In advance of a holiday that celebrates eating, a look at the neighborhood food news:
Sons of Essex will donate $6 for every $56/person Thanksgiving dinner it sells to support the LES Business Improvement District's programs. On the menu: tomato-cheddar...
Thanksgiving leftovers. In my family leftover turkey and gravy will be served over slices of bread for hot open faced sandwiches. If there’s enough leftover white meat we may piece together club sandwiches as well. Some years I’ll get...
Last year at this time we offered the following turkey tip: get your holiday bird roasted Chinese style for Thanksgiving.  There are a few places in Chinatown that offer this service for the holidays. Our story was focused on...
When Hurricane Irene dropped by this summer, The Lo-Down team set out early to cover the neighborhood, bringing readers the news of the storm's local impacts. That was some hunger-inducing work, so midday, we were delighted to find the lights on and the meat-slicing gurus...
America's annual celebration of gastronomic indulgences is quickly approaching. If your holiday traditions don't tend toward the homemade, our neighborhood has lots of treats to offer. Here are a few that have crossed our inbox (see individual website links...
The Cuban sandwich has been a neighborhood staple for decades. While Cuban expats in Florida take credit for its creation, Puerto Rican and Dominican diners and luncheonettes have been the bastions of this delicacy here. Variations have even made...
This afternoon's Lower East Side restaurant headlines:
The Local EV recounts CB3's contentious debate last night over a liquor license renewal for Diablo Royale.
The Department of Health is forced to toss lots of restaurant inspections due to typos.
You'll feel like...
The team behind Ludlow Manor, the three-story nightlife multi-plex on Delancey Street, is not letting its troubles with Community Board 3 stand in the way of a good time. Last week, Page Six revealed that Luc Carl, Lady Gaga's...
Last month Community Board 3 voted to support a liquor license for Nippon Sushi, 121 Ludlow Street. But yesterday we discovered the restaurant is lacking something else --Â an operating license from New York City's health department.
At its October...
A few food headlines from around the neighborhood today:
The New Amsterdam Market holds its first Peck Slip Pickle Festival on Sunday, 11 a.m to 5 p.m. On tap: 75 vendor stalls, including 20 serving pickled and fermented products, three regional beers, a...
