Food

Most of the plywood is down and the lace curtains are up at Sauce, the new Italian eatery set to open by the end of the month at the corner of Rivington and Allen streets. For his first foray south...

A look at some neighborhood joints making the news this week: Eater's Dining Confidential feature looks at Kuma Inn through the eyes of August Cardona, CEO of Epicurean Management. The Village Voice's Robert Sietsema introduces us to He Nan Flavor, new on Forsyth...

A celebration of the city's culinary delights descends on the Lower East Side on Sunday, as New York Magazine and the Hester Street Fair team up for the second annual Grub Street Food Festival. More than 100 vendors will spread out from...

Look what's popped up online -- an intriguing video greeting/LES tribute from the new restaurant, "Sons of Essex," featuring cameos from all sorts of familiar neighborhood types as well as luminaries from the entertainment and art worlds. Leading up to...

Mussels. They’re inexpensive, easy to cook, kind of celebratory, widely available in the neighborhood and delicious. Yet many never think of making them at home. Why not? Here’s one of my favorite recipes, given to me by an American ex-pat...

Knishes arrived on the streets of the Lower East Side from Poland more than a century ago, and flourished as a popular, cheap street food made with ingredients easily available to peasants. This fall, Noah Wildman wants to bring them them...

A roundup of the neighborhood food news this week: The Hester Street Fair is on hiatus this weekend due to the Sukkot holiday, but it returns Oct. 22 with the Grub Street Food Festival, which promises great vendors and more...

Each month, on the second Wednesday, we post this report of restaurants in the 10002 ZIP code that scored 28 points or more on their health department inspections, the equivalent of “C” grades under the city’s rating system. We...

Last week we posted a brief item about Yunnan Kitchen, a new restaurant coming to 79 Clinton St. A few days ago, we met Erika Chou, the owner, to discuss plans for the regional Chinese spot in the former...

I’ve heard complaints that our neighborhood isn’t so good when it comes to shopping. I may not buy much “stuff,” but I spend a sizable chunk of change on food, wine and other kitchen-related items. I think our neighborhood...