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The Best Food Events This Weekend

Friday, May 3 The Food Book Fair The Food Book Fair started on Thursday, but its events will run all weekend. Some highlights include a book signing and Q&A with Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, a foraging panel with Fredrik Berselius of Aska, and a farming panel at the Wythe Hotel. See all the eve ... More >>

Luncha Libre: Thrillist Taco Knockout

Meatopia 2012: Bigger, Better, And More Expensive

[See More Events: Boqueria Launching Tomato Menu | Food Truck Festival At South Street Seaport] Meatopia is returning this year bigger and better. After months of fierce competition to narrow down the finalists from 300 original contestants, the nation's top three meat cutters are going head-to-hea ... More >>

Say Hello to Moti Mahal Delux, Hot Bread Almacen

Moti Mahal Delux is opening at the Upper East Side today. As a departure from almost every other Indian restaurant in the city, they will be serving a menu sans chicken tikka masala. Instead, the star dish will be the signature butter chicken. [Fork in the Road] Hot Bread Kitchen is opening a reta ... More >>

Say Hello to Montanara, Atrio

Montanara, a pizza joint opened by master pizzaiolo Giulio Adriani that serves deep-fried pies, has opened on the Lower East Side. [Time Out] The owners of the Italian restaurant Il Mulino are opening a new location on the Upper East Side. [Eater]

Say Hello to Littleneck, Whitehall, Parm

Here are the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. A second location of cheesesteak purveyor Shorty's has opened in Murray Hill. It also features an extensive beer selection. [Zagat Buzz] Smith Street has yet another n ... More >>

Open and Closed: Say Hello to Hospoda; Goodbye to Nicky's Pho

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Nicky's Pho in the East Village has closed just three months after it opened. Co-owner Billy Dang said there wasn't enough foot traffic. [Grub Street] Charlie Palmer's Métrazur restaurant in ... More >>

APL Will Inflict Its 'Urban American' Vision Upon the LES on May 12

Bowery Boogie​Almost a year after its construction began, APL is opening next week on Orchard Street.

Open and Closed: Say Hello to Brushstroke, Goodbye to Wai? Café

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. The East Village's Wai? Café has closed and will be replaced by Sa Aming Nayon, serving "authentic Filipino cuisine." [EV Grieve] Havana Central is closing its Union Square location as part o ... More >>

Guy Cleaning Out Cobra Pit Is All of Us

Who hasn't been there? Tasked with a difficult, dangerous job, wearing, perhaps, questionable footwear for our duties, we grin and bear it, and we persevere. Maybe we've never cleaned out a cobra pit, per se, but cobra pits come in all shapes and sizes, with or without actual cobras. The man cleanin ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Coppelia; Goodbye to TienGarden

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. TienGarden, the vegan restaurant beneath the Bikram yoga studio on the Lower East Side, is closing its doors after 16 years in business. [Low Down NY] Sora Lella, the New York outpost of a Rom ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Empellón; Goodbye to Dinner at Insieme

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Angelo & Maxie on Park Avenue South and its sister restaurant Maxie's Grill appear to be closing. According to Steve Cuozzo, the spaces will be on the market soon. [Eater] Insieme doesn't see ... More >>

Kings County Jerky Co. Now Has a Home in Bushwick

Rebecca Marx​The Kings County Jerky Co., the Brooklyn beef jerky concern we first told you about more than a year ago, now has a permanent home.

Teqa to Come in March, with a Ton of Tequila in Tow

teqanyc.comTeqa to come.​Last October, we first noticed the sign for Teqa, a new taqueria/tequileria in Murray Hill. Now, it looks like the place is gearing up for a March opening, with a Top Chef alum at the helm and 120 tequilas and mezcals in stock.

