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Displaying all articles tagged:
La Esquina
Celebrity Settings
July 24, 2015
Malia Obama Hits Up La Esquina; Tyson Beckford Dines at Da Silvano
This week’s Celebrity Settings.
By
Vanessa Karalis
News
Dec. 24, 2014
Williamsburg’s La Esquina Stands Directly in the Path of Incoming Condos
It’s six stories, and plans also call for stores at the base.
By
Hugh Merwin
The Grub Street Diet
Aug. 1, 2014
Jane Pratt Keeps Her Candy Drawer Full and Cooks Pancakes With Courtney Love
“I do like a good burger.”
By
Sierra Tishgart
Celebrity Settings
July 18, 2014
Chrissy Teigen Feasts at Jack’s Wife Freda; Lana Del Rey Has Breakfast at
This week’s Celebrity Settings.
By
Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
Celebrity Settings
June 13, 2014
Gwyneth Paltrow Dines at Tavern on the Green; Bill Nye the Science Guy at the
This week’s Celebrity Settings.
By
Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
Celebrity Settings
Apr. 4, 2014
Cristin Milioti Comforts Fans at McGee’s; Jay Z and Beyoncé Go to La
Plus: Olivia Wilde waits at the Meatball Shop, and more, in this week’s roundup.
By
Jason Schwartzman
The Grub Street Diet
Mar. 7, 2014
Actress AnnaSophia Robb Orders Apple-Pie Nachos and Buys Ice Cream Three Pints a
“Apple-pie filling is in the middle, like guacamole.”
By
Sierra Tishgart
The Grub Street Diet
Feb. 14, 2014
‘Man Repeller’ Leandra Medine Eats Whenever She Can Find the Time
“Then I had a kale salad chock-full of raw vegetables, feeling like the poster child for superfoods.”
By
Sierra Tishgart
Chef Shuffle
June 28, 2013
La Esquina Hires New Chef, ilili’s Erik Osol
Tequila shots to celebrate!
By
Sierra Tishgart
Celebrity Settings
June 14, 2013
Kanye Brings Bey and Jay to Miss Lily’s; Heidi Klum Stumbles Out of the
Plus: Adriana Lima parties at Maison O, and more, in this week’s roundup.
By
Lauren Duca
Celebrity Settings
June 7, 2013
David Beckham Dines at Acme; Katie Holmes and Gloria Steinem Go to Carbone
Plus: Derek Jeter heals at the Box, and more, in this week’s roundup.
By
Lauren Duca
Leftovers
June 3, 2013
Krescendo’s New Chef; Red Barn Bakery’s Kickstarter Campaign
Plus: Tickets for Taste of Summer, and more, in today’s roundup.
Grub Guides
May 28, 2013
15 New York Restaurants Serving Stellar Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches
Lafayette, Cull & Pistol, and Vinegar Hill House are all offering summer specials.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Celebrity Settings
Aug. 31, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg Tips Big at Alobar; Miley Kisses a Girl at the Darby
Plus, LiLo parties, Ed Westwick diffuses a fight in French, and more of this week’s celebrity dining.
By
Sarah Lawson
Grub Guides
May 2, 2012
Weekend Boozing: Cinco de Mayo vs. Derby Day
Don’t worry, our handy guide will help you choose between tequila and bourbon.
By
TJ Kosinski
Brits
Feb. 15, 2012
La Esquina to Take Its Randy Self to London
They’re bloody lucky.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Quote of the Day
Dec. 28, 2011
OMG: A Chef Who Moonlights As a Musician
The food at La Esquina is spicier than the chef.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Celebrity Settings
Dec. 2, 2011
Anne Hathaway Talks Nuptials at La Esquina; Jessica Simpson Teeters Into Marble
Plus: Charlize Theron wipes out at Cipriani Wall Street, Regis celebrates his final sign off with lunch at Atlantic Grill, and more, in our weekly roundup of celebrity dining.
By
Alice Urmey
Deliver Us
Nov. 18, 2011
La Esquina Wants to Cater Your Next Fiesta
And Union Square Events gets a new executive chef.
By
Jenny Miller
Bananas
Nov. 17, 2011
Monkey Business at La Esquina
The legendary chimp joins the cool kids.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Taqueria
Sept. 8, 2011
La Esquina’s Taqueria Opens Today in Williamsburg
Another layer of La Esquina unfolds.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Neighborhood Watch
Aug. 24, 2011
New Sarabeth’s in Tribeca; La Esquina Launches Salsa Roja
Plus: Eataly offers birthday deals, and more, in our daily round up of neighborhood news.
Openings
July 28, 2011
More Details Emerge for Cafe de La Esquina at Wythe Diner
See a rendering.
By
Jenny Miller
Community Boards
June 27, 2011
La Esquina Expects to Prevail in the Fight to Keep Its Liquor License
The restaurant’s still hopping, despite efforts to run it dry.
By
Mary Reinholz
Masa Matters
June 20, 2011
Have Trendy Tortillas Given NYC’s Mexican Food an Upgrade?
