Hurricane Sandy NYC

New York City and its surrounding areas have suffered a great blow as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Our heart goes out to those in damaged areas and whom have lost so much during this devastation. As federal and local disaster response agencies arrive to help, its great to see people looking in on their neighbors to make sure they are okay and helping to share vital information. Also, there are many charity organizations that are helping our communities in their moments of need. Please donate money, supplies and volunteer your time. Meanwhile, stay safe on the sidewalks and for the record, I ❤ NY (even in the dark).

New York City Government For the latest updates on NYC Hurricane Disaster Emergency Relief and available help visit @nycgov http://www.nyc.gov

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency @FEMA http://www.fema.gov 

Apply to receive Assistance and Hurricane Disaster Relief http://www.disasterassistance.gov/

Apply via a smartphone at http://m.fema.gov/ Or apply by Phone by calling (800) 621-3362 or TTY (800) 462-7585.

Search for open shelters by texting SHELTER and a Zip Code to 43362 (4FEMA). 

Ex: Shelter 01234 (std rates apply)

Con Edison Providing electric, gas, and steam service to NYC and Westchester. @ConEdison

For official customer concerns go to http://www.coned.com/customercentral or call 1-800-752-6633. 

MTA Service Advisory Manages transit, buses, subways, trains, bridges and tunnels in New York City and surrounding areas including Long Island. @MTAinsider http://www.mta.info/

NYC Service helps more New Yorkers connect to service opportunities more easily. 

We promote service as a part of what it means to be a citizen of New York City. @NYCservice  http://www.nycservice.org

Citymeals On-Wheels ensures no homebound elderly NY'er will ever go a day without food/human company. 100% of public donations go to the preparation and delivery of meals. @CityMeals http://www.citymeals.org

New York Cares meets pressing community needs by mobilizing caring New Yorkers in volunteer service @NewYorkCares http://newyorkcares.org/

Architecture for Humanity brings design, construction, and development services to communities in need. @archforhumanity http://architectureforhumanity.org/

Action Against Hunger Working to save the lives of severely malnourished people worldwide & implement long-term solutions to hunger. @acfusa http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/

City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn @ChrisCQuinn @NYCcouncil District Office Phone (212) 564-7757 http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml

NYC Mayor @MikeBloomberg http://tinyurl.com/puc48

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo http://www.governor.ny.gov/

NYCWFF: Trucks & Train

CHOO! CHEW! Talk about a great way to close the 2012 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival at Trucks & Train hosted by Andrew Zimmern with Food Trucks and a concert by Train! After a weekend festival that was sure to please any Food Network junkie and foodie alike, NYCWFF pulled out all the stops with an amazingly fun afternoon at Basketball City where folks lined up at their favorite Food Trucks serving-up good ol' street grub and got to enjoy a full concert by Grammy Award winning, multiplatinum group Train performing on a beautiful Fall day in the city.

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NYCWFF Trucks & Train, a set on Flickr.

The weather was perfect as crowds of people gathered at this huge outside event that mixed the love of food with the love of music. The stage was set as popular food trucks were rolling out tasty bites as fast as they can make them. Andrew Zimmern's truck AZ Cantina handed out cabrito butter burgers, that's goat burgers for you Bizarre Foods fans! Crif Dog showed off their new truck art and outrageous hot dog creation, Domo Taco had fish tempura tacos, Fun Buns NYC gave out pork belly buns, Pizza Luca had a vintage truck/pizza oven baking Margherita Pizza. Big Gay Ice Cream served an Awesomesauce Sundae, Souvlaki GR won Best of Event with their grilled pork pita.

Everyone munched truck side and washed it all down at the wine bars stocked with Save Me San Francisco Wine Co. showcasing Train's Gold Medal winning wines proudly named after some of the band's hit songs "Drops of Jupiter" red wine, "Calling All Angels" chardonnay, and "California 37" cabernet sauvignon, named after their newly released album.