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Feed Your Hole; Goodbye to The Pussycat Lounge

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. The Pussycat Lounge has closed after 41 years in business in the Financial District, reportedly by the city for construction without a permit. [Grub Street] Select Burger in the East Village h ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to 61 Local, Goodbye to The City Grill

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. La Taqueria in Park Slope has closed completely after downsizing from sit-down restaurant to takeout joint in October. [Eater] East Village vegan café the Little Bird appears to be closed and ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Danji; Goodbye to Benito's One Restaurant

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Benito's One Restaurant has been evicted from its Little Italy space and has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, with some $481,000 in liabilities. [Crain's] La Bonne Bouffe in the East Village ha ... More >>

Veritas Is Reopening with a More Affordable Menu and... (Wait For It) Cocktails!

hauteliving.comVeritas, pre-redo.​Veritas, with its high-priced prix-fixe and impressive 3000-plus-bottle wine cellar, closed for renovations in September, firing most of its staff in the process. Now, it appears, the overhaul was most significantly to the menu and concept. Diner's Journal rep ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to The Darby; Goodbye to Marfa

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Cooper 35 Asian Pub, known for its $3 cocktails, will be torn down in the coming months to make room for a new Joe Sitt high-rise. [NYU News via Grub Street] CB Holding Corp. has filed for Cha ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Ciano; Goodbye to Donald Sacks

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Bossa Nova Brazil in Hell's Kitchen has closed to make room for Flavor, which looks like it could be a martini bar. [Life with Food and Drink]​ Donald Sacks in Battery Park is closing do ... More >>

In Asian Food Truck News: Korilla to Peddle Korean BBQ, Malaysian Food Truck to Promote Malaysian Food

thrillistKorean BBQ hits the streets.​Korean tacos have been something of a Holy Grail of food truck grub since the whole Kogi-coming-to-New York brouhaha of 2009. The new Korilla BBQ Truck might be just the thing to make us forget all about that mess. Thrillist is reporting that Korilla will ... More >>

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 >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Whiskey Brooklyn, Goodbye to Mercat Negre

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Rhong Tiam in the East Village has been closed now for nearly three weeks for a private party. Looks like it probably won't reopen. [EV Grieve] Mercat Negre in Williamsburg will close Septembe ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello Le Comptoir, Goodbye to Mantao

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. It looks like Mantao, the Chinese sandwich shop that Sarah DiGregorio was happy to see open in Midtown last year, has closed. [Midtown Lunch]​ Breuckelen, a new restaurant in Cobble Hill ... More >>

Cocktail Bars Cropping Up All Over Town

Cocktails a-go-go.​The Times notes the popularity of beer gardens these days, a trend it says has coincided with the rise modern speakeasy. But suds still can't compete with spirits, it would appear, as a whole new crop of cocktail lounges tries to tempt you with its prettily mixed concoctions ... More >>

Ways to Stay Cool: New, Fancified Slushies, Shaved Ice

Thrillist​This summer may break high temperature records, and just in time for the heat wave that never seems to end, there are some new icy desserts in town. Last week, we told you about the new shaved ice available at Hanover Cafe on St. Mark's, and now we hear of fancified shaved ice at Oce ... More >>

Open & Closed: Avenue A Post-Fire Shutters & Say Hello to Dino

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Following the fire at the corner of Avenue and 2nd Street yesterday, Kelly's Irish Pub and Discovery Wines are shuttered. [EV Grieve] Town Tavern, which was meant to be closed temporarily unti ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Osteria il Paiolo, Goodbye to Knife Fork

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Pudding Stones in the West Village has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after just four months in operation. [Crain's] Four-year-old Knife Fork in the East Village has shuttered, h ... More >>

South Houston Opens Today With More Southern-ish Food

ThrillistSouth Houston's dining room​Thrillist reports, and a phone call confirms, that South Houston opens today at West Broadway and Grand in Soho. It's one of a torrent of new Southern-style eateries, including Seersucker and Peaches HotHouse in Brooklyn.

