Sumptuous Food and An Air of Passion Light Up an Italian Spot
Located on the Upper West Side, Lucciola delivers great dishes and warm hospitality. In a city flush with restaurants, particularly Italian eateries, it can be tough for a place serving such cuisine to stand out. But Lucciola has found the keys to differentiation: paying attention to every detail of the dining out experience in order to provide true hospitality.
Read full storyA New Chef At The Loyal Dishes Out Plays on Comfort Food
When Chef John Fraser opened a West Village bistro in 2017, he reportedly named it The Loyal to suggest it’s “there for you when you need it.”. After a forced shut down during the pandemic, the eatery has reopened and is serving up American comfort food but with a twist and, in many cases, a dash of nostalgia.
Read full storyFrench Cheese Board Serves Up Surprise and Delight
Macarons, made with a triple crème cheese between cookies, instead of the buttercream more traditionally found in the treatAllan Batt. The Nolita-based research and retail space has a unique art exhibit on display while dispensing knowledge and shopping options for cheese lovers.
Read full storyHomestyle Lebanese Food Comes to Midtown East
Muhammara, and other dishes served at Au Za'atarLiz Clayman. Au Za’atar, a new restaurant in the area, was preceded by another outpost of the concept in the East Village. Buying a restaurant space in New York City during a pandemic, even when you already run one successful eatery is, to put it mildly, a risky move. Add to that the concern about your second place being an even larger spot than the first location. But restaurateur Tarik Fallous is all about taking chances in the interest of sharing his traditional Lebanese food, and his efforts are paying off.
Read full storyPJ Bernstein Serves Up Classic Dishes and Family Togetherness
The Upper East Side deli is a family-run institution that thrives on homemade classics. As everyone learned during the pandemic (if they didn’t know it already), owning a restaurant is a super difficult endeavor, and many establishments don’t survive for a long time; especially in New York City. So what makes some places last for decades?
Read full storyEtérea: Come for the Drinks, Stay for the Food
A tequila and mezcal bar in the East Village also serves up delicious eats. Etérea Cocteleria y Cocina(Eric Medsker) When bar patrons in New York City go grab drinks they don’t expect to encounter good food. The bites are generally just an afterthought at most watering holes, meant to be little more than sponges for alcohol.
Read full storyBakery Owner Gets a Rise Out of Research
The 10-year old By The Way Bakery, started by a former lawyer, spans four locations in the NYC area. Shana Tovah layer cake, for Rosh HashanahRebecca Ferretti. If a bakery owner said she woke up at 6:30 a.m. and started working, you’d probably picture her kneading dough and surrounded by industrial ovens. But for Helene Godin, founder and CEO of By The Way Bakery—a kosher, gluten-and dairy-free enterprise that has two locations in Manhattan and two more in New York City’s surrounding areas—Wednesday morning started out with a Google search.
Read full storyLunch at the Office Just Got Tastier
Mission Chinese Chicken WingsPhoto courtesy of The Kitchclub. A new site allows companies to arrange meal delivery for their teams from multiple places in a single order. After working remotely for 18 months, and growing accustomed to the creature comforts of home, New York City’s office denizens likely aren’t having the easiest time reporting back to their desks. But the recent introduction of a unique platform for ordering that office lunch (or breakfast…or dinner for early risers and late-stayers) is helping companies and office building managers soften the blow of the transition.
Read full storyPeruvian Cuisine’s Time in the Spotlight Just Got Extended
Eye-catching and scrumptious dishes are served up at POPULAR.Photo by Liz Clayman. In time for Peru’s bicentennial on Wednesday, July 28, another entrant to New York City’s dining scene is serving up delicious, globally influenced Peruvian cuisine.
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