http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2012/12/apps-only-ducks-eatery-est-village-small-plates-review.html?ref=title Editor's note: In "Apps Only," Ben Fishner eats his way through New York's appetizer menus as your guide to fine dining on a budget. He blogs at Ben Cooks Everything. [Photographs: Max Falkowitz] Ducks Eatery is a cocktail bar...

Hungry City - Ducks Eatery in the East Village - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/dining/reviews/hungry-city-ducks-eatery-in-the-east-village.html?ref=dining Exciting things are happening in the kitchen at Ducks Eatery in the East Village, but the dishes that come out don’t always show it.

When Sweet Cocktails Attack! - New York - Restaurants and Dining - Fork in the Road http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2012/10/when_sweet_cocktails_attack.php "a grainy watermelon gimlet whiffed of the lavender pillows and half-emptied bottles of gin one might find in an old...

Ducks Eatery | Thrillist http://www.thrillist.com/food/new-york/ny/10003/east-village/ducks-eatery_bars_great-beer-selection_great-cocktails_american_asian_bbq_bizarre-food Combining Vietnam and Texas in the best way since Dat Nguyen, and just now out of preview mode, Ducks is an adventurous new EVill joint that looks like someone opened a lunch counter in a really awesome barn (vaulted ceiling, seating at a shiny white-tiled bar, and raw everything), and whose BBQ features a healthy dose of Vietnamese influence thanks to the dude who used to serve Susan Sarandon crab cakes at SPiN.