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Savor the Bronx Restaurant Week

Sandy and a little snow can't stop Bronx restaurants from gearing up for the second annual Savor the Bronx Restaurant Week. Special events begin Monday and more than 35 restaurants in the borough will offer discounted fare. Some restaurants like Riverdale Steak House will give a 15 percent discount ... More >>

Open and Closed: Say Hello to Silver Lining, Goodbye to Asia de Cuba

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Asian fusion restaurant Asia de Cuba, in Morgans New York hotel, will close in October. The owners will replace it with a new concept. [Crains]​ Leske's, the last Scandinavian bakery in B ... More >>

Where Can I Get Great Carryout on the Way to Kennedy Airport?

​ A luscious spice-rubbed rotisserie chicken from Pio Pio may be just the ticket. Ann P. asks: I'm flying to California next week, driving myself from the Upper West Side to Kennedy Airport, where I'll leave my car in a long-stay lot while I'm away. Here's my question: I hate airline food ... More >>

Pio Pio Is the Latest Restaurant Chain to Be Hit With a Class-Action Lawsuit

No. 1 in labor violations!​Back in 2001, we gave Pio Pio a shout-out for serving the East Side's best rotisserie chicken, noting it was "densely matted with spices" and altogether "superb." Sadly, it looks like the same can't be said of the way the Peruvian chain treats its workers: Crain's re ... More >>

Talent Thai's Kitsch Kitchen

No pig's blood, but plenty of flavors on 34th Street

Greg Boehm Talks Japanese Barware, Prohibition Style Overload & New York's Illicit Booze Underground

seriouseatsGreg Boehm: Your gateway to New York's booze underground.​Fork in the Road's weekly Behind the Bar interview usually features a bartender, sommelier or self-professed (eye roll) mixologiste. But many a craft bartender in the city would be hard pressed to do their job without the ser ... More >>

Under Review: Sietsema at Golden Palace

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema discovers the shocking flavors of the Chinese province of Shandong at Golden Palace. Pete Wells is unimpressed with Gus and Gabriel, crediting Michael Psilakis with having "perfected a new technology that magically strips out all the taste" from his burger. ... More >>

Spring Guide: Slurp Through the Recession

The Taste of Summer

Scouting out the best sangria in the city