http://nycultureblog.com Experiencing New York City culture one week at a time Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:42:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I Bleed Marinara My love of Italian food came in large part from my mother's cooking, which would seem only natural, IF my mother weren't 100% Irish... But if you think that ever stopped her from making some world-class meatballs, sausage and pepper sandwiches, or chicken parm, you'd be sadly mistaken ... http://nycultureblog.com/2008/03/30/little-italy-and-a-slice-of-new-york-ilpiccolo-bufalo-and-ferrara/ My experience with House music is admittedly limited, but this past Saturday I was convinced to go see the stylings of DJ Hernan Cattaneo. We bought tickets online for the show for $30 which felt a little steep, but I was willing to give it a shot, so at 10pm ... http://nycultureblog.com/2008/03/23/house-party-at-the-mansion-hernan-cattaneo/ Koronet pizza isn't the most famous, or even the best prepared pizza in the city, but it sure is the biggest! As anyone familiar with this unassuming pizzeria will attest, the major selling point for Koronet is it's massive single slice. These things are enormous, easily equal to two slices ... http://nycultureblog.com/2008/03/22/a-slice-of-new-york-koronet-pizza/ For all my readers (I think there may have been five of you ;), who haven't heard from me in a while, I have an update! I'm now living in TriBeCa! Why TriBeCa? Well the reasoning is that while I don't plan on actually doing much in this neighborhood, it's a ... http://nycultureblog.com/2008/03/22/i-live-in-tribeca-now/ A few nights ago, I was treated to a somewhat alternative, but totally awesome night of entertainment by some of my business associates in the search engine industry: Scratching lessons at the Scratch DJ academy on 6th ave. Not your usual night on the town to say the least, this ... http://nycultureblog.com/2007/12/01/scratch-that/ Last weekend my brother was in town with his car, so of course I wanted to show him some of New York's finest pizza's, but I also wanted to catch a ride to a pizzeria that is otherwise a pain to get to by subway. We chose Di Fara Pizza ... http://nycultureblog.com/2007/08/25/a-slice-of-new-york-di-fara-pizza/ Hard to imagine New York City without a pizza place on every block, isn't it? But believe it or not, NYC was not always the bustling pizza metropolis we know and love today. In fact, it is widely believed that pizza surfaced on the streets of the big apple in ... http://nycultureblog.com/2007/08/25/a-slice-of-new-york-lombardis/ Since I haven't posted in a while, here's a quickie to wet your appetite as I dive into yet another round of pizza exploration. As I may have mentioned in the past, I've been using one very comprehensive list of top pizzeria's in NYC in addition to my own research ... http://nycultureblog.com/2007/08/25/my-pizza-bible/ If there is one thing I've learned about New Yorkers, its that they want to get the hell out of New York. Maybe not forever, but with sunny beaches just a couple of hours away in New Jersey and the Hamptons, who among us can resist the urge to pack ... http://nycultureblog.com/2007/07/28/going-down-the-shore/ I recently got turned on to the idea of scavenger hunts in and around some of our fair city's most fascinating locations. One that stood out, and incidentally has captivated my imagination for quite some time, is entitled Murder at the Met. As the name suggests, the event is based ... http://nycultureblog.com/2007/07/16/mysterious-masterpieces-a-murder-at-the-met/