Tuesday, June 7, 2011

First Look at Jazz Club Moldy Fig | Nutcracker Crackdown Heats Up

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011

Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com
Booze News

Is the World’s Best Vodka Made in ... Pittsburgh?

'The Spirit Journal' thinks so!

Feed the Animals

Bocce’s Biscuit Bike Is Now Rolling, With Doggie Ice Cream!

The food cart for canines has launched.

Booze News

Don’t Worry, Wine Sorbet Will Soon Be Considered Nonalcoholic

Not that this makes up for the nutcracker crackdown.

Food Writer Shuffle

Edible Queens Gets a New Deputy Editor

Fork in the Road's Rebecca Marx takes over the job.

Funnies

And Now: A Collection of Curiously Eccentric Cheese Labels

Westside Market's cheesemonger tries to inspire his customers via his labels. The whole thing is as strange as it sounds.

Restaurant Shuffle

Valbella Will Likely Snag Alto Space

The meatpacking Italian restaurant is in "advanced talks" with the landlord.

Slideshow

First Look at Jazz Club Moldy Fig, Classing Up the Lower East Side

Mechanical bulls: Out. Jazz: In.

Celebrifoodies

Jorge Posada Talks Fenway Franks, Booze — and Cameron Diaz

We chat with the Yankees star as he launches his own sangria line.

Booze News

The Nutcracker Crackdown Just Got Real

A new law would send nutcracker vendors to prison for up to a year.

Artsy

Consider the Oyster ... Comic

Gilt Taste is doing food-focused comic strips too.

Chef Shuffle

Mary Queen of Scots Snags Double Crown Duo

What to eat at Mary Queen of Scots now that Christopher Rendell is the new chef.

Openings

Pink Tea Cup Will Open in Harlem

"A lot of people ... said they were tired of coming all the way downtown for our soul food," says owner Lawrence Page.

Mediavore

E. Coli Caused by Eating Poo; Online Restaurant Ordering Up

Plus: Caribbean encourages citizens to plant gardens in face of rising food prices, and more, in our morning news roundup.

Neighborhood Watch

Fatty ’Cue Invades Battery Park; the Orchard Takes the Summer Off

Plus: Cobble Hill gets a new bakery, Williamsburg gets a new pop-up nightclub, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.

Sub-cuisines

Henan On Fire

Elmhurst newcomer Uncle Zhou is another source for spicy big-tray chicken.

Funnies

What Should Laurent Tourondel Call His New BLT Restaurants?

A few suggestions to help get his creative team started.

What to Eat

A Whole Lot O’ Gelato News

Plus some sorbet and fro-yo news, too!

Sugar & Spice

What, You Don’t Judge People by Their Groceries?

An illustrated recipe for "chili-spiked chocolate ice cream (with a slight side of ennui)."

Trends

Don’t You Worry, Breastaurants Are Keeping It Classy

Plus, how do you pay tribute to a groom who met his wife at Hooters?

Openings

‘Nippon Nachos’ in Bed-Stuy

An "American izakaya" comes to the neighborhood.

 

 

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