When Liza Queen opened up The Queen's Hideaway in a quiet corner of Greenpoint in 2005, she was one of the first to popularize the seasonal, local, vaguely southern dishes that have all but taken over Brooklyn menus today. She closed up shop in 2008 after a rent dispute with her landlord, and promptly decamped to Vietnam. Now, she's back and ready for action. more ›

Here's hoping Lola's faded feathers are still in her hair—The Copacabana is coming back! This July, possibly earlier, the club most people still connect with Barry Manilow will be back in town with its own venue (as opposed to hosting parties in other venues)—nearly four years after its last incarnation shut up shop. more ›

A good December night: four friends hosting twenty-five dinner guests in one capacious Williamsburg loft for a multi-course dinner with unlimited cocktails and wine pairings. This Friday -- if you act fast -- the Whisk and Ladle Supper Club invites Gothamist readers to a dinner party -- revamped, with a seasonal menu featuring Black Bear. The cost? $40 – 50 dollars a head, depending on the cost of ingredients. Friday’s Whisk & Ladle Menu:... more ›

October 22-28: Lance Armstrong Week at Hill Country more ›

MUSEUM: UnCoolkids point us uptown for a journey in to the deep blue sea. "Two-thirds of our planet is covered by water, and home to both salt and fresh water giants. Learn about the apex predators of the sea, massive sharks (past and present), as well as the largest bluefin tuna ever caught (1,496 pounds), and extinct giant fishes.” more ›

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April 27th: Celebrate the Joy of Cooking at City Opera Thrift Shop more ›

We were all set to write about the 2002 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon this week - to tell you about the rich fruit and the velvet texture of the wine. But then we made a pit stop in Brooklyn last night, Park Slope to be exact, and writing about just one wine didn’t seem like enough. What happened in Brooklyn was the birth of a new tradition for Gothamist. While this tradition is not groundbreaking or some novel idea that took weeks to conceive – ask anyone who was a part of it, and they will tell you how special it was. more ›

Common Korean surname, eh? The article is rich with information about that elusive group of funny Asians. More tidbits: more ›