Falafelgate Drama Mounts: ‘Spam Isn't Kosher’

We received a call today from someone who said he submitted the name Kosher Village on March 20, but when he asked owner Nissim Oron for his $3,000, he was told that someone selected the name before him. Was it all a scam?

Posted 04/30/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed

Tags: contests, east village, kosher glatt, kosher village, newsfeed

Win Brooklyn Kitchen's Bodega Challenge, and Be the Pride of Williamsburg

When we think of bodegas, we think of our favorite shady treats: quarter waters, off-brand cheese puffs, and big cans of Broadcast corned beef hash (for later). But the Brooklyn Kitchen, a Williamsburg cookware store, is now asking for customers to think outside the Nilla Wafer box with the Bodega Challenge. It’s sort of like the South Williamsburg version of the Pillsbury Bake-Off, but less healthy.

Posted 11/02/07 in Grub Street : Foodievents

Tags: bodegas, contests, foodievents, williamsburg

Free Tickets to Taste of New York Are Going, Going…

Reminder! Tomorrow at 5 p.m. we stop accepting entries to our Taste of New York contest. To the entrant who complained that the contest is too hard to win because you have to say something funny (not true! a Gipper-like speech will do), and thank the person reading your entry: We don’t ask for gratitude — we just want you to tell us about the toque or restaurant that you’d most like to see added to this year’s lineup. And isn’t that worth two free tickets to this culinary blowout? With the money you save, you can buy a nice digital camera and snap a shot of Marcus Samuelsson signing the body part of your choice. So enter already! Win Two Tickets to Taste of New York!

Posted 10/25/07 in Grub Street : Foodievents

Tags: contests, foodievents, marcus samuelsson, taste of new york