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Ladies and gentlemen, the state of the waffle is strong. Right now, in fact, you’ll be happy to know that waffles are working on a new alliance with fried chicken. It’ll be a union of mutually assured deliciousness. Thank you, and God bless America. And behold Sweet Chick, a carefree little farmhouse of down-home-y fried wonders, opening next
Things you know about New Zealand: —It’s got more sheep than people. —Lord of the Rings. —The people are called Kiwis. —And it’s responsible for your dinner tonight... Specifically, the New Zealander at The Musket Room, which is just what you’d like to imagine a large, rustic, brick-and-wood dining room in New Zealand to be, opening tonight in
“We apologize, but you’ve eaten all the sushi. There’s no more.” You’re about to make someone tell you that... Pack a mighty hunger for New York Sushi Ko, a very tiny LES spot where a chef’s going to rock your world with heroic feats of sushi making, opening tomorrow. Eleven seats. That’s all you’re working with here. But that’s okay. All the more
The sun. For far too long, it’s had a cushy spot atop your “favorite parts of summer” list. Not that it’s not great and all—gives life, creates a social milieu in which shorts are acceptable, etc. Just... this might be better. Welcome to OddFellows Ice Cream Co., a humble Williamsburg parlor of next-level ice cream from a wd~50 vet, opening
Massive news today. It’s about something tiny. ... It’s massive tiny news. And it’s about you eating seafood from the Carbone guys. Prepare to get shucked at ZZ’s Clam Bar, a cupboard-sized raw bar from the gentlemen behind Torrisi and Carbone, opening Saturday in Greenwich Village. This spot’s just three doors from Carbone. You probably
Look at it out there. It’s spectacular. Makes you want to... eat ham. Maybe have a bottle of wine. And if it doesn’t, well... you’ll want to now. Stand under a window and scream your lungs out Brando-style for Estela, a humble passage of shared-plate temptation and profound wine-drinking, now open in Nolita. Botanica: a semi-divey gem.
Well, if you’re reading this, you haven’t melted or evaporated yet. Nice. The reward for your shrewd survival skills: earth-shattering ramen news... Remember you’re supposed to eat hot stuff when it’s hot while entering Jinya Ramen Bar, an LA phenomenon of a ramen joint opening Saturday in Greenwich Village. Technically, this started with a
Food If It Ain’t Smoke... Since you’ll be busy living, libertying and pursuing happiness Thursday, you may need to combine the vital Independence Day elements of drink and barbecue. Thus, the finest barbecue cocktails in the city. Drink them, or the king of England wins.
You know what they say about people in glass houses... They should always prepare a really killer cuttlefish arancino. Oh yeah, and ixnay on the stone throwing... Speaking of glass houses, stare at Corvo Bianco, an enormous enclave of Italian-ness with a skylight the size of a zeppelin, taking reservations now for a July 15 opening on the UWS.
Visions of perfect noodles and pork. If you were psychic, you’d be having those by now. But you’re not. Probably. So we’ll just tell you they’re coming... At Ippudo Westside, the Midtown installment of the East Village Japanese ramen joint, now doing the soft-open thing. By now you know Ippudo’s perpetually long-lined 4th Avenue spot. Now
