Try the refreshing black-grape sorbet, it packs a clean yet potent ripe-fruit punch. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
On 10/11/11, I joined the New York Tech Meetup here to launch the third NYC Big Apps competition, immigration seminars for startups, and a new mayor's council on technology: http://bit.ly/p10k0T
You can try two Where to Eat 2011 picks under one roof; after dinner here head across the Ace lobby to the new John Dory for a dessert of the excellent eccles cake. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Saison microbrews are having a moment. Find three of our favorites - Ommegang Hennepin, Saison de Pipaix, and Stillwater Stateside - here. Read more.
At happy hour, get a free boat of freshly fried Tater-Tots with every drink. Add a hot dog for just $3. Read more.
Don't miss "Mark Twain: A Skeptic's Progress", focusing on the writer's cynicism about the modernization of America. Sept 17-Jan 2
Antipasti, some rich pastas, a pizza to share. Drink a little valpol. This was new here once, and important, and still as good as it ever was, for just this sort of meal. Read more.
Adam Platt loves the roasted marrow bones and braised goat at Top Chef Harold's inventive new Thai spot. Read more.
Budget foodies can visit Jean Georges’s bar for great cocktails, a snack or afternoon tea.
Blast from the past: maybe the only terminal anywhere that plays good -- 80s -- music :)
The whole of 14th Street turns into a gigantic outdoor art gallery during the Art in Odd Places festival; this year’s theme is “chance.” Oct 1-10.
It’s the ultimate in handcrafted retro deli pleasure here, where you must try the pastrami on rye with a Brooklyn-brined pickle. Featured in Where to Eat 2011! Read more.
Beauty's got a nightly selection of crostinis (burrata, bone marrow...) called "Jewels on Toast", which unlike family jewels, your date will actually want to polish off. Read more.
Sponsored Tip: Order San Pellegrino or Acqua Panna water at this Soho mainstay and a donation will be made to Share Our Strength! Also: one of the neighborhood’s best back gardens. Read more.
Try the hot apple toddy at this old-school cocktail hub – it boasts a shot of amaretto and a much creamier finish than most.
