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Molecular Mixology Goes Mainstream With Pierre Hotel's New Drinks
The Cassis Caviar Kir RoyaleBy James MulcahyDrinkers may be used to seeing cocktail foams and alcoholic caviar at bars Downtown, but we think molecular mixology has officially gone mainstream now that...
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Server Confidential: 8 Things You Don't Know About Restaurants
By Graham KatesWhat you don't know about restaurants probably isn't killing you, but what you're about to learn could make you think twice about ordering that $2 pitcher of sangria. We reached out to a...
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The Crab Apocalypse Is Over, Local Fishermen End Their Strike
By Meesha HalmDust off your crab pots. After an 11-day strike, Northern California fishermen have settled on a price and are back on to the waters dragging in fresh supplies of Dungeness crab. Looks...
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Is The Future of Food Journalism on Kickstarter?
A sample photo from MiddlewestBy James Mulcahy More and more restaurateurs have turned to online fundraising platforms to get their dream venues up and running, and now food journalists are following...
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Candy Cane Martini at McGillin’s
Story and Photo by Danya HenningerIf a bar has been operating continuously for more than 150 years, you know it either has great service or great prices - or, in the best case, a combination of both....
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Quote of the Day: NYC Toque Amanda Cohen on Why You Shouldn't Be a Chef
Image via Starchefs"One thing I get asked a lot is how to become a chef, so I figured that I'd save everyone (and me!) time by putting my advice up here for the world to see. It all boils down to one...
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Photo of the Day: Jar's Latke Love
By Lesley BallaWe can never get tired of latkes, holiday or not, which is why we love this week. There are latke specials all over town through December 16 - a different latke every day at Street, a...
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Les cinq activités à faire cette semaine
Soirée We are the 90'sBy Ivy ChangVous avez des envies de vin chaud, vous êtes pressés de mater Love Actually pour une énième fois à la télé, vous pensez déjà au foie gras... ? C'est normal, Xmas is...
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SF Weekend Planner: Crab and Ramen Dinners and OTG's Holiday Market
Wok-fried crab courtesy of Rice Paper ScissorsBy Meesha HalmFrom a Vietnamese crab dinner in the Mission and a ramen happy hour in Oakland to a holiday night market at Fort Mason, many of this...
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Service Week: 10 Dos and Don'ts of Hitting on Your Server
Well, hello....By Emily RothschildYesterday we unveiled the results of our tipping survey, revealing that the national tipping average is 19.7%, the top reason diners give a smaller tip is if the...
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Gennaro's Tomato Pie Opening January in South Philly
Former business occupying the upcoming Gennaro's spaceBy Jacqueline WasilczykAfter closing in 2005, the Philadelphia offshoot of the iconic NYC pizzeria Lombardi's will be returning on January 2 via a...
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Sports Bar The Windsor Opens Second Location at Gansevoort Park Avenue
By James MulcahyThere's a new sports bar in Murray Hill, and this one is a bit fancier than the bro bars that dot this hood. The folks behind The Windsor in the West Village have opened a second...
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Galeto Brazilian Restaurant Taps 3 Major Restaurant Trends at Once
By Malika DalamalFrom Peru to Argentina, the trend for South American food shows no signs of slowing down next year. For that matter, neither does the trend for chicken or restaurants opening in...
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Eat This, Drink This, Do This: LA's Weekend Planner
Gettin' figgy at Ray's and Stark BarBy Lesley BallaEat ThisNow that chef Drew Ison has settled in the Mirabelle kitchen, he launches a new brunch menu on Sunday (Dec. 16). From 10 AM to 4 PM, find...
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The Sinclair Opens in Harvard Square With Limited Dining...For Now
The first-floor dining room and bar of The SinclairBy Naomi KookerThe Sinclair, a complex in Harvard Square that offers live music shows and dining under one roof, opened last night with its first...
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Pro Tip: If Your Server Is Happy, You’ll Be Happy
By Danya HenningerChatting recently about service with Jesse Cornell, a server at Broad Street’s Sbraga, we were struck by a simple-yet-not-obvious observation he made. If you start off a restaurant...
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Steak Truck on the Horizon From Josh Kim of Spot Burgers
Kim cooks up mussels on his truck; are steaks next?By Danya HenningerWhat's not to like about a door-to-door steak delivery service? Josh Kim, owner and chef at the wildly popular food truck Spot...
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Guy Fieri Makes One-Night-Only Appearance in Rock of Ages
By Kelly DobkinA brief aside - flavor town mayor/friend of Sammy Hagar Guy Fieri made a one-time cameo last night in hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages as "Guy, the Bourbon Room Chef." Check out the...
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What Were NYC's Most Searched Restaurants in 2012?
Catch was way popular Every year, Google runs the results of Google Zeitgeist, which compiles the people, places and trends that were the most heavily searched on the internet. And, of course, that...
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Weekend Planner: Holiday Stroll and Gingerbread Decorating
Gingerbread decorating at 75 Chestnut last yearBy Naomi KookerIf you’re not in the spirit yet, listen up: head to Newton Highlands on Friday evening, December 14, for the 1st Annual Holiday Stroll...
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