Love pastry but hate the calories? The Film Forum is hosting Kings of Pastry, a documentary featuring 16 French chefs–including Jacques Torres—baking, sculpting and piping their way (hopefully) to being declared one of the best pastry chefs in France. See below for details: CORRECTION: The reception previously posted is by invitation only. To purchase tickets [...]
Super Tacos, the truck with the to-die-for mole poblamo, is back on its home turf at 96th Street just west of Broadway. While the new subway station was being built, the truck was banished to Amsterdam Ave., but now it’s been restored to its rightful home. Bueno!
Whole Foods fans—the store’s celebrating its first birthday Friday. There’s cake too. And “local” Upper West Side foods, whatever that means. Here’s the announcement: This Friday marks the 1-year anniversary for the opening of Whole Foods Market on the Upper West Side. To celebrate our birthday, we’re inviting the neighborhood to come commemorate with a [...]
If you want falafel or maybe something more exotic from the Middle East, the Upper West Side is sprouting an array of joints to help you sample cuisines from around the region. Soom Soom, which opened recently on 72nd Street just east of Broadway is a falafel lovers delight. The golden orbs are perfectly fried, [...]
Truffles? What ever happened to lox as the delicacy of choice on the Upper West Side? The neighborhood is going ever more upscale with the opening of Urbani Truffles on West End Avenue at 60th Street. The shop is slated to open sometime in September, says Vittorio Giordano, Urbani’s VP. Truffles, of course, come from [...]
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