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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 . [...]

Upper West Side: 77th Street Greenmarket Expands

Just in time for spring—will it ever come?!—the Sunday greenmarket at 77thth and Columbus is growing, adding new farmers and more space.
The weekly market has moved out of its longstanding schoolyard locale and onto the sidewalk lining the east side of Columbus Avenue where it will extend one additional block, to 80th Street. The action [...]

Upper West Side: New Restaurants for Steak Lovers

The Westside Independent reports that steak houses appear to be taking over the Upper West Side restaurant scene.  At least two new places are featuring lots of red meat.  Carnivores, read the story here.

Upper West Side: A Voce Shines with Dishes that Delight

A Voce’s Time Warner Center outpost buzzed the night I was there with a mix of tourists and locals. As for the food, the pasta dishes were sublime. But why take my word for it? Our very own Discerning Diner filed the following report:
We shared the ravioli with taleggio and brown butter and sage, with [...]

Fairway to Open Up on the Upper East Side

Upper East Siders may finally be able to shed their grocery store inferiority complexes now that Fairway is scouting a new store location at 240 E. 86th St., between Second and Third avenues.
According to Crain’s New York Business, the Upper West Side specialty grocer has its eye on the 60,000 square feet of space that [...]