Hummus Place
For a long time the word hummus conjured memories of bleak bagged lunches consumed by a sugar-deprived school friend, but I’ve come around since then. Just-opened Hummus Place exemplifies how delicious it can be. The simple menu boasts three of…
Artichoke Basille
The lack of decent pizza slice joints in the East Village has been a long-standing gripe of mine. I’ve been eyeing Artichoke Basille, and the line snaking out its door, since it opened about a month ago. Although I usually…
Death and Company
Since the church-like doors first parted last winter, Death & Company has been the place for worship-worthy cocktails in the East Village. Personally, I love how the electric candlelight glows off the wood-planked ceilings, the way the charmingly-vested bartenders do…
Pommes Frites Poutine
It’s winter for another month or two, so there’s no better time to partake in the finest of heart-attack snacks, and curl up in front of the TV holding your engorged tummy. I’m talking about poutine. If there’s a reason…
Abraco Espresso
It’s actually Abraço, and I think it’s destined to be my favorite neighborhood coffee spot. I wandered in this morning, thinking I was on my way to Dunkin’ Donuts, and instantly my day started looking up. The barista, a cheerful,…
Beware the Muffin Man
I’m well into my morning commute by the time I breeze through the Union Square Greenmarket, but I don’t become conscious until then. Revived by a new landscape of radish-end hills, jam jar pyramids, and arugula forests, I start scanning…
Caracas Arepa Bar
Tonight, when I called Caracas Arepa Bar for takeout, there was no hello. Instead the receiver hovered within hearing-range of vague, delighted sounds–people enjoying buttery, cheesey arepas and beers. The second and third times: busy signal. This was not the…
ALT Coffee
While I was tied up with work and vacation, my usual East Village neighborhood coffee haunt/internet cafe, ALT.coffee shuttered, to re-open at some point as Hopscotch, a “family-friendly” establishment.