Recession Right Time for Overpriced Vodka
Patrón introduces a $40 bottle of colorless, odorless, tasteless spirits.
Posted 02/04/09 in Grub Street
Reopenings
Breaking Booze News: Holland Bar Is Now Serving
Eyewitness account: "On the front door was a handwritten piece of paper that said OPEN."
Posted 02/04/09 in Grub Street
Cocktails
Haru’s Electric-Eel Cocktail Is Truly Shocking
Biting into a Sechuan bud is like “putting a nine-volt battery in your mouth.”
Posted 02/02/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Thompson Does Tribeca
Having just launched Above Allen, their private rooftop on the Lower East Side, Thompson Hotels will now open their Tribeca hotel, the Smyth.
Posted 02/02/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Gramercy’s Pizza Pub Promises Pizza and a Pint for $5
The owners of Push are opening a clean, cheap slice joint.
Posted 02/02/09 in Grub Street
Reopenings
Holland Bar Still Closed, Despite Paper of Record’s Assertion
The 'Times' gets it wrong in an article about rents being lowered.
Posted 01/30/09 in Grub Street
You Can't Be Serious
Give Your Baby Fetal Alcohol Syndrome at Le Lupanar!
A flyer advertising baby-makin' jams at Le Lupanar might not be the most tasteful.
Posted 01/30/09 in Grub Street
Video Feed
Super Bowl Planner: Drink Specials to Special Sandwiches
Where to go to watch the game or what to feed your guests.
Posted 01/30/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Café Select’s Back Room Opens Its Sidewalk Doors to the Public
Café Select’s back room — formerly accessible only to the select few via the kitchen — now has a sexy separate entry via a sidewalk grate and a long utility tunnel.
Posted 01/26/09 in Grub Street
Recession Is Your Friend
Cheap Beer
Craft beers for $3 at Spitzer's Corner.
Posted 01/23/09 in Grub Street
Cocktails
Schiller’s Fixes Its Margarita Machine, Making Winter Slightly Less Unbearable
But why was the place so empty last night?
Posted 01/23/09 in Grub Street
Reopenings
State of the Hell’s Kitchen Dive: Holland Bar, Acapulco, España en Llamas
Holland Bar is reopening soon. And finally, the secret of Espana en Llamas can be told.
Posted 01/21/09 in Grub Street
Reopenings
New Chef Returns Frog to the Common Folk, via Bottle Service and Kobe Sliders
The formerly fancy restaurant has been stripped down and clubbed up.
Posted 01/21/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Thompson LES’s Members-Only Rooftop Soft-Opens
Plus, a 'Starving Artists' prix fixe at Shang.
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