Well Fed On the Town

The Italian Wine Guy has been a little nuts lately. So he chases a storm to NY, where he can relax and hang with some Italian buddies. Yes, just in time for a snowstorm, ice and St. Patrick’s Day.
An Irish Buddy, from the clan McClung, texts,”Let’s eat pizza”, and off to Franny’s we go. Seems […]

It may be the Chinese New Year of the Pig, but that doesn’t mean that the Czechs can’t celebrate too! Last weekend (February 15-18) the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens hosted it’s annual Winter Festival.
Known to many in the New York City area as a great beacon of imported beer and cheap […]

Regardless of whether you have any friends, whether you are new to town and don’t know a soul or whether you have such extreme dining preferences that nobody wants to dine with you, you never have to eat alone again. Thanks to Meetup.com people all around major cities are finding opportunities to dine out within […]

Still searching for your ultimate New Year’s Eve experience? For the rest of the week Well Fed On The Town will be highlighting the goings on in major cities on New Year’s. Today, we are checking out a bash in New York City. 
Shecky’s is hosting a New Year’s Eve Ball in SoHo and everyone is invited, or so says the […]

Looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? Check out Club Planet’s New Years site. It has listing of dozens of parties going on during New Years all over major U.S. and Canada cities. New York, Boston and Vancouver are among the featured cities.
Now if you are in New York, there is always the […]

A few times a year, Shecky’s hosts Girls Night Out in New York City where women from all over converge and sip cocktails, check out hot items from vendors and just chill with their girls. Some of the women also get goodie bags (if they purchase the right ticket) which are filled with full sized […]

Mr. Potato Head - that beloved childhood toy - has grown up and into a more muscular guy who goes by Healthy Mr. Potato Head. He’s promoting good eating, living and all sorts of good things these days. And he’s got his own headquarters on the net and in NYC at Chelsea Market (for this week only). Here’s what […]

We all get tired of the same old fare when eating out. Chicken becomes chicken, steak is steak and the usual du jour is a bore. Regardless of ethnic or fusion twist, there comes a point in everyone’s life where a lingering hunger no meal or cuisine can satisfy presents its ugly head. […]

 
It’s that time again! 
The 9th annual Chocolate Show is thrilling chocolate lovers in New York this weekend, as all sorts of chocolates are shown off and available for tasting. There are a ton of exhibitors signed up for the event. Culinary demonstrations happen in two rooms throughout the weekend (it actually kicked off Thursday with […]

“Hey Mario! Thanks for the ride over here today!” It was John Besh yelling over the crowd to Mario Batali. Even after an Iron Chef showdown in which John Besh upset Pig Master Batali, the two seem to remain on good speaking terms.
Batali shuffled his neon orange clogs over to Besh, pushing me aside, so […]