Posted by Jenn Sit, July 23, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Meeting up with friends for food and drinks in the city always seems to end with me bemoaning the state of my ATM balance the next morning. Last weekend, my solution to going out without going broke was to skip the wine bars and take advantage of the beautiful weather by having a wine and cheese outing in Central Park. With wine from Trader Joe's and cheese and bread from East Village Cheese, it was a great way to catch up with friends, people watch, and most of all, relax.
Trader Joe's love is not an unknown sentiment on the pages of Serious Eats, but you can never sound enough praise for their three-buck-chuck. If you've never had it before, go out and buy a case—now. It goes for cheap, but doesn't taste like it, and will put your $10 Barefoot wine to shame. I met my friend in front of the NYU dorms on 14th Street, conveniently located next to the Trader Joe's Wine Shop. After picking up a bottle or two, we turned the corner at 3rd Ave and headed down to East Village Cheese to complete our Friday afternoon picnic.
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Posted by Adam Kuban, May 13, 2008 at 9:00 AM
File under: Ignorance Is Bliss. New York mainstay Nathan's has complied with the Department of Health's mandate that calorie counts be added to the menus of chain restaurants with at least 15 outlets. It's interesting to note that, for about half the menu, the calorie count of a dog corresponds almost to the penny with the price of a wiener—until you get into chili and chili-cheese territory. The new information adds dramatic punctuation to competitive eater Joey Chestnut's 66-dog record in last year's frankfurter frightfest, as Gothamist points out: 19,602 calories in 12 minutes.
And a tip to those heading to Coney this summer: You can avoid some of the long lines at the original Nathan's location by heading up to the boardwalk stand just off Stillwell Avenue.
Posted by Gordon Mark, April 30, 2008 at 6:00 PM
For previous real-life GTA IV locations: Food and Restaurant Screenshots in GTA IV
'Johnson's,' aka Nathan's Famous
In the "Borough of Broker," in the "Hove Beach" neighborhood, stands "Johnson's," the "Home of the Wiener":
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