Moomah is applying for a liquor license. Plus: Steven Alan sample sale, 2011 Taste of Tribeca, Torly Kid discount, cute ducklings and dancers, a Rioja tasting, Downtown CSA, and a gutbuster brunch. / 1 comment
Congratulations to the Taste of Tribeca team—entirely made of volunteers—for pulling off such a classy, fun afternoon! Now, let's dish about the food.... / 3 comments
Plus: T-shirt crafting at Torly Kid, night tennis at Hudson River Park, Sherri Shepherd at Bar Artisanal, a fantastic new lamp, and how I was made to feel very old this week / 2 comments
"My dream has always been to open a hardware store in my own neighborhood,” says Andy Scheman, whose Tribeca Paint—Hardware & Home opens tomorrow in the West Broadway space that used to be Tribbles.
What some of the participating restaurants will be serving at the event. Remember, each ticket gets you six tastes, so start making your lists.... Plus: Recapping the chefs' tips.
I could only stay for part of this afternoon's Taste of Tribeca press preview at Marc Forgione, but I did manage to try dishes from the Harrison, Nobu, Macao Trading Co., and Acappella.... Not bad for a between-meal snack! / 5 comments
Madeline Lanciani of Duane Park Patisserie has three tips for making icing a cake a lot less fraught.
Plus: Disrespectacles to the rescue • Half-off mani-pedi • Grandaisy's new sandwich • Sharing Taste of Tribeca tickets
Macao Trading Co.'s executive chef, E. Chewy Cereceres, shares tips for making chicken breasts moist and coping with tiny (but delicious) Sweet 100 tomatoes.
The folks organizing Taste of Tribeca—the May 15 event benefiting P.S. 150 and P.S. 234—invited me to sit in on their meeting this morning, and I have to say, I had no idea how much work goes into the event.
The updated list of restaurants participating at Taste of Tribeca is very impressive! Although it's getting interesting to note who's not participating. Do they hate children? (That was a joke!)
The Palm's executive chef, Luis Nieto, used to work at Blue Water Grill—and consequently, one of his two tips is for fish, while the other is for beef. / 1 comment
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