Posts Tagged as ‘restaurant’

November 11, 2009

Like Moths to a Flame

Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s night in the East Village doesn’t go as planned Last night, the anxious crowd queuing down Alphabet City’s East 3rd street outside the Nuyorican Poets Café for a storytelling event was ready to take matters into their own hands.  It looked like we weren’t getting in, and a young [...]

October 30, 2009

Kitchen Knightmares

Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s kitchen challenge ends in disaster. Last night I had a meltdown over a run-in with rancid pork.  To give my partner Chef Juan Pablo a break from cooking for me constantly, I’ve been attempting to increase my recipe repertoire by whipping up one “easy” meal per week.  My trusted [...]

October 25, 2009

DBGB

Today on Alphabet City: A new restaurant in the Bowery confuses Jon Paul’s feelings about his old stomping grounds. I am always nervous on trips back to Alphabet City—the ‘hood that was the setting for the first ten years of my sitcom life in New York.  I don’t want to miss the vibe of the [...]