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Upper West Side: Oscars and Hors d’œuvres March 7 at Lincoln Center

This year, I’m watching the Oscars in my PJs at home. But if you want to put on the dog and do Oscar night up right, then you can mosey on down to Lincoln Center and watch the awards—admittedly, Lincoln Center ain’t Hollywood—on a big screen TV. Swill down cocktails and nibble on  horsd’œuvres . [...]

Wedding Foods at Astor Center March 11 Featuring Momofuko, Landmarc, Other Purveyors

Eat, drink, get married. Wedding bells are ringing at the Astor Center March 11 which is displaying festive wedding-friendly foods from the likes of Momofuku Milk Bar, Ronni-Sue’s Chocolates and The Cleaver Company.
Could one of these purveyors be your dream wedding caterer?
Tastings of food and champagne will be offered.
One couple will win a hands-on cooking [...]

Upper East Side: The Great Migration & Southern Cooking in New York City

Here’s an event for fried chicken fanatics. With all the buzz about this southern culinary classic, this event reviewing the impact of the southern Great Migration on New York cooking fits right in with the times. It’s co-sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York and the Southern Foodways Alliance. Here are [...]

All About Cheddar Cheese at Jimmy’s No. 43 Feb. 3

Some people travel the globe in search of love.  Others search for adventure.  But Diana Pittet looked far and wide for cheddar cheese. 
Eat, Pray, Love for cheese lovers?
Find out why Pittet embarked on a 10-month global search for the rich, savory cheddar–and what she learned along the way at this Feb. 3 event at [...]

Upper West Side: Tavern on the Green To Throw Farewell New Year’s Bash

Right before the current owners of Tavern on the Green shut the doors of the legendary eatery located on the Upper West Side just inside Central Park, they’ll be staging a last hurrah - a New Year’s Eve 2009 farewell bash.
The extravagantly decorated restaurant—there’s topiary outside and stained glass windows within—was launched in 1976  by [...]