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Robin Raisfeld

  1. Openings
    First Look at Smith Canteen, Seersucker’s Takeout-Shop OffshootLong Island duck confit bánh mì and roasted turkey on an “everything” croissant.
  2. Slideshow
    St. Anselm to Reopen with Beer, Wine, and a New GrillAnd a whole new menu.
  3. Openings
    Old Town Hot Pot Arrives Just in Time for Hot SummerThe owners of the West Village’s Grand Sichuan are expanding.
  4. Openings
    Nawlins Shaved Ice Pops Up at Imperial Woodpecker Sno-ballsIn 33 flavors!
  5. Slideshow
    What to Eat at Salinas, the Manhattan Homecoming of Meigas Chef Luis Bollo,The Basque chef left New York eight years ago for kitchens in Connecticut and New Jersey. He returns June 9 to open Salinas.
  6. Openings
    Victory Garden Will Use Local Goat’s Milk for Its Soft-Serve Fro-YoThe shop opens next week in the South Village.
  7. Openings
    With Cochinita, Taco Preacher to Bring a Touch of Yucatán to Clinton HillThe taqueria opens Friday.
  8. Openings
    At Amorino, You Can Sample 22 Flavors of Gelato in One BiteThe Greenwich Village gelateria opens next week.
  9. Reopenings
    GelOtto Cart to Return to Northwest Corner of Washington Square Park onThe little green-red-and-yellow cart is back dispensing pastry chef Meredith Kurtzman’s superb gelati in five varieties.
  10. Grazing the RoofThe urban farm Brooklyn Grange defies expectation. For one thing, it’s in Queens. For another, it’s planted on the roof of the hulking Standard […]
  11. Kesar MangoesDevotees of imported Indian mangoes have heard by now that the Alphonso variety, revered as the “king” of the species, has been decimated by rai […]
  12. Coffee Bar With a Gooey TwistThe Queens Kickshaw deftly tackles two trends, bringing Astoria serious joe […]
  13. Kegger!FoodParc will spill into its landscaped plaza with BeerParc, a nifty new addition to Manhattan’s alfresco options.
  14. ScallionsForget ramps; the scallions have landed. The mellowest member of the pungent allium family is at its peak now through early summer, and what wou […]
  15. Agenda
    American and French Fromage to Peacefully Cohabit at Épicerie Boulud,Anne Saxelby has collaborated with a master affineur on a Franco-American selection that will change four times a year.
  16. Chef Shuffle
    Jennifer Shelbo Joins Lot 2, Making the South Slope That Much SweeterThe Maialino and Per Se alum heads to Brooklyn.
  17. What to Eat
    What the Well-Dressed Gelato Is Wearing This SummerThe latest trend in ice-cream sandwiches: retro.
  18. Menu Changes
    Chang Reveals Plans for Old Milk Bar Space: An All-Duck Lunch Menu and Full BarPlus: Beer on tap and stools with backs on them!
  19. Openings
    What to Eat at the Dutch, Likely to Open Next Tuesday at 11 p.m.Andrew Carmellini’s first professional burger, for one.
  20. Kale RabeTechnically speaking, there’s no such thing as “kale rabe”—the superfood love child of kale and broccoli rabe.
  21. Openings
    The Latest Pop-up, Telepan Tribeca, Pops Up April 27Not one to let the great pop-up craze pass him by, chef Bill Telepan establishes temporary residency next week at Pécan.
  22. It’s All AmericanAt Andrew Carmellini’s new restaurant, the Dutch, he takes a very inclusive approach to our national cuisine.
  23. Sheep’s-Milk RicottaSome insist that it’s not spring until the sheep’s-milk ricotta from Dancing Ewe Farm in Granville, New York, arrives.
  24. Earl’s a PearlUp in East Harlem, a former U.S. Navy–submarine cook is making some of the best (and cheesiest) bar food in town.