Bloggers Can Be Sellouts, Too, But Mostly They're Just Poor and Underloved

​The bro who iced the New York Times set his sights on greedy bloggers in Sunday's Week in Review. He presented shameless shillers with a 22 oz Smirnoff Twisted Rasberry -- metaphorically. "As blogs take their place alongside traditional media," writes J. David Goodman, Times blogger, "their w ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Moutarde, Le Bistro de la Rue; Goodbye to Tavern on Dean

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Prospect Heights mainstay Tavern on Dean is closing at the end of the month after 10 years in business. The Atlantic Yards project may be to blame. [Eater] West Village Philippe spin-off Phili ... More >>

Eddie's, Beloved Long Island Pizzeria, Launches NYC Food Truck This Week

ThrillistEddie's truck​Thrillist reports that Eddie's Pizza of New Hyde Park, a 70-year-old Long Island standby, is launching a Manhattan pizza truck this week. Eddie's Twitter feed confirms the news, announcing that it will be somewhere in Midtown on Thursday and Friday.

Open & Closed: Say Hello to South Brooklyn Pizza in the East Village, Goodbye to Victoria's Tea Room

Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Victoria's Tea Room in Bed-Stuy has apparently shuttered. The gate has been down, the website has vanished, and the phone number disconnected. [Bed-Stuy Blog] Gourmet deli Torino on 56th Street between ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to People's Pops; Goodbye to The Blue Seats

Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and taking their leaves this week. The Blue Seats, a Lower East Side sports bar, is closed. A sign on the door says it's being renovated, but insiders say that, rather than reopen, the bar will likely move to Midtown. [Eater]&# ... More >>

Underground Lobster Pound Guy Blames Media for Bust, But Pushes On

timeinthekitchen.comThe straight dope on illicit lobster rolls.​Why would a guy who surreptitiously sells a controlled substance (OK, shellfish) out of his Brooklyn apartment allow journalists and camera crews to broadcast news of his operation's existence? Even more curiously, why would such ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Traif; Goodbye to Bushwick's Market Hotel

Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and taking their leaves this week. The Market Hotel, a music hall in Bushwick, has been shut down for operating without a license. Promoter Todd Patrick hopes to relocate his events to Monster Island, off Kent Avenue. [Brooklyn ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Zengo; Goodbye to Lusso

Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and taking their leaves this week. It might be curtains for Great Wall on Henry Street, which has been shuttered by the DoH for a total of 58 violations, including evidence of roaches and inadequate staff hygiene. [Brooklyn Heig ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to 57 Napoli Pizza e Vino; Goodbye to Seppi's

Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and taking their leaves this week.​ Barocco Cafe in Chelsea, once run by the restaurateur behind the wine bars Bottino and Zampa, has been shuttered for weeks and is now being gutted. [Jeremiah's Vanishing NY] Seppi's in ... More >>

Like Thrillist, With Rapists: NYC's Disturbing New Email Alerts

​If you're the kind of person who checks their email every morning looking forward to their routine mailers hoping to hear of New York's hottest events for your frat-tastic bros (Thrillist), your suave posse (Urban Daddy), or your Sex and the City-bred clone clique (Daily Candy), but find your ... More >>

Say Hello to Betel; Goodbye to Blarney Stone

The owners of Westside Market have opened Vareli, a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar in Morningside Heights. Expect Italian-flavored small plates, panini, and lotsa wine. [TONY] Betty's has opened in the space formerly known as Boucarou, featuring a retractable-roofed husk, red banquettes, and ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Tre Otte; Goodbye to Olana

After declaring bankruptcy last year, Olana has finally closed. A staff member says the restaurant rallied, but could not negotiate an affordable enough rent with the landlord. [Eater] Argo Tea Cafe has opened in Chelsea, serving more than 30 loose-leaf teas, as well as Fairtrade coffee and a menu ... More >>

Northern Spy Food Co. Has Opened Its Artisanally Inspired Doors

Thrillist​Painstakingly curated food shops selling market-driven vittles and a steadfastly American artisanal aesthetic are a phenomenon that has been thus far restricted largely to certain neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Until about one hour ago, that is. That's when the Northern Spy Food Co. open ... More >>

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