What to Eat at Nourish Kitchen + Table, Serving ‘Beautiful, Fresh The menu is inspired as much by the farmers’ market as by the cuisines of the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
In Season: Alex Stupak’s Green-Onion Salad The Empellón Cocina chef’s take on the Mexican street-food snack cebollitas.
Cheap Eats 2013
June 30, 2013
The Underground Gourmet’s 2013 Cheap Eats List A roster of extreme deliciousness (at modest prices).
Cheap Eats 2013
June 30, 2013
The 2013 Cheap Eats Superlatives The best new cuisine, restaurant, and more.
Cheap Eats 2013
June 30, 2013
The Return of the Super-Colossal, Economy-Size Sandwich After years of dainty panini domination, the trend in sandwiches is toward the big, the bulky, and the overstuffed.
Cheap Eats 2013
June 30, 2013
Botanica Owner Mark Connell Opening Upstairs Restaurant Estela He’s drafted a fine-dining dream team that includes former Blue Hill at Stone Barns beverage director Thomas Carter and chef Ignacio Mattos.
A New Downtown Coffee Bar Upholds the Bean’s Italian Traditions—and I Am Coffee’s mission: to honor the product’s proud Italian heritage by emulating the artisans responsible for growing, sourcing, roasting, and brewing it.
First Look at Oda House, Bringing Georgian Cuisine to the East Village If you’ve ever had the pleasure of tucking into that country’s gut-busting fare, you know that it’s something worth getting excited about.
In Season: Eric Ripert’s Sautéed Soft-Shell Crabs These seasonal glories of the Mid-Atlantic seaboard are at their peak in June and July.
Trendlet: Fusion Falafel and the New Israeli Cuisine Recently, a new wave of Israeli food has made inroads on the list of Zeitgeist-y New York cuisines.
First Look at Fitzcarraldo, Serving Ligurian-Inspired Cuisine in East The venue will make its official debut on June 1 at 3rd Ward’s anniversary barbecue.
In Season: Daniel Boulud’s Mixed Greens With Rhubarb Try this supremely sour greens-and-rhubarb recipe from his cookbook Braise .
First New York Location of Jinya Ramen Bar Opening in June It arrives in the West Village early next month with a rave review from Pulitzer Prize-winning L.A. food writer Jonathan Gold.
What to Eat at Charlie Bird, Opening This Week in the South Village Chef Ryan Hardy’s menu applies Italian technique to local ingredients.
First Look at Betony, Serving Seasonal Modern-American From Two Eleven Madison Russian entrepreneur Andrey Dellos closed his not-quite-yearling Brasserie Pushkin to give the place a culinary and atmospheric makeover.
In Season: Dan Kluger’s Roasted Fiddlehead Ferns The ABC Kitchen chef has a simple solution to intensify and fine-tune their flavor profile.
What to Eat at Costata, Michael White’s Italian Steakhouse It was at this very Soho triplex that White made his New York debut eleven years ago.
The Urban Forager
May 12, 2013
Flourish Baking Company Creates a Better Energy Bar Few consider bars real food, but these might be the exception.
Underground Gourmet Review
May 5, 2013
In Season: Travis Post’s Chrysanthemum Greens Salad With Sesame Dressing The tender young specimens are best raw in salads, like this one from the Yunnan Kitchen chef.
Taste Test: Eight New Rotisserie Chickens The familiar totem of supermarket deli cases and takeout chains has gained new prestige, showing up on the slowly spinning spits of stylish new restaurants and soigné food markets all over town.
A New Wave of Grocery Distribution Models Takes on FreshDirect Here, an introduction to three fledgling start-ups aiming to liberate you from the supermarket aisle.
In Season: Phillip Kirschen-Clark’s Fresh Morel Risotto Morels make their otherworldly appearance in April. Sauté them in butter, scramble them with eggs, or try some in this recipe from the Café Cluny chef.
Chef Shuffle
Apr. 16, 2013
Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr to Part Ways With Keith McNally The co-executive chefs at Balthazar and Minetta Tavern are leaving the restaurants.
Stadium Food
Apr. 14, 2013
Subway Series: Battle of the Baseball-Stadium Concessions To determine who dominates the culinary zone, we pitted the Yankees against the Mets in four matchups of burgeoning categories of ballpark grub.
Lafayette Opening Soon in the Former Chinatown Brasserie Space The French grand café and bakery hones a contemporary version of the classic cuisine.
Everything Bagels
Apr. 7, 2013
Per Se Vets Opening Uncle Boons in Nolita The menu expands New York’s Thai-food horizons with dishes like grilled baby octopus and seared chicken liver.
What to Eat at Ellary’s Greens, Opening in the South Village Owner Leith Hill has deemed “nutritious and delicious food” the mission of her 40-seat restaurant.
Underground Gourmet Review
Mar. 31, 2013
The Underground Gourmet on Mama Joy’s and Café à la Carte at Hotel Particulier Mama Joy’s brings down-home cooking to industrial Bushwick, while Hotel Particulier makes you feel like you’re eating inside a gallery.
Smorgasburg
Mar. 31, 2013
Meet a Half-Dozen Hopeful New Smorgasburg Vendors Brooklyn’s preeminent alfresco buffet sets up for its third season.
In Season: Recette’s Arugula Salad With Kumquats and Hazelnuts Chef-owner Jesse Schenker likes sweet-skinned, tart-fleshed kumquats in this simple salad.
On the Rise
Mar. 28, 2013
Finally, Le Bernardin Will Serve Non-Horrific Bread Maison Kayser will be on baguette duty from here on out.
Coney Island Totonno’s Reopens The pizza temple, which struggled to open after Hurricane Sandy, reopened yesterday.
Trendlet: The Forgotten Danish Stages a Comeback Our town’s artisanal bakers have been busy giving the pastry a gourmet upgrade, and the time for a full-fledged renaissance has arrived.
In Season: Calliope’s Spicy Marinated Mackerel With Hass Avocado You’ll find Hass avocados in the supermarket year-round, but their oil content increases in the spring.
Spring Preview 2013
Mar. 17, 2013
Spring Preview 2013
Mar. 17, 2013
Spring Preview 2013
Mar. 17, 2013
What to Drink at the Butterfly, Eben Freeman and Michael White’s Wisconsin-Style They’ve got a new take on the state’s favorite tipple, the brandy old-fashioned.
In Season: Deborah Madison’s Rutabaga ‘Fries’ Over at the Union Square Greenmarket it’s still a veritable rutabagapalooza for another month or so.
In Season: The Kubbeh Project’s Pomelo-Juice Cocktail Its mild, sweet juice makes a nifty seasonal substitute for grapefruit in this popular Israeli drink.
the underground gourmet
Feb. 10, 2013
The Underground Gourmet: Salvation Taco Takes Delicious Liberties April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman have gone out of their way to state that their humble efforts are no more Mexican than a Doritos Locos taco.
Trendlet: Animal Heads Make Their Way to the Plate From crispy-pig-face night at Marc Forgione to veal-head barbacoa at Perla.
What to Eat at Nightingale 9, Bringing Vietnamese Sandwiches and Hanoi-Style Seersucker chef and co-owner Robert Newton ate his way from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City for menu inspiration at this new spot.
In Season: Jonathan Benno’s Pasta e Fagioli Made with heirloom beans from California’s boutique beanery Rancho Gordo, which are firmer and more flavorful than average.
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