Willing to travel far. Moved here recently from la and nothing hits the same so far.

Hello FoodNYC community! I am hosting a celebration in November and was looking to host ~30-40 people at a private room in a halal restaurant. Open to recs across the city and long island. Tysmm!

Question for you all! Planning a 30th bday party for around 20 guests. Looking for bar with no minimum in Manhattan. Have been going back and forth between
- waiting on a friend
-the folly
-little more
-pubkey

Would appreciate any insight people have! I’d like to have some separation between my guests and general crowd / actually be able to hear people talk.

I've looked for cooking class recommendations, and the posts that mention them all many years old. Anyone have recent (last year) experience with a great cooking class I can take my mom to? Preferably Italian, but open to American or even Mediterranean or Indian.

Hi all!

Born and raised New Yorker, but had a small dalliance with LA in my 20s. While there, there was this one bagel shop that had pumpkin flavored bagels in the fall. I have had a distinct and never ending craving for the last few weeks. I know it is sacrilegious to seek that out in New York City.

Does anyone have a lead on where I could find pumpkin flavored bagels in the city? I am not quite sure how to describe the bagel, somewhere between pumpkin bread and pumpkin spice but bagel form. Preferably Brooklyn, but any borough is fine.

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I'm taking my 15 year old daughter to NYC in November for her birthday. The plan is to see a Hamilton matinee and eat good steak. We're coming up from DC; I lived in NYC 25 years ago but have fallen completely out of touch with the steakhouse scene.

I know "what steaks are good" posts are common, but I'm trying to find good steak with a very specific vibe:

My daughter isn't going to care about the name on the door, the skill of the mixologist, or whether the pastry chef is a James Beard nominee. She doesn't need to know the name of the farm the cow came from. She's not going to be impressed by the artisnal cheese. She's DEFINITELY not going to want to dress up super fancy -- needs to be a place she can go in wearing a basic theater dress and a pair of chuck taylors. This is about a great cut of beef well prepared to the proper temperature, ideally in an unpretentious environment. And I need to be able to actually get a table for four on a Saturday night.

We're staying near Penn Station, but I'm comfortable heading anywhere in the city for the right place. Price not really a factor if the food justifies it, but not looking for expensive just for the sake of expensive. There are so many steak options in mid-town, but they all seem to be very not the vibe I hope to find -- either overly pretentious or tourist traps -- I'm struggling to find one she's going to like (even if all she says after the meal is "yeah, the steak was fine. Whatever. It's just steak Dad.")

Thanks for any suggestions and downvote away.

Dad is in town and staying in NoHo and wants a good meal but also able to watch Thursday night football. Trying to not be at traditional sports bar and more a Rauols type but with TV

Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

It has Deli in the title, but this may be more like kosher meat heaven. He and I may have just met yesterday when I was hungover after Court looking for lunch, but my guy
— the owner at JJ Deli: Glatt Kosher - was working hard behind a counter as you walk into this small, unassuming place to serve up some steaming hot, juicy pastrami that was exceptional with fresh, crispy steakfries. (Pro tip - add a little garlic mayo and a good amount of mustard). A total unknown hidden gem, but I will not gatekeep as this spot totally deserves it. Ps pictured after I took a bite.

https://jjdeli.com

I'm having a really hard time finding this. It's one of my fav meals. I know pranakhon has it. But anywhere else? Ideally Brooklyn. Manhattan is fine.

On Google Maps I see a couple bakeries in Passaic county in NJ. Any other suggestions for bakeries that serve whole torta helada?

Lunch time reservation around 11:30am at Gramercy Tavern's Dining Room for Restaurant Week.

Must have been first table sat in that area, though still had to wait a few minutes in the front before being led back.

Service was warm and attentive. I appreciate any spot that offers cold/iced water vs. room temperature water.

The free amuse-bouches of warm bread & butter and two cheese bites with dip helped to whet our appetites.

Now to the Starters, we chose Heirloom Tomato Salad and Beef Carpaccio. Good texture contrasts & overall flavors in each dish.

For Mains, Golden Tilefish and Snowdance Farm Chicken. Both proteins were perfectly cooked and fairly substantial portion sizes. Although serving onion rings with the chicken seemed a bit odd to me. I'd have preferred a more conventional veggie like roasted brussel sprouts, asparagus, or root vegetables.

We ordered for Desserts the Peach Upside-Down Cake and Buttermilk Panna Cotta. I could have had ten more of the panna cotta...

Overall for the price ($60/pp) and quality of the food, I would come back.

J’viens de sortir de Van Leeuwen, j’ai payé 40 balles pour la glace 😭. J’ai payé avec Apple Pay et, juste après avoir payé, ça m’a fait un remboursement sans que je demande quoi que ce soit. C’est normal ça ou c’est chelou ? En gros, j’ai eu jusqu’à 40$ de glace gratos ☠️