Restaurant Name: Dirt Candy Location: East Village Years in business: Four Status: Fully open and operational. Damage: None to restaurant; flood damage at storage space for online store. Losses: Entire food inventory; five days of service. Owner: Chef Amanda Cohen Prior to Sandy, had you ever had to deal with a disaster situation at this [...]
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Post-Sandy Restaurant Recovery Stories: JoeDoe in the East Village Online + Open
Restaurant Name: JoeDoe Location: East Village Years in business: Four Status: Fully open. Damage: None. Losses: Minimal amounts of food; six days of service. Owner: Joe Dobias Prior to Sandy, had you ever had to deal with a disaster situation at this or any restaurant? I’ve been here for quite a few of them recently. [...]
New York Metro Area Restaurants Open for Business Post-Sandy: Updated 11/16/12
As you probably know, many restaurants in the greater New York metropolitan area affected by Hurricane Sandy are open for business. Some are accepting reservations online, while others may only be able to accept reservations via phone or in person because of outage issues in the area. Dine out and show your support to restaurants [...]
Enter to Win a Trip to Bravo’s Top Chef Kitchen in New York City on 10/30/12!
Calling all Top Chef fans! You can win a trip to New York City and dinner for two on October 30, 2012, to Top Chef Kitchen, an impressive four-course dining experience from Bravo’s Emmy®- and James Beard Award-winning television series, Top Chef. Located in the heart of New York City’s TriBeCa and open for a limited time, Top [...]
Top Chef Kitchen by Bravo Opens in New York City in October + November
Bravo presents Top Chef Kitchen, an impressive four-course dining experience from Bravo’s Emmy®- and James Beard Award-winning television series, Top Chef. Located in the heart of New York City’s TriBeCa and open for a limited time, Top Chef Kitchen will give fervent Top Chef fans the opportunity to taste Top Chef-caliber food prepared by the series’ [...]
Postcards from Paradise: NYC’s Jo’s Restaurant Resurrects the Original Check-In
Post-dinner gifts, or takeaways, are nothing new. Restaurants have been sending diners on their way with extras, ranging from muffins, cookies, madeleines, granola, truffles, and more, for years now. [Ed. note: If anyone reading this is like me, you probably forget about said muffin or truffle at the bottom of your bag until the next [...]
For Mom with Love: Executive Chef Chris Coleman of Petaluma in NYC Shares His Mom-Inspired Recipe for Perfectly Pan-Seared Day Boat Scallops
In honor of Mother’s Day, we’ve asked chefs to share a recipe inspired by their own mom. Chris Coleman, Executive Chef of Petaluma, tells you how to make his sumptuous seared scallops that would make any mother proud! Chef Chris Coleman credits so much of his success in the kitchen to his lovely mother, Bettie Elizabeth. [...]
Restaurateur Mauro Maccioni of Le Cirque Reveals His Perfect Romantic Meal
Mauro Maccioni is restaurant royalty. The son of Sirio Maccioni, the trendsetting Manhattan restaurateur to the stars, Mauro literally grew up in Le Cirque. Deeply passionate bout food and hospitality, Mauro now helps run the family business, which continues to expand beyond the Big Apple — a boon to international diners seeking the singular experience [...]
OpenTable Chefs Select the Sexiest Foods; Recipes for Romance Revealed!
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, you may be wondering what dishes are super sexy. Naughty! No, seriously, we actually are, too. So, we asked chefs to share their thoughts on sensual foods and ingredients. Watch New York chefs and wine experts Laurent Manrique of Millesime, Jason Tilmann of Triomphe, Becca Richards of Flex Mussels-13th Street, Sebastien Agez of Plein Sud, and Patrick Service of Union Square Cafe, reveal their recipes for [...]
NYC Spotlight Offers: Save 50% at Lucas Steakhouse + Smorgas Chef
We’ve got two terrific Spotlight offers today in New York… * Lucas Steakhouse: $25 for $50 of timeless and tasty steakhouse cuisine at Lucas Steakhouse in Astoria. Buy now! * Smorgas Chef: $25 for $50 of farm-fresh Scandinavian delights at any of the three Smorgas Chef Manhattan locations. Buy now! As always, check back for [...]