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An entry in Tablet Hotel’s Rethink Hotels competition, the Allotment is a totally new concept in hospitality: A hotel centered around food, rather than sleep. Dreamed up by Dean Moran, the prospective NYC hotel is all about the process of growing, selling and cooking fresh food, while also giving guests the opportunity to engage in the process. The proposal also calls for cultivating farm fresh produce in and on the hotel itself!

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Nestled in a cozy wood-clad interior above a nondescript liquor store on Avenue B, Pouring Ribbons is not trying to be a speakeasy. In fact, its oversized reclaimed brass door boasts a prominent sign that announces the drinking room’s presence proudly. Designed by interior and branding team Warren Red, the plush bar fuses reclaimed materials with modern perks including custom modular tables made exclusively for the East Village haunt.

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The new outpost of popular LIC eatery M. Wells opened this past week at MoMA PS 1, but not to the warm welcome it was hoping for. Instead, the restaurant has drawn the ire of many animal lovers due to one very unusual item on its menu – raw horse meat. M. Wells planned to sell horse meat tartare as a specialty item on their French Canadian-inspired menu, but an online petition and planned protest organized by horrified vegetarians and meat-eaters alike have convinced them to “hold off” for now.

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The New York City Parks Department has announced that Philadelphia-based firm Emerald Green Group will spearhead the renovation of iconic Central Park eatery Tavern on the Green. After being closed to the public for two years, the bucolic park-side restaurant known for decades as a celebrity and events hotspot for power lunches, weddings, and over-the-top parties is poised to reopen as a smaller, more rustic cafe with a delicious sustainable menu that will include local delicacies like squid from Montauk and Brooklyn’s own Mast Brothers chocolate.

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A new watering hole called the Molecule Cafe has opened up in New York’s East Village, and it serves only one thing – NYC tap water. Considering that the cafe gets the water for free, filters it and then sells for $2.50 a bottle, you might feel like you’re being swindled but the owners say that their water has added benefits worth splurging on. Called ‘Water 2.0′, the special H2O is purified of chlorine, fluoride and compound metals with the help of an 8-foot, seven-step, $25,000 machine that incorporates ozone treatments, ultraviolet rays, and reverse osmosis.

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New York City offers a wealth of farmers markets throughout the boroughs, but for many New Yorkers, they are still too inaccessible or unaffordable. Luckily, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Speaker Christine Quinn have announced a new program that will change that and give less wealthy NYCers on food stamps a healthful break for both their wallets and kitchens. The program will reward shoppers who use food stamps at the city’s 138 farmers markets by giving them coupons for free produce.

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Click here for more info on Strong Rope Brewery.

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The always enjoyable Hester Street Fair is back, kicking off this weekend on April 28th! The fair returns for its third year in a row with an even more enticing selection of artisan shopping, delicious fresh food and original art.  This year’s opening party will include danceable tunes from synth-pop band Bubbles, so guests can eat, drink and dance in the new season.

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Cupcake lovers in Manhattan will be happy to hear that their sugar cravings can soon be satisfied 24 hours a day with new cupcake ATMs by Sprinkles Cupcakes. Set to be installed around Manhattan by this summer, the ATMs will dispense the irresistible treats all wrapped up in boxes and bags made from recycled materials. While their green attempt gets a thumbs up, we’re still left wondering if encouraging sugary snacking is a good idea. These delicious icing-topped cakes are a fun indulgence now and again, but not so much at one’s beck and call. With obesity levels and dietary illnesses as severe as they are today, it would be better to see ATMs like these stocked with healthier alternatives instead.

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The New York Vegetarian Food Festival is kicking off its 2012 edition this weekend (March 3rd and 4th) at The Metropolitan Pavilion.  The festival will be enticing vegetarians, vegans, and healthy eaters for the second year in a row, with a bevy of restaurants, veggie food vendors, and product purveyors joining events on healthy living, sustainability, vegetarianism, and nutrition. There will also be several special speakers and musical performances.

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You can find Mast Brothers Chocolate at various locations throughout the city or you can purchase treats directly from their website.

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Dun-Well’s donuts are not just for breakfast, but instead a gourmet dessert. Flavors like French toast, almond coco joy, green tea & ginger, chocolate candy cane, and s’mores cozy up with traditional flavors like Boston cream, jelly-filled, and classic glaze. The cast of flavors change daily, for new and exciting offerings to try. Any of the sweet flavors can be topped with a scoop of Lula’s vegan ice cream, for a decadent donut sundae.

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Apple pie is a classic summer favorite, but is it something you’d ever seek out to feed your pooch? Well, organic apples and local New York clover honey baked with a dash of cinnamon is just one of the delicious treats now available on Biscuit Bike’s gourmet doggie menu. That’s right, city pups can now eat as well as their owners enjoying all the culinary pleasures of New York. But what may come as an even bigger surprise is that the trend is on the rise – and this particular gourmet dog food outpost proves that there are plenty of cosmopolitan canines out there with discerning palettes.

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Look out Gowanus, a new beer and clam bar is about to grace our palettes with its presence. Thanks to exceeded donations via Kickstarter (which as become the method of choice for making dreams a reality), three friends are combining their love of seafood and cold brews at Littleneck, slated to open in late September. The eco-friendly seafood shack will hit the shores of Third Avenue in Gowanus, with sustainable practices and products dominating everything from the building materials to the menu ingredients.

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O CAFE’s store interior is designed with reclaimed wood, as well as leftover wood from its furniture’s construction; any paint used is VOC-free. Most of the lighting in the store uses LED bulbs. Ninety percent of the garbage produced at O CAFE is composted, and 70% of its equipment is Energy Star rated.

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