City Harvest Bid Against Hunger
City Harvest, a renowned food rescue organization, has been dedicated to feeding New York City’s struggling residents for over 25 years. Their annual fall benefit, Bid Against Hunger, will take place on Tuesday, October 16 from 7:30 p.m. (6 p.m. for VIP admission) until 10 p.m. at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Last year the event raised over $1 million, enough to help feed of 10,000 hungry New Yorkers for an entire year. More than 70 of New York... Read More
New York Taste
New York City is known for the originality, creativity and diversity that makes its restaurant scene unique. For the past 13 years New York Magazine has teamed up with City Harvest to bring together chefs, mixologists and restaurateurs for the New York Taste event. Each year Gillian Duffy, editor of New York Magazine, selectively picks participants, this year includes Toloache, NIKO, GILT, Bobo, Ciano, Kefi, Junoon, Recette and more. For tastes from... Read More
5 Things That Should Be On Your Pizza
There are lots of things that can make a great pizza, from fresh, quality ingredients to the oven it’s baked in to the care of a good chef. However, there are some stand-out ingredients that make an amazing pizza. If you’re willing to think outside the pizza box and get a little crazy, try these specialty pizzas from top pizzaiolos. 1. Quail Egg (Qual egg, white rose potato, & chorizo California-style pizza from Tony’s Pizza... Read More
OPENING: Wong
Simpson Wong (of Café Asean) has opened his newest concept Wong in New York’s West Village neighborhood. Simpson along with his Chef de Cuisine, Blake Joyal, have introduced an Asian-Locavore approach to dining: Dishes and flavors that are interpretations of favorite dishes from Chef Wong’s travels throughout parts of China, Southeast Asia and Indonesia. The menu consists of inventive appetizers, noodle and rice dishes, housemade flatbreads... Read More
Bobo’s Labor Day Weekend Plate-to-Gate series
Plate-to-Gate is Bobo’s traveling series of outdoor meals experienced on-location at the various New York farms where the ingredients grew. For Labor Day weekend, Bobo’s executive Chef Patrick Connolly will host their Plate-to-Gate series at Widow’s Hole Oyster in Greenport for an Oyster BBQ. Diners will revel in a delightful reception at 4:00pm, and cocktails will be served with raw oysters on the half shell and Bobo’s own homemade... Read More
Coppelia’s Dessert Prix Fixe
Named after a beloved ice cream shop in Havana, Julian Medina‘s Coppelia is a New York-style luncheonette with Cuban accents, offering Nuevo-Latino comfort foods made with fresh, authentic ingredients 24-hours a day. The pastry program at Coppelia is overseen by Consulting Pastry Chef Pichet Ong, and now he has just launched their new three-course dessert prix fixe for $15. Come in and try it today! Read More
5 Things You Never Knew About Chef Shea Gallante
Executive Chef/Partner Shea Gallante brings over 10 years of experience cooking in several of New York’s most renowned kitchens to his newest project, Ciano. Chef Gallante offers diners an approachable, market-driven Italian menu in an inviting and intimate setting. Learn 5 things you never knew about Chef Shea Gallante: Shea is a devoted husband and father of three He identifies Daniel Boulud as his biggest culinary influence His fashion designer... Read More
