Roberta’s is bringing its flare to the city with an East Village pop-up that will open up this Wednesday at 1pm. The new café will be at the BMW Guggenheim Lab in First Park and will stay open for three months. According to Eater, the menu will include eggplant sandwiches, cheeseburgers, a salad, and Milk [...]

Located on a once desolate stretch of Avenue C is Edi & the Wolf, the second offering from the owners of midtown’s Seäsonal. Eduard Frauneder (Edi) and Wolfgang Ban (the Wolf), are Austrian transplants who are bringing a more low-key version of their uptown cuisine to Alphabet City. The restaurant does not take reservations, and [...]

We are in the throes of summer, causing unnecessary bouts of fatigue and a serious lack of appetite. Two spots in the East Village have an answer to this humidity induced affliction. People’s Pops joined NYC Icy this week as the latest pop-up cold treat storefront to serve the sweaty throngs. NYC Icy hung out [...]

The ladies of The Downtown Diaries rarely venture to the frat-tastic Murray Hill, but when a chic new restaurant opens in nearby Flatiron/Gramercy, we can make the cab ride up from below 14th street. Duo, which opened in June, is owned by two beautiful sisters whose family has a long history in the restaurant business. [...]

A favorite of TDD, Finger On The Pulse is back for its 3rd BBQ of Summer ’11… and this one really ups the ante. Manning the grills on Wednesday July 13 will be Mark Ladner of Del Posto, the crown jewel of Mario Batali’s Manhattan empire which holds a 4-star ranking from the New York Times. Now in [...]