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Dining
March 7, 2012
Mercado on Kent: From Bilbao to Billyburg
A giant tapas bar tries it one more time
Blogs
March 5, 2012
Frankies 17 Is Transforming into a Tapas Bar
Tapas mania is taking over New York City. It has even infected Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo of Frankies Spuntino restaurants, who are turning their Italian-themed Frankies 17 restaurant on the Lower East Side into a Basque tapas bar, according to the New York Times.
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Chorizo Burger at Mercado on Kent
In the dim light of the tapas bar, the darkling burger carries the promise of extra goodness. We're used to burgers being made of ground beef, or other ground meat. And it's usually raw, unprocessed meat we're talking about, even if the cuts are exotic (such as Shake Shack's brisket and short rib, ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
La Churreria: A New Spot on Mulberry That's Good for Churros But Even Better for Sandwiches
Jesús Manso has opened a narrow storefront next to his Mulberry Street branch of Socarrat Paella Bar called La Churreria (284 Mulberry Street, 212-219-0400), which, as the name implies, sells churros -- the long sticks of fried dough often served with small cups of hot chocolate for dipping. ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2011
Fork in the Road's Favorite Tapas in New York City
Joe Snack/Flickr It's time for Tuesday Toasts, our weekly feature highlighting the Fork in the Road team's favorite versions of popular dishes and favorite spots in the city for a given activity. They might not be the best or the coolest or the newest, but instead represent the things and pla ... More >>
Dining
November 23, 2011
Tertulia: Erin Go Tapas
Seamus Mullen opens a new Spanish joint in Greenwich Village
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Our 10 Best Things to Eat on 23rd Street
Lauren ShockeyLa Maison du Macaron makes cookies in every color you can imagine23rd Street isn't necessarily considered a gastronomic thoroughfare. More likely, it's thought of as being home to various chain eateries (Pret, Chipotle, etc.) catering to the office worker lunch crowd and, of co ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2011
Eating Barnacles at Tertulia
The goose barnacle, shown about twice normal size We've all had the usual tapas - slices of Serrano ham, toasts brushed with fresh tomato, potato tortillas, and pale white pickled anchovies - but one of the advantages of going to a fashion forward tapas bar is stumbling on actual Spanish p ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Where Am I Eating? Here's a Clue
Some good guesses in so far this week, but none hits the nail on the head. So to help you on your way to a free cookbook, here's a little clue.
Blogs
March 28, 2011
Make Guillaume Thivet's Salt Cod Fritters with Caper Aioli, from Cadaqués
Michael TulipanCadaqués's Croquetas de BacalaoIf you've been meaning to check out the new Williamsburg tapas bar, Cadaqués (188 Grand Street, Brooklyn, 718-218-7776), now's the time. The restaurant will be donating 30 percent of all sales during its monthly paella night tomorrow, March 29, ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Danji's Hooni Kim on the Importance of Being a Businessman and How He Unwinds After a Day of Cooking
Photo courtesy Hooni KimHooni Kim, Business Man and ChefYesterday we spoke with Danji chef Hooni Kim about merging French culinary technique with Korean flavors. Today he shares his wisdom with young chefs who want to own their own restaurants.
Dining
January 12, 2011
Caliu Thinks Small
Small plates, that is. A new West Village tapas bar.
Blogs
December 8, 2010
Socarrat Will Open in Nolita Soon
eats.com Socarrat, home of paella goodness and crispy rice bits, is expanding to Nolita and we've got a glimpse of what's to come.
