In the restaurant world, terminology like "organic," "local," and "seasonal" have become so commonplace they can be easy to ignore. But, when Market Table – which offers all three of these – opened on Carmine Street (at Bedford) in the West Village last September, they highlighted a new buzzword: market. With an emphasis on bringing food from the market directly to the table, the restaurant simultaneously offers a capacious (and beautiful) dining room headed......

It might have been more than a little symbolic last week when the huge, pink-frosted gyroscopic cupcake towering over 23rd Street restaurant Burgers and Cupcakes came to the end of its last full spin. Meant to be a proud beacon of sugar, the giant baked good was instead an embattled neighborhood fixture from the start; many were happy to see it go. And it’s gone: writer James Wagner shares one rumor relating the cupcake’s possible......

The Grey Dog's Coffee has been open in its Carmine Street location since 1996, and has been a neighborhood favorite for years. David Ethan, who co-owns The Grey Dog with his brother, Peter Adrian, recently opened a second location on University Place. We caught up with David over a cup of coffee (naturally). So, tell us about the birth of the newest Grey Dog. Life got too expensive, to be honest. I had a full......

Ugh. Gothamist had a long night last night. There was liquor. There were dancing girls. There might have been someone named Thomas (call me!!). Today there’s a headache, light sensitivity and dry-mouth to alarm the most devoted stoner. We need coffee and, while we’re loyal to our favorite haunts, we’re in no mood for innocuous conversation with our (rather handsome, incidentally) barista. We want a deep, almost bottomless vat of big, bold, black coffee consumed......

A lot has already been written about Lucali’s, the fledgling pizzeria in Carroll Gardens. Most of the reviews are glowing. I don’t have much to add. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It is undeniably tasty pizza. It is reminiscent of DiFara’s right down to the unmelted grana padano sprinkled on top (are people into that?) and the long wait. I loved it that the owner stands there making pies out in the open next to his......

Everyone's in a tizzy this week about Puff & Pao, the new cream puff/Brazilian cheese bread place opening in the West Village, owned by a former lawyer (eh . . . all us foodies are former lawyers, big whoop). But we've also noticed another cream puff addition to the neighborhood -- Choux Factory, on 8th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues. Between those two and Beard Papa over on Astor, the Village might just be......

Gothamist was just as saddened as most of New York City that Joe's Pizza had to move from its historic Carmine & Bleecker corner location. Luckily, since the original pizzeria shut down, Joe's fans only have to hustle up the street to the corner of Carmine & 6th Avenue for their slice fix. But, Gothamist has learned that the newly ensconced Joe is going to be facing some new Carmine Street competition: The La Villa......

In case you missed the fiesta, see if you can make it to another one of the feasts and festivities on the Gothamist radar: September 18 -- A Taste of the Village 37 Greenwich Village restaurants will be participating in this benefit for the Carmine Street Block Association and other charities. Tastings are $5 each or or $20 for five tastings, and can be purchased in advance at the Drougas Bookshop at 34 Carmine Street.......

Gothamist nearly had a panic attack when we read the Chowhound Manhattan message board today and saw this rumor about the possibility of Joe's Pizza closing due to a rent increase. Joe's has been one of our neighborhood favorites for years, serving us one of the crispiest slices in the 'hood, and has provided us with many a late-night delivery over the past decade. The demise of Joe's would be like a knife to the......

It was sheer coincidence that Gothamist made plans to see the new musical All Good Things at the Fringe Festival the night before Little Steven’s Garage Rock Festival, but the timing was sweet. What a great way to get revved up for the big rock show (which also kicked ass, we might add). We walked into the theatre after seeing another Fringe show that hadn’t killed us (Big Trouble in Little Hazzard, if you really......

This week's New York Magazine offers a big section titled 32 No-Sweat Strategies for enjoying Summer in New York. Some of Ask Gothamist's favorite recommendations: seeing a movie at Rooftop Films in Brooklyn, swimming in the city's best public pool at the Carmine Street Recreation Center, and the best knockoff sunglasses in the city. So what if you can't breathe on the subway platforms and your clothing sticks to you after five minutes outside?......