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    April 24, 2012

    Paulaner Brewery Is Opening an Enormous Flagship Brauhaus on the Bowery

    Soon after we posted our list of the city's 5 best beer halls, we got word from Bowery Boogie that Paulaner Brewery, the Bavarian brew giant, is planning to open a massive flagship beer hall on the Bowery.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Our 5 Best German Beer Halls

    Both spring and soccer season are in full swing, which means that it's time to head to the city's German beer halls for some communal revelry, large-screen sports watching, liter steins of beer, and hearty snacks. Below you'll find our favorite German beer halls in the city.

  • Voice Choices

    September 28, 2011

    Fall Hudson River Cruise to Bear Mountain

    Both spring and soccer season are in full swing, which means that it's time to head to the city's German beer halls for some communal revelry, large-screen sports watching, liter steins of beer, and hearty snacks. Below you'll find our favorite German beer halls in the city.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Where to Drink During Oktoberfest; Red Wine Good for Hearts, But Not for Blood Pressure

    ​Eric Asimov finds himself rather underwhelmed by New Zealand Pinot Noirs. [NY Times] Fast-food chains like Starbucks and Burger King have started serving booze, but others say it's not worth the hassle. [NY Times] A roundup of spots to celebrate Oktoberfest includes Zum Schneider in the Eas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban on the State of Germanic Food in New York City: Interview Part 2

    Photo courtesy Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang BanEduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban, bringing a little piece of Austria to New York​Yesterday we spoke with Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban, the talented chefs behind Seasonal and Edi & the Wolf, about their favorite Oktoberfest beers and eats. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Posts of the Week

    Rebecca Marx​ So it's once again Friday afternoon, and thus time to look back at the week that was: Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban talk about the state of Germanic food in NYC and favorite Oktoberfest beers. My 10 Best Fat Pants Fridays. A few thoughts on Sam Sifton's replacement at Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban on Oktoberfest, Austrian Food, and Tag-Teaming in the Kitchen

    Photo courtesy Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban Time to drink some beer, ja!​We've got beer on the brain, and not just because Brooklyn Pour is coming up. No, we're getting excited for Oktoberfest, which begins this coming Saturday and which will last through early October. In the sausage-a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Posts of the Week

    Rebecca Marx​ C'est la fin de la semaine. Et alors, les histoires de la semaine ... A goodly gallery of a garden herbs. Our 10 Best Hotel Restaurants. Sunset Park's Schnitzel Bar is one of the city's most obscure restaurants.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Loreley's Doug Darwin Talks German Beer, Oktoberfest and Why He No Longer Enjoys Shotgunning Cheap Domestic Suds

    Herr Doug Darwin​OK, so maybe we're feeling a little beery these days, what with Craft Beer Week on its way. That, and a new beer garden opening, like, every other week. We caught up with Doug Darwin, from Loreley, the new-wave German beer hall that started it all. Darwin has been with Loreley ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    What's Happening This Week: Fundraisers Galore; Wine Dinners A-Go-Go

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! An Evening in Rioja The Tangled Vine Wine Bar & Kitchen Monday, May 16 at 7: 30 p.m. The wine bar dedicated to organic, biodynamic, and sustainable Old World wines, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    A Thumbnail History of Munich's Hofbrauhaus

    kunstgymszbadde.comWatercolor of Hofbräuhaus around 1919 by fledgling Munich art student Adolf Hitler. He would soon be using the beer hall to stage Nazi rallies.​ When I was an elementary school student in Minneapolis, German was a required subject. It was a German part of the country, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2011

    The Pretzel That Ate Manhattan

    ​The Hofbrau Bierhaus pretzel is almost a foot in width. Sure, pretzels come in a variety of sizes and styles - there are hard pretzels in a bag, small enough that you can probably eat the entire bag, and rock-salt-snowed street pretzels big enough that one's almost a satisfying meal, especi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Amanda Cohen Enlightens Us on the Topic of Canadian Thanksgiving

    ​What can one say about Thanksgiving that hasn't been said already? Absolutely nothing. Which is why we find ourselves thinking about our friends to the north, who already celebrated Thanksgiving a month ago. Canadian Thanksgiving, like Canadian Nanaimo bars and Canadian curling, is a subject ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Posts of the Week

    Friday afternoon is here, and so is our look back on the week that was. We ranked Our 10 Best 100 Dishes to Eat Now. Jin Fong and Very Tong vie for dim sum supremacy. Pumpkin ale taste-off!

  • Theater

    October 20, 2010

    The Ring Cycle (Part 1 + 2) Brings Wagner to Bushwick

    Wagner with wrestlers and ZZ Top, that is

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2010

    Two Low-Key Food Events: Spuyten Duyvil's Oktoberfest & International Pickle Day

    ​Two attendees at Spuyten Duyvil's Oktoberfest might have been posing for an August Sander photo in the 1920s. Note the lederhosen. OKTOBERFEST AT SPUYTEN DUYVIL Too many of today's grandiose food events are a pain in the ass to attend, and expensive, too. I'm thinking of shindigs where the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Co. and Frankies Spuntino Offer Opportunities to Drink Beer This Weekend

    apol3/FlickrDrink it, live it.​Between pickles, New Amsterdam, and the Grub/Hester Street festival, there are already plenty of ways to stuff your face this weekend. And now, in honor of Oktoberfest, here are two more.

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    October 13, 2010

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  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Rumble, Oktoberfest, Flashing Lights, And Ratatat Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife

    ​On Friday, there's only three places we'd want to be. In Manhattan, The Fader is throwing an afterparty for those of us who won't be attending the Gorillaz takeover at Madison Square Garden. Spin, the Flatiron ping-pong hall/bar/dancerie, will host tonight's revelry, which is less corny than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Week in Review: Report Gang Activity

    Have seen you seen this man?​In the week we wondered if it was still possible to sell out in 2010 (short answer: no), we also found ourselves introduced to the horrific new term "rape gaze," about which the less that's now said, the better. Cleanse your palate with the six best things you can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Jeremy Cowan of Shmaltz Brewing Company Talks Geektoberfest, Jewish Celebration & How Sour is the New Bitter

    Jeremy Cowan​Jeremy Cowan started Shmaltz Brewing Company back in 1996 out of his San Francisco apartment. Now, the beer is brewed in upstate New York and includes the line of HE'BREW craft kosher beers and Coney Island Craft Lagers. Cowan is busy this week as NYC Craft Beer Week is in full sw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Shacktoberfest Begins This Friday

    Not an actual Shake Shack employee.​Beginning this Friday, Oct. 1 and running through Sunday, Oct. 10, Shake Shack will observe Oktoberfest with Shacktoberfest, an extravaganza of sausage, beer, and bad puns. The menu follows after the jump, just as even longer lines will undoubtedly follow on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Brats, Goodbye to Aces & Eights

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Aces & Eights, which was closed by the DOH a week ago, will reopen with a different name and image. The bar is running a competition for new name suggestions. [EV Grieve] Rapha Cycle Club's po ... More >>

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    September 27, 2005

    At Last, the Big Question This Weekend:

    Would you wear lederhosen? Would you wear lederhosen for $3 beer?

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    September 27, 2005

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    February 8, 2005

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    December 7, 2004

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    October 5, 2004

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    May 4, 2004

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    November 25, 2003

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    August 12, 2003

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    July 22, 2003

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