• La Marina

    Inwood escape: This restaurant, lounge and three-bar space features 500 seats and 75,000 square feet of Hudson River waterfront space with George Washington Bridge views.

    By Tressa Eaton July 24th, 2012 Read More
  • Los Balcones Del Peru

    Our favorite pre-Arclight dinner spot started serving a "ceviche brunch" last Sun., featuring various marinated raw-fish dishes, causas and other small plates.

    By Willy Blackmore July 24th, 2012 Read More
  • Lowcountry Boil Recipe

    Meet Jason Stanhope, chef de cuisine at Fig, and get his recipe for a Lowcountry boil.

    By Tasting Table Staff July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Lucky Hand Steam Beer | San Francisco

    Lucky Hand is among a small group of local brewers making "California commons" style beer, invented in the Bay Area in the 19th century. The certified organic beer is easy to drink but vividly flavored.

    By Jonathan Kauffman July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • John Brown Smokehouse

    This Kansas City-style Long Island City smokehouse has relocated to a larger location in Hunters Point. Look for the same excellent slow-cooked burnt ends, sausage, brisket and ribs.

    By Tressa Eaton July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Calliope

    Our admiration for this brand-new East Village restaurant grows with every meal. The latest: a brunch for the ages, which features a German pancake, aka Dutch baby, cooked to order in a blaring-hot cast-iron oval; and house-smoked salmon, served with jars of crème fraîche and house-pickled baby beets; an open-face omelet tiled with smoked sablefish and draped with Mornay sauce, then broiled. See you there next weekend. Read our previous coverage .

    By Tressa Eaton July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Rosco's

    What was once a Crown Heights pizza parlor is now...a new Crown Heights pizza parlor. The new crust is made from organic flour and the kitchen now composts, but greasy, cheap slices ($2.50) still satisfy. And both the eggplant Parmesan hero and the bowl of spaghetti and meatballs are splendid.

    By Tressa Eaton July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Sips & Bites

    Perfectly located for a pre-McCarren Park stop, this shop is offering an easy-breezy picnic for two ($50), which includes sandwiches, market salads, iced teas, sides, cookies and a Frisbee--all in a reusable tote. To really do it up right, add a lemon-curd-filled pop tart ($5).

    By Tressa Eaton July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Superba Snack Bar

    Chef Jason Neroni, formerly of Osteria la Buca, opened his snack-centric restaurant in Venice last week.

    By Willy Blackmore July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • The Colonial Wine Bar

    Do we love a restaurant where we can drink geeky French wines while snacking on bone marrow and lamb meatballs? Of course we do. Now if only we could afford that bottle of 1985 Joguet Chinon on the reserve wine list . . .

    By Willy Blackmore July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Hot Bread Almacen

    This nonprofit, social-enterprise bakery opens a store in Spanish Harlem today. Bialy-and-egg sandwiches, fresh masa and tortillas straight from the grill will be exclusively available there. Read about our favorite Hot Bread Kitchen breads.

    By Tressa Eaton July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Lotus Garden

    The menu is hundreds of items long at this new Cantonese restaurant in Vienna. Take note of the chefs hand-pulling noodles and order from that portion of the menu. Pork noodles with fermented soybean paste are particularly good.

    By Erin Hartigan July 23rd, 2012 Read More
  • Luke's Lobster

    Craving a summer vacation? This New York chain (and Rumble competitor) is now serving its Maine-style lobster, crab and shrimp rolls at picnic tables along Bethesda Lane.

    By Erin Hartigan July 23rd, 2012 Read More