Food

The city's Economic Development Corp. (EDC) announced today a few of the new vendors joining the Essex Street Market when it opens an expanded facility as part of the Essex Crossing project next year.

Kazuo Yoshida, a sushi chef who wowed the critics during his stint at Williamsburg's 1 or 8, just opened his own restaurant in Chinatown. Juku is located at 32 Mulberry St., in the sprawling space formerly occupied by the nigh club, Le Baron.

Since its opening in 2015 at 102 Norfolk St., La Contenta has consistently served up some of the best food and cocktails on the Lower East Side, in a warm and welcoming space.

In Venice, one of the best things you can do is become lost on an obscure, winding street and stumble into a baraci (a working class pub) for a glass of wine and a leisurely snack.

Restaurants tend to come and go pretty fast on the Lower East Side, so it's no small feat when a locally-owned spot hangs in for more than a couple of years.

A well known New York City chef is headed for uncharted territory on the Lower East Side.

It's a very good day for Bar Uchū, the exclusive sushi counter at 217 Eldridge St.

The Michelin Guide is out with its selective listing of affordable restaurants, and several Lower East Side/Chinatown spots made the cut.

As usual, it was packed at the annual Lower East Side Pickle Day festival yesterday. Unusually warm October weather brought out the masses for the Lower East Partnership's most popular event. Here are some of the scenes from Pickle...

Here's a reminder about Lower East Side Pickle Day, which will be taking over Orchard Street Sunday from noon-5 p.m. The blocks between Delancey and East Houston streets will be filled with pickle purveyors such as the Pickle Guys,...