Tag: East Village

Rice Farmers Put Down Risotto Roots in the East Village

When New Yorkers think Italian fare, they typically think pasta or pizza—but one little restaurant in the East Village is looking to change that. Opened this spring by a Verona-based family of farmers, it’s got just about one thing on the menu: rice.

FROM OUR RECIPE ARCHIVES: Joe Wilfer’s Tom & Jerry

The Tom & Jerry–a frothy, rich Christmas-time drink akin to eggnog–was, according to cocktail historian David Wondrich, created in the early 1850s by famed mixologist Jerry Thomas. As legend goes, Thomas refused to make them until after the first snowfall. It may not be Christmas yet, but the snow has fallen, people, so ready your mixers!

Northern Spy

An accidental restaurant wins hearts and minds in the East Village.