AlwaysPartying: St. Patrick’s Day
Maryse Chevrière — March 17, 2010
Mint Jelly to accompany the Lamb Chop from Ben & Jack’s Steakhouse on 5th Avenue.
Most days, it ain’t easy being green. But on St. Patrick’s Day green is where it’s at. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled photographs of some favorite green-hued eats and drinks.
Think about it, there’s a lot of green food out there. Spinach, lettuce, avocados, peas— with pasta, on pizza, in sushi, and on sandwiches. The list goes on. Of course, if you’re looking to down pints til you’re green in the face, Midtown Lunch has a great round-up of places to bar crawl in the heavily pub-dominated neighborhood.
Behold, the epic green foods photo extravaganza you’ve been waiting for. Happy St. Paddy’s Day.
AlwaysPartying: Eat Beer for St. Paddy’s Day!
Maryse Chevrière — March 17, 2010
Litre Pints at Radegast Beer Hall & Garden.
Sure, drinking beer on St. Patrick’s Day is practically a rule, but let’s not overlook the many great foods that are actually made using beer. To celebrate, we’ve created our own menu using dishes that feature beer as a key ingredient.
AlwaysPartying: A Shamrock Shake and a Whiskey Witch Walked into a Bar…
Maryse Chevrière — March 17, 2010
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Clockwise from top: McDonald’s elusive Shamrock Shake, Fat Witch Bakery’s Whiskey Witch, and Baked by Melissa’s St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes (image courtesy of Baked by Melissa).
Greensanity continues. This time with green sweets. As reported, the Union Square McDonald’s is serving the Shamrock Shake, a tasty minty green confection not normally found in New York. It’s good, get it while you can (though maybe not between stops on your bar crawl!).
If you’re in the Union Square neighborhood with a sweet tooth, make a pit stop at Baked by Melissa for their festive green cupcakes. Or if you’re by Chelsea Market, Fat Witch Bakery is offering some St. Patrick’s Day-themed brownies, like the Whiskey Witch: “a wee bit of whiskey in a Fat Witch.” It’s a sly, guilt-free way to booze at your desk if you can’t be out amongst all the drunken tomfoolery.
AlwaysPartying: National Pig Day
Maryse Chevrière — March 01, 2010
Whole Roast Pig from the Second Annual Pig Roast and Dance Party.
What better way to kickoff a month than to celebrate the almighty pig? Today, March 1st is National Pig Day, and in its honor we have compiled pictures of some of our favorite dishes celebrating this glorious animal in all of its delicious forms. Feast your eyes of the Pig-apalooza.
AlwaysPartying: Presidential Dishes
Arthur Bovino — February 15, 2010
Mount Rushmore with some of these presidents’ favorite foods.
This Presidents’ Day you have several eating options:
Brunch Some restaurants are serving their brunch menus. Check them out here.
Themed Food Road Trip Visit Atlantic City and get a sandwich at The White House Sub Shop.
Celebrate at Home Recreate presidential dishes using these recipes.
Presidential Toast Pick up Jefferson Reserve and Presidente for presidential whiskeys and chasers.
While there aren’t dishes for every president, New York does have a lot of food and drink with presidential, or president related names. Check them out below.
Featured Brunch: Where to Eat on Presidents’ Day
February 12, 2010
Fried Oyster Omelette at Prune.
If you have the day off and haven’t already blown all your cash on Valentine’s Day, you could do brunch on Monday. Below is a list of restaurants in neighborhoods around the City that are serving their brunch menus on Presidents’ Day.
Featured Cocktail: Shades of Red and Pink
Maryse Chevrière — February 11, 2010
A Manhattan at Ben & Jack’s.
This week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we bring you fourteen of our favorite pink and red-hued cocktails. You know, to show our sensitive side.
Don’t let the colors fool you. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill, overly sweetened ladies-only drinks. Aquagrill’s Jalapeño Quencher in particular packs serious heat. [Insert inappropriate sexual comment].
AlwaysPartying: V-Day for Sweethearts, Lovers and Cynics
Maryse Chevrière — February 10, 2010
Foods for sweethearts, lovers and cynics to enjoy this Valentine’s Day.
In case you hadn’t heard, Valentine’s Day is this Sunday. We already told you where to order cookies and cakes, but how about a full meal? Inspired by Prune’s menus for ‘lovers’ and ‘cynics,’ we collected dishes we’ve enjoyed throughout the City to create our own hypothetical V-Day menus.
AlwaysInformed: Valentine Cookie Imports
February 10, 2010
Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams’ Limited-edition Valentine’s Day cookie flavor: “Love At First Bite.”
If you have exhausted the sweet options that New York has to offer, here is a serious Valentine’s Day power move for the cookie lovers out there. The Love at First Bite, Valentine’s Day Cookies from Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams. ACD is located in Austin, TX, but its founder, Alexandra Bruskoff, was until fairly recently a local New York schoolteacher.
