i8 Supper Club – Next Dinner MAR3!
Check out what the SoupNextDoor, founder of Eatizens, past diners, and All-Clad are saying about us! PAST DINNER PICS
First Look: Ristorante Aglio
It’s not often you find a restaurant group that excels at what they do. Let’s face it: fusion makes cuisine that much harder to pull off. From the same peeps that brought Greenwich Grill and Sushi Azabu spawns Ristorante Aglio. Where? On 277 Church Street. Yes, you read right. On a street riddled with misses [ahem, Stuzzicheria, Da Mikele, Kori, Matsugen (R.I.P.)], the odds are highly stacked against them. Primarily known for car traffic vs pedestrian traffic, you have to give people a reason to walk this street. How does Aglio rank?
First Look: Playground Authentic Thai Cuisine
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The epitome of a good meal: How much your nose runs.— at Playground.
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“The City That Never Sleeps” has one borough that is heads above the rest when it comes to Thai food: Queens. In a vicinity inundated with Thai establishments within a 5-10 mile radius, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle. To be ‘made’, your food not only has to speak volumes, but also has to be price right. Upon a recommendation from a friend, we decided to take a gamble and pay Playground Thai a visit on a weeknight. Read more…
Event – MiN NY presents: APHRODISIACS, LOVE POTIONS of MIXOLOGY & SCENTS JAN31
Join us in our flight of perfumes paired with bespoke elixirs designed by COCKTAIL ARCHITECT YUSEF AUSTIN.Our celebration of APHRODISIACS, LOVE POTIONS of MIXOLOGY & SCENTS will take place on Tuesday, January 31st from 7-9PM at the MiN New York Atelier 117 Crosby Street, New York NY 10012Very limited number of tickets are available for $85/person.
Special discount to our readers: RSVP to “Chad’s List” for $20 off
Phone: (212) 206-6366
Age Suitability: 21 and up
$85
First Look: Yorganic presents: “My Belly’s Playlist”
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to know that there was something new and inviting in the Downtown Manhattan food scene? Well we’re glad you asked. We were invited to partake in a sampling of new offerings by the owners of Yorganic, a health conscious place that offers a new line of sandwiches. Not quite sure what the tomorrow will bring but it looks promising, especially for Corporate catering. Their future looks bright since the flavors are major and the tweaks needed are minor, which we’re positive they will make. They currently do take-out and delivery only at their 2 current Yorganic locations.
With a paucity of good and atypical lunch options, we were quite eager to check out how creative the Chefs here could get. We could tell that much thought was put into the menu and what we sampled was anything but typical. “My Belly’s Playlist” is quite a catchy name, even though the menu format in which we sampled many new menu items will simply be a la carte offerings to the general public.
The Top 10 Workout Songs For Winter 2012
With the cold Winter among us and parks closed, it’s easy to fall in a rut and hibernate. That’s where we come in. One can’t simply gorge without working off the calories right? Well, one can. One would just be a fat bastard, that’s all. Here’s some pump-you-up music to get you going… Read more…
2011 RESTAURANTS – OUR GREATEST HITS/MISSES
After 1500+ check-ins in 2011, here is a compilation of Jeff’s most notable eats, both good and bad. Take note that the lists below are not necessarily new establishments, but ones we went to for the first time last year, aka newly visited. All price ranges were taken into consideration and the lists are sorted in alphabetical order for your viewing pleasure. We are hopeful that to avoid bad eats but we already kicked off 2012 with 5 misses in a row. Not promising but we are keeping our tongues brushed and fingers crossed. Here are the lists…
Review – ACME Restaurant and Bar
No, this is not a review of Cajun food, Po’ Boys and/or Hush Puppies. Instead, we are focusing on the newly reopened ACME with San Pellegrino’s #1 Restaurant in the World, Noma Co-Founder Mads Refslund a the helm. For the 2 smart people that read this blog, you will recall that we did an article on Mads, deemed the ‘other’ Golden Child, last year. In case you didn’t here’s the Recap: 2011 Omnivore Professional Master Classes. We were no less impressed with the food this time around. Since the demo, we have been longing to fly to Denmark, but work beckons. Luckily, Mads came to us, and in strong form. I mean, just look at that picture. Read more…
2012 Winter Restaurant Week – Our Picks
Yes, it is that time again. This time 20 days of discounted menus for all you bargain hunters. Below are our recommendations which we hope will prove useful to you. Some restaurants did not post their RW menus, but such is life. Your mileage may vary in terms of Lunch/Dinner, so please check accordingly. We feel the selection is much thinner than years past, but I guess you can still save a bundle if hitting multiple venues. Oh yeah, don’t forget to redeem your $20 off by using your AMEX. You can register by clicking on the pic above. Feel like we left something out? Comment below.
