20 Facts About New York City I Bet You Didn’t Know When it comes to facts about New York City, us New Yorkers like to believe we know them all. I mean after all isn’t being a know it all part of the requirements and characteristics of being a New Yorker?...
Farm To Kitchen Table Whole Roasted Poussin Dinner Recipe This is one of my favorite times of year at the farmers market. Not only are all of my favorite foods available but once again families and puppies are all doing their shopping too. I was patiently...
Cheap Eats in NYC For College Grads Consider this Eat Up New York’s graduation present to you, for your broken unemployed self we bring you, our guide to cheap eats in NYC! Ennju As an addict of sushi but not always having the pockets for...
FIGMENT NYC at Governors Island, Weekend of June 6th and 7th Figment NYC at Governors Island- I’m probably one of the few New Yorkers who truly loves the Summer in the City. Coney Island fireworks on Friday Nights, Lazy summer days lying on Brighton Beach catching the...
Classic French Cuisine at Le Perigord Le Perigord is celebrating their 50th year anniversary this year and I decided to head uptown for myself and check out this NY classic. Everything at Le Perigord is done classically and elegantly. The Start...
Only Good Stuff Inside the Better Booze Festival How does a Saturday afternoon filled with craft beer, wine and spirits sound to you? The second annual Better Booze festival is right around the corner, splashing down at Webster Hall in the East Village on...
Upper East Side Lunch Spots Despite a hectic season so far, for those with allergies, warm weather has finally found itself to NYC which means it's time to start venturing out come lunch time! So, if you happen to be either working on...
Behind the Kitchen with the Chef of Rockin Raw Creating delicious and creative meals out of raw food seems like an impossible task, but for Tere Fox, the co-owner and chef at Rockin Raw, it seems to come naturally. Rockin Raw is a true family affair as...
Shake Shack Returns To Madison Square Park Finally, finally, finally Shake Shack in Madison Square Park is back. As the number one Shake Shack fan, at least in the Eat Up New York Office, I dragged everyone out on their second open day to get some...
6 Types of People We See On Our Daily LIRR Morning Commute "Ladies and Gentleman there are currently 20-30 minute eastbound delays due to earlier signal problems at Jamaica." Oh how we have all heard this in the morning and slowly start to accept hearing this more...
Cookie Time at Levain Bakery Upper West Side Levain Bakery, a tiny shop below street level on West 74th St. and Amsterdam Avenue, is home to incredibly fresh baguettes, rolls, and muffins. Everything is baked on-site fresh every day from the finest...
What are Vegan and Paleo Diets all About? There’s been a lot of talk recently about both Vegan and Paleo diets. Is one better than the other? What are the pros and cons of each? Is it all a bunch of crap? I’m here to bring you my findings on both...