Pearl Oyster Bar Review – West Village, New York City, NY [Out of Town]

So I’m stuffing my face full of New York when I am suddenly put on notice.  One of my good friends in culinary consumption just so happens to be roaming the very same streets and in roughly the same neighborhood.  Yup … Eat, Drink, Man was in town too. Out came the droid, soon followed …

Donald Trump’s Guide To Pizza [Laugh of the Day]

Recently, during her visit to New York, The Donald was kind enough to give former Vice Presidential candidate Tina Fey [click the link] an insiders guide to all things pizza.  Thankfully, he took Madame Vice President to the world famous Famiglia and showed her how all true New Yorker’s eat ‘za.  Enjoy 8-minutes of awesomeness, …

Soto New York [Out of Town]

Like every other Atlanta foodie, a short while back I dropped in the food Mecca that is New York.  It was an ungodly trip of lusty, slutty, completely inappropriate foodie indulgence and I’m just now getting my thoughts organized and my photos online.  I’ve long talked of my man love for Sotohiro Kosugi.  The guy …

The Great Food Truck Race In Atlanta For Memorial Day: Updated [RoamingATL]

UPDATED: 5.28 @ 10:30a Remember last year when we mentioned the Food Network’s new show called The Great Food Truck Race?  Well, earlier this month, TFN confirmed what we already knew … the lineup of food trucks for season 2.  Hosted by Tyler Florence, filming is already in full swing and as it turns out, …

Mile End Delicatessen Restaurant Review – Brooklyn, NY [Out Of Town]

Consider this my ode to Mile End Delicatessen, Brooklyn’s absolute rarest of gems.  You see, the Jewish delicatessen is in the midst of a crisis.  Even in New York City, the birthplace of the deli and home to the iconic Katz’s and the famed Stage Deli, Jewish delis are an endangered species.  Their demise is …

Serendipity 3’s $69 Hot Dog [The World’s Most Expensive Hot Dog]

New York’s Serendipity 3 is known as a glorified hot dog restaurant featuring a potpourri of bites.  While fairly economically by NYC standards, it does have a habit of producing some expensive grub (anyone got $25,000 for dessert?).  Case in point, this $69 hot dog: It should come as no surprise that dog includes several …

Soto Earns Second Michelin Star [Awards]

While the James Beard Award may carry more notability around these parts, the Michelin Guide is in fact the real deal.  Early this morning, the famed guidebook (and tire manufacturer), released their ratings for 2011.  Of particular note to us in the Dirty, Sotohiro Kosugi garnered a second star for his well regarded New York …

2010 James Beard Award Winners Announced, Atlanta A No Show

The James Beard Awards, handed out by the … James Beard Foundation (shocking I know), are the most prestigious culinary awards this country has to offer.  The annual event concluded just a short while ago … and the winners have been announced.  Amongst some of the notable awards … Marea in NYC won for the …

Eat It, Atlanta Becomes Eat It, New York

“Am Foodie, Will Travel For Meals.”  Many of us live by that motto … not all of us have the budget to fulfill that dream.  Thankfully, we can live vicariously through others.  Hot of the plane, Eat It Atlanta has blessed we plebeians with some excellent photo documentation of his recent excursion to New York …

Valentine’s Day Reservations Scalpers Try To Scam Beyond Atlanta

Last night, I posted on a troubling website that was trying to sell reservations to some of Atlanta’s most notable restaurants.  Well, a lot has happened since then.  Thanks to some amazing internet word of mouth, 911Reservations.com went offline within a few hours.  Then, the owners tried to get another scam site up under a …