by Samantha Doria | Jul 21, 2021 | Dining, Downtown Highlights, Downtown Living, Featured, Featured, Restaurants
Colorful, soft, and sweet; there isn’t a treat quite like mochi! This time on Downtown Highlights we visited Mochidoki. Mochidoki serves delicious mochi. Mochi is ice cream wrapped in rice flour dough. All mochi at Mochidoki is gluten-free, with vegan options too....
by Sarah Strong | Mar 27, 2019 | Dining, Featured, Restaurants
Risotteria Melotti comes to NYC via Isola della Scala, Verona, Italy and brings with it a menu of rice based dishes (like the name-giving risotto) that all happen to be gluten free. After ten years in the restaurant business in Italy, the Melotti family opened their...
by Sarah Strong | Mar 11, 2019 | Dining, Featured, Restaurants, Specials
You’ve probably already seen us recommend cozy Taiwanese spot 886 in the East Village, but we’re excited to endorse their new lunch menu. Tuesday through Friday from noon to three in the afternoon you can get a small bite, a stir-fry, AND a main dish plus...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Jan 10, 2017 | Dining
While ice cream is a universally-loved treat, mochi ice cream is not something that everyone is familiar with. And that is a shame, given the wonderful taste and texture that the frozen dessert of Japanese origin offers. Mochidoki was founded by Union Square area...