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The Grub Street Diet
Oct. 2, 2015
Jadakiss Wants His Food ‘Prepared With Love’
“My man Richie Thumbs manned the grill — when he’s on the grill I call him ‘Curtis Propane.’ He does the salmon right.”
The Grub Street Diet
Sept. 25, 2015
Mamie Gummer Breaks From Rehearsal for Steak, Guac, and Breakfast Sandwiches
“They know my name and my cocktail: a Negroni. What more could a girl want?”
Fall Preview 2015
Aug. 26, 2015
17 Exciting New Nightlife Spots Opening This Fall
Milk punch on the Lower East Side, a rooftop izakaya in Flushing, Señor Frog’s in Times Square, and more.
The Grub Street Diet
Aug. 14, 2015
Tony Hale Can’t Resist Baked Goods or In-N-Out Burgers
“My intentions were pure until they brought the bread basket. I’m not Superman, people!”
The Grub Street Diet
Aug. 7, 2015
Tate Donovan Knows Where to Find ‘Crazy, Crazy, Crazy Good’ Bagels
“For me, the bun is important, and this bun was super fresh.”
The Grub Street Diet
June 19, 2015
Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan Has No Problem at All With Tasting Menus
“I’m very happy to be told what to eat.”
The Grub Street Diet
June 5, 2015
Writer Jami Attenberg Meets Her Psychic at McDonald’s
“All of the food gets eaten as if it is the first time food has ever existed.”
The Grub Street Diet
Apr. 3, 2015
Laura Benanti Loves Dark Beer, Knows Where to Get Unbelievable Pho
“It’s good for you — at least that’s what I tell myself when I’m drinking it.”
Side Gigs
Feb. 17, 2015
Why Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Spent Valentine’s Day Pouring Coffee at
The front man’s new coffee collaboration helps support agriculture efforts in Haiti.
The Grub Street Diet
Oct. 24, 2014
Alan Cumming Does Most of His Cooking in His Dressing Room
“I have loads of water and vitamins, but also loads of vodka sodas.”
The Grub Street Diet
Oct. 10, 2014
Molly Ringwald Loves Prune and Pappy Van Winkle
“I also had the blueberry pie, which was advertised to me as ‘kick-ass,’ but it didn’t totally kick my ass.”
The Grub Street Diet
Sept. 12, 2014
Estelle Breaks From Fashion Week to Eat Doughnuts
“If you’re gonna eat doughnuts again, do it fabulously.”
A Night Out
Sept. 9, 2014
Rock, Shrimp: Dinner With Interpol’s Daniel Kessler
The guitarist takes a break from promoting his band’s new album to spend some time at Aldea with Grub Street.
The Grub Street Diet
Aug. 22, 2014
Josh Lucas Starts Each Day With Café Grumpy’s Biscuits, Feasts at Hometown
“I topped of a day of burgers with a Black Angus burger.”
The Grub Street Diet
Aug. 15, 2014
Cocktail Icon Julie Reiner Makes Her Daiquiris With Smuggled Cuban Rum
“We brought a half-bottle of Moet rosé and drank that from plastic cups.”
The Grub Street Diet
July 25, 2014
Singer-Songwriter Somi Stays Fresh With Kale, Blueberries, and Callaloo
“I spent a few hours working and drinking a pot of soy chai tea made with an actual blend of teas from my family’s village in Uganda!”
Booze News
June 18, 2014
Brooklyn Now Has Its Very Own Artisanal Scotch
Though it’s still made in Scotland.
The Grub Street Diet
June 13, 2014
Run-D.M.C.’s Darryl McDaniels Doesn’t Want to Share His Ribs
“Sit down and enter barbecue heaven.”
The Grub Street Diet
May 30, 2014
Comedian Max Silvestri Takes Second Helpings of Everything
“I always want cheese.”
Openings
May 15, 2014
Sonny’s Soda Shoppe Offers the Most Expansive Views in the City
And boozy blood-orange floats.
The Big Squeeze
Apr. 18, 2014
NYC Bars Take Drastic Measures to Cope With Rising Lime Costs
From cutting lime juice with lemon or simply eliminating lime drinks from the menu, bars have to get creative to combat rising costs.
The Grub Street Diet
Apr. 18, 2014
Andre Braugher Eats ‘Really Quickly,’ Ends the Day With
“When you have big cousins, you learn how to eat fast.”
Interviews
Apr. 7, 2014
Drew Nieporent on Batard’s Menu, Price Point, and Drink Options
Expect schnitzel.
Openings
Apr. 3, 2014
First Look at the Cocktails at Chalk Point Kitchen, Now Open in the Old Dalloway
There’s a kale martini.
Biscuits and Tangs
Feb. 19, 2014
Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club Opens Tonight: Here’s Everything You Need to
Get your biscuits ready and break out your tangs!
