Or so they say. Well, maybe, maybe not, but regardless, we wanted to give you some options for food and drink-related events on Valentine's Day. Targeted at those out there for whom Valentine's Day is not a welcome occasion, the Sunburnt Cow is having a "No Love at the Cow" party. $25 gets you all you can drink, beer, wine and “Anti-Love” juice, plus a "1980s style disco experience," complete with an ice slide for......

Heathe St. Claire, Aussie chef-owner of Avenue C's Sunburnt Cow, has long had his mind set on bringing a little of his home town to the East Village. Already known for their unlimited $15 brunches, their "moo juice," live showings of rugby games, and bangers and mash, St. Claire has recently added three-course, $16 nightly "counter meals," live music, an an extended happy hour to the restaurant's repertoire. The Counter Meal, a waitress explained......

Nicole Atkins is more than "just" a girl with a guitar. Her live shows are amongst the best we've seen - energetic, personable and with a sound so big there's little else to do but feel a part of the music. Tomorrow afternoon she'll take the stage at our show in Austin, and we suggest coming by if you're at SXSW. For New Yorkers staying in town, she'll be playing Bowery Ballroom on March 19th.......

Named for the fish & chips shops found just beside Bondi Beach in Australia, the Lower East Side's six month old Bondi Road assures you don't have to travel all the way around the world for flaky fried fish and real Aussie chips. Heathe St. Clair, also owner of the Australian hangout on Avenue C, The Sunburnt Cow, has brought surfer chic to a neighborhood hungry for fresh fish, a comfortable atmosphere, and a......

Bruni three-stars L'Atelier Joel Robuchon. While "it hit the ground limping," he says, "it improved quickly and greatly, and your focus can now fall on its mostly exhilarating food." He also finds at L'Atelier a new contender for the city's best haute burger: made with Kobe beef, foie gras, caramelized peppers and brioche buns. The Eater oddsmakers are back and right on the money: even odds on three stars. Also in the Times, FloFab's got......

September 3: Outstanding in the Field Join guest chef Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune for a five-course al fresco dinner featuring produce harvested from the surrounding fields and from farms in all five boroughs and paired with wines from Long Island's Lenz Winery. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Just Food, helping support family farmers and providing city folks in low-income neighborhoods with access to high-quality, locally grown and affordable food. The New York dinner,......

through June 18: 1996 at Rain Rain celebrates its 10th anniversary by rolling back prices and reviving dishes from their opening year. Reminisce over Duck Fajitas, Classic Green Curry Chicken and Fried Banana Splits, and Guest also receive an additional 10% off on their next visit. Enjoy the vintage prices Monday through Friday 6:00pm-11:00pm, Saturday 5:00pm-12:00am and Sunday 5:00pm-10:00pm. 100 West 82nd Street. To make reservations please call 212-501-0776. June 8: A Taste of the......

A yellow and white striped awning shades the five stools that sit outside Cafecito, a two-storefront Cuban restaurant on Avenue C. On the left, bar stools line a counter that extends outside, so on sunny days one can sit outside and watch passerby, ordering minty fresh mojitos or Cuban coffees from the counter. On the right, tables are densely packed into a brick-lined dining room, lit dimly at night, and always cozy and bustling.......

It's not quite the lusty month of May yet, but spring fever is already gripping the denizens of the city. So for your monthly dose of sexy scribes, head down to Happy Ending Lounge (302 Broome St.) for the monthly In The Flesh Erotic Reading Series. This month's theme is True Confessions, featuring comedian Dan Allen, blogger and novelist Jessica Cutler (The Washingtonienne), Columbia Spectator sex columnist Miriam Datskovsky, among others, and hosted by the......

Wooster Collective spotted this amazing exterior on 4th Street, between Avenue C and Avenue D. It was painted by Cern and Cekis from Chile. Check out more of their painting at ArtCrimes. Their style is similar to Os Gemeos from Brazil-- you might remember them from when they were in New York last year. Semi-related: NYU is having a show of Israeli graffiti and related art. The opening is at the Brofman Center tonight......

Drink. Then again, that’s our answer to most questions. But it seems we are not alone. To help us make it through the Blizzard ’06, we knew it would take a sturdy pair of boots, a warm fleece hat and the insatiable desire to find a warm cozy bar to serve up soul-warming cocktails. Luckily for us south of the border turns out to be right below 14th street. To transport ourselves from the......

Kasadela, an unassuming sake bar, sushi house, and Japanese snack shop on the corner of 11th St. and Avenue C is the low-budget, high-flavor hotspot born of a former Nobu employee. Like Chibi's Sake Bar in Soho, Kasadela offers an abundance of authentic Japanese snacks from edamame and tebasaki (Japanese-style chicken wings) to tempura and sashimi. Far enough east to avoid downtown crowds, Kasadela sets a comfortable, but intimate mood with its brick-walls and......

Lady Bunny, Entertainer...

There was an electircal fire at Con Ed this morning, but luckily there were no injuries or power outages. However, this fire occured at the East 14th Street and Avenue C Con Ed station, which is where the July 20, 2002 blackout occured (also due to a fire, with the acird smell wafting through the East Village and Union Square area), leaving 63,000 customers without electricity for 7 hours. Of course, New Yorkers scoffed......

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Time to get that monkey on your back: It's the Lunar Year 4072, the Year of the Monkey, also known as Chinese New Year, as well as Korean, Vietnamese, and Malaysian New Year. Asian (and other) peoples will be celebrating tonight and for the next two weeks, eating, wearing red, eating, paying respect to their elders, eating, and eating some more. There are plenty of superstitions and traditions that take place, but the best......

It seems like every street in the East Village could benefit from the kind of look that the Post's Tom Sykes gives 6th Street between Avenue A and Avenue C. Here's a building by building analysis of where to eat, drink, and even work out: 94 [Avenue A]: Sidewalk Cafe 503: Gladiator Gym 505: Wonder Bar – gay, but don't worry straight gals and guys, you won't be laughed out (it's also a Gothamist favorite)......

New York magazine looks at the new hanger steak (apparently, the hanger steaks are the old black in the beef world) to wow chefs, the Flatiron Steak. Worried that the Flatiron Steak was some attempt to ride the Flatiron Building train, the Flatiron Steak is named so because, like the Flatiron Building, it looks like a flatiron. NY says Flatiron steak is "remarkably flavorful, surprisingly tender, and�most important�cheap cut from the shoulder." Restaurants serving the......

A pair of robbers has been terrorizing residents in Gramercy Park, East Village and Chelsea. Their M.O. is to watch people entering their apartments or knock on their doors and then force their way in. They demand cash, cellphones, and sometimes drugs, leading police to believe they are junkies. The Post notes the locations of the robberies: - March 15, at 2:39 a.m., on West 16th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. - March 17,......