Eater

[MitchW]

WTF is a dish like this...

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 tuna tonnato carpaccio

Or more precisely, why?

At the new downtown hot spot ... Bar Bianchi...

[Orik]

How is this not on the front page of the times???
 

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This West Village Bakery Closed Suddenly, Without Alerting Customer About Birthday Cake Order

 

[small h]

Has to be a wedding cake to make the Times.

[MitchW]

Is it possible that Eater is getting worse?

To whit (from their "Best Pizza"):

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Lucia Pizza of Soho

Open for: Lunch and dinner.

Price range: $$$

Lucia Pizza started as a slice shop in Sheepshead Bay, where it caught the attention of pizza fans and food critics. The second location, in Soho, is just as good and a third just opened this month on the Lower East Side. Try the specialty slices, too: The cream of spinach slice is inspired by the famous steakhouse Peter Luger and the recipe for its vodka slice is a family recipe from owner Salvatore Carlino. There’s a small counter for standing, but most people eat their pizza on paper plates out front. There’s a third location in the Upper West Side.

 

First they write that a third location opened on the lower east side.  Then they write a third location is on the upper west side.  In the same paragraph.

I guess what they don't really know is that the third location is, as Lucia's web site notes:

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Upper East Side Location:

Address: 1571 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10128

 

On the fucking upper east side!

Why I even bother to read this shit is beyond me.

Edited June 27, 2025 by MitchW

[backyardchef]

Layout is worse than ever, too. At least they still have Sietsema. 😬

[Wilfrid]

I remember them letting him go. Need to check (like who checks Eater any more?).

[rozrapp]

Sietsema was let go from Eater in December 2024. He now has a Substack newsletter, “Robert Sietsema’s New York.”

[backyardchef]

On 6/27/2025 at 7:58 PM, Wilfrid said:

I remember them letting him go. Need to check (like who checks Eater any more?).

 

On 6/28/2025 at 9:02 AM, rozrapp said:

Sietsema was let go from Eater in December 2024. He now has a Substack newsletter, “Robert Sietsema’s New York.”

OK. I wonder how long they will continue to use his name. 

Edited June 30, 2025 by backyardchef

[backyardchef]

On 6/27/2025 at 7:58 PM, Wilfrid said:

 (like who checks Eater any more?).

Who ever thought it was worthwhile? 

[Wilfrid]

33 minutes ago, backyardchef said:

 

OK. I wonder how long they will continue to use his name. 

As long as they continue using his content. You would find my name online at media outlets I left years ago.

[backyardchef]

11 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:

As long as they continue using his content. You would find my name online at media outlets I left years ago.

Aaaaaaand that's why I said they still got Sietsema. 

[backyardchef]

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Their fast-casual spot will be called Ramblin’ Chick with a menu that also includes chicken hot dogs steamed in root beer

And now for something completely disgusting....

 

https://ny.eater.com/new-york-restaurant-news/399924/ample-hills-ice-cream-chicken-burger-restaurant-ramblin-chicken-brooklyn

[Wilfrid]

Eater has a print edition out for the 20th anniversary. It's a look back over twenty years. National Eater, not just New York. Some interesting memories sparked.

[mongo]

eater has also just done another big round of layoffs. to celebrate the 20th anniversary, i guess.

[Evelyn]

They are dropping Eater Las Vegas.

[Wilfrid]

Right, it seems to be celebrating something that is gone.

[Anthony Bonner]

It never made sense the price Vox paid for the Curbed/Eater empire. I remember an argument that part of the value of the deal was the CMS. So it is with much amusement to see Eater move to an off the shelf solution.

[Wilfrid]

I made the mistake of looking at Eater. Maybe worth saying where "the original" is, especially if you're going to list open and closed "branches."

 

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EV Grieve reports that the East Village location of Corner Bistro (94 Avenue A, at East Sixth Street) opens today, Monday, September 29, at 11 a.m. The menu echoes the original with its burger and brunch standards, along with a handful of new dishes like meatloaf, onion rings, baked French toast, the site reports. The original restaurant opened in the early 1960s and touts itself as “one of the last bohemian bars” in the neighborhood. The burger is still under $20, one of the few around. The outpost will be open until midnight, with later hours in the future.

In 2015, owner Elizabeth McGrath took over the original from her parents, Bill O’Donnell and Lorraine O’Donnell. Corner Bistro had branches in Long Island City and within food halls Gotham West Market and the North 3rd Street Market, both of which have since closed. Eater has reached out for more information.

 

 

[Orik]

AI generated? Editor born after Corner Bistro was being actively discussed?

[GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry]

Even though the site has contracted in scope and feels like a shadow of its former self, I really enjoyed this longform piece from a freelancer. https://ny.eater.com/dining-out-in-ny/406875/johnsons-south-bronx-barbecue-what-to-order

[backyardchef]

That was a fun article. 

[Wilfrid]

I didn't know about that place, even though it's ancient, and it's clearly a place worth knowing about. 

[Wilfrid]

The new(ish) Santo Loco in the old Tortaria space: 

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There’s a communal sink in the corner for washing up before and after your meal.

Good. Hopefully there's a restroom too.

[small h]

I mourn Tortaria. This does not look like an adequate replacement.

6 hours ago, Wilfrid said:

Good. Hopefully there's a restroom too.

Oh, just pee in the communal sink, why are you so fussy.

[Wilfrid]

I just imagine fighting for the soap.

Only memory I have of a communal sink in the dining room is a backstreet place in Kuala Lumpur where you were eating with your hands (roll up the rice ball) and where they pretended they couldn't serve me the goat intestines, presumably because I looked nothing like any of their customers ever.

Tortaria had a good run, I thought.