FriendsEAT.com - Recent Blogs

Serving Up a Manhattan Special

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The beloved Manhattan Special was featured in the NY Times yesterday as siblings Aurora and Louis Passaro are experiencing a new resurgence in popularity in the coffee soda specialty. The drink, which has been made in a Brooklyn factory since 1895, ...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/08/2008

Hundred Acres

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by Restaurant-Girl

**- Two StarsImagine a restaurant on a quaint, tree-lined street. Nearby, a few lonely restaurants attract just enough attention to survive. But this one is haunted - haunted by the ghosts of restaurants past.Perhaps you've eaten in a place like thi...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/08/2008

Restaurant Worker Says She Was Fired for Speaking Spanish

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by Gothamist-Food

Restaurant lawsuit season is in full swing! The latest is a $5 million lawsuit filed by a former employee against the Gramercy Park Hotel Chinese restaurant Wakiya, which Times critic Frank Bruni once derisively described as “a swindle.” A Domini...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/08/2008

Book Signing!

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by Waiter-Rant

I’ll be doing a book signing on Tuesday, July 29th at Borders Books inside the Time Warner Building in Manhattan. The event starts at 7:00 PM. I’ll also be discussing my book and taking questions. I hope many of my readers in the New Yo...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/08/2008

August - Brunch Review

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by Dudes-on-Food

IntroAugust - Recommended (for brunch)30 W 26th St, New York 10010Btwn 5th & 6th AvePhone: 212-255-4544Met up Mr Risotto for brunch and wanted to find a nice outdoor joint. Did some research on the Internets and came across August which we've al...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/08/2008

Teucrium Pruning in My Herb Garden

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by The-Martha-Blog

When I designed the stone terrace on the backside of my Bedford home, it was important for me to incorporate a formal herb garden. Within this garden, we’ve planted thyme, chives, purple basil, purple sage, rosemary, parsley, oregano, golden ...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/08/2008

Grand Sichuan

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by The-Amateur-Gourmet

Do you have a favorite restaurant where you go again and again and always order the same things? We do. That restaurant is Grand Sichuan on St. Mark's and I can't believe I've never written about it. Our meal always begins with the dish you see above...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/07/2008

Next Food Network Star, Scandals Galore

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by The-Amateur-Gourmet

I could link to this week's Next Food Network Star viewing party or my exit interview with this week's eliminated contestant, Shane but instead I'd like to link to my friend and colleague Jacob, The Food Network Addict.On his blog this week, Jacob re...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/07/2008

EaterWire: Dishman Staying in Sonoma, More 1300 Brunch

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by Eater-SF

SONOMA—Last week, it came out that Preston Dishman is on his way out at The General's Daughter, but the Southern cuisine specialist wants to remain in the area: \"Dishman says he's hoping to stay local and has a few offers already. He'll be at ...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/07/2008

Board Wrap: Dinner and Drinks on the Stockton Tunnel

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

by Eater-SF

· Tunnel Top and Bar Crudo: A Wonderful Symbiotic Relationship [Mouthfuls] · Plenty of Feathers Ruffled When Someone Calls a Restaurant \"Weird\" [CH] · How to Modernize Brunch Service? [eG] · Dinner at Boulevard: \"Executed Well ...

0 Views | 0 Fans | 0 blog comments | posted on 07/07/2008