Archives: Dining

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The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

Prediction: eight words from now, you’ll have a powerful lust for lamb chops... Introducing Noir, a mammoth chamber of foie gras, secluded lounging and sweeping Old Hollywood–style grandiosity, taking reservations now for Monday in Midtown. In a past life, this was Nikki Beach Midtown. Now, it’s two floors of bespoke punch bowls, Michelin-approved

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On the Road

On the Road

Your yen for spicy crab is legendary. Your simultaneous pot-pie yen: a little perplexing. But no one’s judging. And there’s at least one place out there that understands... Welcome to Silk Rd Tavern, a sexy new Flatiron spot for the fusion of Asian and comfort foods washed down with gingered cocktails, now open for dinner. If your grandma had

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Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

18 Greenwich Ave(at W 10th St)New York, NY, 10011 What a peculiar weekend. A Met threw a no-hitter. It rained from the sun. And yet your mind never wavered from pasta... Welcome to Rosemary’s Enoteca & Trattoria, a charming farmhouse of wine and hearty Italian-nessfrom the folks behind Bobo (and a chef from Eataly), open for dinner Friday in the

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Crab Report

Crab Report

You’ve heard it a million times: it’s not about the destination, but the journey. Not true. Especially when the destination involves crabs and mini-golf, and the journey is you going to Red Hook. Pack a bag for Brooklyn Crab, a blown-up, tri-level seaside crab shack of alfresco claw-cracking, buckets of beer and defeating the clown’s mouth on 18,

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Roofer Madness

Roofer Madness

Roofs: people have had some crazy ideas about what to do with them. Raising them. Letting them burn. You’ve always fallen more in the “sunbathe and eat a delicious meal on them” camp... So ascend to The NoMad Rooftop, a showstopper of an elevated alfresco-dining boîte from the chef behind the of-the-moment NoMad Hotel restaurant (not to mention

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Nic at Night

Nic at Night

FADE IN... Saturday. 3am. Your phone: dead. Your spirit: dirty. Your body: pizza-deficient. Your usual solution: a desperate little mushroom-topped slice that may or may not have been sitting under a heat lamp since 6pm (Tuesday). You deserve more. You deserve better. You deserve... ... Nicoletta, a single-minded brick-and-wood house of

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Out Back

Out Back

Dating Rule #264: Always protect your mystique. Dating Rule #1,522, Subsection F: Candlelit beer patios with secret alleyway entrances are mystique gold. Watch your step walking into Birreria Roma, a tiny little garden of Eden, beer and pizza accessible only by secret passage, taking reservations now in the Village. First of all: no, it’s not

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Toyed With

Toyed With

You remember the old fable about the hunger that could only be sated by pulsing house beats and Chinese mahogany chicken. It’s in one of those fable books. It’s also come to life at Toy, a multi-sectioned, only-in-Meatpacking fantasyland of Sino-Japanese edibles and reflective surfaces at the Gansevoort Meatpacking, opening next Monday. Get ready to

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The Big Chill

Food The Big Chill It’s the first day of summer and... already aggressively summer-like. Which means it’s time for you to start thinking about consuming your alcohol in a more frozen form. Before you are the most delicious options, complete with the potential for comically stained lips.

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In All Sirio’s-ness

In All Sirio’s-ness

If you’ve got the guts to name a restaurant after yourself, you’d better be a country-music sensation, a Bennigan or Le Cirque’s Sirio Maccioni. Regarding the latter, you’ve now got Sirio. It’s a low-slung hall of mod-’60s sexiness and serious Italian fare. It’s taking reservations right now and opening November 1 at the Pierre. And this is how you’ll make

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