The experts at the Italian Wine Merchants can show you how to build up your wine collection beyond those bottles that were left over from your last party. During the course of the afternoon, you'll taste eight Italian wines including vintage Barolo, Brunello, Super-Tuscans, and more while sampling assorted antipasti. $125 per person. Reservations required and can be made online or by calling 212-473-2323 x106. 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Italian Wine Merchants, 108 East 16th Street. more ›

August 23 & 30: "Get Some" at Bottlerocket more ›

Learn about Friuli-Venezia Giulia through a study of wine and food. Friuli's whites will keep you cool during the summer, but the red varietals hold their own as well. 1:00 - 3:00 pm, $75.00. Register online or by calling 212-473-2323 x106. Italian Wine Merchants - Studio del Gusto, 108 East 16th Street between Park Avenue South & Irving Place. more ›

This weekend is the official kickoff of the first annual NYC Food Film Festival at Water Taxi Beach. This weekend features regional american burgers and asparagus, with Hamburger America (for those of you who missed our QBQ Burger Bash last year), Asparagus! A Stalk-Umentary, and more, including your chance to taste the famed green chile cheeseburger. Drool. You can find the full schedule here. more ›

June 7 - June 11: Broadway Panhandler "Yard Sale" more ›

This week we took a chance. For our wine tasting group, the theme was wines of Northern and Central Italy, and instead of going big, we went small—really small. We knew we would be up against big Barolos and robust Amarones. We suspected many of the wines would cost over $75 a bottle; ours was less than $25. Bite my tongue for saying this, but bigger isn’t always better, and when it comes to wine (and apparently hot dog eating contests) sometimes the little guy comes out the victor. more ›

Gothamist has its calendar marked for next week's PBS premiere of Martin Scorese's documentary about the life and times of rock legend Bob Dylan. And, appointment viewing like this certainly calls for something special to broaden your experience of the show. No, we are not suggesting anything illegal here! Instead, we recommend picking up a bottle of Bob Dylan-crafted vino - under the Planet Waves label. Had no idea that the singer/songwriter was also a winemaker, did you? Actually, Dylan teamed up a few years back with an Italian vineyard called Le Terrazze in the Marche region of Italy. They've been producing gorgeous grapes and beautiful bottles of wine ever since. more ›

September 12: Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour more ›

- Waterford Wedgwood Outstanding Restauranteur Award: Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality Group more ›

When was the last time you had a wine that knocked your socks off? The kind that wakes every last taste bud and leaves you longing for just one more sip - we’re talking “lick the bottom of the glass when nobody’s looking” good. If you’re having trouble remembering, then it time you explore the great wines of Italy. more ›

Gothamist, like many other New Yorkers, will be strategically avoiding the various lifestyle headaches that promise to accompany the Grand Old Party to our beloved city. For those natives fleeing the island as the Republicans descend, we'll take a page from the administration's book and offer our suggestions for a Gothamist Food "Go Bag" stocked with some of our favorite hometown provisions: more ›

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