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Catch Up with Our Food Critics: Rao Pans Tribeca Canvas; Sietsema Feasts at The Marrow

This week, Tejal Rao and Robert Sietsema dine at two of the city's buzziest new restaurants, Tribeca Canvas and The Marrow. How did our critics rate Morimoto's "fancy fast food" concept and Harold Dieterle's family-inspired spot? Find out after the break.

Iron Chef Morimoto Gets Fancy with Fast Food

The high-low mash-up at Tribeca Canvas tastes worse than it sounds

10 Best Romantic Wine Bars, for Valentine's Day Drinking That Won't Suck

If you haven't made a reservation for Valentine's Day by now, you're a failure. At least that's how it'll feel as you frantically scroll through OpenTable, only to find you can dine at 5 p.m., 11 p.m., or anytime you like at TGI Fridays. Instead of competing with every jerk in the city for a tabl ... More >>

A Look at New 'Cue around NYC; Pigs Ears Amidst Chaos at Salvation Taco

Our own Robert Sietsema surveys the latest barbecue offerings from "the East Village to Gowanus," and finds worthwhile rib-stickers throughout the boroughs. His saucy list of favorites includes Daniel Delany's BrisketTown, "which obsesses on beef brisket smoked in a trailer located just off Flushing ... More >>

Presenting the Pastrami-Reuben Egg Roll

Dish #7, the best thing to happen to egg rolls this year? 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 100 Dishes: Mozzarella in Carrozza, Italian or Italian-A ... More >>

New Jersey Shooting Update: Suspect An Ex-Marine; Killed Two Before Turning Gun On Self

The suspect in this morning's mass-shooting at a New Jersey grocery store has been identified as an ex-Marine who's worked at the store for the last two weeks. Additionally, authorities say he shot two people before turning the gun on himself.Authorities say the suspect entered the Pathmark store in ... More >>

Live: Mamma Mia! Superchunk Bring The Heat To Times Square

Superchunk, Duff McKagan's Loaded, Upper West, Zulu Wave Times Square Saturday, July 7 Better than: The matinee showing of Sister Act. Originally slated to play a headlining gig at Beekman Beer Garden as part of the CBGB Festival, word went out early last week that Superchunk instead would play ... More >>

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: The Apocalypse Drag

You might want to be left behind

Year of the Takeout Day 49: Random Florida Takeout Part Trois

Chicken With Lemon Sauce

Year of the Takeout Day 43: Eden Wok

Pastrami Egg Roll from Eden Wok (43 East 34th Street, 212-725-8100)

Jalapeno Poppers Pop-Up on Downtown Menus

Lauren BloombergThere's molten cheese hidden inside of these babies.​Spicy, cheesy, fried. Jalapeno poppers are pretty much one of the most perfect snack foods. They're as ideal for noshing in front of the television as they are for serving as a cocktail party bite. But, aside from TGI Fridays and ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at Allswell; Lauren Shockey at Calyer

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema finds that dinner always ends well at Bedford Avenue newcomer Allswell. He especially relishes the porcine plates: "Instead of the usual rubbery strips, one starter featured an entire fried pig ear facing upward -- as if pleading for you to repeat something yo ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at La Mar; Lauren Shockey at RedFarm

Raw power?​This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema relishes the raw selections at La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, but can't fully stomach the eatery's carbophobic causas.  Lauren Shockey plays with her food at RedFarm, which boasts Pac Man-like shrimp dumplings along with other unique apps.Eric As ... More >>

Gage & Tollner Is Now a Discount Jewelry Store

Wikipedia​Preservationists, look away: the space that was home to Gage & Tollner for 112 years is now Ladies & Gents, a discount jewelry store. Although we're not sure that tacky jewelry is really any worse than the TGI Friday's and Arby's that occupied the site following the historic restaura ... More >>

Zookeeper

Five Dead and Gone Classic Brooklyn Restaurants

pbase.comAt one time, Lundy's was the world's largest restaurant, seating 2,800 hungry souls.​ Shed a tear for Brooklyn's great restaurants of the past. They once defined life in the borough, making it unnecessary to toddle to Manhattan for a lively and memorable night out, and they died as t ... More >>

Tribeca's Mehtaphor--Forgive the Pop Rocks

Jehangir Mehta tries to liven up hotel dining

Dare to Dream: New York May Soon Have One Less TGI Friday's

​Although frozen yogurt continues to proliferate unchecked, here's one sign that corporate chains aren't completely infallible: the TGI Friday's in Times Square may be closing. The New York Post, the Riese Corporation, which owns the restaurant chain, is selling the 15,000-square-foot building ... More >>

T.G.I. Friday's Wants to Make Bartending an Olympic Sport?

indy.comJust like rhythmic gymnastics!​ What to do when you've got a scandal on your hands? Create a diversion of ridiculous proportions, of course! With recent raw sewage dumping charges looming overhead, T.G.I. Friday's has come up with a gimmick so lame it's almost painful to write-up.

New Year's Eve: Drinks

Festive libations for you and yours

T.G.I. Friday's Among Those Charged With Dumping Waste and Raw Sewage in Brooklyn Waterways

Because untreated grease gives us all something to smile about!​Here's yet another reason we find ourselves weary of the continuing existence of T.G.I. Friday's.

