Grub Street

"The rain was not coming down hard quite yet, so stopped at MercBar for a quick margarita, and to see the staff and locals who were tired of being indoors."

Filed Under: b&b, chinatown brasserie, faicco's pork store, gemma, john mcdonald, lure, mercbar, miss lily's, organic avenue, soho, standard grill, the dutch, the grub street diet, the new york diet

Posted 2/10/10 on Grub Street NYC
Mediavore

Hooters For Sale; Bronx Gets New Supermarkets

Plus: turnover at 'Food Network Magazine,' and umami in a tube, all in our morning news roundup.

Filed Under: coke, daniel boulud, food network magazine, gemma, hooters, jean-georges vongerichten, keste, la bottega, lawsuits, lucy browne's, matsuri, meals on wheels, mediavore, nate appleman, pepsi, vancouver

Posted 10/9/09 on Grub Street NYC
Celebrity Settings

Jude Law’s Magical Restaurant Tour Continues

Plus, the rest of this past week's celebrity sightings.

Filed Under: brasserie 8 1/2, bubby's, cafe gitane, celebrity settings, central park boathouse, dbgb kitchen & bar, dos caminos, dylan's candy bar, gemma, hill country, il buco, marseille, morandi, normas, serafina broadway, serendipity 3, southern hospitality

Posted 9/25/09 on Grub Street NYC
Celebrity Settings

Aniston Out-Dines Mayer; FLOTUS Flatters Gramercy Tavern

Plus: Vin Diesel hangs with the president of the Domincan Republic, and more, in our weekly roundup of boldface meals.

Filed Under: 7a, benjamin steakhouse, bistro bagatelle, bon appetit supper club & cafe, celebrity settings, craftsteak, da silvano, fat black pussycat, gemma, gramercy tavern, jack's coffee, meli melo, monkey bar, oak room, penang, peter luger, sant ambroeus, sardi's, sweetiepie, ted's montana grill, the smith, the spotted pig, vinegar hill house

Posted 8/28/09 on Grub Street NYC
Celebrity Settings

Amber Rose Tries the Cosi Lobster-Salad Sandwich; Debra Messing Does Dojo

Our weekly roundup of the glitterati's eating habits.

Filed Under: ballato, bistro chat noir, brio, cafe gitane, celebrity settings, city winery, cosi, dojo, dos caminos, extra virgin, gemma, georgica, locanda verde, lure fishbar, monkey bar, oak bar, pastis, sant ambroeus, the blue parrot, the city bakery, the cooper square hotel, the smith, the standard grill, uva

Posted 7/31/09 on Grub Street NYC
Celebrity Settings

Rihanna Is Everywhere, From the Griffin and Golden Krust to Shanghai Square

It's our weekly roundup of where the sparkly people were seen wining and dining.

Filed Under: 675 bar, babbo, building on bond, celebrity settings, da silvano, fresco by scotto, gemma, georgica, golden krust caribbean bakery & grill, indochine, junior's, levant east in the hotel on rivington, m2 ultra lounge, mercadito cantina, morton's the steak house, nobu, philippe chow, rock and roll hall of fame annex, rockwood music hall, sammy's roumanian steak house, savore, sazón, serafina broadway, serendipity 3, serie 56, shanghai square, the box, the coffee shop, the griffin, the prime grill, the pump energy food, wildwood barbeque, zereou

Posted 7/30/08 on Grub Street NYC
Mediavore

Does the Crowd Ruin Dinner?; Clubbing Goes Green

Marketing food to kids, hiring only female hostesses, rare cocktail books, and more, in our daily news roundup.

Filed Under: cesare casella, cocktails, danube, david bouley, flushing, gemma, greenhouse, guest house, home, mark grossich, mediavore, secession, the campbell apartment, water

Posted 6/16/08 on Grub Street NYC
NewsFeed

Protesters Rage Against East Village Wine Bars

One sign read BAN BELLINI, SAY YUCK TO YUPPIES.

Filed Under: bowery wine co., bruce willis, cbgb, gemma, john varvatos, momofuku ko, newsfeed, protests, the bowery hotel

Posted 5/16/08 on Grub Street NYC
NewsFeed

Park Slope Food Co-op Says, ‘H2NO!’

The famously stringent Park Slope Food Co-op is joining restaurants like the Waverly Inn and Gemma in ceasing the sale of bottled water.

Filed Under: evian, gemma, newsfeed, park slope food coop, the waverly inn

Posted 5/5/08 on Grub Street NYC
NewsFeed

Taavo Somer, the Man Behind the Music at the Rusty Knot

David Amsden steps into the world of downtown’s most-sought-after tastemaker and learns that he’s the one behind the jukebox at the Rusty Knot.

Filed Under: cafe gitane, freemans, gemma, jay-z, joe's bar, ken friedman, newsfeed, sean macpherson, taavo somer, the spotted pig

Posted 4/7/08 on Grub Street NYC
Mediavore

Bye-bye, Bottled Water; Cheyenne Diner Closed

Bottled water is becoming a faux pas, Cindy Adams takes the stand in the Patsy's-vs.-Patsy's trial, and the patrons of the Cheyenne Diner have one last meal there.