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A Line Cook Says She Was Fired for Speaking Spanish

A Line Cook Says She Was Fired for Speaking Spanish Last May, Sacramento-area cook Francisca Pérez alleges that she was fired from her restaurant job of a decade for the heinous crime of speaking Spanish. She had worked at Osteria…

Ecco’s Daniel Halpern Loves a Solo Dinner

Ecco’s Daniel Halpern Loves a Solo Dinner In the preface to the new edition of their recently republished cookbook The Good Food, Daniel Halpern and Julie Strand write, “We have unapologetically left in every tablespoon of heavy cream. There are…

Precycle Is a New Bushwick Grocery Store With a Mission

Precycle Is a New Bushwick Grocery Store With a Mission It is an auspicious time for eliminating disposable food items in New York. Plastic straws are on their way out; the city’s foam container ban just went into effect; some…

8 Great Restaurants Where You Can BYOB

8 Great Restaurants Where You Can BYOB Have you ever gone to a restaurant and wished you could enjoy your meal while sipping on your favorite bottle of wine or speciality spirit? If you answered yes, then keep reading! Here…

The Internet Loves Costco’s Giant Tubs of Nutella

The Internet Loves Costco’s Giant Tubs of Nutella Likely motivated by the desperation and onsetting madness caused by a mere week of abiding by New Year’s resolutions, people on the internet have made what they believe is an amazing discovery.…

Bistro Pierre Lapin Wants to Change Your Mind About Aspic

Bistro Pierre Lapin Wants to Change Your Mind About Aspic If your goal was to convince the average jaded New York restaurantgoer that classic French cooking is not dead, you probably wouldn’t do so by offering up an oeuf en…

NYC’s Newest Food Influencers Are Its Squirrels

NYC’s Newest Food Influencers Are Its Squirrels Just a few days after a squirrel was spotted eating an egg roll and a few months after another went to town on an avocado, a third squirrel has entered the foodie squirrel…

Our Favorite Restaurants of 2018

Our Favorite Restaurants of 2018 2018 was an amazing year for us here at EatingNYC, and we can’t believe it’s coming to a close. Upon reflecting on the year, we’d like to take a moment to call out some outstanding…

Mario Batali’s Empire in the Wake of Mario Batali

Mario Batali’s Empire in the Wake of Mario Batali When the allegations of Mario Batali’s sexual misconduct came to light last December, the fallout was immediate. By the time the first story was published — including accusations that ranged from…

Trailblazing Cocktail Bar Flatiron Lounge Will Close

Trailblazing Cocktail Bar Flatiron Lounge Will Close Julie Reiner’s Flatiron Lounge, one of the bars that helped usher in New York mixology’s golden age, will close at the end of the month, the Times reports. The reason: a rent hike.…

Mark Ladner’s Fast-Casual Pasta Flyer Will Close

Mark Ladner’s Fast-Casual Pasta Flyer Will Close Looks like Pasta Flyer, Mark Ladner and Nastassia Lopez’s fast-casual noodle shop, is aiming for new heights. Today, the pair revealed via Instagram that Friday, December 28 will be the restaurant’s last day…

New-Brooklyn Pioneer Battersby Will Close This Month

New-Brooklyn Pioneer Battersby Will Close This Month It’s been a rough year for the Carroll Gardens dining scene. Less than a month after neighborhood fave Prime Meats served its final meal, the owners of nearby Battersby have announced that they…

Best French Onion Soup

Best French Onion Soup One of our favorite ways to warm up in the winter is with a piping, cheesy bowl of French Onion Soup. Whether you’re looking for something like the iconic Balthazar for a bowl of French Onion…