Taking inspiration from KFC’s Double Down, the Schnitzel & Things truck created the Schnitzel Down , a sandwich that uses a chicken schnitzel instead of a bun. And no fatigue yet, for yesterday they were sold out by noon . [Midtown Lunch via Eater National ]
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It’s Cinco de Mayo again, which means Mexican restaurants and bars—and some not so Mexican ones—are serving up discounted flautas and burritos, plenty of margaritas, and the occasional free tequila shot. So grab a bowl of Mexican meatballs courtesy of The Meatball Shop, run your fingers through the special sand floor at Cabrito, and, if you’re able to start your partying early, Papacitos’ fiesta starts at noon.
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Eater Maps: Here is Your Cinco de Mayo 2010 Itinerary
Breathe easy East Village coffee lovers! The Mud Truck has made a triumphant return to Astor Place. The bright orange fixture had been MIA for three weeks after it was slapped with a DOH sticker, and its return means sweet caffeine relief for the neighborhood’s residents, NYU students and workers. Our tipster reports, “I don’t even drink coffee but I know plenty of others do – especially in my office.
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Triumphant Returns: Mud Truck Makes Triumphant Return To Astor Place
[ Krieger , 2/11/09] Over the past year, stories have surfaced again and again regarding the trouble at Gino , the 65 year-old Upper East Side Italian joint with the oh so famous zebra wall paper. Last February, the owner complained of terrible business. Then it was almost killed by the union .
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The Shutter: UES Old Timer Gino Now Closing at the End of May
[ Krieger ] Today, Sam Sifton files on the seven week-old Keith McNally pizza place Pulino’s, giving its transplant chef Nate Appleman an enthusiastic one star .
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Week in Reviews: One Star For Nate Appleman at Keith McNally’s Pulino’s
MIDTOWN —When the Plaza Food Hall , headed up by celeb chef Todd English , opens later this month, it will include a branch of Curly Cakes , English’s joint project with his daughter Isabelle: “The cupcakes are basic: red velvet, lemon with pomegranate vanilla frosting, and toasted coconut.” [GS] WEST VILLAGE — A new tenant is finally hoping to take the long abandoned Day-O diner space at 103 Greenwich Ave., but Community Board 2 might not let him. They’ve turned down his proposal to alter the facade
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EaterWire: Concerns About Day-O Diner, Todd English Cupcakes
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [ Horine , 5/2/10] This Friday, the new Park Slope location of Forino , the five year-old Williamsburg pizza place, will make its debut to the public. Chef and owner Michael Ayoub got his start back in the neighborhood in the early 90′s with his restaurant Cucina, so it’s nice that his career has come full circle
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Eater Inside: Fornino, All Grown Up, Expands to Park Slope This Friday
Greenwich Village residents aren’t just against regular bars and clubs. It turns out that they are against sex clubs as well! A curious character bought a charming Minetta Lane townhouse and attempted to get a liquor license approved by the local community board, and according to paranoid Villagers, it was allegedly with the end goal of opening some sort of speakeasy/sex dungeon! The community got wind of the plan and papered the neighborhood with fliers, leading the applicant to withdraw the application. [Curbed]
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A Very Special Club: Greenwich Village residents aren’t just against…
A couple leftover tidbits from the James Beard Awards courtesy of Metromix . First, Thomas Keller on Sam Sifton’s rating for Sho Shaun Hergatt : “I did read the article, and it read like a three-star review, and with a two-star rating
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James Beard Awards: White Shares on Setai Spices, Keller on Sho Shaun Hergatt
Today Eater National interviews Kristyn Pomranz and Katherine Steinberg , the creators of Hot Dogs: The Competitive Eating Musical , which is set to debut off-off Broadway later this year. Click over to hear about how the writers adapted this strange food phenomenon to the stage, and their thoughts on the state of competitive eating today
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Hot Dog Musical: Today Eater National interviews Kristyn Pomranz…
Welcome to Eater’s newest column, Decanted, in which WineChap’s Talia Baiocchi guides us through the treacherous world of New York wine lists. Today: Marea
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Decanted: ‘Best New Restaurant’ Marea Pimps Populist Wine Playlist
Sad news from East Village , as the red telephone booths have disappeared from the facade outside the now closed Telephone Bar. While the bar may have been forgettable, the telephone booths added a welcome bit of flair to that block of Second Avenue
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Like a chef Mount Rushmore [Paul Schiraldi/HBO] So, this happened. What hovers above is a still from this upcoming Sunday night’s episode of Treme , David Simon’s New Orleans-based HBO show, featuring chefs David Chang, Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, and Wylie Dufresne.
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TV Watch: Colicchio, Chang, Dufresne, and Ripert Make Treme Cameo
VBS.TV released their latest “Munchies” video featuring Locanda Verde’s Andrew Carmellini and it involves a lot of drinking, swearing, and self-reflection: I worked for a lot of assholes before, a lot of bastards … The first bunch of years I was the chef guy, it’s a lot of pressure
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Video Interludes: Andrew Carmellini Was Once (But is No Longer) a Jerk
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Last night some very big deal New York restaurant personalities walked away with some major accolades from the James Beard Foundation. But while the awards themselves are the point of this whole dog and pony show, pretty much everyone who gathered at Lincoln Center and the winning restaurants were waiting for one thing all night: the after parties
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Hangover Observations: After the Beards: Ma Peche Flip Cup and EMP Dance Party
The Two Boots giveth, and the Two Boots taketh away. Just after learning Two Boots is expanding to the Upper West Side, The Lo Down brings word that they are closing their Two Boots Tavern location on the LES. The signage on Grand Street explains that they just couldn’t make it work, but not for want of trying
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The Shutter: After Trying ‘Everything’ Two Boots on Grand Will Close
Word began to circulate early Monday evening that the Jane Ballroom, the troubled lounge that had been closed for seven months, would finally open for business last night . Management had worked tirelessly to correct the numerous building violations it had received, and unlike the fall when neighbors were overwhelmed by long lines and taxis run amok, the Jane promised a much more neighborhood friendly atmosphere.
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Nightlife: An Evening At The Gentle Jane Ballroom
[ Krieger , 4/2/10] Momofuku’s David Chang has smartly kept the professional critics at bay by delaying the full and final opening of his new Ma Peche as long as humanly possible (about a month ). No longer. Tonight, Momofuku Midtown opens to the public for dinner at 5 PM .
Eater’s continuous James Beard Award coverage from Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City starts now! The Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America.
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Eater Live: Liveblogging The 2010 James Beard Awards!
RED HOOK — Grub Street learns that the long awaited Red Hook sausage shop Grindhaus will be a participant at the upcoming rival to the Brooklyn Flea, the Red Hook Mercado. Also on board: Fernando Martinez of Country Boys, Rafael Soler of Soler Dominicana, and FattyCakes NY , a Brooklyn based cookie company. [GS] CARROLL GARDENS — Lost City reports that Vermont Market & Pharmacy in Carroll Gardens may open after all
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EaterWire: Grindhaus Readies for Debut; Vermont Market & Pharmacy Saved