El Lina: The Best Little Dominican Restaurant in Washington Heights
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) A disclaimer: the best Dominican restaurant in Washington Heights is not actually in Washington Heights…but smack dab in the center of Inwood. That said, this place is real easy to miss, located on 207th Street, right off of Nagle Avenue. Literally steps away from the elevated 1 train station and its [...]
Open For Business: Buddha Beer Bar
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Art By Dj Boy (@ArtByDjBoy) That’s right people Buddha Beer Bar (4476 Broadway) is now officially open. I went there last week with Mike Diaz aka Juan Bago, Dj Boy and Jon Ullman for the soft opening and we all had a blast. The beer selection is impressive and [...]
Big Cheese! Inwood’s John Kambouris serves top pizza, says pie maven | NY Daily News
By Heidi Evans Pizza has been very good to Inwood’s John Kambouris. The 66-year-old Greek immigrant was able to buy a slice of the American pie with his dough – he put three kids through college and bought a house – working seven days a week. And last week, his Dyckman Street pizzeria received an [...]
Another Groupon Uptown Steal – Albert’s Mofongo House
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) What better way to end the year than with a Groupon deal for the one and only Albert’s Mofongo House (4762 Broadway)? I snatched up the last deal that Groupon had for this place and man was it worth it. My good friend and colleague DJ Boy and I had a [...]
Meet Mamajuana, The UWS’s New Dominican Joint | Gothamist
New York now has more Mamajuana to love. Chef Ricardo Cardona’s Inwood Dominican and Spanish restaurant Mamajuana Cafe on Friday opens a second location in town smack in the middle of the Upper West Side. And if it does well, Cardona has big plans to plant Mamajuana seeds all over. For now though, the new [...]
Grub Street Profiles The Soon To Be Opened Buddha Beer Bar
Guess what folks, Korean Tacos are set to invade Uptown. You know Uptown has finally made it when we have a Korean Taco option. The good folks at NY Mag’s Grub Street put together a brief primer on Buddha Beer Bar (4476 Broadway, nr. 191st St), which will be opening up in the next few [...]
Another Groupon Uptown Steal – Altus Café
Ok folks, this one is a doozy. All you Groupon ballers are going to love this. The latest Groupon Uptown deal is for none other than Altus Café (4325 Broadway). Check it out: For $35 you get one appetizer, two entrees and two glasses of house wine. You can’t beat that. The icing on the [...]
Coogan’s celebrates 26 years as the heart and soul of Washington Heights | NY Daily News
BY Heidi Evans Peter Walsh remembers the bad old days in Washington Heights, when he and his partner Dave Hunt would pull drug dealers out of Coogan’s restaurant bathroom and knock them to the curb. “There was a huge crime rate up here in 1985 when we opened, but it was a place where Dominican [...]
Another Groupon Uptown Steal – Caña y Café
The good folks at Groupon keep making it easy for Uptowners to ball on a budget. This time around they have an amazing deal for Caña y Café (565 W 207th St.). Check it out: For $39, you get a Latin-fusion dinner for two that includes the following: one shared appetizer, two entrees and two [...]
Another Groupon Uptown Steal – Sweet Praise
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) As Juan Bago & O can attest on their latest smash spoof, Dominis in the Heights, in these tough economic times nothing helps a player out like a Groupon deal. With that said, Groupon is back in our neck of the woods with another steal for the recently opened Sweet Praise [...]
Another Groupon Uptown Steal – Albert’s Mofongo House
Nothing hits the spot after a long night of drinking then a heaping plate of Mofongo. Except for a maybe one of the delicious and diabolical concoctions at Cachapa’s Y Mas. Anyway, the good folks at Groupon have another amazing Uptown deal. This time around it is Albert’s Mofongo House (4762 Broadway), which, by the [...]
Best things to do in Washington Heights | Time Out New York
By Linnea Covington 10am Once the site of a Revolutionary War base (which later became Fort Washington Park), Washington Heights is home to Bennett Park (183 St and Fort Washington Ave, nyc.gov/parks), the highest point in Manhattan (it’s more than 260 feet above sea level). On your way there, grab an egg sandwich ($2.95) and [...]