Blogs
November 12, 2010
The Underground Churros Scene
Victoria BekiempisA token from the subway The stale trail mix, dusty soda cans, and pre-Cold War candy bars sold at news stands--alongside nudie mags and Kardashian-loaded celebrity rags--pretty much make up the subway's food scene. But deep inside the 59th and Lexington station, where the ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2010
Graffit's Jesús Nuñez Talks NYC Spanish Restaurants and Making Cauliflower Into an Egg
Westside IndependentJesús Nuñez Jesús Nuñez is known for his Madrid restaurants, Polenta and Flou, where he offered avant garde, imaginative dishes like a deconstructed Spanish tortilla in seven textures. A former graffiti artist, Nuñez often conceives dishes visually first before decidi ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2010
Make Seamus Mullen's Marinated Cheese From The Book of Tapas
Manchego, marinated. For some reason, the idea of tapas can be daunting. It probably has something to do with the fact that, to make a meal out of them, you have to make so many different things. But with recipes as easy as Seamus Mullen's marinated cheese, throwing a tapas party could become ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2010
Alex Raij of Txikito and El Quinto Pino Talks Tapas, Cookbooks, and the Possibility of Further Expansion
Make Alex Raij's tapas from The Book of Tapas.Alexandra Raij opened a tiny tapas bar called Tia Pol back in 2004 with partners Mani Dawes and Heather Belz. In 2007, the team, joined by Raij's husband, Eder Montero, debuted the even smaller El Quinto Pino. Raij and Montero eventually split to ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2010
Lizarran: Chain Tapas from Spain Arrives in Soho
Anil MhatreIn 1988, the first Lizarran opened in Sitges, Catalonia, a small seaside city about 21 miles south of Barcelona. Now the pintxos (Basque canapes) and tapas restaurant has franchises all over Spain, and in seven other countries, including China, Russia, France, Portugal, and the Uni ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Branded Cattle Saloon to Bring Honky-Tonk Vibe to Vanderbilt Ave.
Is there country a-brewin' behind this door?Deborah Bicknese first applied for the liquor license for the space across the street from her Prospect Heights tapas bar, Beast, back in 2007. The vision for 603 Vanderbilt Avenue was of a country-and-western bar serving up brown liquors, craft bee ... More >>
Dining
March 30, 2010
El Quinto Pino: Sand Eels for Your Tongue
A great Chelsea tapas spot gets even better
Blogs
February 16, 2010
Make George Mendes' Arroz de Pato
arrozIn weather such as this, there are few cravings as strong as those for carbs and meat. The Arroz de Pato (duck rice) is the most popular dish at Aldea, the restaurant George Mendes opened last summer as an ode to Iberian cooking. Preparing the dish is no quick task, but the results are w ... More >>
Dining
February 2, 2010
Lunchtime Munch Time at Torrisi Italian Specialties and Despaña
Big heros and little tapas for your nooner
Blogs
February 1, 2010
Make Rosa Mexicano's Super Bowl Sunday Mexico City Hot Dog (Perro Caliente Mexicano)
Forget football. Super Bowl Sunday is all about the food. Super Bowl Sunday is all about gut-bombing grub, American beer, and exorbitant advertising spots. (Oh yeah, there's also a football game involved.) Rosa Mexicano's culinary director Chef David Suarez has come up with a special dish for ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2010
Despana's New Cafe: An Early Look
Blood sausage: Not exactly pretty, but very deliciousConstruction on Despana's new wine shop is underway, and the newly expanded cafe is up and running, serving an appealing variety of warm tapas and pintxos ( Basque-style canapes), along with salads and sandwiches. The offerings are pan-Sp ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2009
Former Around the Clock Will Become a Tapas Bar on December 15
Around the Clock may not have been a culinary lodestar, but it did live up to its name, serving diner food 24 hours a day. As of next Tuesday, December 15, it will enter a different time zone altogether, as a European-style tapas bar. The restaurant is the latest project from the owner of P ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2009
Former Cendrillon Space to Become First NY Location of Big-Ass Tapas Chain
U.S. fast food chains have long colonized European countries, but that certainly doesn't mean we're impervious to Europe's brand of culinary imperialism. Case in point: Crain's is reporting that Lizarran Tapas, a Spanish chain with two locations in California, will be opening its first Manhat ... More >>
Blogs
November 20, 2009
Staten Island's Taza Churros Is a Storefront Shrine to Latin Donuts
