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      • NYC FOODIE MEAL OF THE WEEK: CASA MONO
        10/31/09
        Last Friday my family and I celebrated my younger sister's 27th birthday at Casa Mono, which happens to be my favorite tapas spot in NYC. We ordered a bunch of dishes to share and ALL of them were great! Check them out:

        Bacalao Croquetas with Orange Alioli ($9)- Yummo!

      • NYC FOODIE WORLD SERIES DEAL OF THE WEEK: BAR STUZZICHINI
        10/30/09
        Hey Foodies and baseball fans- just received this press release:

        "Southern Italian restaurant Bar Stuzzichini now has a TV and will be showing the World Series!

        For all seven games, they are offering half priced Peronis (sm, $3 & lg, $4) in the bar area from the first

      • NYC FOODIE QUICK BITE: ED'S CHOWDER HOUSE
        10/26/09
        Last week I had a lunch (with a stunningly beautiful Director of PR for a restaurant group) at Ed's Chowder House (formerly Center Cut), a new seafood restaurant in the Empire Hotel. Ed's is brought to us by Jeffrey Chodorow's China Grill Management empire and consulting chef Ed Brown

      • NYC FOODIE HOT SPOT OF THE WEEK: ABE & ARTHUR'S
        10/21/09
        Last night I went to Abe & Arthur's, the two week old "hot spot" that used to be Lotus. Abe and Arthur's comes to us from Eugene Remme and Mark Birnbaum, the team behind the exclusive club Tenjune, and the new lounge SL. Manning the stoves is Chef Franklin Becker (Brasserie),

      • NYC FOODIE HALLOWEEN COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK: 42ZOMBIE
        10/21/09
        For everyone looking for a spicy great cocktail to celebrate Halloween, check out this press release from 42BELOW Vodka (sounds delicious!):

        "For those past the age of Trick or Treating, 42BELOW has a sweet alternative for Halloween festivities with playful cocktails for the young at

      • NYC FOODIE WINE OF THE WEEK: LUCE WINES
        10/20/09
        A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to get invited to a wine tasting for Luce Wines, a fabulous Italian vineyard. Luce was the first wine ever produced in Montalcino by blending Sangiovese and Merlot. I was able to tast a bunch of different vintages, from a smooth 2006 to an amazing and seductive 199

      • TABLE FOR ONE: YERBA BUENA (PERRY ST.)
        10/16/09
        Last night I was invited by a gal friend to have birthday cocktails with her and 7 of her girlfriends at Yerba Buena (Perry St.), the second outpost of Chef Julian Medina's (Toloache) Latin restaurant. I was very excited to say the least for 2 reasons: 1. I have not been to the first Yerba Buen

      • NYC FOODIE QUICK BITE: SCUDERIA
        10/13/09
        Last Thursday I grabbed a bite at Scuderia, an Italian Trattoria in the West Village. One of the owners of Scuderia is Leyla Marchetto, whose father Silvano owns Da Silvano across the street, which has been around since 1975!

        We sat outside on 6th Avenue and began our meal with a few appe

      • NYC FOODIE COOKIE OF THE WEEK: CHIPN'ETZEL BY SARA SNACKER
        10/13/09
        Last week I had the pleasure of receiving two boxes of Chipn'etzel cookies from the Sara Snacker Cookie Company. The Chipn'etzel is "a sweet and savory cookie made from everyone's two favorite snacks - potato chips and pretzels!" I tried ones hand dipped in dark chocolate an

      • NYC FOODIE COFFEE OF THE WEEK: STUMPTOWN COFFEE
        10/06/09
        I love coffee. I live on it. It gets me through the day. Ok, I probably don't even need coffee, as I am pretty hyper and energetic without it, but it makes me feel good. I get tall iced coffees from Starbucks on a daily basis. Is Starbucks coffee good? It does the job- for me at least- and they

      • NYC FOODIE EVENT OF THE WEEK: EPICURIOUS ENTERTAINS NYC
        10/01/09
        Yesterday afternoon I went to the first day event of "Epicurious Entertains NYC", a five day event hosted by Epicurious.com for foodies and food lovers.

        It is "a one-of-a-kind event with daytime demonstrations and celebrity chef dinners in a homey pop-up space. Epicurious

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