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1. Laut: Michelin-Starred Malaysian Restaurant Delivers On Flavor 2. An Afternoon Tour of Soho with Andrew Carmellini 3. We Chat With: Dave Arnold of Booker and Dax 4. How to Make Veal Braciole with Del Posto's Mark Ladner at the New York Culinary Experience 5. Video: Behind the Cote de Boeuf at Abe & Arthur's 6. First Look: Lebanese-Armenian at Almayass in the Flatiron 7. 8 Great Late Night Bites in the West Village 8. Heart of the House: Danny Rojo, Lot 2 9. Bronx Eats: West African Chu Yap and Bouey at Fouta, Soundview 10. Mexican Eats: Carrera's Taqueria in Bushwick More
At Slice we're not ones to throw around judgement without due diligence and back up, so In the interest of TRUTH (and a opinion), I decided to revisit Artichoke to re-assess their entire pizza menu, top to bottom. In the interest of thoroughness, I visited multiple times—at 11AM when the first round pies are coming straight out of the oven, at noon when the first square pies emerge, and again in the mid-afternoon when a re-heat is necessary on your slices. More
Vegan Divas (also home to carrot cake and doughnuts ) recently launched an e-commerce site, and what better way to celebrate than with a slice of this Vegan Dark Chocolate Cake? More
A perennial brunch favorite, (their pancakes have won more awards than some Olympic athletes!), Clinton Street Baking Co. continues to hit Southern-style comfort food out of the park thanks to their focus on simple and flavorful American dishes. But it's not all batter and syrup at this darling of a LES spot: their lunch and dinner menus have savory standouts that give their all-day breakfast items a run for their money. More
Dickson's uses the real stuff to make its Slim Jakes and flavored jerky ($15 / half-pound). More
It's hot and all you want is something to cool you down that won't weigh you down. Enter Wooly's Ice. Danny Che, David Sat, and Kenneth Sa are the founders of Wooly's Ice, a Taiwanese and Hawaiian shaved ice stand currently at the South Street Seaport. More
"I end up here more often than I should," admitted Andrew Carmellini when we met him at Dominique Ansel, the staggeringly good French bakery on Spring Street. This was stop number one on what would become our three-hour Soho food crawl. Hop along on our Soho tour with chef Andrew Carmellini! More
Food and drink events for the weekend and next week. More
The foam is excessive and a little silly, but that aside, Frozen Banana Souffle ($12) is a dessert you'll want to order at Tocqueville. More
In the year since LightHouse opened in South Williamsburg, I've had a series of delightful meals at their charming family-style picnic tables. The restaurant serves up a small but well-curated raw bar selection, along with grilled steaks, chops, and an extensive house pickle menu. Their brunch veers more Israeli than their New American dinner options, with a marvelous Shakshuka and an aromatic harissa-spiced chicken thigh with fried eggs. With plate glass windows lining most of the dining area, brunch-goers can bask in the sunlight while listening the house DJ's sweet vinyl collection. Given my affection for this neighborhood spot, it pains me to say that their house Everything Burger was a disappointing lesson in burger no nos. More
Koreatown, the block of 32nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, is a densely packed smorgasbord of Korean food. With restaurants lined up side by side and stacked on top of each other, the competition for your stomach and your wallet is intense. You can choose from Korean cafeterias, tiny kimbap joints, Korean-Chinese restaurants, multi-level eateries with elaborate waterfalls, and on and on. And among that glorious hodgepodge, you find Korean bakeries stuffed with over-the-top sweet and savory specialties. If you want to understand what makes a living, morphing fusion cuisine, Paris Baguette is a good place to start. More
As far as second careers go, becoming a chef is a bigger change than most. A passion for food can drive a whole new lifestyle, and pursuing that love can fuel a livelihood. And any chef, not just one on his second career, would be considered fortunate to land what Danny Rojo's first job was in New York—cooking at the chef's station of Bouley. But the position reminded him of the high-pressure corporate environment that he sought to escape in the first place. Lot 2 offered greener pastures and the chef's life he was looking for, where the job is simple: cook great food for great neighbors. More
Chicken wings are pure comfort food, but Kasadela Izakaya's wings hardly soothe. They're packed with garlic and black pepper and carry serious bite. Learn more about them on this episode of Food Curated. More
The Brooklyn food scene is full of hip and trendy restaurants, but it's rare that any of them offer more than one or two vegetarian options. That's why I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Buttermilk Channel has an entire menu devoted to vegetarian food. More
Lebanese restaurants aren't rare in this city, but they aren't especially common either—a shame for New Yorkers who'd rather pig out on eggplant and yogurt than foie gras and pork belly. Lebanese cuisine is Southern Mediterranean meets Middle Eastern, and can be as conservative or as exotic as you care for. At the newly opened, surprisingly fancy Almayass in the Flatiron, both routes are open to you. Want to stick to pita, hummus, and kebabs? No problem. Curious about quail egg-topped Lebanese salumi, beet root dips, or bulgur-studded tartar? They can make that happen. More
Known for its aggressive community boards as much as for its bevy of iconic New York dining institutions, Manhattan's West Village caters to palates and pocketbooks of every denomination. While its status as a safe haven for creative and alternative lifestyles is on the wane, the neighborhood remains one of the best areas on the island for the nocturnally hungry to snag a midnight snack. More
