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The Best Rugelach and Croisaants: Two New Bakery/Cafes Open on the Upper East Side

Two new bakery/cafes have opened in the last several months on the Upper East Side. Le Moulin a Cafe, a French spot on York Avenue between 76th and 77th streets, serves up some of the best croissants I’ve eaten in the city. Plenty specializes in homey desserts like rugelach and crumb cake, along with cakes [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Hanukkah Food Event: Italian Jewish Culinary Traditions Discussed at Upper East Side New York Synagogue

Just in time for Hanukkah, food writer Leah Koenig will discuss Italian Jewish culinary traditions at a program being held at an Upper East Side synagogue. Did you know that Italian Jews are credited with popularizing eggplant, fennel and pumpkin as far back as the 2nd century BCE? Koenig will discuss how some traditional recipes—think [...]

Recently Shuttered Upper West Side Bruno Ravioli To Migrate to Upper East Side

When Bruno Ravioli closed its Upper West Side store on for good Sept. 25 it was a sad day for neighborhood pasta lovers. But the Upper West Side’s loss will soon be the Upper East Side’s gain. Bruno will be opening a new uptown shop at Madison and 98th Street, according to company owner Jim [...]