Tamarind (43 East 22nd street) absolutely ran away with your votes for Best Indian Food near Madison Square Park in the annual Best of the Neighborhood awards chosen by MadParkNews readers. Second place was Junoon, then Devi. Here are the rest of the results:
Last night was the Flatiron Chefs event in Madison Square Park, which in a few hours typically raises $200,000+ to support the upkeep of and free cultural programs in Madison Square Park. The event featured 26 of the best chefs and restaurants in the neighborhood serving up signature tastes of some amazing food. Once again [...]
President Obama will be in our neighborhood again, this time at The Rubin Museum of Art (150 West 17th Street) with local Chef Vikas Khanna of Junoon preparing the food for part of it. It all happens Monday, May14 at 3:30pm, and you can be a part of it for $5,000. Want an official photo a well? That’s $15,000. Of course all of this goes to the Obama Victory Fund 2012 and the DNC.
You can find out more info at https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/o2012-2012NewYorkAAPIEvent. (For the record, MadParknews will stay politically neutral, so if Romney hosts and event in the area, we will post that as well).
Bloomspot [junoon shrimp app] has 2 deals available for Junoon (27 West 24th Street) right now.
Buy a $48 voucher and get $80 worth of food and drink in the front lounge.
Two appetizers AND 2 cocktails for $29 in the front lounge.
You buy the deal now and use it before June 1st, 2012.
See all deal details at http://www.bloomspot.com/new-york/junoon/.
Junoon is the creation of owner Rajesh Bhardwaj and is under the culinary direction of Executive Chef Vikas Khanna, featuring 5 cooking styles of India: Tandoor (Clay Oven), Sigri (Open Fire Pit), Patthar (Stone Cooking), Tawa (Cast Iron Cooking) and Handi (Pot Cooking). See our full review and photos at http://www.madparknews.com/madison-square-park-restaurants/restaurant-week-at-junoon/.
New York Magazine just came out with their annual ‘Best of’ issue, and a few Madison Square Park and Flatiron spots took top honors.
Best Goat in New York City: Junoon Restaurant (27 West 24th Street)
Best Hot Dog in New York City: The Cannibal (113 East 29th Street)
Honorable mention to Blue Smoke who came close in Best Mac ’n’ Cheese in New York City.
Mailing list members already got a sneak peak at the winners of this year’s Best Food in the Neighborhood Awards, but for everyone else, we will announce one winner every day at 4pm. Remember, these awards are based on total votes by readers and are not chosen by MadParkNews.
Next up is Best Indian food in the Madison Square Park and Flatiron
The winner this year is Tamarind (43 East 22nd street)!
Very close behind Tamarin in votes was second place Junoon, followed by Dhaba.
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