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Utopia Restaurant Giving Out Free Thanksgiving Meals

Mike Mishkin November 23, 2021 Food & Drink 1 Comment

Mike Sabry, the owner of Utopia Restaurant and Jessica Massias, a pastry chef at Le Moulin on the UES, will be giving out free Thanksgiving Read More...

Controversial Chocolatiers Return to NYC, Open Shop on Upper West Side

Bobby Panza November 17, 2021 Food & Drink 13 Comments

Upper West Siders with a sweet tooth may be in for a treat. Here we have the Mast Brothers, Rick and Michael, who left Brooklyn Read More...

Non-Alcoholic Bottle and Mixology Shop Opening on Columbus Ave

Mike Mishkin November 16, 2021 Food & Drink No Comments

An expanding “non-alcoholic bottle & mixology shop” is getting ready to open its fifth NYC location at 326 Columbus Avenue, between 75th and 76th Streets. Read More...

A Doggy Cafe is Opening on Amsterdam Ave

Mike Mishkin November 8, 2021 Food & Drink 4 Comments

In late July, commercial real estate firm Judson CRE announced that it had leased 420 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 80th Street) – and that the Read More...

Scathing Report of Abusive Upper West Side Bar Owner

Bobby Panza November 7, 2021 Food & Drink 10 Comments

On Thursday, November 4, the Columbia Spectator released an explosive report detailing a litany of allegations collected from former female bartenders of 1020 Bar, a Read More...

Innovative Omakase Restaurant Plans Reopening After Brief UWS Run

Mike Mishkin November 5, 2021 Food & Drink No Comments

Sushi Ishikawa opened its doors at 207 West 80th Street back in January 2020 – only to temporarily close two months later. The owners tell Read More...

New Taco Place Opening on 84th Street this Month

Mike Mishkin November 4, 2021 Food & Drink 4 Comments

El Gallo Taqueria will start slinging its tacos this month at 502 Amsterdam Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets. The owners tell us they plan Read More...