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August 2007 - Posts
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The waiter took my order, went outside to smoke and then waved through the window. Read More...
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By Garth Johnston Professor Brian Wansink explains why we eat more than we think Professor Brian Wansink at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Courtesy of Cornell University Can a noisy restaurant make you drink more – or less? What's the psychology Read More...
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Guy Savoy's signature oysters in ice gelée. The Las Vegas offshoot of renowned Parisian chef Guy Savoy's eponymous eatery is no longer exclusively the domain of high rollers now that the newly redesigned Bubble Bar has debuted a "Bites & Bubbles" menu, Read More...
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Las Vegas' new Strip House photo: Strip House Strip House , the growing steakhouse chain with links in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, opens its newest location today in Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino . Chef John Schenk Read More...
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Could someone do something about the uniforms? 1982 just called and it wants its suspenders back. Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com staff editor The restaurant industry reinvents itself with an eco-conscious eye London's Acorn House Photo: Cindy Chen The greening of the restaurant industry, an idealistic movement that took root decades ago, is now Read More...
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The contestants on Next Iron Chef from left: Michael Symon, Jill Davie, Morou Ouattara, John Besh, Gavin Kaysen, Aarón Sanchez , Chris Cosentino and Traci Des Jardins. photo: Food Network Starting to worry about what food reality show will be around when Read More...
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Do you carry your Zagat Survey with you wherever you go? Well, you don't have to anymore because earlier this week we happily announced a new (and free) way for you to find your favorite restaurant, nightspot or hotel: ZAGAT.mobi . Looking for a sushi Read More...
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Tavern on the Green made $38.6 million in 2006. photo: Tavern on the Green Restaurants are a big, high-risk business. Conventional wisdom says half of all new restaurants fail in their first year. But when a restaurant hits big, boy howdy can it hit big. Read More...
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Sierra Mar's new dining room photo: Sierra Mar To the delight of many, Sierra Mar at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, CA, has reopened after six months of construction. The newly refinished dining room has the same view, which Zagat surveyors compare to Read More...
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Sona's tomato salad with purslane Step into the kitchen at LA's Sona , and David Myers – the restaurant's visionary chef-owner – will proudly show you a rolling rack on which slightly odd-looking fruits and vegetables are carefully, even lovingly, arranged. Read More...
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Kobe Club Photo: Noah Kalina Kobe Club 68 W. 58th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.) Manhattan, NY 10019 212-644-5623 Food Decor Service Cost 20 22 18 $146 A “mind-blowing” variety of Wagyu beef (domestic, Australian and Japanese) “like butter” is the thing at Read More...
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We could have lived without knowing that our waiter was 'Steven from Long Beach.' Read More...
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Terra Verde at the Green Valley Ranch Resort Last night Fox wrapped up the third season of its hit kitchen reality show from chef Gordon Ramsay , Hell's Kitchen . This year the top prize went to Virginian Rock Harper , 30, who now will have "the coveted Read More...
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The scallops on wilted Brussels sprout leaves at Fearing's Restaurant photo: Dave Carlin/Greg Booth & Associates On Wednesday, August 15th, chef Dean Fearing , formally of The Mansion on Turtle Creek , will debut Fearing’s Restaurant inside the brand-new Read More...
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Out with chandeliers, in with star chefs as hotel restaurants shed their stuffy image Dean Fearing “Formal dining is dead,” declares Dean Fearing, the chef who spent two decades at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. “I think people want to be wowed, Read More...
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Kee's Chocolates photo: Emily Capo Where do you go for the best chocolate? ZAGAT.com voters have rated Kee's Chocolates as the top spot to get their cocoa on. Do you agree with the results? Tell us on the Zagat Discussion boards! There is little doubt Read More...
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If I wanted to be treated with distaste, I would just stay home. Read More...
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The decor at Dillons, post Ramsay visit. photo: Liz Borod Wright The legal difficulties surrounding Gordon Ramsay's Fox reality TV series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares , in which the chef plays savior to failing restaurants, seem to be coming to a close. Read More...
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Connecticut's Mayflower Inn & Spa , which charms guests with service “beyond first-class” and “cuisine so good you forget you’re eating healthy” according to surveyors, is beginning a new life as the jewel in the crown of APMC , a growing hotel group Read More...
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How do you conserve food miles? Let us know on the Zagat Discussion boards! “Food miles” (the distance that your food has traveled before consumption) has become a hot topic as the threat of global warming has loomed larger. But is this the right thing Read More...
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Craft photo: Alen Lin Tom Colicchio's stylish new Craft in Century City may do more than bring the City of Angels a taste of the New York approach to New American cooking. It may also bring back ties and jackets, which for years now have been lurking Read More...
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Our waiter was very unattractive, and this being LA, I have to downgrade the Decor rating. Read More...
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Charlie Trotter photo: CharlieTrotters.com Charlie Trotter, whose eponymous Chicago restaurant is referred to as a "religious experience" by Zagat surveyors, is preparing to return to Vegas . A representative from Las Vegas Sands has confirmed the "worst-kept Read More...
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David Burke, the chef behind New York's davidburke & donatella and Chicago's Primehouse , is planning to bring not one, not two, but three new restaurants to the new MGM Grand tower set to open next spring at Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort . Blueprints Read More...
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Have you got a good one to tell about drunk fine-dining? Share your stories on the Zagat Discussion boards! Drinking and dining have gone together forever – it's no secret that a great wine can save some of the most egregious meals – so it's little surprise Read More...
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Sugar Sweet Sunshine photo: Emily Capo Where do you go for the best cupcakes in the city? ZAGAT.com voters have rated Sugar Sweet Sunshine as the top spot to get their cupcake fix. Do you agree with the results? Tell us on the Zagat Discussion boards! Read More...
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