  25. What to Eat
    Korean Mobile Kitchen Kicks Off Five Weeks of Free Lunch This Monday, StartingAlso, Kunjip’s kimchee fried rice and jeon from Don’s Bogam. All free!
  26. Restaurant OpeningsWeek of April 18, 2011: The Nook at Red Rooster Harlem.
  27. Flounder RoeWhile shad roe gets all the glory this time of year—not to mention the distinction of being the only fresh fish eggs to ever grace the lyrics of […]
  28. Agenda
    A Nose-to-Tail EasterDickson’s Farmstand Meats is selling milk-fed half-lambs.
  29. Slideshow
    What to Eat at Monument Lane, a Neighborhood Tavern for the 21st CenturyThe Colonial-themed restaurant offers up cider-glazed squab and a classic fisherman’s fry basket.
  30. Slideshow
    First Look at Rucola, Bringing Northern-Italian-Style Vegetables to Boerum HillHoused in a brownstone-cum-Piedmontese farmhouse, with a customizable CSA of sorts.
  31. Slideshow
    Thelewala Heats Up MacDougal Street’s Indian-Street-Food Scene“Nizami” rolls stuffed with fillings like minced lamb, lime paneer, and antibiotic-free chicken.
  32. Beyond the Half ShellThe organizers of New Amsterdam Market, which resumes its weekly schedule May 1, aim to permanently preserve and repurpose the old Fulton Fish M […]
  33. Pea ShootsThe amazing thing about pea shoots—at your local Greenmarket now—is how faithfully they mimic the flavor of peas. They’re like the three-course- […]
  34. Coming Attraction: Would You Like a Little Cheese on That?The radically reinventive chefs of Torrisi Italian Specialties reve […]
  35. The Incredible Edible EggshellWylie Dufresne takes a crack at improving nature.
  36. Flea BitesThe Brooklyn Flea goes back outdoors, with a new location and lots more food. Here’s the menu.
  37. KumquatsA couple of things you might not have known about the kumquat: It is a bona fide Bizarro World citrus in that its peel is sweet and its flesh ta […]
  38. Restaurant OpeningsWeek of April 4, 2011: Love Gelato, Caffe Muzio, Ba’al Cafe and Falafel, and more.
  39. Seoul Food in Hell’s KitchenAt Danji, the cooking is half-traditional, half-modern, and wholly delicious.
  40. New York on RyeNot to toot our own horns, but there is no sandwich city quite like this one. Sara Reistad-Long and New York contributor Jean Tang celebrate thi […]
  41. Openings
    When Danny Meyer’s Untitled Soft-Opens on Wednesday, There Will Be PieFrom Four & Twenty Blackbirds. And Stumptown Coffee too.
  42. Sweet News
    Brownie PointsKermit Perlmutter wooed his wife with these super-fudgy specimens, now available retail on the UWS.
  43. SalsifyThe calendar might say spring, but the Greenmarket still says storage (apples and onions), greenhouse (lettuces, tomatoes), and overwintered in […]
  44. Empire Building
    Torrisi Italian Specialties Takes Space Next Door for New Restaurant, an ItalianGood news for those who prefer their chicken-parm heros meticulously crafted by classically French-trained superchefs.
  45. Openings
    The South Rises AgainOn Wednesday, Joaquin Baca will unveil the second incarnation of his southwestern-inspired restaurant, Brooklyn Star.
  46. Openings
    What to Eat at Pachanga PattersonThe Mexican canteen opened its doors last night in Astoria.
  47. Beyond BruschettaGreat new toasts are popping up all over.
  48. Slideshow
    Eat Like a Chef at Pachanga Patterson, Opening Tuesday in Astoria“Family meals” are the inspiration for this Mexican canteen from the folks who own the nearby Italian restaurant Vesta.
  49. Purple-Top TurnipsTurnips weren’t always an off-season locavore punch line. The delicately flavored root vegetables were huge in ancient Rome. (Pliny the Elder […]
  50. The Crunch Heard Round the WorldAn international glossary.
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