Entries in Eat the week (45)
Eat the Week; Dec 26th - 28th
Eat the Week; Dec 17th - 21st
Pork Slope hosts a Hurricane Sandy Benefit | An ex-employee of Soldera is arrested and charged for vandalism | Pete Wells awards one star to L'Apicio | Pictures from the Sandy Benefit at Pork Slope | The Manhattan Bien Cuit outpost opens on Christopher Street | Smorgasburg favorite Mighty Quinn's opens their storefront on Second Avenue | Ivan Orkin looks to open his ramen shop on Clinton Street | Donde Dinner? - 17 Mott Street
Merry Christmas!
Eat the Week; Dec 10th - 14th
Robert Parker sells the Wine Advocate to a group of investors in Singapore | Our First Bite of the $39, five-course tasting at Pig and Khao | Pete Wells awards Royal Seafood Restaurant an enthusiastic star | The Lounge at Atera opens | Saul Bolton's new restaurant Red Gravy opens and Runner & Stone will open Wednesday | Donde Dinner? - 106 Lexington Ave
(400th Post!) Eat the Week; Dec 3rd - 7th
With our posts from Manila and Saigon last month, this week's Eat the Week marks our 400th post. Woo! Here's what we ate this week:
We check out some of the brunch dishes at The Pines | Our two cents about Josh Ozersky's (senseless) bash on Brooklyn | Pete Wells gives two stars to Moti Mahal Delux | Vandals destroy six vintages of benchmark Brunello producer Soldera's wine | Donde Dinner? - 59 Grand Street
Eat the Weeks; 19th - 21st, 26th - 30th
We took part of last week off to digest after Thanksgiving, so here's what we ate over the last two weeks. Happy weekend.
19th - 21st: After losing his Staten Island home in Hurricane Sandy, Otto hosts a fundraiser for Babbo exec chef Frank Langello | A look around Park Slope's Sunday farmers market | Some stories from waiters about working in New York City restaurants; told to the folks at Narratively NYC | Pete Wells gives two stars to M. Wells Dinette | We put together a list of eight New York State wines to drink at Thanksgiving
26th - 30th: Aska opens in former Frej space | Links to stream the first 10 episodes of Mind of a Chef | Michael White's Altamarea Group signs lease on former Fiamma space | Pete Wells gives two stars to Dirt Candy | Eleven Madison Park drops the grid format | Morimoto's Tribeca Canvas opens | Gabe Stulman's izakaya restaurant Chez Sardine opens | Donde Dinner? - 235 Mulberry Street
Eat the Week; Nov 12th - 16th
Asia Feed: Our lunch in rural Vietnam | A look at Bánh Xèo; AKA the Saigon Sizzle | The delicate life of Bánh Cuốn | What do you call a whole suckling pig that's been stuffed with lemongrass and star anise and roasted on a crank all afternoon?
New York: Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue and Krescendo opened while we were in Asia | Ivan Orkin raises funds for Sandy victims with ramen at Smorgasburg | Menu changes at Torrisi taking affect December 1st | Pete Wells' review of Guy Fieri's restaurant incites media mayhem; our contribution | We took another First Bite at L'Apicio | Donde Dinner? - 14 Bedford Street
Eat the Week; Nov 5th - 9th
Asia Feed: Morning glory in Vietnamese cooking | The Banh Mi sandwich | A tour of Ben Thanh Market | Our love for Vietnamese coffee | Asia Feed abroad comes to an end as we board a plane for New York | First Asia Feed post from home; an early morning walk through Saigon
New York: Dine Out Williamsburg and #DineoutNYC raise funds for Sandy victims | Jean-Georges announces plans for an artisanal market in the basement of the ABC Home building | Pete Wells pens a heartfelt letter to restaurants in downtown Manhattan | We get back from our trip to Asia | A look at the current state of Red Hook | Donde Dinner? - 154 Carlton Avenue