Still looking for a way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Well, if our previous suggestions didn't pique your interest, perhaps free artisanal mayo will do the trick?
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo With Mayo(nnaise)
Do Or Dine's Twisted Take On Chicken & Waffles
Breakfast for dinner is in the culinary zeitgeist, and luckily, the act of eating morningtime foods at nighttime has extended beyond the cereal bowl or all night diner. While in the past pancakes may have been on top, waffles are now sweeping the nation (unsubstantiated!)—this week MSNBC even offered up an entire selection from various cities. And while we may be drooling over one Chicago plate (fried soft-shell crab on top of a savory Old Bay-seasoned waffle!), New York City is repping as well. Welcome back, the boys at Do or Dine, who seem to have an endless amount of tricks up their aprons.
What To Drink This Weekend: The Sci-Fi Pickleback At Do Or Dine
Behold: the Spherical Pickleback at Do or Dine in Bed-Stuy—a drink that captures molecular gastronomy at both its highest and lowest points.
Michelin Puts Bushwick, Bed-Stuy And Bronx Restaurants On Its Bib Gourmand Map
Since it first brought its popular-in-Europe restaurant guides for New York six years ago, there has been something of a cold war going between Michelin and the other publisher of red-toned restaurant guides, the recently-Googled Zagat Survey. The two companies put their New York guides out within days of each other and regularly try and steal each other's media thunder while distracting consumers from the plethora of free online reviews available (*cough* Yelp *cough*). Now, with both companies' 2012 guides set for release next month, the French tire company has gone and fired this year's opening shot today by releasing its "Bib Gourmand" list of restaurants serving two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (excluding tax and gratuity). Interestingly, it seems the fancy restaurant guide is taking the Times' lead and starting to look beyond Manhattan a bit.
A Faux Vs. Foie Gras Doughnut Taste-Off!
Yesterday the Do Or Dine owners—who introduced us to the controversial Foie Gras Doughnut not too long ago—came by our office for a little taste test. On the other side of the table: the Faux Gras Doughnuts, created by the Dun-Well vegan doughnut company, and filled with The Regal Vegan's Faux Gras. Despite having put out beer and knives for our guests, the meeting was cruelty-free—in fact, it was very amicable! (The Do or Dine gentleman even offered to fill the vegan doughnuts with their jelly.) Gothamist staff indulged in the treats, and here are some thoughts from those who tried both versions:
Brooklyn Chef Arrested For Riding Tricycle On Sidewalk
Bed-Stuy restaurant Do or Dine, last seen raising the ire of vegans with their foie gras-filled doughnuts, are making waves again today, this time with the local police. We spoke to chef Justin Warner to find out what went down after he got caught riding his tricycle on the sidewalk near his restaurant.
Foie Gras Doughnuts Spark Protest, Petitions
Earlier this month, we were introduced to Bed-Stuy restaurant Do or Dine's foie gras-filled doughnuts, which were described by some customers as nothing short "heavenly." Now, perhaps unsurprisingly, the two-month old establishment is on the receiving end of an animal rights-fueled anti-foie gras petition.
Do Or Dine Does Their Doughnuts With Foie Gras
For more than a few years chefs have been quietly toying with one of the great culinary combinations: foie gras and doughnuts. But finding a place where you could with any consistently find that so-silly-it-works delight was never simple. Now all you have to do is go to Bed-Stuy. The two-month-old "American izakaya" Do or Dine is doing its best to have the liver delight on its menu Wednesday through Saturday.

