• Melon Agua Fresca Recipe

    This non-alcoholic sipper uses the sweetness of fresh melon against the savory nip of basil for a perfect morning libation.

    By Tasting Table Staff August 1st, 2012 Read More
  • Back Alley Waffles

    After a series of issues , this Shaw restaurant has effectively shuttered, and now only offers waffles by appointment, for $450 each.

    By Erin Hartigan August 1st, 2012 Read More
  • Pickled Shrimp Recipe

    This traditional Southern dish is reimagined by Butcher & Bee in Charleston, SC.

    By Tasting Table Staff August 1st, 2012 Read More
  • West Town Bakery & Diner

    No longer affiliated with Bleeding Heart Bakery, this West Town bakery and restaurant has reopened with a similar but slightly different menu and approach.

    By Heather Sperling August 1st, 2012 Read More
  • Neela's

    Neela Paniz closed her eponymous Napa restaurant yesterday after only three years in business. Paniz will continue to offer special dinners until the space is sold.

    By Jonathan Kauffman August 1st, 2012 Read More
  • Bar Tartine

    Today, Chad Robertson and Liz Prueitt open the long-awaited "bread annex" in their Mission restaurant. It will be open during the day, selling bread, open-faced sandwiches and artisanal products.

    By Jonathan Kauffman August 1st, 2012 Read More
  • San Francisco's Pläj Offers Scandinavian Fare

    Chef Roberth Sundell's Pläj may have instantly become San Francisco's only Scandinavian restaurant when it opened, but that doesn't keep Sundell from pursuing his own vision of colorful, wide-ranging food. And his seafood dishes may be the best way to experience what he's cooking.   

    By Jonathan Kauffman July 31st, 2012 Read More
  • Hank's Oyster Bar & The Eddy

    This beloved Dupont Circle oyster bar has opened its third location, which includes The Eddy, a new bar with cocktails by Gina Chersevani. Like the first two locations, the restaurant will serve small and large plates, seafood specials, and the Meat and Two option.

    By Erin Hartigan July 31st, 2012 Read More
  • Pizzeria Paradiso - Old Town

    The Old Town location of this pizza group recently expanded its bar area, and now has plenty of room for people to pair hard-to-find beers with summer pizzas.

    By Erin Hartigan July 31st, 2012 Read More
  • Pollo A La Brasa

    You can buy half a flame-licked bird, a mound of rice, beans and a chicha morada for a bit more than $10 at this Peruvian island in the midst of Koreatown. Not only is Pollo a la Brasa cheap, and not only is it massively filling, but the chicken, lashed with green ají sauce, is delicious.

    By Willy Blackmore July 30th, 2012 Read More
  • Garvanza's

    Highland Park has another new restaurant, located on Ave. 64, that serves affordable, inexpensive Mexican food. There are grilled chiles blanketed with queso fresco, and a more Caribbean-style dish of pork-shoulder pernil, served with mango salsa and rice and beans.

    By Willy Blackmore July 30th, 2012 Read More
  • Lulu & Po

    Two words: tomatoes, butter. Plenty of restaurants around New York serve tomatoes simply, with, say, a hit of olive oil and a dusting of salt. The genius chef-owners of this new spot in Fort Greene drown Jersey tomatoes in a warm butter. And the rest of the smart, wide-reaching menu of small plates is equally inspired.

    By Tressa Eaton July 30th, 2012 Read More