Hidden among the slender streets of NYC’s Lower East Side, Culturefix stands as a haven for beer snobs, foodies, art aficionados and really just anyone looking for a good time.
A fine selection of rare Brews and comfort foods from the owners of this NYC´s art gallery & pub.
Grilled cheese may be the simplest of sandwiches, but few foods can bring you back to childhood quite like hot cheese between layers of buttery toast on a blustery day. With this concept in mind, twenty-something Spencer Rubin opened Melt Shop last summer, a restaurant that specializes in the gooey goodness of grilled cheese. Now that it’s the middle of winter, Melt Shop is the perfect place to go for a comforting lunch and warm memories in midtown Manhattan.
Should you find yourself in midtown, we highly recommend heading to Melt Shop’s Lexington Avenue location for a Buttermilk-Fried Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich (8.95) or a decadent Fontina & Goat Cheese Sandwich with wild mushrooms and parsley pesto ($7.50). Be sure to try some shop tots on the side. And for those who don’t feel like braving the winter elements, this place delivers in the literal and figurative sense.
The Melt Shop
601 Lexington Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10022
(212) 759-6358
BUTTER & LOVE !!! Two ingredients: one yummy sweet;-) and more and more love spreading over there in NYC;-)
Several spots in Brooklyn neighborhood and just now at Etsy e-commerce.
“Cookies are made of butter and love.” ~ Norwegian Proverb
Find Butter + Love at select Brooklyn purveyors or, starting this week, online at Etsy. Prices start around $5 for a box of four.
The startup store will host Coffee Common for its first public event in the U.S., 19-22 January 2012.
From January 19th through 22nd, a selection of the world’s best baristas will gather in Chelsea to make delicious coffee and help people understand how they can too. Demand for quality coffee is on the rise, but a market filled with strange devices and alien vernacular can sometimes be intimidating. Luckily its easier than ever to find great coffees and to help you navigate all of this, Coffee Common has assembled crew of local and international baristas seeking to distill it all down so each attendee walks away equipped with the fundamentals of delicious coffee. In addition to engaging demo stations, baristas will be on hand to answer any questions, whilst serving some of the best coffees currently available from around the country.
New Philosophy in Retail, Startup Store founder Rachel Schectman saw: “Our retail experience is about bringing content, community and commerce to life through rotating story based exhibitions, it was a perfect match before we emerge from beta.”
New Philosophy in products: Collaboration is the new competition.
Coffee Common unites under the COMMON banner, the world’s first collaborative brand. We exist as a platform for participation, not membership. We believe that collaboration can be an act that promotes global economic prosperity, social parity, cultural exchange, and culinary expression. Each Coffee Common event will be unique to its location, creating new opportunities for an evolving group of roasters and baristas to take part and engage with diverse segments of the public.
Tickets are available for $5 online or at the door. For full event hours, visit Coffee Common online.
Coffee Common event hours:
Thursday, Jan 19th 11 - 8pm
Friday, Jan 20th 11 – 7pm
Saturday, Jan 21st 11 – 6pm
Sunday, Jan 22nd11 – 6pm
New Food spot in Brooklyn: Buttermilk Channel. Located in one of my favorite neighborhoods: Carroll Gardens:)
Ryan Angulo’s Buttermilk Channel is all about comfort food. His American bistro menu includes both grass-fed beefsteak, house-made pickles, maple-and-bacon-roasted almonds and buttermilk batter–fried chicken. The spot is homey, too, with a butcher-block bar and a communal table made out of ceiling beams from an old Red Hook warehouse. It’s loud and interactive, not an intimate spot for privacy and quiet chats.
mmmm….foodie:)
Buttermilk Channel, 524 Court Street, (718) 852-8490
http://www.buttermilkchannelnyc.com/
Blue Hill New York!
From the Farm to the table, organic philosophy:)
Blue Hill is located at 75 Washington Place within Manhattan’s historic Greenwich Village, between Washington Square Park and 6th Avenue, and between Waverly Place and West 4th Street.
The original Blue Hill restaurant, opened in 2000, is located in Greenwich Village, New York City. Hidden three steps below street level, the restaurant occupies a landmark “speakeasy” just off of Washington Square Park.
Blue Hill’s menu showcases local food and a wine list with producers who respect artisanal techniques. Ingredients come from nearby farms, including Blue Hill Farm in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, a forty-five minute drive from New York City. Guests can choose from the regular menu or opt for the “Farmer’s Feast,” a five-course tasting inspired by the week’s harvest.
Luxury Foie Gras Burguer! New burguers-style..
But…Wendy’s new luxury fast-food option isn’t available in America — you need to fly to the luxe Tokyo shopping district of Omotesando to experience their new culinary endeavor. The regular square beef patties are still on the menu, but they are joined by the foie gras burgers, which cost 1,280 yen ($16), and avocado and wasabi burgers (820 yen) as well as grilled chicken served with truffle and porcini mushroom sauce (920 yen). Wendy’s is hoping its exotic new menu will entice the sophisticated Japanese palate.
USA out of USA;)
“Mad Men” forces retrotrends in NYC:)
Bartenders & nyc retrostyle are on demanding. Classic Old-American style!
The Raines Law Room
http://www.raineslawroom.com/
48 W. 17th St.
New York, NY 10011
212-242-0600
Maison Ladurée. From París to NY with famous macarons;)
Upper place delicious!
The shop at Madison and 70th is the first opportunity United States customers have to taste the brand’s, but visit with patience, first lines are unfinished!
Brooklyn Night Bazaar
Founded by Aaron Broudo, Brooklyn Night Bazaar brings the inspirational energy and madness of Southeast Asian night markets to a 40,000 square foot former carpet warehouse on the Williamsburg waterfront 15-17 December 2011. Broudo partnered with Ken Farmer, creative director of Nuit Blanche New York, to bring their Brooklyn audience a few evenings of beer, music, artists’ wares and skateboarding with the holiday season in full swing.
don´t lose it!!