The ‘Daily News’ heads out to Tortilleria Nixtamal.
By
Alan Sytsma
Community Boards
June 15, 2011
Neighbors Accuse La Esquina of ‘Unsavory Conditions,’ Try to Block
Community Board 2’s licensing committee wants La Esquina to go dry.
By
Mary Reinholz
Openings
June 14, 2011
Plans Revealed for Café de la Esquina at Wythe Diner
Remember when it was just called Relish?
By
Jenny Miller
What to Eat
Mar. 15, 2011
Heady Tacos
While Alex Stupak plans headcheese tacos, Akhtar Nawab does head tacos at La Esquina.
By
Daniel Maurer
Openings
Mar. 14, 2011
What to Eat at Alex Stupak’s Empellón
The menu for the former wd~50 pastry chef’s Mexican project.
By
Daniel Maurer
Other Magazines
Feb. 16, 2011
Where Do the
SI
Swimsuit Models Go to Pig Out?
The ladies tell us where you can find them stuffing their faces.
By
Bennett Marcus
Empire Building
Nov. 11, 2010
La Esquina’s Relish Remake Will Open Next Spring
Rest assured, they’ll be doing the farm-to-table thing.
By
Daniel Maurer
Empire Building
Nov. 10, 2010
Holy Molé: La Esquina Takes Over Williamsburg’s Relish Diner
It’ll become a “Mexican beer garden.”
By
Daniel Maurer
Musical Interlude
Aug. 20, 2010
How to Be a ‘Downtown King’
Hint: It involves going to Serge Becker’s places. And … Magnolia?
By
Daniel Maurer
Health Concerns
Aug. 17, 2010
La Esquina Is Closed Again (Updated)
This time it’s just a random DOH inspection failure, and they hope to reopen for dinner.
By
Helen Rosner
Openings
Aug. 2, 2010
First Look at Bluebird Sky, a Little Italy Café That’s Not for
Longtime Little Chitaly residents open a place in the neighborhood, for the neighborhood.
By
Daniel Maurer
User Reviews
July 29, 2010
User Reviews: Franny’s Is ‘Festive,’ La Esquina’s Tacos
Plus: Celeste’s incomprehensible cheese narrative, and deathly good pulled pork at Blue Smoke.
Clarifications
July 21, 2010
Five Years In, La Esquina Says Becker Is Not a Backer
The man long thought to be the owner of La Esquina is actually just a “former consultant.”
By
Daniel Maurer
Beef
June 11, 2010
GM Who Tangled With Ryan Skeen Lands at La Esquina
And what was Danny Meyer dining on there last night?
By
Daniel Maurer
Chef Shuffle
June 2, 2010
Akhtar Nawab Plans a ‘Long, Healthy Collaboration’ at Esquina
A look at what the former Elettaria chef has done to the menu.
By
Daniel Maurer
Nightclubbing
May 25, 2010
Night Moves: Sevigny and Khan Join Don Hill’s; La Esquina’s Lochin
Can gritty rock club Don Hill’s be great again?
By
Daniel Maurer
Chef Shuffle
May 25, 2010
Akhtar Nawab Is Officially In at La Esquina
He’s planning sweetbread tacos and lobster arepas.
By
Daniel Maurer
The Great Outdoors
May 21, 2010
Café Select on Its Way to Outdoor Tables
The Nolita restaurant has gotten the community board’s nod of approval.
By
Daniel Maurer
Reopenings
May 12, 2010
La Esquina Reopens Tonight
The city lifts its vacate order on the popular taqueria.
By
Daniel Maurer
Temporary Closings
May 10, 2010
City Shutters La Esquina
The subterranean restaurant closes till it becomes a little less subterranean.
By
Aileen Gallagher
Chef Shuffle
Apr. 30, 2010
Akhtar Nawab’s Work Is Indeed Finished at Zengo
But is he going to La Esquina as rumored?
By
Daniel Maurer
Rumor Mill
Apr. 29, 2010
Rumors of the Day
Michael White does a hotel and Akhtar Nawab moves to La Esquina?
By
Daniel Maurer
Doing Good
Apr. 1, 2010
Eat Empanadas, Support Chilean Rebuilding
Freemans, Roberta’s, and four other restaurants band together to support Chile.
By
Helen Rosner
Slideshow
Mar. 22, 2010
Kenmare Will Do ‘the Chicken’ Tonight
A look at chef Joey Campanaro’s dishes.
By
Daniel Maurer
Celebrity Settings
Mar. 5, 2010
Twilight
Pals Get Close at Locanda Verde; Kanye Lures Amber Rose
Plus: Michelle Trachtenberg gets things mixed up at Dos Caminos, John Mayer flirts at La Esquina, and more in our weekly recap of celebrity dining.
By
Sally Holmes
Closings
Feb. 12, 2010
Stephen Hanson Will Transform Vento Into Another Dos Caminos
The Italian restaurant that opened with Michael White in the kitchen will close on Sunday.
By
Daniel Maurer
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