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October 2007 - Posts
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We at the Buzz are often asked questions about dining that people may be too embarrassed to ask their servers. Hence our new "Ask Zagat" feature, in which we uncover the answers to all your restaurant-related queries. We turned to John Fischer, an associate Read More...
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Pecan brown sugar and bacon ice cream from the cookbook Seduced by Bacon Is pork the candy of meats? These days it certainly seems so. Not only is the sheer variety of pig-based dishes astounding, but the swine have even begun to move out from main courses Read More...
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Eric Ripert DC foodies, who have been counting down the hours to the November 8th debut of The Ritz-Carlton 's Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert, will rejoice that they have only one more week to go until they can taste Ripert's (of NYC's acclaimed Le Bernardin Read More...
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Atlanta Boston Chicago Las Vegas London Los Angeles Miami New York City Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC A Thanksgiving dinner reservation can be just the thing to allow the time-taxed or kitchen-averse to gather around a table and enjoy a meal Read More...
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The valet stole my cell phone and called Brazil 11 times. Read More...
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Released today, our 2008 America’s Top Restaurants Survey – based on input from 132,000 surveyors and covering 1,416 eateries in 42 markets – reflected a greener, healthier and more casual U.S. dining scene. Of all the restaurants surveyed, only 11 received Read More...
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Last week, what may be the trendiest of the new wave of LA sushi bars – Katsuya in Hollywood – opened its Philippe Starck-designed doors to the thin/pierced/tattooed denizens of the Hollywood demi-monde. Which is fine for the state of sushi in Hollywood. Read More...
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Where do you go to feed your sweet tooth? Share your favorite sugar destinations on the Zagat Discussion boards! Halloween is coming, and with it the trick-or-treaters and the inevitable sugar overload. So it seems a good time for the National Confectioners Read More...
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This week saw the passing of two Americans who dramatically changed the way that we eat: Peg Bracken and Vincent M. DeDomenico Sr. When Peg Bracken's cookbook, The I Hate To Cook Book, appeared on shelves in 1960 it wasn't quite like anything else. The Read More...
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The custom made glass cleaners at Beneluxx photo: Ryan Charles Philly has another Belgian bar , and this one has a nifty gimmick: the tables at Beneluxx each have their very own glass washers. When you're ready for another tipple from the enormous beverage Read More...
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Clark & Schwenck’s Seafood and Oyster Bar Buckhead Betties and the business set flock to BrickTop’s , an affordable link of a Nashville-based chain serving American classics made with local ingredients; set in the new Terminus Building, its dining room Read More...
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By Randi Gollin, ZAGAT.com staff editor Restaurant menus aren't just about apps and entrees anymore. Stiff the waiter at your own risk at Vortex Bar & Grill So you made your reservation weeks in advance to avoid that dreaded time slot best devoted to Read More...
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Marcus Samuelsson, the Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised wunderkind behind Aquavit and Riingo , is readying another restaurant. But this one won't be in New York, it'll be in Chicago . The chef and his Townhouse Restaurant Group partner Håkan Swahn are set Read More...
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Pinkberries are popping up all over. The New York Times recently reported on an investment that could seriously change the booming "fro-yo" market. Namely that two-year-old yogurt purveyor Pinkberry has scored $27.5 million in its first round Read More...
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Michel Richard The DC dining scene is exploding, as chefs like Scott Bryan , Laurent Tourondel and Wolfgang Puck have all come to the nation's capital, with Eric Ripert on his way next month. "This is wonderful time for DC," chef Michel Richard ( Citronelle Read More...
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"Deviled" lobster, one of Norman Van Aken's signature dishes, will be served at his new venture. South Florida celebrity chef Norman Van Aken, who first made a name for himself at Key West's Louie's Backyard in the mid-1980s, has returned to the island Read More...
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Jonathan Waxman's cookbook debut, A Great American Cook What's The Book and the Cook? It's Philly's annual pairing of cookbook authors and local chefs. The event goes back to 1985, and this year will return to its original intimate dinner party concept, Read More...
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Even their 'regulars' have stopped going there. Read More...
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Among the many things the city of New Orleans is famous for, besides the devastation brought upon it by Hurricane Katrina, are its incredible and elaborate cemeteries, the tombs and mausoleums of which weren't exactly in great shape to begin with. For Read More...
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The new executive chef at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Darryl Moiles. photo: courtesy of the Four Seasons Gourmands looking for an excuse to go to Palm Beach in November need look no further than the annual Wine & Food Classic at the Four Seasons Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay is NYC's top-rated newcomer. Just released today, our 2008 New York City Restaurants Survey – covering 2,069 restaurants with input from a record 34,678 frequent diners – reflected another boom year in NYC dining, with 234 notable openings Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Joachim Splichal discusses the Smith & Wollensky merger, his restaurant plans for Lincoln Center and more. Joachim Splichal While opening a restaurant is difficult, finding long-term success can be the most elusive part of the Read More...
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The classic dining area at Sudachi photo: Kevin Bond San Francisco has seen an uptick in izakayas – Japanese taverns serving small plates and sake drinks – as diners hunger for options beyond sushi from the Land of the Rising Sun. The most Read More...
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Foie gras does not need to be put into a mascarpone cookie. Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay It isn't exactly bringing coals to Newcastle but – sacre bleu! – Gordon Ramsay is bringing British ingredients to his forthcoming restaurant at the Trianon Palace hotel at Versailles. Ramsay, who is opening the fine-dining Read More...
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By Liz Borod Wright, ZAGAT.com Staff Editor Zagat Buzz talks to Top Chef winner Hung Huynh to find out how he'll spend his $100,000 prize money. Hung Huynh photo: Virginia Sherwood, Bravo Last night, Hung Huynh won the title of Top Chef on the popular Read More...
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Lidia // Lidia Bastianich © from My Last Supper by Melanie Dunea/ CPi. published by Bloomsbury In what has to be one of the strangest cookbooks coming out this year, photographer Melanie Dunea has gone out and asked the world's most famous chefs Read More...
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Hung Huynh photo: Virginia Sherwood, Bravo Zagat Buzz congratulates newly crowned Top Chef Hung Huynh! Check back here later today to read an interview with the winning 29-year-old toque, who wowed the judges with his impeccable technique – and Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Zagat Buzz talks to cheftestants Dale, Hung and Casey about tomorrow night's finale. Hung, Casey and Dale Dale Levitski Hung Huynh Casey Thompson From creating an amuse-bouche using leftover hors d'oeuvres, to cooking trout on Read More...
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Next week, two major tasting events celebrate the culinary diversity of Atlanta. On Wednesday, October 10th, sample dishes from some of Atlanta's hottest up-and-coming toques at the StarChefs Rising Stars Revue . Honorees Hugh Acheson ( Five and Ten ), Read More...
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The Source photo: Mimi Le Starting next Wednesday, those eager for a taste of Wolfgang Puck can go straight to The Source, which is housed in DC's soon-to-open Newseum; his signature pizzas and versions of popular contemporary American dishes from Read More...
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