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UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE with live Q&As

Childhood friends David Shapiro and Leeds Atkinson search for the perfect slice — of pizza and life — in Untitled Pizza Movie (photo courtesy of Sundance Institute)

Who: David Shapiro, Jonathan Lethem, Matt Wolf, Scott Macaulay
What: Q&As at live screenings in conjunction with online members-only release of seven-part Untitled Pizza Movie
Where: Metrograph Digital
When: Untitled Pizza Movie Part 1: Ice Cube Trays, Friday, February 26, 8:00; Untitled Pizza Movie Part 4: Zig Zag, Thursday, March 4, 8:00; Untitled Pizza Movie Part 5: The Natufian Culture of 9,000 BC, Saturday, March 6, 8:00
Why: “We had New York dreams, like the next Bohemian, but there was no hometown discount,” David Shapiro says in the first episode of the seven-part series Untitled Pizza Movie. This was the mid-1990s, and he and his childhood friend from Stuyvesant, Leeds Atkinson, went on a search for the best pizza in New York City, pretending to be with the Food Channel and showing up at restaurants with a caliper and cameraman Jonathan Kovel, stuffing themselves as they measured slices as if they knew what they were doing, speaking with the owners to get them to reveal some of their secrets. But what started as a quest for free food turned into a socially conscious adventure about their own lives as well as that of a New York City seeing so much of its past go by the wayside in the modern era, as Shapiro cuts back and forth in time. “I’m clouding this narrative with nostalgia, clinging to the rock by documenting fiction,” Shapiro explains. “We remember the stories we want to tell and misremember the ones that we don’t. Leeds and I were in denial; friends and cities are forever. We were making a movie, a movie to stop time. But then we met Bellucci.” New York City pizza aficionados will recognize that as being Andrew Bellucci, formerly of Lombardi’s before he was sent to prison; he is now out and just opened a slice joint in Astoria. Bellucci and Leeds become the centerpieces of the film.

Shapiro (Keep the River on Your Right, Missing People), who wrote, directed, edited, and produced the film, also meets with food and wine critic Eric Asimov, Drew Nieporent of Nobu, Anthony “Mummy” Barile of the much-lamented Three of Cups, lawyers, and members of Bellucci’s and Atkinson’s families, visiting some of the most famous pizza parlors in the city, driving through the streets and over bridges, playing in a band, and interspersing shots of various and sundry items spinning on a turntable. Along the way, it’s made clear that pizza is life. The series is being streamed February 27 through March 14 via Metrograph Digital, for members only. (Membership is only five bucks a month.) Each film — Part 1: Ice Cube Trays, Part 2: Eat to Win in the Elevator, Part 3: Pizza Purgatory, Part 4: Zig Zag, Part 5: The Natufian Culture of 9,000 BC, Part 6: Clams, and Part 7: Mars Bar — will have a live premiere, and three of them will include a Q&A with Shapiro, moderated by Jonathan Lethem (Part 1), Matt Wolf (Part 4), and Scott Macaulay (Part 5).

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK 2018

Who: More than three hundred and seventy-five restaurants throughout the city
What: Winter Restaurant Week
Where: All five boroughs
When: January 22 – February 9, three-course lunches $29, three-course dinners $42
Why: Reservation lines are now open for Winter Restaurant Week, in which hundreds of New York City eateries offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for $29 and dinners for $42. Some restaurants do only lunch or dinner, and others offer the deals only on weekdays. You can search by menu, notable chef, trending restaurants, and Open Table Diner’s Choice in addition to cuisine and location. Many of the prix-fixe menus are available online so you know just what you’re in for. Among the many restaurants are such favorites as Amada, Aureole, Bann, Barbetta, Blue Fin, the Breslin, Burke & Wills, Calle Ocho, Casa Lever, Charlie Palmer Steak, Cherche Midi, Chez Josephine, Darbar, DB Bistro Moderne, Docks Oyster Bar, Dos Caminos, Esca, Estiatorio Milos, Felice 64 & 83, Freud NYC, Gotham Bar & Grill, HanGawi, Haru, Hearth, i Trulli, Il Mulino, Indochine, Irvington, Lure Fishbar, Maxwell’s Chophouse, Mercer Kitchen, Molyvos, Monkey Bar, Morimoto NY, Momofuku Nishi, Nobu, Park Avenue Winter, Periyali, Quality Eats, the Red Cat, Rosa Mexicano, Rôtisserie Georgette, the Russian Tea Room, Shun Lee Palace, the Stanton Social, Strip House Speakeasy, Tao, Toloache, Tribeca Grill, Triomphe, Untitled, and Victor’s Cafe.

