New Yorkers now have another reason to travel to Newark besides superhero mayor Cory Booker: true-blue BBQ favorite Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has officially opened its doors across the Hudson. The popular BBQ restaurant—whose Harlem location almost always has a long wait to get in—has taken over a massive turn-of-the-20th-century warehouse space downtown. The restaurant pays homage to the building's history—the space has housed a haberdashery, a lighting plant and Newark's first spirit and wine bottler, among other things—with original mosaic floors and a bar counter made from wooden beams recovered during construction. Salvaged wood on the walls and table lends a rustic, homey feel to the space, while lampshades made of tin cutouts of pigs add a touch of suicide food. more ›

Park Slope, prepare your bibs: some heavy new BBQ hitters are heading your way soon. Ben Popken reports that Dinosaur BBQ, the Syracuse-based chain with a popular location in Harlem, is moving into a defunct warehouse on a desolate stretch on Union Street. more ›

Click on the images for the scoop on the big new location of Dinosaur BBQ, American cuisine with Asian accents at Restaurant i, "fast-casual" sushi at mai, and casual South American fare at Leña Latin Grill. more ›

It's everywhere you look -- heart-shaped treats hovering near the cash register, red and pink window displays in stores, and the increasingly loud ticking of the clock reminding you that you haven't made reservations for Valentine's Day dinner. Never fear -- for those of you who have romantic obligations, a quick search on Open Table today still showed plenty of places with tables for two at 8pm on February 14th. Pick one that suits you and your sweetheart -- will it be the romantic cheese-filled evening at Artisanal, a spicy exotic Indian feast at Dawat, or the more animalistic rib-gnawing at Dinosaur BBQ? Only you can decide. more ›

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If you're anything like Gothamist, there are dozens of restaurants in the city that you're dying to try, but you can never seem to get around to actually trying all of them. That's one of the reasons we love tasting events, and we particularly like them when they're for a good cause. On November 8th, New York Magazine is hosting A Taste of New York at the Puck Building to benefit City Harvest. And although we won't be able to knock off all the spots on the list that we've been keeping, we'll be able to sample the cuisine of over 40 restaurants, including 5 Ninth, Extra Virgin, Dinosaur BBQ, and rm, along with champagne, wine and cocktails galore. Tickets, which are $110, can be purchased online. more ›