All of a sudden, CHOOOO CHOOOO... a loud freight train sound came overhead as Train took the stage to perform a full set for thrilled concert-goers. They performed all their popular songs such as Soul Sister and Calling All Angels and even did a good rendition of Led Zeppelin's Ramble On. Lead singer Patrick Manohan was playful, amusing his fans by grabbing their cameras and taking pictures during his performance. The concert ended in rock star fashion as a bunch of groupies bumrushed on stage to sing and dance! - Man, was that fun!

Bordeaux Under One Roof

Bordeaux Under One Roof will take place overlooking New York City's eminent skyline on the 61st Floor of the Empire State Building on Thursday, October 25th, 2012.

For the second edition of this annual tasting event, Bordeaux Under One Roof is opening its doors for the first time to consumer attendees. Food and wine enthusiasts are invited to meet local American Importers, taste their delicious and affordable Bordeaux selections, and enhance their overall knowledge of this acclaimed region, at two 45-minute seminars, "Bordeaux Food & Wine Pairings," led by Sommelier, Edouard Bourgeois (6:30PM) and "Introduction to Mixology with Bordeaux Wine," led by Mixologist, Ben Scorah (8:00PM) which are sure to enrich your overall education of Bordeaux.

An event filled with great wine, food, live music, and exciting entertainment. Proceeds from the event will benefit Action Against Hunger.

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

6:30PM - 9:00PM

Empire State Building, 61st Floor

(Enter on 34th or 33rd Street and proceed to the Visitor's Desk)

TICKETS: https://bordeauxunderoneroof.eventbrite.com/

Spain's Great Match NYC

50 Great Portuguese Wines

50 Great Portuguese Wines Selected by Doug Frost

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The Harold Pratt House

58 E. 68th St

New York, NY 10065

Tickets $75 http://50great.eventbrite.com

Travel Leisure Global Bazaar

Visit the world in one amazing NYC weekend at the Travel + Leisure Global Bazaar!

Global foods, spirits, music, performances, shopping, destinations, and people from everywhere celebrating the world and love of travel.

September 28 – 30, 2012
The Lexington Armory NYC

For more information: http://www.travelandleisure.com/promo/globalbazaar/explore.html
Tickets Discount Code: SocialGB12
http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/oehh6h

NYCWFF: Fun & Fit in the City

FUN & FIT IN THE CITY 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012 

Basketball City at Pier 36

10:00am - 5:00pm 

The Whole Family is Invited to Fun and Fit in the City presented by Target, A Day of Food, Fun and Fitness hosted by Food Network Star Guy Fieri!The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE brings back its featured family program Fun and Fit in the City presented by Target and hosted by Guy Fieri for 2012. Taking place on Saturday, October 13 at Basketball City (Pier 36), both children and their parents will enjoy a full day of healthy food samplings, fitness activities, star-studded cooking demonstrations, and much more!

Created to help educate families about healthy and simple lifestyle options, Fun and Fit in the City presented by Target is a full day of activity that is open to everyone. Food Network’s Guy Fieri will serve as the ultimate host – cooking, running, jumping and sampling with fellow Food Network friends Rachael Ray, Sunny Anderson, Melissa d’Arabian, Giada De Laurentiis and Andrew Zimmern.

“I can’t wait to have a rockin’ time showin’ families how to get down in the kitchen and prepare delicious, healthy meals,” said event host Guy Fieri. “Gettin’ the whole family involved in cooking, just like I do every day at home with my wife and kids, makes for an awesome meal!”

Presented by Target, both parents and kids will be delighted to spend the day playing foosball, shooting hoops, dancing, testing their fast pitch skills, and enjoying more interactive areas to keep the whole family on the move. More fitness activities, healthy food samplings, games, book signings, and even a super-powered vegetable superhero puppet show from Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign will keep everyone entertained. Families will also have the opportunity to get more involved in helping to end hunger in their community by participating in a “repacking” activity where children and their parents can pack a box of donated goods for families’ in-need that will go straight to the Food Bank For New York City.

