A popular French restaurant in the West Village will soon serve its last escargot after the restaurant’s owner retires after more than four decades, Side Dish has learned. La Ripaille — which has attracted celebrities and Francophiles since 1980, long before the neighborhood became trendy — is up for sale along with the building that … Read more
He’s asking for their IDs – and they’re asking for his number. Luke Timm, 26, mans the door outside Lower East Side bar 82 Stanton, but the 6-foot-5 bouncer with electric hazel eyes has also become a crowd pleaser. “I don’t want to sound like an arrogant a-hole,” Timm, who lives in the East Village, … Read more
A year after undergoing his first eye and partial face transplant, Aaron James is finding beauty in everyday life. He can finally appreciate solids again – smelling is a simple pleasure – and he doesn’t wince when he looks in the mirror. And while most people hate the DMV, James happily traded in his driver’s … Read more
When Frank Kabatas first came to the United States in 1997 when he was 23 years old, he had only seen pizza in movies. A quarter-century later, the Turkish immigrant, now 49, is the proud owner and operator of one of Manhattan’s most beloved pizzerias — the same one that fired him after a six-month … Read more
Is it Fyber Fest? Angry diners in New York’s Vegandale are comparing the much-hyped plant-based bash to “Fyre Festival” because of hours-long lines, shortages of water and toilet paper and other issues. “People were getting miserable and very weird,” Rocco Marrongelli, 46, a graphic designer from Queens, told The Post about the failed event, for … Read more
Fast food is one of those things we can’t live without, but from the viral rumor of McDonald’s alleged “pink slime” meat to the famous “chemicals for yoga mat” accusation that kept Subway bread as it seems like forever, but we sure want to beat it. even in our favorites. A food-loving 20th century convenience … Read more
No monkey business. New Yorkers will get their first taste of Rainforest Cafe when the classic themed restaurant opens on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building the first week of October. The news worth watching comes after the opening of the beloved, preservation-focused restaurant chain — a staple of upscale malls in the … Read more
Life changed for Re’Shae Green in a minute in New York. The Maryland-based millennial traveled to NYC as the girlfriend of longtime boyfriend Corey Fields over Labor Day weekend. But after an encounter with a very special cabbie, she left the Big Apple bride. Fields surprised Green with the secret cab proposal over Labor Day … Read more