Being passed over for a job can lead a man to make drastic decisions. For Martin Olsen, the result was Taza Churros, a bathroom-sized Latin donuts shop he owns with his younger brother Miguel Llinas in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island. A low-income housing counselor by day, Olsen ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2009
Despana to Expand-a: Cafe & Wine Shop Planned
Following in the footsteps of nearby DiPalo's, gourmet Spanish foods market Despana is gearing up to expand with the addition of three communal tables, where tapas and breakfast will be served and, eventually, a wine shop next door. "Calypso moved out so we leased a part of that space for ta ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2009
El Comal: A New Taqueria Pats Mesa in Sunset Park
Chorizo huarache El Comal is a spacious, shiny taqueria and jugueria with one long kitchen open to the room, where a woman is stationed at the grill, patting out all manner of antojitos. A broken Spanish/broken English conversation yielded the information that the restaurant is new, although ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2009
Fork in the Road on the Road: Bounteous Eats in Barcelona
One of many stalls in La Boqueria Market where you can get cured pig of all kinds. The smell alone is enough to knock you over. I was recently in Barcelona, a city with a hugely thriving restaurant culture. At all times of day, people flock to cafes, bars, and restaurants to eat pastries an ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2009
What's Happening This Week: Make Spanish Tapas and Taste Jewish Appetizers
As many of you know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Tapas Essentials International Culinary Center August 25 & 27, 5:30-10:30 p.m. Small plates are so ubiquitous these days that it's easy to forget this dining tr ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2009
Recipe: Twilight Summer Gazpacho
Caution: This delightful soup can only be eaten by the water at sunset. (Click to illuminate) Hop on your bike and ride furiously to the nearest farmers market. You have just enough time to make Fork in the Road's summer twilight gazpacho before the sun sets--and nothing goes better with th ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2009
Fork in the Road at La Fonda del Sol
This week, I review La Fonda del Sol, the new incarnation of the legendary 60s pan-Latin restaurant now open in the midtown Met Life building. Josh DeChellis is in the kitchen, and the new version of the restaurant serves Spanish food: mains and tapas in the dining room, solely tapas in the large b ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2009
Snackshots: Tapas at the International Culinary Center
Earlier this month, I ventured to the International Culinary Center for a two-night "Tapas Essentials" class, where Chef Sixto Alonso taught about ten of us to make nearly a dozen little dishes. Later today, I'll share the recipe for one of my favorites, but first, some pictures to whet the appetite ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2009
Tapas Recipe: Esqueixada
This recipe for Esqueixada--salt cod with onion, tomato, peppers, and olives--was one of my favorites from Chef Sixto Alonso's tapas class at the International Culinary Center. Like many tapas dishes, it's pretty simple, relying on a relatively small number of well-sourced ingredients combined with ... More >>
Dining
December 24, 2008
Alexandra Raij's Tapas Spot Txikito
Trouble sharing? Basque in glory on Ninth Avenue.
Dining
August 27, 2008
Allioli, Allioli Everywhere at Macondo
Latin street food gets dressed up for the LES
Blogs
July 24, 2008
Ellis Bar Open
Latin street food gets dressed up for the LES
Blogs
April 23, 2008
Fork in the Road Reviews Islero (Plus Bonus Recipe)
Latin street food gets dressed up for the LES
Dining
April 22, 2008
Islero, the New Tapas Spot in Turtle Bay, Needs To Find its Footing
Despite its earnestness (and talented chef)
Dining
December 11, 2007
Frenching Sheep
Out of stir and into the kitchen for talented chef
Dining
June 27, 2006
Seize the Egg
Adventures in eating at new Lamb joint on East 5th Street
Dining
December 20, 2005
Supersize Me
Dinosaur specializing in small morsels totters onto Park Avenue
NYC Life
October 11, 2005
A Quick Visit to Puerta del Sol by way of the F Train
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NYC Life
July 26, 2005
Watch Out for the Little Gray Goblins at This Medieval-Styled Tavern
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Dining
January 22, 2002
Eight Arms to Hold You
Dinosaur specializing in small morsels totters onto Park Avenue
Dining
November 14, 2000
Graze Like the Spaniards Do
Dinosaur specializing in small morsels totters onto Park Avenue
Dining
May 9, 2000
No Paella
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October 27, 1998
Foot Stompin' Fiesta
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