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Tue. 21 Apr '09

Wine

The best wine deals are now found at top restaurants--if you know where to look. There's never been a better time to be a wine geek in New York. In this crummy economy,... more
Tue. 19 May '09

Dining

Table 8's pomp can be enjoyed for a pittance. Table 8 has not been starved for attention since it opened in the swank new Cooper Square Hotel earlier this month. But... more
Mon. 16 Nov '09

Dining

Panya's revamped treats will get you through winter. The sudden closure of the Japanese bakery Panya last winter made the season particularly bleak. And just as we were... more
Wed. 23 Sep '09

Dining

For some of Brooklyn's best tacos, head to the source. We've been taught to be skeptical of any food that comes from a factory, but a tiny taqueria kept (mostly) secret... more
Wed. 09 Sep '09

Dining

A dining deal celebrates 400 years of Dutch heritage in NYC. A requisite part of living in New York is having a keen eye for good deals. Manhattan itself was once a... more
Wed. 04 Mar '09

Cooking

Acme Smoked Fish's once-a-week feeding frenzy . Start your Sunday bagel-and-lox binge on Friday morning with a trip to Acme Smoked Fish. During the week, this Greenpoint... more
Mon. 19 Jan '09

Dining

Let Cafe Steinhof cure your midwinter blues. If you're sulking about it being Monday—or winter, or a recession—head to Park Slope's Cafe Steinhof. This... more
Wed. 10 Sep '08

Dining

Go to Vanessa’s for dumplings; stay for Chinatown’s best sandwich . Despite a recent makeover, Vanessa’s Dumpling House is still a destination for... more
Mon. 08 Sep '08

Wine

Finally! An eco-friendly boxed wine we'll drink. Wine is a carbon Bigfoot: All those heavy glass bottles and time spent on trucks and planes add up. Wine producers have... more
Wed. 18 Nov '09

Wine

American wines that won't break your Thanksgiving budget. Thanks to the efforts of forward-thinking (and budget-conscious) winemakers on the West Coast, right now you can... more
Fri. 06 Nov '09

Wine

'Inoteca offers coveted wines at fire-sale prices. Brothers Jason and Joe Denton have compiled one of the city's best Italian-wine lists at the Third Ave. location of... more
Fri. 30 Oct '09

Dining

Spastic weather aside, October has been a delectable month. The leaves have since changed, but these October bites are just as good as they were the first time around.... more
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Cooking

Get your Chilean fix at Puro Chile. Soho and Chinatown: Meet Chile. Across from the old Police Headquarters building, Puro Chile has opened a sleek, glass-enclosed store... more
Fri. 25 Sep '09

People

A lobster wunderkind brings fresh catch to the East Village. Maine native Luke Holden has cultivated more than a pair of sea legs: In lieu of summer camp, he kept company... more
Wed. 16 Sep '09

Dining

Party like it's 1959 at this Midtown mainstay. In this unforgiving era of shuttered restaurants, an establishment that stands the test of time is a rare thing indeed. And... more
Mon. 14 Sep '09

Dining

Chili plus donuts equals one addictive snack. When Boneyard Bistro chef Aaron Robins grew frustrated of trying to contain oozing chili on his chili burger, he created... more
Thu. 06 Aug '09

Dining

Skip the buffet and save big at the Strip's best restaurants . In Las Vegas, where temperatures are more than 100 degrees and nightly room rates are less than $100 right... more
Tue. 02 Jun '09

Dining

Our favorite secret taco stand lives on. A few blocks from Toloache's soaring ceilings and haute Mexican food, you'll find Tehuitzingo, a little deli with a big secret:... more
Wed. 20 May '09

Drinks

Got a buck? Drink like a prince at these top bars.. Though the dollar's value has plummeted worldwide, there's one location where the greenback is more valuable than... more
Mon. 18 May '09

Cooking

Three Tarts sells one-bite sweets at bite-size prices. When wallets start to thin, the sweetest things in life are the first to go. Fortunately, one Chelsea shop is... more
Wed. 06 May '09

Drinks

Midnight is the new 5 p.m. at these late-night happy hours . Happy hour can be both alluring and irritating: Securing cheap drinks is often a race against the clock, as... more
Fri. 24 Apr '09