SUMMER RESTAURANT WEEK 2017

Who: Nearly four hundred restaurants throughout the city
What: Summer Restaurant Week
Where: All five boroughs
When: July 24 – August 18, three-course lunches $29, three-course dinners $42
Why: For a quarter of a century, New York City eateries have been offering special deals during Restaurant Week, with a growing number of participants every year. Reservation lines are now open for the silver anniversary of the immensely popular program, with almost four hundred establishments from across the culinary spectrum offering three-course prix-fixe lunches for $29 and dinners for $42 from July 24 through August 18. (Some restaurants do only lunch or dinner, and others offer the deals only on weekdays.) Most of the prix-fixe menus are available online so you know just what you’re in for. Among the many restaurants are such favorites as ‘21 Club,’ ABC Kitchen, American Cut, Asia de Cuba, Aureole, Bann, Barbetta, Casa Lever, Charlie Palmer Steak, Circo, Darbar, the Clocktower, DB Bistro Moderne, Delmonico’s, Docks Oyster Bar, Dos Caminos, Esca, Estiatorio Milos, Feast, Frankie & Johnnie’s, Gotham Bar & Grill, Haru, Hearth, Inakaya, Indochine, i Trulli, Il Mulino, Le Cirque, Lure Fishbar, Megu, Mercer Kitchen, Mission Chinese, Monkey Bar, Nice Matin, Nobu, the Palm Court, Park Avenue Summer, Red Rooster, Rosa Mexicano, the Russian Tea Room, Scarpetta, Shun Lee Palace, the Stanton Social, the Strip House, Tao, Tribeca Grill, Victor’s Cafe, and the Water Club. As a bonus, if you register your American Express card, you will receive $5 back each time you charge at least $35 at a participating restaurant.

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK 2017

restaurant-week

Who: More than three hundred and fifty restaurants throughout the city
What: Winter Restaurant Week
Where: All five boroughs
When: January 23 – February 10, three-course lunches $29, three-course dinners $42
Why: Reservation lines are now open for Winter Restaurant Week, in which hundreds of New York City eateries offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for $29 and dinners for $42. (Some restaurants do only lunch or dinner, and others offer the deals only on weekdays.) Many of the prix-fixe menus are available online so you know just what you’re in for. Among the many restaurants are such favorites as ‘21 Club,’ ABC Kitchen, American Cut, Asia de Cuba, Aureole, Bann, Barbetta, Blue Fin, Calle Ocho, Casa Lever, Charlie Palmer Steak, Chez Jospehine, Circo, Darbar, DB Bistro Moderne, Delmonico’s, Dos Caminos, Esca, Estiatorio Milos, Gotham Bar & Grill, HanGawi, Haru, i Trulli, Il Mulino, Indochine, Le Cirque, Lure Fishbar, Mercer Kitchen, Monkey Bar, Nice Matin, Nobu, Periyali, the Red Cat, Rosa Mexicano, the Russian Tea Room, Shun Lee Palace, the Strip House, Tao, Tribeca Grill, Victor’s Cafe, and the Water Club. As a bonus, if you register your American Express card, you will receive $5 back each time you charge at least $35 at a participating restaurant.

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK 2016

restaurant week

Who: More than three hundred restaurants throughout the city
What: Winter Restaurant Week
Where: All five boroughs
When: January 18 – February 5, three-course lunches $25, three-course dinners $38
Why: Reservation lines are now open for Winter Restaurant Week, in which hundreds of New York City eateries offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for $25 and dinners for $38. (Some restaurants do only lunch or dinner, and others offer the deals only on weekdays.) Many of the prix-fixe menus are available online so you know just what you’re in for. Among the many restaurants are such favorites as ‘21 Club,’ ABC Kitchen, American Cut, Asia de Cuba, Aureole, Bann, Barbetta, Blue Smoke, Casa Lever, Charlie Palmer Steak, Circo, Darbar, DB Bistro Moderne, Delmonico’s, Dos Caminos, Esca, Estiatorio Milos, Gotham Bar & Grill, Haru, i Trulli, Il Mulino, Le Cirque, Les Halles, Mercer Kitchen, Monkey Bar, Nice Matin, Nobu, Red Rooster, Rosa Mexicano, the Russian Tea Room, Shun Lee Palace, the Strip House, Tao, Tribeca Grill, Victor’s Cafe, and the Water Club. As a bonus, if you register your American Express card, you will receive $5 back each time you charge at least $25 at a participating restaurant.

