Jenlain was my favorite beer of the night.

The new Restaurant i on Broadway between 19th and 20th Street, is a long, narrow dining room and bar with very high ceilings and private dining mezzanine. Natural barriers, such as grass in pots on wood shelves, break up the vast open [...]]]> Restaurant i – website
893 Broadway, NYC
(646) 398-9663

The new Restaurant i on Broadway between 19th and 20th Street, is a long, narrow dining room and bar with very high ceilings and private dining mezzanine. Natural barriers, such as grass in pots on wood shelves, break up the vast open room and give a sense of privacy between tables. Executive Chef, Andy Seidel, created the Modern Asian fusion menu and sends out innovative, tasty dishes.

First off, cutting right to the middle – I loved the Angus strip over Pea Shoots. The streak was perfectly done,  juicy and very flavoful. The Red Snapper entre was also prefectly cooked with a crisp sear on the outside and melt in your mouth inside. The fish was served over an asparagus, artichoke, potato hash.

We started out with a round tower of Lump Crab Cake.  The presentation was a neat, colorful cylinder with a layer of sticky rice and crab,  over a colorful red coconut curry. Each bite was enjoyable or you could go for a combo of the three for another altogether unique flavor combination. For a savory app, we next tried the Roasted Cauliflower served with a yuzo brown butter with artichokes and capers which seemed an interesting combo of Italian and eastern flavors.

The Butternut Squash and Coconut Milk Soup was superb and perfect for a crisp fall evening – I crave this soup and will have to go back for it. Next we tried the Pulled Beef Short Ribs kimchi on a steamed soft bun, which is basically a crazy east/west pot roast taco – a very fun, visually inventive appetizer with a really unexpected mixture of Korean, Chinese and Western flavors. The Chilled Iceberg Wedge with saffron poached pear and blue cheese dressing was dramatically presented in a wedge reminiscent of the Sydney Opera House and was delicious – also crave worthy.

For desert a Flourless Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream was artfully presented.

Restaurant i has a really good craft beer selection and excellent wines by the glass. It will be fun to go back soon try some more of Chef Andy’s creative dishes.

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http://ow.ly/2HIlE So many food events this weekend!!! Le Grand Fooding at PS1 – [...]]]> GetRealNY

$45 tickets for limited time to the Sunday sessions of Get Real NY. Use code ‘sunday1′ http://getrealny.eventbrite.com/

NY Craft Beer Week is almost here! 3 courses, each one paired with a different Butternuts beer! BLTBurgerNY More info: http://ow.ly/2Iijr

http://ow.ly/2HIlE So many food events this weekend!!! Le Grand Fooding at PS1 – $35/discount tickets at Flavorpill – NY / SF FOOD BATTLE!!!

Local Food Market this Sunday – New Amsterdam Market Sept. 26 11am-4pm at South Street & Peck Slip, NYC – http://www.newamsterdammarket.org

What’s new in NYC local sustainable food? Here’s 100 in the know :: http://twitter.com/#/list/MenuRaves/ny-local-sustainable-food

Sept 24-Oct 3 NY Craft Beer Week http://www.nycbeerweek.com (@nycbeerweek) & Get Real – Sept 25&26 http://www.GetRealNY.com (@GetRealNY)

http://ow.ly/2HbVv NYC Japantown SOUL FOOD FESTIVAL- Sunday, September 26th, 2010 | 11 AM – 6 PM, Upper East Side, NYC

http://ow.ly/2HbKj – Plate to Gate – Bobo’s sunset dinner on Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop, Sept. 28 and 29 – Brooklyn

@PeelsNYC – Peels 2nd floor dining room is now open for lunch/brunch – 7 days a week. 11AM to 5PM.

http://ow.ly/2GXFg :: Stone Street Oyster Festival – Saturday in NYC! + Oyster Frenzy at Grand Central Oyster Bar !!! – http://ow.ly/2GXFh

Save the Date. @RedHookLobster and @scratchbread will be at The New New York street festival. http://bit.ly/9qawEk – Satuday October 2nd. 10AM – 6PM, Third Street between Bond/Hoyt, Carroll Gardens.

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Blue Ribbon – the reigning king
97 Sullivan St., nr. Spring St.; [...]]]> Restaurants Open Late in NYC

Here are some of our FAVES of latenight NYC – Restaurants serving food til’ at least 1am.

