Tag: food

The new Tavern on the Green was supposed to be a casual eatery whose design would hearken back to its 19th century roots, restoring the majesty of its brick and cut stone facade and removing the gaudy Crystal Room. And yet, the city has decided to construct a big glass ...

West Side Rag columnist Laura Weiss of Food and Things was chatting up some merchants around 96th Street this week, and learned a few juicy bits of information. The long-awaited Westside Market at 2589 Broadway between 97th and 98th Streets (a former Duane Reade), is planning to open its doors ...

Big Nick's is drawing an amazing crowd this afternoon as the restaurant celebrates its 50th anniversary by rolling back prices on some food to 1962 prices. That means burgers are 60 cents, french fries are 30 cents and grilled cheese sandwiches are 50 cents. The deal has brought out droves ...

New Taste of the Upper West Side is back this year, and it's gotten even bigger and more ambitious. The festival, put on by the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District, will run from May 16 through May 19. This year, it will feature a new event: a five-course vegetarian tasting ...

The Say Cheese restaurant at 142 West 83rd Street we wrote about a couple of weeks ago has opened, and it was giving away free sno-cones and s'mores on Sunday to celebrate its grand opening. Sno-cones can be a tough sell when the temperature is 20 degrees, but people tend ...

Editor's Note:  Koran Kendig, an avid Lady Gaga fan who went on opening night to Joanne Trattoria, the restaurant on 68th Street opened by Gaga's parents, sent us her review. Gaga's fans, called "Little Monsters", have scooped up many of the early reservations for the restaurant. By Koran N. Kendig ...

Trattoria Di Vino, an Italian wine bar and restaurant on Broadway between 89th Street and 90th Street, has closed to make way for a new vegetarian place. The spot has seen a lot of turnover in the last few years. Docks Oyster Bar, a neighbrohood staple since the late 80's ...

This is the first article in a West Side Rag series about the most essential eateries on the Upper West Side. Spurred by the sudden closure of H&H Bagels last year, we asked ourselves the question: what other restaurants, markets, and bakeries are absolutely essential to the neighborhood? This is ...

A quirky little farm-to-table restaurant is planning to open in the next couple of weeks at 142 West 83rd Street, the former site of laundromat KB Laundry Service. Called "Say Cheese", the restaurant will be take-out only and serve grilled cheese sandwiches, homemade soups, hot chocolate, s'mores and "fresh local ...

The Upper West Side is getting some new restaurants in the coming weeks, including two spots with impressive international pedigrees. Yes, your waiter may even speak with an accent. La Toulousaine Bakery is planning to open at 942 Amsterdam Avenue between 106th and 107th Streets in the next week and ...

By Laura Weiss Tired of sawing through onions and watching your garlic hop around the counter? All it takes is $15 for the itinerant knife grinder, Mike Palotta, to sharpen three of your very dullest chef's knives. Mike's been helping Upper West Side home cooks keep their blades in proper ...

H&H Bagels on 80th Street and Broadway closed for good after 39 years last June, leaving Upper West Siders and bagel fans throughout the world shell-shocked. A morning ritual for thousands of locals was suddenly over, and tears spread like shmears of cream cheese across our doughy faces.

Has any Upper West Side restaurant ever had this kind of celebrity cred? Oprah's former personal chef is working with Lady Gaga's father to build a family-friendly Italian restaurant on 68th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, and the new spot is generating all sorts of buzz. The ...

When Hanukkah rolls around, even non-cooks are expected to haul out the frying pan and whip up a batch of potato latkes for the gang. After all, isn’t the annual pancake-making ritual part of what makes Hanukkah so special? But even enthusiastic home cooks can grow weary of the eight-night-long ...

December 16, 2011 Weather: Windy, High of 52 Degrees.

The Smith, an East Village restaurant that has another location in midtown, will open a big new restaurant at 1900 Broadway, the space vacated when Josephina and Sushi A Go-Go closed earlier this year. The Smith is known for relatively inexpensive American food, including big bacon cheeseburgers and pots full ...

As we scan the Upper West Side for signs of life, it's clear that the preppies are still alive and well, as J. Crew opened a new high-end men's shop in the Time Warner Center and Brooks Brothers is getting ready to open a new store on 87th. For those ...

Do you think our neighborhood is simply becoming more and more homogenized, a kind of suburban strip mall of corporate chains without any hint of its former distinctiveness? Well, just wait! Here comes another 7-Eleven.

The Gourmet Garage on Broadway between 96th Street and 97th Street will close its doors, perhaps as soon as this month, according to three sources, including a company employee. The food store's lease was up, and the landlord apparently wanted to impose a hefty increase, one source said. Gourmet Garage ...

Good Enough to Eat, the cozy home-cooking restaurant on 83rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, is not being invited to renew its lease. This is definitely sad, but it's not yet clear that it's fatal: the lease isn't officially up until 2013 and owner/chef Carrie Levin is looking for new spots ...