1 Three new ramen shops are opening soon, including a second location for Totto Ramen. [Grub Street] 2 Back Bar, a new drinks feature from Tasting Table, includes 60 cocktail recipes of varying degrees of difficulty from 20 fantastic bartenders. [Tasting Table]
Austere in its whiteness: #1 on Chuko's menu, "pork, scallion, egg, mustard green," also known as Limited Order Ramen, due to the limited quantities available every evening. It was a chilly afternoon with a stiff west wind as I stood in front of Ippudo earlier this week. Where were the crowds I'd ... More >>
commons.wikimedia.orgBright lights, big city. But where to eat?Christal M. asks: My husband and I are coming to the city from out of state this Saturday to see a show. We were hoping you might recommend a restaurant in the Theater District. When we have done this excursion in the past, we ... More >>
This week in food blogs... Eater came out with the Bored to Death guide to NYC dining and nightlife, including Veselka and Old Town Bar. Grub Street listed 40 outdoor drinking spots where summer lives on. Oh, and Rockaway Tacos closes this Sunday. Feast introduced us all to the key players of NYC ... More >>
Ippudo's karaka-men, spicy ramen with ground pork In the port city of Yokohama, Japan, there is a large museum dedicated to ramen. There, one can learn the story of ramen's genesis between slurps of noodles and broth: Though the noodle is now practically Japan's national dish--popular enough ... More >>
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Yakitori Torys, sister restaurant to Yakitori Totto and the newly opened Totto Ramen, closed over the weekend, and is reopening as Hidechan, a ramen restaurant, immediately. [Eater] Th ... More >>
Totto Ramen, the new Midtown noodle joint from the folks behind Yakitori Totto and Soba Totto, has just 16 seats, every one of them taken last night, when there was a 30-minute wait for two. The restaurant opened last week, so its sides and rice dishes are not yet available, but the ramen is ... More >>
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Bar Blanc Bistro (formerly just Bar Blanc), tried to reinvent itself with a modified name and new chef last year. Now, it has announced it has closed and Sebastian Zijp has gone, but promises t ... More >>
