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July 2007 - Posts
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Arrigo and Giuseppe Cipriani, the father-son team that runs such ritzy restaurants as Harry’s Bar in Venice and the Rainbow Room , Downtown Cipriani , Harry Cipriani and Cipriani Dolci in NYC pleaded guilty earlier today to evading $10 million in New Read More...
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After two years of demonstrations and inflatable cockroaches outside of his New York French restaurant Daniel , owner Daniel Boulud has settled a federal lawsuit accusing his restaurant of discriminating against nonwhite employees. As part of the settlement, Read More...
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Central Michel Richard Central Michel Richard 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (11th St.) Washington, DC 20004 202-626-0015 Food Decor Service Cost 26 24 24 $58 At this “sleek” French–New American bistro in Penn Quarter, patrons can “experience Michel Richard’s Read More...
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Stage While most visitors go to Hawaii ready to dine in their Aloha shirts, a pair of trendy new restaurants give both locals and tourists a chance to eat out in style. Chef Jon Matsubara, formerly of Roy’s and Alan Wong’s , serves up “couture cuisine” Read More...
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Ray's on the River Restaurant veteran Ray Schoenbaum has unveiled the multimillion-dollar renovation of Ray's on the River , his sultry seafood supper club on the banks of the Chattahoochee with new chef Tom McEachern (ex Horseradish Grill ) putting a Read More...
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They make you walk around with a horse stick and blow a whistle. That'll teach you to tell someone it's your birthday. Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Former 'Top Chef' contestant Lee Anne Wong chats with Zagat Buzz about cooking with 'No Reservations' No Reservations courtesy of Warner Bros. Top chefs are making their move to the big screen, and while they've yet to land leading Read More...
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Osteria Mozza's Mozzarella Bar photo: Alen Lin The City of Angels has gone mad for mozzarella. It began about a year ago at Jar with Mozzarella Monday – a menu of 15 dishes served on one of the slowest days of the week, all built around the yielding, Read More...
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Summer is a typically slow season in the restaurant industry, making it a popular time to offer prix fixe promotions in a bid to draw diners. Restaurant Week deals are currently going on in NYC and Hudson County, New Jersey, and about to launch in Boston Read More...
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Chicago-based mixologist Bridget Albert won the festival's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos The fifth annual Tales of the Cocktail wrapped up in New Orleans yesterday. For those who couldn't make it to the five-day gathering of cocktail enthusiasts, Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Hung Huynh swears he's a humble guy. Humble Hung? photo: Virginia Sherwood, Bravo Just as properly beaten egg whites are critical to the success of a soufflé, a “cheftestant” who can be counted on to inject a little drama into Read More...
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As anyone who's ordered a $15 pom-chai-lychee-tini at a splashy, big-production restaurant knows, cocktails are a key feature of the modern dining experience, with drink lists designed by celebrity mixologists like Dale DeGroff becoming more and more Read More...
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Dale DeGroff, left, confers with judge Ted Allen of Top Chef at the fest's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos Perhaps no one has had a greater influence on the American cocktail renaissance than mixologist Dale DeGroff. Walk into any restaurant Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous by Belle Read More...
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Audrey Saunders at Commander's Palace. photo: Carla Spartos On a recent episode of Top Chef , one of the contestants, Hung, complained that cocktails are not appropriate for pairing with the "refined, beautiful, elegant food I cook." He was chafing at Read More...
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A morning seminar kicks off with a Smoker's Delight cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos The genius of Tales of the Cocktail is that while most conferences are packed with presentations, roundtables and meetings, all seemingly a pretense for the marathon drink-a-thons Read More...
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Ratatouille , the adorable animated film about a rat who wants to be a chef, grossed $47.2 million at the box office in its opening weekend. But when, in honor of Bastille Day, we asked our surveyors which classic French dish is their favorite, only 13 Read More...
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The fifth-annual Tales of the Cocktail , a five-day gathering of cocktail geeks, bar chefs, booze marketers, journos and assorted other "connoisseurs" gets underway tomorrow, July 18th, in New Orleans, and Zagat Buzz will be on hand to bring you the highlights. Read More...
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Las Vegas high rollers may famously crave prime slabs of steak, but who knew they were so into French pastries? Joining Bouchon and Jean Philippe this November is NYC's Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro , which is opening a branch in Caesars Palace (also home Read More...
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Christabelle's Quarter , a three-level homage to all things New Orleans, bears an amazing likeness to an old French Quarter relic right down to the dusty damask wallpaper and stained-glass ceilings, yet it’s smack in the middle of Coconut Grove; the authentic Read More...
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The Bite photo: Michael Flynn Of the six towns that make up Martha's Vineyard, Edgartown and Oak Bluffs are the two allowed to sell and serve alcohol. But Prohibition-era laws don't mean you can't buy in the wet towns and drink in the dry, including Tisbury Read More...
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The food may be bad, but at least the service is slow. Read More...
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Check out that big hunk o' salt! photo: Emily Capo Key lime–flavored cheese from Oregon. Tangerine Chardonnay Wine Vinegar from Chile. Lemonmint water from Metro Mint of San Francisco. All these delicacies could be found in the extravaganza of free tastings Read More...
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Bastille Day partying in NYC. Bastille Day is this weekend, and cities around the country will celebrate by throwing parties filled with French food, music and more. Boston: On Friday, July 13th, the French Library and Cultural Center will host the 30th Read More...
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Daniel Boulud is taking on Miami. In 2009, he will open an outpost of db Bistro Moderne , his bustling Manhattan bistro, in the $1 billion Metropolitan Miami project, which will transform the downtown area with two residential buildings, an entertainment Read More...
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As part of Restaurant Week, Equinox will offer a three-course dinner menu for $30.07. It's that time again! Washington, DC Restaurant Week will take place this summer from August 6th–12th, when participating restaurants will offer three-course lunches Read More...
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Red Seven photo: Alen Lin It might seem that Wolfgang Puck chose an odd name for Red Seven , his midpriced Pan-Asian set in the Pacific Design Center's Blue Building, but the moniker is actually an homage to the yet-to-be-built Red Building; with lots Read More...
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It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest. Read More...
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More than 80 percent of NYC restaurants have switched to trans-fat-free frying oils, according to a recent Health Department survey. As of July 1st, city eateries – from fast-food joints to temples of haute cuisine – can no longer use partially hydrogenated Read More...
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