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LOVING LA SALA 78

BY Marlynn Snyder Nestled on a block in a still ‘transitional’ part of Dyckman St, a stone’s throw from the uptown 1 train, is one of my favorite neighborhood spots, La Sala 78 (111 Dyckman St; 212 304 0667;…

El Porron @ Corcho Wine Room

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I am eternally indebted to the good folks at Corcho Wine Room (227 Dyckman Street) for introducing me to the game changing device known as the porrón. While in the recap of our Wine 101…

LADIES' NIGHT – UPTOWN

BY Claudio CabreraWhen I frequent the bars and lounges in our neighborhood, I always tend to find groups of women together. Sometimes it’s a small group (3 or 4) and at times you’ll find six or eight of them…

WINE 101 @ CORCHO WINE ROOM – THE RECAP

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) The Uptown Collective’s Wine 101 event held at the soignée Corcho Wine Room (231 Dyckman Street) was an absolute blast. The good folks at Corcho confirmed my nagging suspicion that drinking wine is more than…

Original Flavor – Margot’s Restaurant

BY Claudio Cabrera With the influx of new restaurants in Washington Heights and Inwood of all culinary tastes, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the restaurants that made this neighborhood what it is. Those classic, hole in the wall…

TOASTING IT UP FT. TRYON-STYLE

Toast To Fort Tryon Park: Wine Tasting Benefit Thursday, May 27, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Raise a toast to Fort Tryon’s 75th Anniversary Year and help us preserve the park for the next 75 years! Join the…

CORCHO WINE ROOM OPENING SOON…

BY Led Black We first put you on to the new Wine spot opening up on Dyckman about a month ago. Well, the owner of Corcho Wine Room, Benlly Polanco, invited the UC to a super intimate, pre-opening wine…

An Ode to Caporal Chicken…

BY Claudio Cabrera This post might seem so stereotypical. A Barry White colored dark skin guy – who also happens to be Dominican – writing about his love for pollo frito (fried chicken)? I can already feel some readers…

EL LINA – DOWN HOME DOMINICAN GOODNESS

BY Led Black  El Lina is good money; you really can’t go wrong with this place.  Located on 500 West 207th Street and sandwiched between a barber shop and a seafood restaurant named El Tina, you might just walk…