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Blue Ribbon – the reigning king
97 Sullivan St., nr. Spring St.; 212-274-0404

WoHop – greasy noodle shop with a latenight cast of characters straight out of the movies – cops and gangstas slurpin’ downstairs in- Chinatown

Delicatessen
54 Prince St, New York, NY 10012-3309 – (212) 226-0211
delicatessennyc.com‎

new :: Coppelia
207 WEST 14TH STREET 10011 – (212) 858-5001
24 Hour Cuban. Breakfast All Day. YES!!!

Cafeteria
119 7th Ave, New York, NY‎ – (212) 414-1717‎

Blue ribbon sushi
119 Sullivan St, New York, NY‎ – (212) 343-0404‎
blueribbonrestaurants.com

Cafe select

Balthazar
80 Spring St, New York, NY 10012 – (212) 965-1414
balthazarny.com

La Esquina
106 Kenmare St, New York, NY 10012 – (646) 613-7100
esquinanyc.com‎

L’Asso NYC – Latenight slices Thurs – Sat. til 3am
192 Mott St, New York, NY 10012 – (212) 219-2353
lassonyc.com

Peasant
194 Elizabeth St # A, New York, NY 10012-4255 – (212) 965-9511
peasantnyc.com

L’orange bleu
430 Broome St, New York, NY 10012 – (212) 226-4999
lorangebleue.com

L’Express serves dinner from Midnight to 6am every day. – http://lexpressnyc.com/

Le Bateau Ivre – kitchen open from 8am – 4am every day – www.lebateauivrenyc.com
230 E 51st St
New York, NY 10022-6571
(212) 583-0579

Katz’s Deli – Friday and Saturday is open 8am – 2:45am

Fatty Crab West Village – Thursday – Saturday open til 2 am ! – http://fattycrab.com/
643 Hudson Street
(between Horatio and Gansevoort)
New York, NY 10014
ph: 212.352.3592

Lucky Strike Address: ‎- open in SOHO – 5pm-1am Monday-Wednesday , 5pm-2am Thursday, 5pm-2:30am Friday, 4.30pm-2:30am Saturday, 4.30pm-1am Sunday
59 Grand St, New York, NY 10013-2320 – (212) 941-0479
luckystrikeny.com

open in SOHO – 5pm-1am Monday-Wednesday , 5pm-2am Thursday, 5pm-2:30am Friday, 4.30pm-2:30am Saturday, 4.30pm-1am Sunday

Resto – til 1am
111 E. 29th St (cross Park Ave. S) – 212-685-5585
restonyc.com

The Smith – til 1am
55 Third Ave – 212-420-9800
thesmithnyc.com

Dell’anima – til 2am
38 Eighth Ave (at Jane St.) – 212-366-6633

Momofuku Ssäm Bar – til 2am
207 Second Ave. (at 13th) 212-254-3500

Restaurant Forte Baden Baden – til’ 4am
28 W. 32nd St. (neat 5th… it’s on the second floor) – 212-744-2266

Cozy Soup and Burger – open 24/7
739 Broadway (Between Astor Pl and Waverly Pl)

Schiller’s – SUN to WED: 12:00 – 1:00 AM, THU: 12:00 – 2:00 AM, FRI and SAT: 12:00 –3:00 AM
131 Rivington Street

Sushi Seki – Open Mon-Sat 5:30pm-3am
143 1st Ave
New York, NY 10065-7700
(212) 371-0238

La Mela – Sun-Thur till 2am and Friday and Saturday till 3am
167 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10013
212-431-9493

Cacio e Vino – Tues – Sat til 5am?
80 2nd Avenue

Jo’s - til’ 1 a.m. Monday through Thurs, til’ 2 a.m. Friday and Sat, and til’ midnight on Sunday
264 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012-5512, (212) 966-9640
josnyc.com
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The paradox of great small restaurants in NYC is that they turn your previous favorites to schwag, but months later you are forced to turn all “type A” and make reservations, [...]]]> Led Zeppelin, Cheap Trick, Bacon, Bacon, Amazing Scallops over corn and Bacon, Best Mussels in NYC this summer, great drinks and a cool staff.

The paradox of great small restaurants in NYC is that they turn your previous favorites to schwag, but months later you are forced to turn all “type A” and make reservations, (which Shorty’s .32 now accepts), fueling the need to discover new restaurants where one can just drop in when the mood strikes.

Shorty’s .32
199 Prince Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 375-8275
shortys32.com‎