Tickets $22 http://nycwff.org/funandfit 
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Fun and Fit in the City presented by Target is brought to you by the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, which is hosted by and benefits the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign. 100% of the Festival’s net proceeds go toward helping these community based organizations fight hunger. More information about the Festival can be found at www.nycwff.org.

New York Taste

New York Magazine

New York Taste 2012

Monday November 5th, 2012

7:00PM - 9:00PM

The Waterfront 269 11th Ave.

New York, NY.

 40 of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants at one tasting event

A Voce Missy Robinson ALDEA Georges Mendes ALISON EIGHTEEN Juan Carlos Landazuri BENOIT Jérôme Husson BLT FISH Amy Eubanks BLUE HILL AND BLUE HILL AT STONE BARNS Dan Barber BOBO Cedric Tovar BOOKER AND DAX AT MOMOFUKU SSÄM Dave Arnold BRUSTROKE Isao Yamada CLOVER CLUB Julie Reiner CORTON Paul Liebrandt CRAVE FISHBAR Todd Mitgang ED'S CHOWDER HOUSE Ed Brown ED'S CHOWDER HOUSE John Miele FP PATISSERIE François Payard HILL COUNTRY Elizabeth Karmel LA PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS Alain Allegretti LA SILHOUETTE Matthew Tropeano LE BERNARDIN Laurie Jon Moran LE CIRQUE Olivier Reginensi LINCOLN Jonathan Benno MORIMOTO Masaharu Morimoto NOMAD RESTAURANT Abram Bissell OSTERIA MORINI Bill Dorrler PORTER HOUSE NEW YORK Michael Lomonaco RECETTE Jesse Schenker RED ROOSTER HARLEM Marcus Samuelsson ROUGE TOMATE Jeremy Bearman SHO SHAUN HERGATT Shaun Hergatt TELEPAN Bill Telepan TERTULIA Seamus Mullen TOLOACHE Julian Medina WILLIAM GREENBERG DESSERTS Carol Becker WONG Simpson Wong

More Information and Tickets:
http://taste.nymag.com/index.html

Le Fooding Brooklyn Fling

Le Fooding, the French Culinary movement returns to New York for it's 4th year to hit-up the Borough of Brooklyn to create Le Fooding Brooklyn Fling for five days of Fooding adventures September 19th through the 23rd.  Le Clicquot Brooklyn Tour, champagne dinners series at Brooklyn hotspots. Darkness with a Chance of Piperade, watch a Brooklyn cult movie with a Nespresso-infused brunch. Luncheon in the Dust joins the art of picnics with that of the Brooklyn Flea Market. Campfire Session #2 is the closing fête celebrating the magic of Le Fooding with a fireside adventure of music, food and cocktails.

Le Fooding Talented Cast: 

MIKE D; INAKI AIZPITARTE Le Chateaubriand, France; RAE & NOAH BERNAMOFF Mile End, USA; FREDRIK BERSELIUS Frej, USA; SAUL BOLTON Brooklyn Bangers, USA; DANNY BOWIEN Mission Chinese Food, USA; SEAN BROCK Husk, USA; FRANK CASTRONOVO Frankies 457, USA; FORREST COLE Choncho's Tacos, USA; VINNY DOTOLO Animal, USA; RUSSELL DOUGHERTY Nitehawk Cinema, USA; HUGUE DUFOUR Ex M. Wells, USA; FRANK FALCINELLI Frankies 457, USA; BERTRAND GRÉBAUT Septime, France; NEAL HARDEN Maimonide of Brooklyn, USA; PIERRE HERMÉ Pierre Hermé, France; BRIAN LETH Vinegar Hill House, USA; JAMES LOWE Ex Ten Bells, United Kingdom; IGNACIO MATTOS Ex Isa, USA; ISAAC MCHALE Ex Ledbury, United Kingdom; MAGNUS NILSSON Fäviken Magasinet, Sweden; LAURA O'NEILL & THE VAN LEEUWEN BROTHERS Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, USA; DANIEL ROSE Spring, France; DAVID SCLAROW PizzaMoto, USA; LAIN SENDERENS Senderens, France & Maimonide of Brooklyn, USA; JON SHOOK Animal, USA; BEN TURLEY The Meat Hook, USA.

