Egg with spring peas, bacon, chanterelles and truffles at Aldea. (Photograph: Jeff Gurwin)
Jay Cheshes gives four out of five stars to George Mendes’s Aldea, where “precision cooking and an intelligent palate are clearly at play” in modern food that “quietly telegraphs Lisbon, the Algarve and the Douro wine region.” [TONY]
Jo’s may be a beautiful American bistro, “but like a model who kills the conversation the moment he opens his mouth, the magic here dies when the food hits your lips,” making it worthy of only two out of five stars. [TONY]
Water Taxi Beach Governors Island (Photo: Jeff Gurwin)
The following restaurants and bars are expected to open by July 15. Opening dates can change, so call ahead before heading out.
Lot 2 Chef Scott Bridi brings the expertise he developed as the onetime head of Gramercy Tavern’s charcuterie program to this modest Brooklyn spot. In addition to an extensive cured-meat–and-sausage menu (neck three ways comes with house-made pork and lamb coppa, as well as rillettes), Bridi will prepare a market-driven American menu with dishes featuring secondary cuts of meat, like an entrée of slow-cooked brisket, pork jowl, and lamb rib with carrots and potatoes. 687 Sixth Ave between 19th and 20th Sts, Sunset Park, Brooklyn (718-499-5623)
File this happy hour away for a less gloomy day. Water Taxi Beach/South Street Seaport just introduced this enticing raw-bar deal: On Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 6pm, you can score oysters, shrimp and clams for 50¢ each (usually around $3 a pop). Beers are half price ($3), and mixed drinks start at $3.
Posted in Eat Out by Eat Out on June 15th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
The third annual NYC Food Film Festival kicked off Saturday night at the Astor Center, where fest directors George Motz and Harry Hawk greeted filmgoers with bowls of wild-mushroom agnolotti, an edible side to Motz’s short film titled “Chef Rosario Del Nero and the Italian Art of Food.” The series of flicks—which will be screened all week (for free!) at both the South Street Seaport and Long Island City Water Taxi Beach locations—is billed as a “multisensory experience,” and will be paired with tastes of the foods that each movie celebrates. Keep reading for more festival highlights.Read more »
Posted in Eat Out by Eat Out on June 7th, 2009 at 12:00 am
The classic Spanish rice dish isn’t exactly our idea of beach food, but we’re not complaining. Visit Water Taxi Beach/South Street Seaport for this paella competition, for which nine Spanish restaurants (such as Socarrat) are bringing the grain. Sample entries with rioja wines. Guests choose the best, and the Food Network’s Daisy Martinez will emcee. Winners will be announced at 2pm; get there before 1:30pm to vote. Water Taxi Beach/South Street Seaport, north side of Pier 17, Fulton St at South St (watertaxibeach.com). 11am–3pm, $25.
You know the difference between lager and ale and can tick off the basics of cask conditioning. But can you brew your own? Meet some folks who do at the Brooklyn Beer Experiment, a tasting and competition of NYC home brewers. The deadline to enter your suds has passed, but you can sample the liquid and solid offerings—there will also be a cook-off of beer-based dishes. The Bell House, 149 7th St between Second and Third Aves, Gowanus, Brooklyn (718-643-6510, thebrooklynbeerexperiment. blogspot.com). 1–5pm, $18.
Seasonal Long Island City nightclub Water Taxi Beach opens its first outpost at South Street Seaport on May 30. WTB frontman Harry Hawk (he of this tour of eats in Sunnyside, Queens) made his name in burgers, but there will be plenty other grub on offer at this spin-off location—we hear Hawk sent his guys to Ensenada to stake out the perfect fish taco. You’ll find details on the resulting Baja beastie, along with the rest of the menu, after the jump. Read more »
Posted in Eat Out by Eat Out on May 5th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Harry Hawk shows us his favorite Sunnyside spots. (Photo: Daniel Krieger)
This week may have been dominated by the James Beard Awards, but we haven’t let our other interests slide. Available now online: Time Out’s new articles, reviews and more.
First up, Jay Cheshes visits Da Silvano’s two latest offshoots, Scuderia (it gets three stars out of six), where you don’t “need any insider connections to land a good table,” and Da Silvano Bistecca (just two stars), featuring Silvano Marchetto’s “meatcentric menu that’s his most affordable yet,” but ultimately it’s a restaurant “still in search of its soul.” Read more »
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File this happy hour away for a less gloomy day. 
The classic Spanish rice dish isn’t exactly our idea of beach food, but we’re not complaining. Visit Water Taxi Beach/South Street Seaport for this paella competition, for which nine Spanish restaurants (such as Socarrat) are bringing the grain. Sample entries with rioja wines. Guests choose the best, and the Food Network’s Daisy Martinez will emcee. Winners will be announced at 2pm; get there before 1:30pm to vote. Water Taxi Beach/South Street Seaport, north side of Pier 17, Fulton St at South St (
You know the difference between lager and ale and can tick off the basics of cask conditioning. But can you brew your own? Meet some folks who do at the Brooklyn Beer Experiment, a tasting and competition of NYC home brewers. The deadline to enter your suds has passed, but you can sample the liquid and solid offerings—there will also be a cook-off of beer-based dishes. The Bell House, 149 7th St between Second and Third Aves, Gowanus, Brooklyn (718-643-6510, 
