February 2011
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Brooklyn Wort brought all the hops heads to the...
On Saturday, 30 of NYC’s finest home brewers convened at the Gowanus Studio Space for an epic barley battle. The second installment of Brooklyn Wort—a  home brewing competition put on by the folks at Brooklyn Homebrew and Sycamore—gave visitors a chance to sip beers available nowhere else (short of befriending the brewers). Attendees also enjoyed messy-good corn cakes from Red Hook’s...
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South Beach Wine & Food Fest: FYI, there's a gal...
Folks were high on more than just sweets at the Let Them Eat Cake dessert tasting at South Beach. The party, which was held Friday night at a chic parking garage, featured aerialists suspended from the ceiling who poured champagne for guests. There were also on-site ice sculptors shaving away in front of the crowd (and turning everyone standing nearby into human sno-cones)… … as well...
Feb 26th
On the scene at South Beach Wine & Food Fest with...
Guarnaschelli (center) with fellow judges Kate Krader, Art Smith, Suzy Buckley and Todd English We caught up with Alex Guarnaschelli at Burger Bash Thursday night at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, where the Food Network star (and Butter chef) was one of the event’s judges. After some serious judging (and we mean serious—lotsa heavy pondering and munching going on), the...
Feb 25th
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The Bill: Hearth
February 20, 2011. 2 people. Hearth 403 E. 12th St. at 1st Ave. 646-602-1300 
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The Bill: Sripraphai
February 19, 2011. 2 people. Sripraphai 64-13 39th Avenue Woodside, 718-899-9599 
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Who's got the best fried chicken?
Are you cuckoo for the cluckers at Pies-n-Thighs or Blue Ribbon? Vote for NYC’s best fried chicken in our Best of Metromix 2011. [link]
Feb 21st
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The Bill: El Cobre
February 13, 2011. 4 people. El Cobre 95 Avenue A at 6th St. 212-614-6818 
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Who slices up NYC's best pizza?
Are you old-school Franny’s or new-guard Paulie Gee’s? Vote for NYC’s best pizza in our Best of Metromix 2011. [link]
Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
Who's got NYC's best burger?
Is Shake Shack really all that, or does The Breslin do it better? Vote for NYC’s best burger in our Best of Metromix 2011. [link]
Feb 16th
Pichet Ong confirmed at Baotique. Plus: Spam fried...
It’s been a while since we heard a Michael Bao pun—we were starting to get withdrawal symptoms. Here to the rescue with the meds: Baotique! Michael Bao Huynh will be opening this “modern Vietnamese” 66-seater inside midtown’s Covet Lounge on Friday, and Michael confirms to us that Pichet Ong is onboard as consulting chef. Pichet is in the process of delivering the...
Feb 16th
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What's NYC's best new restaurant?
Are you on Team Morini or Team Kin Shop? Vote for NYC’s best new restaurant in our Best of Metromix 2011. [link]
Feb 15th
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The Bill: Xi'an Famous Food
February 10, 2011 | 1 person Xi’an Famous Foods 88 East Broadway #106 No phone
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Fedora is clawing at the competition
Oh sweet mother of Jesus, WTF just scratched its way onto our plate?! Believe it or not, this is the fried chicken bowl at Fedora, the new Village subterranean joint from Joseph Leonard’s Gabe Stulman. We’ve heard of nose-to-tail dining, but jeez! At Fedora, it’s friggin’ beak-to-claw. And it’s exactly what it looks like: a quarter piece of fried chicken served...
Feb 11th
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Food is the New Rock: Dismemberment Plan Likes... →
foodisthenewrock: Eric Axelson from Dismemberment Plan talking to Epicurean Musician: This is only our second day out of town. We’re playing different clubs than we used to. In New York tomorrow I’m hoping to go to Otto. It’s a Silician place (near Washington Park). My favorite thing is a…
Feb 10th
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Fashion Week preview!
Pictured: Rebecca Taylor’s sketch for Fall 2011 Celebs! Cocktails! Parties! All the glitz of Fashion Week can easily obscure what brings this week-long extravaganza together: the clothes! With that in mind, we asked some of our favorite designers—on the eve of the fall 2011 shows—what inspired their collections and what we can expect to see at their upcoming shows. MORE
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