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 . [...]
Fatty Crab, the Malaysian-inspired eatery on Broadway, is throwing itself a first birthday
party. When you reach a year old, “that’s an appropriate time to start drinking,” insist the folks who oversee the always-packed place about the celebration to take place March 3.
To mark the one-year anniversary, there will be hors d’oeuvres “by the folks [...]
By Miriam Gottfried
Upper West Side bakeries are ramping up for the holidays, adding various seasonal items to their menus. Here’s a look at the December goodies at a few of them:
Bakery Soutine will be offering various gingerbread constructions, honey bourbon fruitcake, Royal Navy plum pudding, croquembouche and Buche de Noel. www.soutine.com
Buttercup Bake Shop will be [...]
When it comes to purchasing already-prepared Hanukkah latkes–those irresistible potato pancakes that are to Hanukkah as fruit cake is to Christmas–the Upper West Side abounds with dining-in or take-out options.
“We do a beautiful job on latkes,” remarked Nick the cook at Barney Greengrass, the iconic dairy restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue on New York’s Upper West [...]
Everyone has a favorite potato latke recipe for Hanukkah. Here’s one from Zabar’s, supplied by a grandma, of course. A couple of modern-day shortcuts that Bubbie might not have approved of—the potatoes aren’t peeled and they’re grated in a food processor.
Grandma Bertha’s Latkes
Andrea Watman
INGREDIENTS
4 Idaho Potatoes (Washed but not peeled)
1 Large Yellow Onion
3 Large Eggs
1-2 [...]