For further information and tickets:/ http://www.lefooding.com/

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NYCWFF 2012

It's that time of the year! Summer is ending and New York City is coming alive again, kicking off with the uber-exuberant, foodie indulging, deliberately chaotic Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival October 11th - 14th, 2012. Celebrating its fifth year in the Big Apple, NYCWFF is the core of all things yummy in the city. Lead by Festival Director Lee Schrager the festival stems to outdo itself again this year with creative fresh events. (get it? apple...core....stem) #genius

New this year is Head of Plate: The International Culinary Center Creates Celebrated Dishes & Cocktails; Shake & Bake with Whoopi Goldberg, Art Smith and DJ Questlove; and Food Network's Next Iron Chef hosted by Alton Brown to name a few. There's also a host of DINNERS coming your way this year designed to please those with even the most sophisticated palates. Popular parties like Blue Moon Burger Bash hosted by Rachael Ray, Meatball Madness hosted by Giada De Laurentiis, SWEET hosted by Sandra Lee and Brunch with Paula Deen are still some of people's faves, but with a MENU OF EVENTS catering to different tastes, there's bound to be something for everyone's flavor. For those of you whom can't decide, just smorgasbord your way through the GRAND TASTING held on Saturday and Sunday where NYC's top restaurants will serve tastings, wine will pour, and Food Network Chefs will demonstrate their culinary talents.

For more Information and Tickets: http://nycwff.org
Follow NYCWFF on Twitter: @lee_schrager

LE TASTE OF FRANCE SHOW NYC

LE TASTE OF FRANCE SHOW – NEW YORK 2012

Presented by French Media Events

TICKETS ON SALE!

Le Taste of France Show makes its New York premier September 29-30, 2012 at Pier 54. A two-day exhibition dedicated to French cuisine and the French way of life in New York City. In celebration of the "Fête de la Gastronomie," Le Taste of France Show aims to promote France by highlighting its regions through their different culinary specialties and lifestyle.

Le Taste of France Show will feature live, contemporary and signature French Music; Pétanque Exhibitions, a French Flea Market symbolic of Paris’ famous “Marché aux Puces”; a French Bulldog Dog Show and French cuisine: from the Crêpes and Ciders of Brittany to the Pastis and Bouillabaisse of Provence. Guests will have a choice to either sample dishes with a "Tasting" plate or indulge in a "Dégustation" plate. All food and drink will be available for purchase with Mariannes, the official currency of Le Taste of France Show.

Chefs participating in Le Taste of France Show:

Jacques Pépin - Legendary Chef and T.V. personality

Marc Murphy - Executive Chef and Owner of Benchmarc Restaurants (Landmarc and Ditch Plains)

Jean-Louis Gerin - "Chopped" Champion 2012 - TV Food-Network

Jean-Louis Dumonet - Executive Chef of the Union Club

Claude Godard – Chef/Owner of Bistro Madison and Jeanne et Gaston restaurants

Ariane Daguin - Food maven and Founder of D'Artagnan

Karine Bakhoum - The Iron Palate, frequent Judge on Iron Chef America - TV Food-Network. Members of Les Maîtres Cuisiniers de France and l’Académie Culinaire de France, two organizations representing the top French chefs in the world.

Tickets for the Day Events of Le Taste of France Show start at $10 www.LeTasteofFrance.com

Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 11:00am to 5:00pm

Sunday, September 30, 2012 - 11:00am to 6:00pm

“La Soirée” Saturday, September 29th, 2012 - 6:30pm to 11:00pm - $149

"La Soirée" is the grand, all-inclusive, extravaganza of Le Taste of France Show. Music will be louder, the food richer and the mood a little more epicurean.

