And Bar Boulud is offering a “Pannier du jour,&# wherein a magnum, jerobaum, imperial or Methusalem is hauled up from the cellar, uncorked and sold by the glass for between $19 and $29 a glass. Tags: New York City dining When is a wine cheaper in a restaurant than at a store? But for all (both?) Consider another example. MORE >>

mean really, in our precious world of hipster Brooklyn dining, this place is the very hippest, the most precious of all. And the view from the main dining room is utterly gorgeous, emphasizing the bucolic beauty that can still be found in the part of Williamsburg near Newtown Creek. And so, we have Taconic on Bedford. MORE >>

River Barge through wine country GO BARGING Gourmet dining while savoring a glass of wine on a luxury hotel barge, visiting local vineyards in the Burgundy region of France or the Po River Valley of Italy. And it’s a conduit to modern-day Italy, with its lively wine bars and sidewalk cafés, bucolic landscapes and art-filled cities. MORE >>

A blonde gestures to the gleaming white fiberglass priapic shapes jutting above the heads of the testosterone-fueled bar crowd at the glamorous new Meatpacking steakhouse STK. As good as the service and cuisine is, the main attraction here is the upbeat scene in the sensual, candlelit lounge as well as the main dining spaces. Sweet. MORE >>

We dined at three Italian restaurants and found one that passed on great food, but a weak wine list. While waiting for the Zerza to open, we stopped at a wine bar on 2nd Ave and 4th simply called "Wine Bar." Just home from New York City and happy to be back on the PC to do my updating. still have problems with the lap top. MORE >>