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5 Great Food Events This Weekend

2013-05-17 10:30:00

Friday, May 17 Sweet Leaf Tea's Be Sweet New York Sweet Leaf Tea will unveil a bottle cap art installation on the High Line in Chelsea tonight. The event kicks off the company's "Be Sweet Out ...

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Three Underrated Patios Where You'll Actually Be Able to Find a Seat

2013-05-17 09:00:26

That line you see in the photo above? That was the wait at 7 p.m. last Friday night for the Frying Pan, the bar located on a boat anchored in the Hudson. And while we dig the notion of sipping dri...

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In Praise of Diner Hamburgers

2013-05-17 08:00:00

The burger at Square Diner arrives disassembled--garnish it as you will. One strange aspect of the Age of Foodism has been the fetishization of the humble hamburger. This has occurred for a var...

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Casa Mezcal Offers Screamin' Brunch Deal

2013-05-17 07:00:07

While we're fans of lazy gluttony and daytime drinking here at Fork in the Road, we sometimes have a hard time getting super stoked about weekend brunch, mostly because we're uninspired by fightin...

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Achilles Heel Staffers on Their New Bar in Greenpoint

2013-05-17 06:00:50

Look out the window from your seat at Achilles Heel, the new Greenpoint bar from Andrew Tarlow -- whose expanding empire includes Marlow & Sons, Diner and Reynards, among others -- and you'll look...

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The Fourth Opens Near Union Square

2013-05-17 05:00:07

"Were those used in the London Olympics?" whispered our dining companion as we sat down at the bar at The Fourth. He was referring to the sculpture work hanging from the ceiling, which is oddly re...

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What Can You Do About the Coming Cicada Invasion? Eat them! (With Recipes)

2013-05-16 15:28:07

The common cicada, as it looks just before you eat it Unless you've been hiding underground for the last few months, you probably already know that New York City is due for a cicada invasion. I...

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New York's Serious Case of Cronut Fever, and How to Cope

2013-05-16 12:00:00

Are you experiencing feelings of extreme happiness and sadness? Have you lost interest in other breakfast pastries? You may be suffering from cronut fever. Last Friday, when we first tasted ...

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Trending: Banana Cocktails to Drink Right Now

2013-05-16 09:30:45

When we spotted the rhubarb banana daiquiri on the list at ABC Cocina, we joked that we "don't often see banana in drinks that aren't smoothies." In our interview with beverage manager Ann Marie ...

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ABC Cocina's Ann Marie De Bello on using the menu to inspire the drinks

2013-05-16 08:00:29

With substantial space carved out for drinkers, newly opened ABC Cocina's bar is likely to get as much play as its dining room, and sure enough, when we stopped by last week for an early taste, th...

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Annisa Chef Anita Lo Talks Amarone, Chardonnay and Her Perfect Food Wine

2013-05-16 07:00:49

Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the job. After establishing they actually ...

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Hill & Dale Opens on Allen; Here's a First Glimpse

2013-05-16 06:00:40

A neon gamophone hung in the window gives a clue to what's inside the deceptively large space at 115 Allen, a Salvation Army store turned a number of failed concepts -- including the former Scotch...

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GoogaMooga Countdown: Watch Northern Spy Food Co. and Landhaus Prep on Food.Curated

2013-05-16 05:00:38

With GoogaMooga just a day away, we're savoring the videos Food.Curated created to preview what some of the participating restaurants will bring to this weekend's food festival in Prospect Park....

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Zak Pelaccio's Fish & Game Will Open Upstate Tonight

2013-05-15 16:48:48

Months back, Fork reported that Zak Pelaccio, founding chef of Fatty Crab and Fatty 'Cue, and his wife, Jori Emde, were gearing up to open Fish & Game in Hudson, New York, where they'd secured a ...

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This Week's Review in Pictures: Wylie Dufresne's Alder

2013-05-15 12:00:00

This week's review is of Alder, Wylie Dufresne's new restaurant in the East Village, where I found the platonic ideal of clam chowder -- lean but incredibly silky, full of flavor -- with a par...

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GoogaMooga Participants: Reviewed

2013-05-15 10:00:51

This weekend's GoogaMooga, the hyped-up food festival set to take over Prospect Park from Friday through Sunday, has a cast of 85 food vendors, 75 brewing companies, and 100 wines. But after las...

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Betony: An Early Taste

2013-05-15 09:00:14

Brasserie Pushkin, that splashy midtown restaurant with gilded walls and an over-the-top Russian menu, didn't exactly get a lot of love from the critics (exhibit A and exhibit B, the latter of whi...

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Tasting Van Leeuwen's New Vegan Ice Cream

2013-05-15 08:00:00

Good news for vegans this summer: One of Fork's favorite parlors in the city,Van Leeuwen, has debuted two new flavors made without the shop's usual cream, milk, and eggs. We stopped in for a t...

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Seasonal, Edi & the Wolf and Third Man Chef Wolfgang Ban Chats Wine

2013-05-15 07:00:49

Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the job. After establishing they actually ...

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One Twenty-Two First Avenue Looks at Friday Opening After Delay

2013-05-15 06:00:48

The East Village outlet of homegrown mini-chain South Brooklyn Pizza looks like little more than a run-of-the-mill slice joint, though it turns out worthy versions of New York-style takeaway pies ...

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