The Peninsula Hotel NYC: CINÉ SOUS LES ÉTOILES

SALON DE NING ROOFTOP BAR AND TERRACE PRESENTS 

“CINÉ SOUS LES ÉTOILES: A FRENCH FILM SERIES”

Monthly rooftop film series provides a glamorous “Cinema Under the Stars” experience complete with delicious cocktails and theater-style gourmet snacks this summer, Salon de Ning rooftop bar and terrace presents Ciné Sous Les Étoiles: a French Film Series (Cinema Under the Stars) screened outdoors on the West Terrace. Beginning July 30, 2012, the monthly program will feature four French films in honor of the newest property of The Peninsula Hotels that is set to open in Paris in 2013. The film screenings will take place under the stars on the last Monday of the month from July through October on Salon de Ning’s West Terrace, where a large outdoor screen will be set up and tables arranged for guests to be comfortably seated for an optimal viewing experience. From 8:30 pm onwards, guests will enjoy cocktails, a delectable appetizer menu and a French film en plein air. In addition to the regular Salon de Ning menu, the Ciné Sous Les Étoiles menu includes caviar with traditional garnishes and vodka; freshly-popped popcorn; nachos with jalapeño cheese; hot dogs with traditional condiments; ice cream, assorted candies and chocolates from Dean and Deluca and more. The bar’s signature cocktail, the “Ning Sling,” will also be available and is a refreshing creation featuring Absolut Mandarin, Soho French Lychee and fresh mint leaves shaken with lychee and passion fruit juice. Dates and films: Monday, July 30 – Amélie Monday, August 27 – Chocolat Monday, September 24 – A Very Long Engagement Monday, October 29 – The Artist Time: 8:30 pm

Reservations are not required for each Ciné Sous Les Étoiles screening, however a minimum purchase of one cocktail per person is required; seating is based upon availability. In the event of forecasted rain, the film screening will be canceled with 48 hours’ notice. Salon de Ning is located on the 23rd floor of The Peninsula New York and is open daily from 4:00 pm until 1:00 am. For inquiries, please contact (212) 903 3923 or visit www.peninsula.com/newyorkdining

MEATOPIA 2012: City of Meat

Meatopia
Saturday, September 8, 2012
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Randall's Island Great Lawn
New York, NY 10035

BEAT THE HEAT AND EAT SOME MEAT at this year's Meatopia 2012: City of Meat which with a new date, a new home, new theme, new chefs, new animals and more wonderful ways of cooking meat; Meatopia promises only the meat will sizzle. So get your tickets and get your meat on! But first, take a peek at the menu, it's off the hoof! (I mean hook).

Participating Honor Roll of Chefs include Michael Psilakis, Joey Campanaro, April Bloomfield, Naomi Pomeroy, Michael White, Jonathan Sawyer, Yenbamroong, Andy Little, Adam Perry Lang, Hemant Mathur and Santiago Garat to name a few.

Tickets are available at http://Meatopia.org/tickets

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Meatopia

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Meatopia-BBQ-NYC/116198255071532?sk=wall

NYCWFF 2012 Presale

New York City Wine & Food Festival is highly anticipated by fellow foodies that come together to celebrate culinary art in style at dozens of fun events, creative dinners and fabulous parties in New York City. Purveyor of yum and festival Director Lee Schrager has made TICKETS available early with MasterCard® Pre-sale before the rest of the public gets to buy them all up on June 25th. www.nycwff.org

Fifty Best Cognac Tasting

A walk-around grand tasting of ultra premium cognacs, each brand offering multiple expressions.


• Receive a special cognac crystal glass by Riedel.
• Light buffet all evening.
• Paired with fine chocolates.