Washington Heights is 'lovin' it': McDonald's wins over upper Manhattan neighborhood with new decor | NY Daily News
BY Michael J. Feeney Sleek modern furniture and light fixtures. Free Wi-Fi. Comfy colorful, upholstered chairs. Upbeat music in the background. You call this a McDonald’s? Washington Heights has become the city’s second neighborhood to get a new look, European-style McDonald’s and residents are thrilled. “It’s comfortable. It feels like home. You feel good. You [...]
DR Travelogue: The Magnificent Mangu
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) MANGU! The very word makes me and countless other Quisqueyanos salivate. For those that don’t know, mangu is the Dominican breakfast par excellence. Mangu is basically boiled, mashed green plantains with olive oil and a few others ingredients but that description doesn’t properly convey the magic of this staple of Dominican [...]
Corcho Wine Room’s Seminar/Wine Tasting & Pairing Thursday, September 8th
It is our pleasure to announce Corcho Wine Room’s Seminar/Wine Tasting & Pairing with one of Napa Valley’s leading winemakers and proud Latino, Alex Sotelo of Alex Sotelo Cellars. The Alex Sotelo Cellars is a winery in Napa Valley still committed to producing small super premium Napa Valley wines. Each lot is carefully selected by [...]
The Nutcracker
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) If you know where to go uptown, you can get totally shit-faced for a mere $10. I’m not talking about happy hour at any of the many excellent bars, pubs and lounges of the neighborhood. No, I am talking about the elusive and enigmatic elixir known to the locals as the [...]
Eliana Ramos Brings Joy With Baking & Blogging | NY Daily News
BY Patty Lee Eliana Ramosowns 117 cookbooks.The colorful titles, piled atop tables and stuffed into shelves, are a testament to the Brooklyn blogger’s love of baking. Ramos, 30, started A Chica Bakes as a way to chronicle her progress as a home baker, but since its inception in 2009, the blog has led to interviews [...]
HuffPost Profiles Uptown Freegan Gio Andollo
Monday, July 18 9am: I roll out of bed finally. I observe Monday as Sabbath – a day of rest, thanks, and realignment. A holy day. So I don’t have any work on the agenda. I do, however, have plenty planned for the day! 10am: Breakfast. Raisin bagel with peanut butter and jelly. 10:30am: I [...]
Family Still Slings Dominican 'Chimis' in Inwood | DNAinfo
By Carla Zanoni | DNAinfo Reporter/Producer INWOOD — When Manuel Cruz opened his chimi, or Dominican-style hamburger, truck in 1987, he never expected to still be slinging the neighborhood favorite late into his 70s. But the 78-year-old said he has no plans to retire any time soon and has now introduced many of his relatives [...]
NY Daily News Declares John's Fried Chicken the Best in NYC
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) John’s Fried Chicken 512 W. 207th St., (212) 567-6489 Even though I am personally not a huge fan of John’s Fried Chicken, it’s a big deal to be declared the best fried chicken spot in all of New York City. If I’m on 207th street and in the mood for [...]
Upper Club's Summer Series July 15th & July 16th
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) You can now remove a Supper Club from the list of things missing from the Uptown Scene. That’s right, Chef Lester Almanzar Paiewonsky decided to create the Upper Club to fill that gaping void. Lester grew up in Santiago, DR, basically in a kitchen, helping his mom run a catering business [...]
The Search For The Perfect Maduro – Tipico Dominicano
Locating the best home cooked meal without cooking or being at home By Briana E. Heard Located on 177th and Broadway, this Tipico Dominicano Restaurant was actually the first place I went to eat in my newfound neighborhood in what seems like now, so many years ago. At the time I ordered a completely sufficient [...]
Happy Anniversary: Corcho Wine Room
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) A big 1-year anniversary shout out is in order to the good folks at Corcho Wine Room (231 Dyckman Street). Before they even officially opened up, Benlly Polanco and Vladimir Garcia showed the Uptown Collective love and gave us a first look at their fine establishment. They also confirmed my nagging [...]
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