Claudine Ko
The Archive
How to chug beer without getting chubby
Whether you’re celebrating Oktoberfest or just the chill in the air, it’s beer-drinking weather. But chugging a pint is hardly a low-calorie endeavor. Here, four nutritionists offer up suggestions for...
When it comes to cheating, Whoopi says ‘go for it’
Comedian and “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg has a new book out, and this time it’s about relationships — tough lessons she’s learned through her own personal experiences and from...
The hottest table in town is in a Columbia University dorm
One of the city’s hottest new restaurants has neither Michelin stars nor menus, but it’s already fully booked until Christmas — when the eatery’s owner and chef, Jonah Reider, will...
It is possible to eat a healthy -- and tasty -- lunch in NYC
Nutritionist Lisa Jubilee has spent the past 17 years helping busy New Yorkers figure out the answer to one of their most pressing dilemmas: What should I have for lunch?...
How two Brooklyn brainiacs found love
Dating can be hard when you’re more inclined to stay at home and read, like Joshua, 33, a writer who lives in Brooklyn. But luckily, executive assistant Deirdre, 35, who...
The new booze hipsters can't get enough of
A 148-year-old Italian winery is suddenly hot in New York restaurant circles. Under new ownership, Contratto winery, which once supplied the Vatican with its house vino, is breaking into the...
Four foods you should be eating right now
Epidemiologist Tim Spector debunks age-old maxims on health and weight loss in his book “The Diet Myth,” out this month. He found that certain foods, no matter their calorie count,...
How restaurants are secretly making you fat
Before chef Franklin Becker was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1997, mealtime meant drinking copious amounts of soda, eating high-fat, high-carb foods and indulging in a lot of desserts....
The drunken buffoons are gone, and Montauk is finally safe to visit again
After yet another jampacked summer, Long Island’s East End hamlet of Montauk has finally waved goodbye to the blitz of noisy weekend revelers and Griswold-like family vacationers. By now, Main...
Crazy New Yorkers are ice-climbing frozen waterfalls
Sometimes, enough is enough — even for hardy New Yorkers who exercise outdoors throughout the winter, braving single-digit temps while jogging in Central Park or toughing it out on a...
Meet the New Yorkers who adopt turkeys instead of eating them
As they prepare for the upcoming holiday feast, Drusilla and Nick Roberts won’t be giving thanks over juicy roast turkey — instead, they will be sharing the meal with their...
The Flatiron is sizzling thanks to these 6 new restaurants
Over-stressed restaurateurs have been trickling out of Manhattan for lower rents in the outerboroughs for years now. But in the relatively quiet neighborhood that’s part NoMad, part Flatiron, the foodies...
NYC's Mexican food revolution
When Otto Cedeno first moved from Southern California to attend NYU in 2003, he recalls there being no decent Mexican food around. “I remember asking a roommate where there was...
Want a pup for a day? Popular program loans dogs to solo hikers
It's a windy fall afternoon when a large white van pulls into the parking lot at the Pine Meadows trail head in Harriman State Park, an hour outside Manhattan. Out...
Locals make New York the Big Apple Cider
On a recent chilly Friday morning in the quiet neighborhood of South Park Slope, Jeremy Hammond, 36, and his girlfriend, Joy Doumis, 35, are outside in their backyard surrounded by...
Dough donuts rise above the rest
When Fany Gerson, 38, opened Dough bakery four years ago on a quiet corner off Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Franklin Ave., she didn’t anticipate the fervor that would greet her doughnuts. “It was...
The dining scene turning Queens into the new Brooklyn
Brooklyn, once an affordable refuge for restaurateurs and diners creating and seeking culinary adventures, is losing its down-home charm. And Queens, long known for its cheap ethnic eats, is filling...
New Yorkers are causing a buzz with homemade honey
Rooftop parties in Brooklyn are nothing new. But on a recent beautiful day in Crown Heights, Jessica McNamara is throwing a special kind of open-air wingding — her seasonal honey-extraction...
Meet the chef whose morning catch could become your dinner
Charles Bowman, chef of Manhattan’s stalwart downtown Greek restaurant Periyali, apologizes for being late as he steps onto the back of the boat. Hamptons traffic added an hour to his...
A neighborhood guide to NYC's best specialty food
Want to know where to find the tastiest soup dumplings in Chinatown or the best borscht in Brighton Beach? Read on! East Village Baked curry at Curry-Ya 214 E. 10th...