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Where To Get The Best French Fries In New York City

Where To Get The Best French Fries In New York City

For the first time since 1998 Burger King is changing its French fry recipe. According to the company, its new fries will be thicker and slightly wider, with less salt and a "coating that makes them crisper and keeps them hotter longer." All well and good, but serious French fry aficionados never really turned to the King for their fry fix anyway. Not when New York is chock full of excellent fried potato options like these: more ›

Midweek Special: NYC Restaurant Review Roundup

Midweek Special: NYC Restaurant Review Roundup

Today the Times’s Frank Bruni reviews The Harrison (pictured) in Tribeca; the paper gave it two stars in 2001 and Bruni maintains status quo with two stars today. There’s a different chef in the kitchen, Amanda Freitag, and Bruni digs the restaurant’s “populist bent, its awareness that breaded or fried objects are a sure path to many a diner’s heart.” But don’t get him started on the ambiance: “The Harrison’s visual evocation of a country inn in the big city still strikes me as more stodgy than cozy. And its soundtrack, too heavy on pop rock from 15 to 25 years ago, needs help. It’s neither classic nor cool. Just odd.more ›

Wednesday Food News: Early Edition

Wednesday Food News: Early Edition

This week in the Times, Bruni Bruni visits Top Chef winner Harold Dieterle’s Perilla. Finds it “earnest, endearing, and just a bit of a snooze,” and awards the restaurant one star. Sees more of Deiterle and partner Alicia Noscenzo’s past at The Harrison in the restaurant (friendly service, cozy atmosphere, reasonable prices) than in his past on Top Chef. But he finds some “primness” at Perilla, along with “scattered errors of judgement.” Doesn’t much like the desserts, either. more ›

On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events

On the Plate: Upcoming Food and Wine Events

We love a good birthday party, especially when it means cheap tacos. To celebrate their 20th year in business, San Loco will be offering beef, bean or rice hard tacos topped with cheddar, lettuce and sauce for a mere 20 cents at all four of their locations. The only downside -- there's a five-taco limit. We think you'll survive. From 11 a.m. "until supplies last." more ›

Wednesday Food News: Early Edition

Wednesday Food News: Early Edition

">Bruni two-stars Little Owl, says “It has an irresistible earnestness and exuberance that explain its instant, well-deserved popularity.” Also, he really likes the pork chop. Chef Joey Campanero, formerly executive chef at The Harrison and Pace, gets kudos for “disciplined cooking,” as does manager and co-owner Gabriel Stulman, for “real hospitality.” more ›

Today's Food: Dine Around Downtown and Taste Of NY

Today's Food: Dine Around Downtown and Taste Of NY

If you work in the Financial District, Gothamist suggests you check out the Downtown Alliance's Dine Around Downtown event, where you can try samples of food from restaurants like Capsuto Freres, Ciao Bella, Bouley and Danube, and Les Halles Downtown, for $3 to $5. The event will be held at Chase Manhattan Plaza (between Liberty & Pine and Nassau & William Streets), from 11AM-3PM. Here's a PDF of participants. [If it's raining, the event will be on Thursday, May 20.]
It's also Taste of New York tonight, where restaurants offer their finest for an evening of enjoying food and raising money for good causes. Restaurants participating include Lever House, Wallse, BLT Steak, Riingo, The Harrison, Blue Hill and the Danny Meyer empire of Gramercy Taven/Union Square/Blue Smoke/Tabla/Eleven Madison Park (Meyer is a chair); bartenders participating include Dale DeGroff and ones from from Masa and Milk & Honey . There may still be tickets left; the tickets are steep, from $250 and up, but they benefit benefits a number of organizations, including hunger relief non-profit Save Our Strength, God's Love We Deliver (meals to individuals affected by HIV), Food Bank For New York City, and City Harvest. more ›

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