of Hanukkah - and presenting a wrap-up as the sun goes down on th ... More >>

Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Chicken Dishes in NYC

The fried chicken at Sunset Park's Madly Wildly. Will it make the grade? Everybody loves chicken. Or almost everybody. Who doesn't like chicken soup? Fried chicken? Roast chicken with garlic and olive oil rubbed into the skin? Chicken mousse wrapped in a banana leaf and scented with lemongrass? Th ... More >>

Simon Shaheen

Make Bistro Truck's Moroccan Chicken Almond Pastilla

If any country understands the appeal of combining sweet and savory , it's Morocco. They flavor their roasted meats with cinnamon and wash them down with sweet mint tea. A contender for Morocco's national dish, pastilla combines sweet and savory like none other. Traditionally made with squab, the he ... More >>

Bistro Truck Gets a New Brick-and-Mortar Space

Last fall, Bistro Truck tweeted that it was headed for a hiatus, sending its followers -- both online and curbside -- into a frenzy. Rumors about a brick-and-mortar location circulated and, recently, truck owner Yassir Z. Raouli confirmed that they were, indeed, true.

Club d'Elf

The East Village Is Getting Cheesier. Literally.

Foodiesathome.com / FlickrSay cheese​Taureau might be holding down the fort as the East Village's go-to fondue spot, but it'll be getting some competition from Casimir, the cozy French bistro, which is turning its Moroccan lounge into an annex serving all kinds of foods for dipping.

Make Ty-Lor Boring's Moroccan Meatball Hero with Mint and Ricotta Salata, from Almond Restaurant

Moroccan Meatball Hero with Mint and Ricotta Salata​If you haven't yet made it to Mad. Sq. Eats, you have until Friday before the Madison Square Park street-food extravaganza comes to a close. Chef Ty-Lor Boring, of Almond restaurant (12 East 22 Street), who will also compete in the upcoming s ... More >>

The Finalists for the Vendy Rookie of the Year Award Are Here

Who ya calling a rookie, punk?​Korilla BBQ may have been unceremoniously booted from The Great Food Truck Race, but its patrons could care less: they've made it one of the finalists for the Vendy Awards' Rookie of the Year prize.

NYC's Most Obscure Restaurants: Schnitzel Bar in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

​Way down below the Gowanus lurks Schnitzel Bar. We really only ever hear about a handful of restaurants out of the 50,000 that I estimate exist in the city. Even in Manhattan itself, there are vast swatches in Inwood, Washington Heights, Harlem, the Upper East Side, and around the fringes o ... More >>

Dish No. 36: Kulushkät Gourmet Falafel's Classic Falafel Sandwich

Rebecca Marx​ Since opening earlier this year in the former Taro Sushi space off of Flatbush Avenue, Kalushkät Gourmet Falafel has distinguished itself with, simply put, some damn fine balls.

The Top 5 Worst Baby Names in Recent History

​As humans who generally don't name ourselves, we're all prone to wanting another name at some point or another. Sometimes we reject what our parents decided to call us in favor of something better, more likable, or often, more popular. For example, names like Kate or Nicole or Natalie, anythi ... More >>

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Builds Martial Calm; Sasha Waltz Takes a Society Apart

Belgians and Germans and dance

Former Sintir Space to Become (Another) Tapas Restaurant

Robert SietsemaTapas on the horizon.​When Sintir opened on East 9th Street last spring, Our Man Sietsema wasn't particularly impressed by its boastful claims, flavorless meatballs, and aggressively upselling waitstaff. Apparently others weren't, either: the place closed earlier this month.

Nine Cuisines Missing from NYC

positiveictafrica.wordpress.comA typical Kenyan meal featuring the staple starch called ugali and fried fish​Morgan S. asks: I've been told you can get every cuisine in the world in New York City. Is that true? Dear Morgan: Well, almost. We've got at least 80 distinct cuisines by my estimate, ... More >>

Hot Bread Kitchen's Moroccan M'Smen in Celebration of Ramadan

​Hot Bread Kitchen, the multi-cultural bakery and non-profit that employs lower-income female immigrants, is offering Moroccan m'smen bread at several Greenmarkets this month in celebration of Ramadan.

Where Am I Eating? Mogador in the East Village

​Congratulations to kim for fingering the dish (chicken, lemon, and olive tajine) and the venue (Mogador), and identifying one of two starch options (couscous, the other: white rice) available with the tajine, which is not served in a tajine, but in a white bowl. She also identified the countr ... More >>

Our 10 Best Things to Eat on St. Marks Place in the East Village, NYC

​Like the sign says: New York's Best Egg Cream St. Marks Place is only three blocks long, but packs an astonishing 63 places to eat along its truncated and colorful length, some of them nearly invisible. It constitutes one of the city's foremost tourist destinations for the under-40 crowd, th ... More >>

Michael White Will Go Mediterranean, a Little Bit Moroccan at the Setai

Things that start with "m": Michael, Marea, Mediterranean, Moroccan​Metromix also went to the Beard Awards last night, and has a nifty slide show to show for it. The site's intrepid reporters also gathered some choice morsels from the award nominees, including some information about Michael Wh ... More >>

The Baco Cafe Serves DUMBO a Helping of Israeli and North African Food, With a Side of Whimsy

Elizabeth DwoskinThe Baco Cafe's antique Moroccan tables.​The Baco Café, on Jay Street, in DUMBO, could just as easily be mistaken for a furniture store, a gallery, an artist's loft, or a small whimsical mirage - only it happens to be a restaurant, with a clothing boutique tucked in the back. ... More >>

Sir Richard Bishop & His Freak of Araby Ensemble

Good Wines from Surprising Places

Apiary is the Bee's Knees

The latest New American spot buzzes with life

Getting the Last Laffa

Full of chutzpah, Brooklyn Israeli joint braves Manhattan

In-Flight African Reveries

In da Club

Wrinkles in Time

Poetic French image-maker moves on to high-toned soaps

Sea of Peas

It's m'hammer time at small and cozy Red Hook Moroccan

Made in Morocco

Stash the rocker belts, it's time to go Bohemian

Upright Women Sanctify Unions with Intricate Gestures and Steps

Port Authority Area as an Exotic and Alluring Destination

Torrents of Arabia

Islamic severity vs. belly-dancing tradition: Fest honors Egyptian auteur and successors

Never Met a Martini They Didn't Like—or Put on the Menu

Lost and Bound

There Is No Quarter

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