ACD’s signature cookie is the “New York Cowgirl,” fudgy Ghirardelli chocolate dough laced with chili powder and pretzel bits. Other intriguing flavors include “The All-Nighter”* (chocolate, espresso, cayenne, and walnuts), and “Toffee Doodle Dream” (vanilla with toffee and semi-sweet chocolate). You can try three or four flavors at once by ordering the signature collection (two dozen/$74.00).
But it’s Love at First Bite that you’ll want to order for your honey. An order of six chocolate cookies that are spotted with dried cherries, blueberries and cranberries, white chocolate chunks, topped with kosher salt and sugar.
Featured Dessert: Balthazar Bakery’s Valentine’s Day
Maryse Chevrière — February 09, 2010
Balthazar Bakery’s L-O-V-E Mousse Cake ($30), cross-section, and Heart Cake cross-section.
It is always tough to decide what to get your loved one for Valentine’s Day, which is why it is so relieving when someone comes to the rescue. This year that someone is Balthazar Bakery. They have put together a roster of stunning Valentine’s Day desserts that will make any sweet-lover swoon.
The desserts on the menu include items like a Red Berry Galette and a rich Red Velvet Cupcake, but the real show-stoppers are the decadent chocolate cakes. The L-O-V-E Mousse Cake says it all for you. Artful “love” marzipan cutouts top this gift-shaped gateaux, which conceals layers of white chocolate mousse, fresh raspberries, and chocolate sponge cake, all beneath a blanket of dark chocolate ganache.
AlwaysPartying: National Pizza Pie Day
Maryse Chevrière — February 09, 2010
A few of our favorite whole pies.
Given that today, February 9th, is National Pizza Pie Day, and in anticipation of tomorrow’s long-awaited re-opening of Totonno’s, we thought we’d share some of our favorite pies, by category.
Of course, as much as we love whole pies, it’s just a mere slice of the pizza coverage on Always Hungry.
AlwaysPartying: Aphrodisiacs at Aquagrill
GutterGourmet — February 09, 2010
Aquagrill’s Oyster Bed.
This Valentine’s Day if you want guaranteed results (we think you know what we mean), we recommend going to Aquagrill for an Aphrodisiac Brunch. Start with a warm basket of mini-blueberry muffins and scones with butter and apricot jam. Order your valentine a Mimosa, a Bloody Mary, a Riesling or a glass of sake to further enhance the mood. Start with the “foie gras of the sea,” Japanese Monkfish liver (“ankimo”) with shaved jalapeños and fennel. Then comes the ultimate aphrodisiac, the oyster sampler— 25 varieties of East Coast and West Coast beauties. You get a list to track the oysters as you and your date slurp them up happily. Their names only add to the suggestiveness of their appearance: Canada Cups, Watch Hill, Fanny Bay and, of course, the orgasmic Hama Hamas. If that doesn’t seal the deal, walk down the block to Kee’s Chocolates for truffles. If oysters and chocolate fail, don’t lose hope— President’s Day can also be very romantic.
AlwaysPartying: Superbowl Edition
Jeff Zalaznick — February 05, 2010
The spread.
Throwing a Superbowl party is something that must be done in style. Always Hungry style. The goal is to put together such an epic combination of food that your friends at the game wish they had stayed home. Normally this takes great meditation and planning, but if you stick with us, we will put it together for you. Follow these instructions and we guarantee that you will have the best Superbowl spread that any of your guests have ever seen.
Here is the move:
- New York’s best Buffalo Wings from Cercle Rouge
- Sloppy Joe Sandwiches from the Town Hall Deli
- A Bo Ssäm to-go from Momofuku Ssäm Bar
- And cook a Bacon Explosion just to ice the cake, and give the apartment that signature smell.
SEARCH: Where to Watch the Big Game
Maryse Chevrière — February 05, 2010
Clockwise from top: scene from the Saints’ victory over the Vikings, Acme’s Fried Shrimp Po’Boy, Kate’s Crazy Wings from Wogies, and Cabrito’s Danger Dog.
If you’re planning to throw a Superbowl party, we’ve already got you covered. But let’s say you want to pass on the hosting duties and obligatory clean-up hassle. Where’s the best place to go for tasty snacks, strong drinks and good company while watching the Saints take on the Colts in Superbowl XLIV?
We’ve made it simple for you. Just go to Always Hungry’s Very Advanced Search Engine, select “Guys’ Night Out” from the By Occasion field and “Flat Screens Included” from the By Features field, for a list of great game day options.
Naturally, a lot of restaurants are offering specials deals for the event. A few interesting ones:
- Delmonico’s is serving up Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Double-Fried French Fries and unlimited Stella Artois on the house from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.
- For something less traditional, Artisanal is doing a Monterrey Jack Fondue with Black Beans and Chipotle ($48.50/person).
- If you’re one of the many who have been not-so-patiently awaiting the opening of Fatty ‘Cue, both Fatty Crab locations will serve a preview menu (though only the Fatty uptown has TV’s).
AlwaysPartying: National Baked Alaska Day
February 01, 2010
DBGB’s Omelette Norvegienne (Baked Alaska for Two).
Today, February 1st is National Baked Alaska Day. Since this is the month that celebrates dining à deux, why not start early by heading over to DBGB for their excellent Baked Alaska for Two?
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