Beacon
25 West 56th Street, NYC
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
6:00-9:00 PM


A limited number of tickets will be made available, so reserve now.  
Special discounted rate for TheFiftyBest.com email subscribers:
$50 per person (Reg. price $75 ppl. 


http://www.thefiftybest.com/nightlife/best_events/

Ca Va Brasserie

Big Apple Barbecue Block Party and Kick-Off

The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party

June 9 & 10, 2012

Madison Square Park

Pork Out With Your Fork Out on Southern-inspired fare from the country’s top pit masters available for $8 plate. Food, Live Music, Cooking Seminars. Event admission is free.

Kick-Off the weekend's festivities on Friday, June 8th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm at Blue Smoke with the Potlikker Film Festival premiere of “Madison Square Pork” alongside a special barbecue menu. Tickets http://southernfoodways.org/events/potlikker/index.html

Filmmaker Joe York celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Big Apple Block Party featuring a documentary on the four founding pitmasters, including 17th Street Barbecue, Mike Mills considered by his peers a true pioneer, legend and leading force in the barbecue world for almost 30 years. Twitter @17thstreetbbq

http://www.bigapplebbq.org/

New Taste UWS: COMFORT CLASSICS 2012

comfort food

 noun

Definition of COMFORT FOOD

: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal.

Aperol Spritz

When you're feeling happy or blue, or just in a blah mood, there's usually only one thing you can turn to, good ol' COMFORT FOOD! Now, imagine indulging in all the comfort classics reinvented in New York style in one yummy night.  New Taste of the Upper West Side "Comfort Classics" delivered a fabulous foodie evening filled with innovative comfort foods. 35 of Upper West Side's popular chefs and restaurants gathered to cook-up their inventive interpretation of comfort foods that any sophisticated adult would relish while, the fat kid inside of all of us would giggle in bliss. Travel Channel's Adam Richman (Man v. Food Nation) and Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern) hosted the food frenzy party with special guests, Tony Abou-Gamin (Modern Mixologist) and Ellie Krieger who signed and gave out copies of her book Comfort Food Fix.

Chef Marc Murphy shows his Ditch Dog

When you walk in to this event you really need to asses the situation and plan a strategy. You're surrounded by all your favorite food cravings; but don't worry, you will get to them all. Start off with an Aperol Spritz, then when no one is looking... ATTACK!  Hit one station at a time. Get a Ditch Dog topped with Mac & Cheese at Ditch Plains, Grilled Cheese & Gazpacho at Whole Foods, an Isabella's Slider, a Veggie Quesadilla and a shot of tequila at Mamajuana, then a Shake Shack Corn Dog followed by a 5 Napkin Burger. 5000 calories later, take a breath before Round 2 begins.

Under the tent

Time to get your drink on! With so many to choose from it's time to navigate and figure out whether to make a splash at Arrogant Frog wines, Four Roses Bourbon, Zyr Vodka or Blue Moon Beer? Ah, what-the-hell try them all! Then, off to the dance floor with DJ Phresh spinning at the turn table where some man is really getting his groove on, while the crowd surrounds him with cheers! Woohoo... GO MAN GO!

Artie"s Deli

Now that you've worked up an appetite. Ready? Set? Virgil's BBQ Ribs, Indie Food & Wine TBLT sandwich, Artie's Deli Pastrami Sandwich and another 5 Napkin Burger. Try Bodrum Mediterranean restaurant's Mitite Kofta, Piyaz with Pilaf rice, but watch out because it's pipping hot! How about Kangaroo Shepard's pie from Sunburnt Calf? Yup. Cafe Frida tenia una mini Mixiote de Cordero con Guacamole muy rico!

5 Napkin Burger

10,000 calories later and it's time for dessert! Sarabeth herself tempts everyone with her scrumptious bread pudding. Bombolini has well, BOMBOLINI! Stop and stare at the giant bacon cake by Baconery while noshing on chocolate covered bacon strips, then move on to Gazela's Place for Baklava. Grab some chocolate chip, sugar and M & M Insomnia Cookies to-go because, if you're at all like me, you'll eat them later when you can't get to sleep.

New Taste UWS COMFORT CLASSICS, a set on Flickr.