Openings
Jan. 3, 2014
Diamond Horseshoe Reopens in the Paramount Hotel, Torched-Rosemary Cocktails and
We know why the caged fried chicken crunches.
Video Feed
Nov. 11, 2013
Watch 2 Chainz Cook With Model Jourdan Dunn
The food-loving rapper is on the latest episode of Dunn’s online cooking show.
Openings
Oct. 22, 2013
First Look at Wallflower, a New West Village Cocktail Spot From Daniel and
The 45-seat bar and restaurant opens tonight.
Ick
Oct. 21, 2013
Did an NYCWFF Event Give a Bunch of People Food Poisoning?
“Obviously, when you’re throwing up blood, it’s time to go to the ER.”
Interviews
Sept. 18, 2013
Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill on His Music City Eats Fest,
Followill and Jonathan Waxman are spearheading Nashville’s Music City Eats festival this weekend.
Me Time
Sept. 10, 2013
The 16 Best Instructions From the New 2 Chainz Cookbook
“Put on your Versace apron.”
Fall Preview 2013
Aug. 25, 2013
Eleven New Ways to Make a Night of It
Where to drink, dance, play shuffleboard, and more this fall.
The Grub Street Diet
July 19, 2013
Stylist Stacy London Tries to Stick to the Paleo Diet, Eats Mentos Anyway
“Normally, I would stuff my face with pain aux chocolats or crepes … but dinosaurs, even French ones, didn’t have much in the way of dough.”
The Grub Street Diet
May 10, 2013
Actor Steve Schirripa Eats Off-Menu Tuna With Drew Nieporent, Hits the
“I’m a big guy. I can’t fit in at these trendy places where you’re squished.”
The Grub Street Diet
Apr. 19, 2013
James Murphy Grabs Post-Gig Pancakes and Asks for Quality Champagne on His Rider
“The pretzel roll is my weakness. It’s like a warm roll and a pretzel. Together. With butter. Let me know if you hear what I’m saying.”
The Grub Street Diet
Mar. 1, 2013
Comedian Sara Schaefer Hits IHOP in a Pinch, Satisfies Her Pork Cravings at
“Yes, I got Burger King at the airport. Anyone who questions this decision hates America.”
The Grub Street Diet
Jan. 18, 2013
Rachel Dratch’s 2-Year-Old Son Dictates Her Diet
“The ‘Girls’ premiere keeps on giving. I realized I had a bag of gummy candies in my coat pocket. Yes, I ate those.”
Openings
Jan. 16, 2013
First Look Inside the Revamped Marquee, Opening Tonight
Noah Tepperberg’s club reopens tonight in West Chelsea with cocktails, bottle service, and Mike D-designed wallpaper in the bathroom.
The Grub Street Diet
Nov. 2, 2012
Mo Rocca Grabs Pre-Sandy Lucky Charms, Appreciates Post-Sandy Caipirinhas
“In my mind, I didn’t have to feel guilty about having sugary cereal, because there was a storm coming.”
The Grub Street Diet
Sept. 21, 2012
David Alan Grier Overnights Duck Confit to Himself, Hits NoMad After His Show
“Sometimes I feel like people have such bland tastes, and that must have been what was wrong with these women.”
The Grub Street Diet
Aug. 17, 2012
Action Bronson Eats Blowfish at Morimoto, Pot-Infused Branzino at Home
“I laid it over the fish after it was cooked, and it had the same effect as if I smoked twenty blunts.”
The New York Diet
June 29, 2012
Comedian Jim Norton Has Salmon in New York, Uni in L.A.
“I went to Porter House, my favorite restaurant. I was with a woman who was not with me for free.”
Nightlife
June 21, 2012
First Look at Toy, Now Open in the Old Tanuki Tavern Space
Reps would like you to think of this as a “multifunctional dining experience.”
The Grub Street Diet
Apr. 20, 2012
Author David Rakoff Calms Himself by Keeping a Full Pantry
“Tax day. Perhaps a sense of relief made me eat more, but I’d have gorged just as much had I been facing an audit.”
Nightlife
Mar. 1, 2012
It’s Lights On for Darkroom Space When Bodega Opens May 1
It’s “an old-school Lower East Side bodega meets a sophisticated and sexy speakeasy,” duh.
The Grub Street Diet
Feb. 10, 2012
Gavin McInnes Goes Out Drinking With Ann Coulter, Makes Wolverine-Shaped
“I ate the pizza because I was starved, but none of the kids could get it down without dry-heaving so my neighbor made them some PB&Js. I think he was stoned.”
Back of the House
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Exclusive: True Tales of a ‘Top Chef’ Paparazzo; Six Cheftestants
What we heard while loitering outside Le Bernardin today.