Want to see the list? Click on, my friends…
Eatymology Meat Beat: Short Loin
Welcome to Eatymology’s Meat Beat where I help myself (and like-minded dummies) build our meat vocabulary, beginning with the 8 (or 9, depending on who’s asking) basic US primal cutsfor beef. That’s butcher parlance for the slabs of bloody, lard-marbled, pre-delicious protein stripped from a cowrcas. Note that UK primal cuts and pork primal cuts are different.
Today’s edition: short loin.
Who knows what's good? The King knows what's good.
I’ve been remiss – and at a particularly salivating juncture – the one sandwiched between the fat-rich rib and the lusty love handle region (more on that in time): the short loin. This cut picks up at the thirteenth rib, and extends through the spinal region. The backbone’s intrusion into this succulent protein quarry bequeaths identity unto two popular and beloved steak-shaped steaks: the Portherhouse, and the T-bone.
'T' stands for Tasty, Tasty proTein.
It’s worth noting here that cuts of steak are fairly loosely defined. The only delineation between the Porterhouse and the T-bone, for instance, is that the former contains “more” tenderloin. Stripped of bone, these cuts become the thus-named “strip” steak.
I’ll conclude with an exert on Eatmedaily.com, on the etymological origins of the Porterhouse:
The Porterhouse’s name came a New York tradition from the 1840′s. Restaurants would advertise specials on a beef steak served with a flagon of porter, which sounds like my kind of party. The cut houses an excellent amount of top sirloin, and a bigger amount of the aforementioned tenderloin.
Review – Blue Ribbon Brasserie
L: Foie Gras Terrine, R: Beef Marrow w/ Oxtail Marmalade
The best time to go to popular restaurants without waiting? RAINY DAYS
Not too crazy about their Sushi joint nearby, their cooked foods are the epitome of food done right. You would think that with a scatterbrain menu, they would not have their act together. Quite the contrary, my friends. The Bromberg Brothers really know what they are doing here. It’s the after hours destination for many renowned Chefs for a reason, ya know. Attention to detail is important and they excel at that here, as I’m a huge sucker for HOT PLATES for hot food and COLD PLATES cold.
Event – MasterCard presents: Priceless Food Truck Feast OCT27-NOV17
Event – CULTUREfix: Chi Modu “Hip Hop – The Defining Years” Opening Reception OCT28
October 26th – November 6th
OPENING RECEPTION
October 28th 7pm- midnightIndustry veteran photographer Chi Modu will showcase some of his most significant and defining photographs of hip hop legends fromOctober 26th through November 6th at culturefix.
This exhibit will offer a collection of Chi’s most iconic portraits that made him one of the most celebrated photographers of the Hip Hop Golden Era. Modu will present some never published images of iconic artists to include The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, with whom Modu had developed strong professional relationships and friendships with. Future exhibits will take visitors into a photo chronicle of the travels that the Chi has been documenting for the last decade.
Born in Nigeria and raised in New Jersey, Modu’s passion for photography and hip hop landed him a position in the early nineties as Director Of Photography at the then prestigious and culture defining magazine The Source. During the years spent at The Source, Chi was responsible for shooting 30 of the most popular covers for the magazine. Thanks to his strong artistic sensibility he was also able to develop great relationships with some of the greatest artists of that era. As he was allowed into their world, Modu captured them in some of the most iconic “picture moments” in hip hop.
Event – 3rd Annual NYC Bake-Off OCT16 – we’ll be judging there
It’s Back!
What: A bake-off where you pit your baking skills against others and the best amateur baker wins!
And since sharing is caring, once again there will be an ask for donations as part of The Great American Bake Sale to Share Our Strength (http://www.strength.org) – a national organization that works towards making sure that no child in this country ever needs to go hungry.
Free Concert (Rescheduled): Black Eyed Peas (Take 2) SEP30
UPDATE SEP29 – For those of you brave enough to give it another go, you have to reprint your tickets for the new show.
Event – Project by Project NY presents: Plate by Plate OCT14
Win Tickets to Plate by Plate via SeriousEats, October 14th
Chef Chris Jaeckle vs Chef Lee Anne Wong Quickfire Challenge. It’s going to be EPIC!
Purchase your tickets here! (Referred by = Jeff)
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