If you’ve been meaning to check out any of the more than two dozen Upper West Side restaurants participating in Winter Restaurant Week, now is the time. The bi-annual event offering discounted eats at well known restaurants enters its final week today, with the deals ending on Friday (2/8). Here’s the complete list of participating [...]

Mentioned last Monday that reservations were being taken for 2013 Winter Restaurant Week. Just a quick reminder that the actual eating begins today.

It’s that time of year again… Winter Restaurant Week is just around the corner (January 14 – February 8th), and once again there are plenty of  Upper West Side options for you to sample the goods at. Unless otherwise noted, the restaurants listed below are offering their Restaurant Week menus for both lunch ($25) and [...]

Eater NY periodically releases a list of what it calls “The 38 Essential New York Restaurants.” The “Eater 38″ your answer and ours to any question that begins, “Can you recommend a restaurant…” This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those [...]

Post last month (and in all the daily “Free & Cheap UWS Events” posts since) that Restaurant Week/NYC Go Prix Fixe has been extended. If you’ve been meaning to sample the goods at participating restaurants, you have until Monday night to do so.

Extending “Restaurant Week” beyond its initial end date has become an unofficial tradition of sorts, and this year is no exception. While officially slated to end last Friday (8/10), dining deals are now available at many restaurants through Labor Day, including more than a dozen on the Upper West Side.

Mentioned last Monday that reservations were being taken for 2012 Summer Restaurant Week. Just a reminder that the actual eating begins today.

It’s that time of year again… Summer Restaurant Week is just around the corner (July 16 – August 10) and reservations are officially open as of today. Once again there are plenty of  Upper West Side options for you to sample the goods at.

EaterNY released the July 2011 version of their “38 Essential New York Restaurants” list — four of them are located on the Upper West Side. Gennaro Restaurant (665 Amsterdam): An Upper West Sider’s secret, Gennaro is no reservations, no credit and no frills. But its straightforward pastas and main proteins never disappoint in a neighborhood [...]

President Obama landed at New York’s JFK Airport early this afternoon for a short NYC trip, and his travels to Harlem subsequently shut down streets on the Upper West Side.  My Upper West tipster Lilian reports seeing Central Park West from 72nd to 86th closed this afternoon, with a slew of police blocking off the [...]