- December 20, 2004 | It Happened This Year: A Guide to 2004
- New York Porked Out.
Pig, in new and glorious forms, hogged the spotlight on menus all over town.
- December 20, 2004 | It Happened This Year: A Guide to 2004
- Pizza Got a New Upper Crust.
A new generation of pie-makers is righting the wrongs perpetrated by coal-oven complacency.
- December 20, 2004 | Feature
- Big Night
Act now to book a seat for one of these New Year’s Eve blowouts.
- December 20, 2004 | Feature
- Merry Fish Fest
The traditional Italian Christmas Eve meatless meal, a.k.a. the Feast of the Seven Fishes, may just be more popular here than in Italy.
- December 13, 2004 | Restaurant Openings
- Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Week of Dec. 6, 2004: Jewel Bako Robata, Poetessa, WaWa Canteen, De Marco's Pizzeria and Restaurant, and Lo Scalco. Plus, an irresistible Italian pastry and consistently great espresso.
- December 13, 2004 | In Season
- The Mighty Quince
Gently poach with honey and spices and serve as a sweet-and-sour accompaniment to wild game, pot roast, or pork chops, or simply spread on toast.
- December 13, 2004 | Feature
- Swedish Celebrations
St. Lucia Day, the annual Scandinavian festival of lights, falls on December 13, but you can get a head start on all the festive meatball-eating and glögg-gulping here.
- December 13, 2004 | Feature
- Hot Potatoes
Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of the oil lamp and the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem�and provides a great excuse to gorge on latkes.
- December 6, 2004 | Feature
- Carbonara Copies
Spaghetti alla carbonara is Rome’s most popular pasta dish, and judging by its recent preponderance on local menus�Italian and otherwise�it may be New York’s, too.
- December 6, 2004 | Restaurant Openings
- Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Week of Nov. 29, 2004: Bouillabaisse 126, Restaurant 343, VietCafé, and seven other openings. Plus, the bottomless glass of wine and upstate barbecue comes to town.