by Fernanda Mueller | Aug 7, 2020 | Chefs, Dining, Featured, NYC, Restaurants
Renowned vegan chef launched the Future Food Institute, an online school specialized in plant-based cuisine, and is opening 15 new restaurants. I asked chef Matthew Kenney the question he must have heard a million times: How can a plate of vegan raw food compete with...
by Grace Capobianco | Aug 6, 2020 | Bars, Business, Chefs, Dining, Featured, Finance, NYC, Restaurants
Small businesses and locally-owned shops are the lifeblood of our city. Unfortunately, almost all have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. To help businesses better cope with the changes the pandemic has imposed upon them, the Downtown Alliance is providing up to 25...
by Grace Capobianco | Aug 6, 2020 | Bars, Dining, Featured, NYC
A new rooftop food & beverage experience features 28 mini lawns for responsible alfresco dining, summer cocktails, special programming, and lawn games Living in Lower Manhattan has so many perks when we first launched Downtown 11 years ago, we had the tagline...
by Grace Capobianco | Jul 23, 2020 | Featured, Lifestyle, News, NYC, Restaurants
MEGHAN BOLEDOVICH IS one of New York City’s full-time restaurant foragers. She recently joined photojournalist Michael Fiedler as she collected fresh produce for PRINT restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen. MF- How would you describe what you do for a living? MB-...
by Grace Capobianco | Jul 8, 2020 | Chefs, Dining, Living, NYC, Restaurants
IS NOW OPEN Indoor dining is still verboten in the city, but Michele and Anisa Iuliano figured out a workaround above their restaurant Gnoccheria. This week, the couple opened Ampia Restaurant & Rooftop (100 Broad Street) directly upstairs from their inventive...
by Grace Capobianco | Jul 8, 2020 | Chefs, Dining, Lifestyle, News, NYC
‘I WANTED TO GET SOME BUSINESS, AND GET MY PEOPLE WORKING TOO’: CARLOS CORREA ON REOPENING EL TORO MEXICAN GRILL When the pandemic hit New York in March, Carlos Correa shut down El Toro Mexican Grill, his popular restaurant at 69 New Street. Eventually, he decided to...
