Plenty of chefs whip up a Valentine's prix-fixe or tasting menu for the biggest "Hallmark holiday" of the year. NYC chef Marc Forgione's words, not mine. He's been crafting magical love holidays at his eponymous TriBeCa restaurant for half a decade, and this year is no different: Each of his ten courses is composed almost…
When the warm weather rears its delightful head, we hit the patio, backyard, beach or other friendly outdoor day-drinking spot to celebrate. Sometimes you have a cocktail that hits the spot so hard you have another. Then another. Hey, there’s vegetables in it, it’s fine — it’s the Garden Daiquiri from Marc Forgione’s TriBeCa steakhouse,…
They’ve conquered primetime and infiltrated airstrips from New York to Narita. Now, the world’s top chefs are taking on the checkout aisle. Forget Emeril’s canned kids’ meals or Rachael’s lasagna luggage. The newest wave of chef-helmed products uses hyper-local ingredients and authentic recipes straight from their illustrious kitchens. If you’re wondering how to make a…
What happens when three veterans of the fine dining industry venture into the world of…drunk food? That’s the big question at Taquitoria, a mini shop that opened its doors this summer on New York’s Lower East Side. A collaboration between three Restaurant Marc Forgione vets — current general manager and sommelier Matthew Conway, former chef…
Craving a meal at one of New York’s hottest restaurants but finding yourself short on time – or the necessary funds? Khe-Yo, New York City’s first Laotian-inspired restaurant, is opening a walk-up counter — aptly called Khe-Yosk — today, September 11. The restaurant had previously been open only for dinner. The new lunch menu will…
Yesterday was a ridiculously picturesque fall day in New York City, the kind of day when you just feel like something great is about to happen. For Marc Forgione, it did. The 32-year-old reigning Iron Chef received the news yesterday that for the third year running, his eponymous restaurant in Tribeca had received a coveted…
Marc Forgione, winner of season three of "Next Iron Chef," has not had a day off since the competition ended last year. And he probably won't soon, since, he says, he is planning to open another restaurant. In this video interview, shot while Chef Forgione was preparing lobster at the James Beard Foundation's Chefs &…
Foodie season in the Hamptons, a slow crescendo, is set to reach full volume in the next two weeks here in the summer playground for the rich. It started with the release a few weeks ago of Sylvia Lehrer's book, Savoring the Hamptons: Discovering the Food and Wine of Long Island’s East End (Running Press,…