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Vareli in Morningside Heights is a Welcome Addition to the Upper West Side Dining Scene

If you don’t mind wading through clots of soused Columbia Students, Vareli in Morningside Heights is a nice spot for some of the best food on the Upper West Side.
The restaurant, which specializes in Mediterranean-themed small dishes dishes and tapas, is situated on the ground floor of the building that also houses that long-time Columbia [...]

October 3rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Restaurants | Leave a comment

Cascabel, the Mexican Spot, is Slated To Open This Week on the Upper West Side

Update: Manager Luce now says Cascabel will open Thursday or Friday, June 30 or July 1.
Cascabel, the popular Upper East Side Mexican spot, is slated to open its new Upper West Side spot soon, possibly in the next few days, according to a manager at the restaurant who identified herself as Luce.
The new outpost, at [...]

June 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Cocktails, Mexican Food, Restaurants | One comment

Upper West Side: New Bookstore to Open at 114th & Broadway Promises Some Food Titles

Book Culture, the independent bookstore that stocks scholarly and literary works in its shop on West 112th Street, will soon be taking over the space on Broadway formerly occupied by the beloved Morningside Bookshop.  The new book shop will open in about three weeks, says owner Chris Doeblin.
Deoblin says he’s been in talks with Columbia [...]

October 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Cookbooks | Leave a comment

Pizza Man: A Sad Night at Sal and Carmine’s

Last night, we walked up to Sal and Carmine’s to get a pizza.The gloomy weather matched Carmine’s mood. It was so sad to see the legendary pizza man, minus longtime partner Sal, standing all by himself in his pizza joint, gazing mournfully out the shop’s window fronting Broadway.
Asked about the circumstances surrounding Sal’s death in [...]

July 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Pizza, Restaurants | One comment

Upper West Side Restaurant Community Food & Juice to Reopen Mid/Late July

Update:  Community Food and Juice reopened Oct. 21.
Favorite neighborhood brunch spot Community Food and Juice, which was shuttered because of a fire April 24, is set to reopen in mid-to-late July, a company spokesperson said.
The blaze broke out in the kitchen, according to Dede Lahman, of Clinton St. Baking Co. & Restaurant, which owns Community [...]

June 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | One comment