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK 2015

Who: More than three hundred restaurants throughout the city
What: Winter Restaurant Week
Where: All five boroughs
When: February 16 – March 6, three-course lunches $25, three-course dinners $38
Why: Reservation lines are now open for Winter Restaurant Week, in which hundreds of New York City eateries offer three-course prix-fixe lunches for $25 and dinners for $38. (Some restaurants do only lunch or dinner, and others offer the deals only on weekdays.) Many of the prix-fixe menus are available online so you know just what you’re in for. Among the many restaurants are such favorites as ‘21 Club,’ Aureole, Bann, Barbetta, Charlie Palmer Steak, City Crab, City Hall, Darbar, DB Bistro Moderne, Delmonico’s, Dévi, Dos Caminos, Esca, Estiatorio Milos, Gotham Bar & Grill, Haru, i Trulli, Il Mulino, Le Cirque, Les Halles, Mercer Kitchen, Monkey Bar, Nice Matin, Nobu, Petrossian, Red Rooster, Rosa Mexicano, the Russian Tea Room, Shun Lee Palace, Tao, Tribeca Grill, Victor’s Cafe, the Water Club, and the Water’s Edge. As a bonus, if you register your American Express card, you will receive $5 back each time you charge at least $25 at a participating restaurant.

WINTER RESTAURANT WEEK

restaurant week

Monday – Friday, January 14 – February 8
Three-course prix-fixe lunch $25, dinner $38
www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek

Prices have risen slightly for 2013 Winter Restaurant Week, but only moderately; prix-fixe three-course lunches have gone from $24.07 to $25, and dinners from $35 to $38, but there are still plenty of reasons to get hungry, including peppered duck leg, sautéed scallop, sepia, shrimp and cod, and vanilla bean crème brûlée at ‘21,’ pâté grand-mère, aile de raie sautée, and tarte chocolat et noisette at Bar Boulud, warm prosciutto & Gruyere cheese tart, open-faced crisp John Dory sandwich, and Valrhona chocolate pot de crème at Blue Fin, beef short rib taquitos, chile rubbed beef brisket torta, and chocolate butterscotch cake at Dos Caminos, spicy Mongolian hot pot in steamboat, kimchi stone bowl rice, and chef’s dessert selection at HanGawi, pastrami Reuben eggroll, challah grilled cheese, and black & white ice-cream cookie sandwich at Kutsher’s, classic French onion soup, seared merlu, and chocolate fondant at Le Cirque, fresh shucked oysters, steamed cod, and apple walnut crumble at Lure Fishbar, sea scallops, celery root raviolo, and Meyer lemon chiboust at Nice Matin, black cod miso on limestone lettuce, unami Arctic char, and dessert at Nobu, classic Caesar salad, single-cut filet mignon, and New York cheesecake at Palm One, Petrossian smoked salmon, lamb shank pot au feu, and chocolate caramel tart at Petrossian, seared diver scallops, hanger steak with brandied cherries, and mint Oreo chocolate chunk at Quality Meats, fragrant mushroom broth pork belly dumplings, pork belly bahn mi, and spiced ginger cake at Spice Market, cheddar bratwurst, braised short rib, and pumpkin cheesecake at Tribeca Grill, and fried green tomatoes, blackened shrimp po’ boy, and toasted apple pound cake at Wildwood Barbeque. Among the many other participating restaurants, which total approximately three hundred eateries, are B. Smith’s, Capsouto Frères, Darbar, Delmonico’s, Frankie & Johnnie’s, Gotham Bar & Grill, Il Mulino, Mercer Kitchen, Rosa Mexicano, Shun Lee Palace, Tao, and Water’s Edge, but you better book soon.