David Santos 'In' at Hotel Griffou; Eric Hara 'Out' at Sienna and Dekko Café

​David Santos, most recently at 5 & Diamond, is the new chef at Hotel Griffou, where he's revamping the menu with a Portuguese accent. [Grub Street] Eric Hara has been keeping busy helming the Oak Room at the Plaza's kitchen, as well as consulting at forthcoming Sienna and Dekko Café in Ast ... More >>

The Internet's Best Chef Blogs; Ice Cream without the Maker

This week in food blogs... Eater offered up a handy guide to the Internet's best chef blogs. Grub Street learned that the new T.G.I. Friday's at Union Square might get some of its food from the Greenmarket. Midtown Lunch reported that the cops started cracking down on Mr. Softee trucks after an " ... More >>

Today in Depressing Trends: People Getting Married in T.J. Maxx, Home Depot

​Has society finally fallen into decadence, like the late Roman Empire? If this new "trend" is to be believed, then yes, indeed it has. Instead of the traditional church/City Hall route, people are now getting married in our new temples: retail stores and shitty chain restaurants.

At Gay Pride, Rightbloggers Try to Keep It On The Down-Low, But Some Out Themselves

Pride Week's a fun time to rightblogger-watch, because rightbloggers just don't know what to do about the gays. They must know straight America is losing its antipathy toward gay people -- Hell, even TGI Fridays is down with Pride. And some insist that the gay-hating stuff is behind them, too. Bu ... More >>

Padma and Friends Declare Food Television Safe for Consumption

Keith WagstaffCulinary types discuss culinary television programming.​Michael Pollan's New York Times article "Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch" hung heavily over the "Food on the Tube: How TV Shapes the Way We Think About Food" talk Tuesday night at the 92nd Street Y. In attendance: Padma L ... More >>

Saturday's Foie Gras Protest Outside Per Se Was Sort of a Non-Event

Drawing controversy, or not.​That warily anticipated foie gras protest that happened outside of Per Se on Saturday? It turned out to be a bit of a non-starter. Eater was there and has an account of the demonstration, which was attended by a mere 10 individuals who attended with pet dogs and gr ... More >>

Surprisingly, the Gage & Tollner Arby's Looks Pretty Nice

WikipediaGage & Tollner​Back in 2004. TGI Friday's desecrated took over the space that Gage & Tollner had occupied since 1892, horrifying preservationists, foodie types, and regular people with a sense of decency alike. So when TGI's vacated in 2007 and reports surfaced that Arby's would be th ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2010: New York Shows

Yeah it's Christmas, but it's also the dawn of the first of many, many maddeningly inconclusive conversations you're about to have about your New Year's plans. Let this guide help you. We're out of here for the day, and back on Monday. Enjoy the long weekend. May your holidays look a lot like this. ... More >>

Handicapping the Sure Failure of Rolling Stone's New Restaurant Venture

​Reviews of Rolling Stone: Drum King, the videogame brand extention undertaken over the summer by the once venerable rock mag, were not kind. I'm From Rolling Stone, the MTV-sponsored reality TV show, limped through ten episodes in the spring months of 2007, and was promptly cancelled, althoug ... More >>

Complaining About the Park Slope Co-op; For Goodness' Sake: A 'Cocktail' Musical

​A 70-year-old lobster weighing in at a hefty 11 pounds was spared from becoming a $275 dinner at Oceana recently. The staff had grown fond of the crustacean, nicknaming him Peter. [NY Daily News] Is the Park Slope Co-op a haven of low-priced organic and local foods, or a super-strict Soviet- ... More >>

Chain Gang: TGI Friday's May Descend on Union Square; Houston's Tells Calorie Police to Suck It

​Yesterday's Crain's New York reported that Parmesan-Crusted Sicilian Quesadillas and Jack Daniel's Ribs & Shrimp may soon be coming to Union Sqaure: the Riese Corportion has bought 34 Union Square East, the former home of Zen Palate, and may be opening a TGI Friday's and Tim Hortons in th ... More >>

Chatting With... Michael Psilakis of Anthos, Kefi & Gus and Gabriel

​In a city enamored with Italian -- from upscale enotecas to the ubiquitous slice -- Michael Psilakis has been accredited with introducing New Yorkers to haute Greek cuisine. Anthos was the first Greek restaurant outside of Greece to be awarded a Michelin star. Not bad for a guy who started ou ... More >>

Naked Chef Coming to a Fat City Near You; Snake Head Found in TGI Friday's Meal

A diner at a T.G.I. Friday's in upstate New York found a severed snake head in his vegetables. The head was the size of a thumb, with part of the spine still attached. The restaurant comped him and his companion the meal. [AP via Google] With shoppers trading down from brand names to store brands, ... More >>

Quick Hits

Bartender Leo Cook of Bloomington, Indiana has won T.G.I. Friday's Utimate Beverage competition with his "Vanilla Lemon Ice," which will be served at Friday's restaurants starting today. The drink comprises Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka, triple sec, lemonade and Sprite. Bring the kids! A young Harlem moth ... More >>

Valentine's Day Suggestions: Heart-Healthy Snacks, Medical Intervention

It's never too early to worry about Valentine's Day. An alarming number of releases we've received take a recessionary angle. For example, from February 10 through February 15, participants in T.G.I. Friday's "Give Me More Stripes" promotion will receive free Spiced Up Cupcakes with the purchase of ... More >>

'Dr. Evil' takes on ACORN

Calorie Counting in Times Square

Girls, Girls, Girls: Are We Done With The Sex Scandals Yet?

Will the Last Governor to Have a Sex Scandal Please Turn Out the Lights?

McGreevey Scandal: The Denial

In the Spirit of Prohibition

Too obscure and unfabulous to attract seekers of "real New York" nightlife

In Defense of Ultragrrrl

Sarah Lewitinn has become New York’s premier tastemaker—and that's what makes the haterati squirm

Pub Crawl: Spring Break in New York?

The bar scene at Time Square’s casual dining chains

Brew Ho Ho

Sud-slinging santas toast the season

A Pseudo-English Pub Has the Cure for Whatever Ales You

The F-Word

Today's special: Diet-guru crash course—with a side of celeb-chef comfort food

Dairy Tales