Dining

Chinatown favorite Mei Li Wah is better than ever. When the beloved-but-dingy Chinatown bakery Mei Lai Wah closed last year, fans thought the city's best pork buns were... more
Wed. 08 Apr '09

Dining

Anthos Upstairs is the best of the small-scale spin-offs . With private parties on the decline, many restaurants are repurposing rooms once reserved for lavish banquets... more
Mon. 23 Mar '09

Dining

A coffee shop with amazing food--or a restaurant with amazing coffee?. You'd be forgiven for thinking Simon Sips is just another great East Village coffee shop: After... more
Fri. 13 Mar '09

Dining

Go to Duane Park for the food; stay for the burlesque . Marisa Ferrarin sure knows how to spice up a place. After completely re-doing Duane Park Café (now simply... more
Fri. 06 Mar '09

Dining

Cheap meats at Buenos Aires are the real deal . Eating at a quality steakhouse no longer requires having an expense account. If your company is tightening the purse... more
Wed. 25 Feb '09

Wine

Top Napa wineries offer little-brother labels at a deep discount . If you're sporting more DKNY than Donna Karan lately, try the same strategy with your wines by buying... more
Wed. 18 Feb '09

Wine

A bailout plan we can all drink to. The recent stimulus package might have divided Congress, but a California winery has devised a bailout plan we can all get behind: a... more
Fri. 09 Jan '09

Wine

Discover Beaujolais's serious side. New York wine shops are still awash with leftover Beaujolais Nouveau, the light, fruity wines released en masse in November and meant... more
Wed. 07 Jan '09

Dining

Before loading up on charcuterie at Salumeria Rosi, sit down for a meal. On the bargain-starved Upper West Side, the recently opened gourmet shop Salumeria Rosi is a... more
Fri. 19 Dec '08

Wine

Three of this year’s best wine values, plus a discount. Although 2008 is almost over, we still have some of the year's most important wine purchases ahead of us: A... more
Wed. 12 Nov '08

Wine

Hit D.O.C. Wine Shop for obscure values. Anyone can make a dinner party impression with a well-known, expensive wine. But we prefer to bring under-the-radar wines that... more
Mon. 03 Nov '08

People

Emily Farris elevates an old budget standby. Living on a budget might be new (and shocking) for some of us, but we could all take notes from Brooklyn-based cookbook... more
Mon. 27 Oct '08

Cooking

New York's best Greek market is a one-stop party shop . We expected to find New York's best Greek supermarket in Astoria, but we were truly surprised to discover just how... more
Tue. 21 Oct '08

Dining

A tiny restaurant finally settles into its neighborhood. When it lost its founding chef and original location in 2006, we feared the worst for Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar.... more
Fri. 26 Sep '08

Wine

Pair The Ten Bells’s $1.25 oysters with a crisp Muscadet. With the “r”-less months (May-August) behind us, oysters are now in season. Our favorite new... more
Mon. 22 Sep '08

Cooking

The Brooklyn Kitchen’s butchery classes are worth their weight in meat. Part anatomy lecture, part gonzo cooking show, Tom Mylan′s butchery classes at The... more
Wed. 17 Sep '08

Cooking

Tiny tomatoes make a quick Italian appetizer. Deal-hunters that we are, we love the $5-and-under sfizi section of the menu at Convivio, the recent reincarnation of Tudor... more
Fri. 12 Sep '08

Dining

Try the East Village's other tiny, chef-driven restaurant. It's a bold move to serve pork buns just steps away from Momofuku. But Jehangir Mehta, a former Jean-Georges... more
Wed. 08 Jul '09

Wine

An all-occasion sampler from Tasting Table and Crush . From picnics to barbecues to a quiet session with a dozen oysters, there's not one perfect bottle of wine for... more
Thu. 14 May '09

Dining

Skip the mega steakhouses and celeb chef outposts: Right now, Sin City is an Asian destination. Raku A table at this 31-seat restaurant helmed by chef Mitsuo Endo has... more
Tue. 17 Feb '09

Cooking

Take advantage of the lobster glut--while you still can. Once upon a time, lobsters were so plentiful that fishermen would use them as bait. While that's far from the... more
Tue. 07 Apr '09

Dining

A week's worth of dining deals, day by day. There are now so many economy-inspired dining deals that you can enjoy a cut-rate meal any night of the week. Or every night... more