The good folks at Groupon keep making it easy for Uptowners to ball on a budget. This time around they have an amazing deal for Caña y Café (565 W 207th St.). Check it out: For $39, you get…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) As Juan Bago & O can attest on their latest smash spoof, Dominis in the Heights, in these tough economic times nothing helps a player out like a Groupon deal. With that said, Groupon is…
Nothing hits the spot after a long night of drinking then a heaping plate of Mofongo. Except for a maybe one of the delicious and diabolical concoctions at Cachapa’s Y Mas. Anyway, the good folks at Groupon have another…
BY Michael J. Feeney Sleek modern furniture and light fixtures. Free Wi-Fi. Comfy colorful, upholstered chairs. Upbeat music in the background. You call this a McDonald’s? Washington Heights has become the city’s second neighborhood to get a new look,…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) MANGU! The very word makes me and countless other Quisqueyanos salivate. For those that don’t know, mangu is the Dominican breakfast par excellence. Mangu is basically boiled, mashed green plantains with olive oil and a…
It is our pleasure to announce Corcho Wine Room’s Seminar/Wine Tasting & Pairing with one of Napa Valley’s leading winemakers and proud Latino, Alex Sotelo of Alex Sotelo Cellars. The Alex Sotelo Cellars is a winery in Napa Valley…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) If you know where to go uptown, you can get totally shit-faced for a mere $10. I’m not talking about happy hour at any of the many excellent bars, pubs and lounges of the neighborhood.…
Monday, July 18 9am: I roll out of bed finally. I observe Monday as Sabbath – a day of rest, thanks, and realignment. A holy day. So I don’t have any work on the agenda. I do, however, have…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) You can now remove a Supper Club from the list of things missing from the Uptown Scene. That’s right, Chef Lester Almanzar Paiewonsky decided to create the Upper Club to fill that gaping void. Lester…
Locating the best home cooked meal without cooking or being at home By Briana E. Heard Located on 177th and Broadway, this Tipico Dominicano Restaurant was actually the first place I went to eat in my newfound neighborhood in…