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July 2008 - Posts
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The stories in Saturday’s papers were given upper-right-hand placement, normally the bastion of Serious News, Major Events. The headline atop The New York Times was "California Bars Restaurant Use of Trans Fats: The First State to Act." Read More...
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Nobu Matsuhisa photo: Steven Freeman For our Secrets of Sushi Chefs series finale, we speak with Nobu Matsuhisa , whose eponymous restaurants are among the hottest tickets wherever they are around the world. From LA to Milan to Tokyo , Matsuhisa titillates Read More...
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Chef Tokuoka's bonito slicer We recently had the chance to watch chef Kunio Tokuoka (of Kyoto’s Kitcho ) at work in TriBeCa's Bouley Test Kitchen as he finalized his menu for an umami-focused dinner at the James Beard House. Umami is described Read More...
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In a Santa Monica space that has seen many restaurants come and go, the power players behind Houston's have opened R+D Kitchen, a New American whose initials stand for ‘research and development’; a Frank Lloyd Wright look defines the dining Read More...
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The results are in, and top food honors in the Zagat’s 2009 Washington, DC/Baltimore Restaurants survey go to Makoto , the "impeccable" Japanese that edged out the Inn at Little Washington (last year's winner), with the Mediterranean Read More...
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Home base for Tales of the Cocktail was the revolving Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone . photo: Karen Hudes Forget amateur night – the biggest rager in the country last weekend was at Tales of the Cocktail , the annual New Orleans festival that Read More...
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Restaurant Weeks, during which participating restaurants offer affordable prix fixe lunches and dinners, are becoming increasingly popular in cities across the country. This summer, Restaurant Weeks will take place in Atlanta (July 21–27), Baltimore Read More...
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Our waiter would have been better cast as an undertaker. Read More...
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Barrafina photo by Cindy Chen Planning a solo trip to London this summer, or just looking to split off from your picky travel companions for a few hours? London has a fantastic range of restaurants where eating by yourself is a pleasure. Here are some Read More...
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It has been said that a prophet is without honor in his own land. And in the case of some of LA's most famous chefs, there was little honor to be found in the City of Angels – they had to leave Southern California to find fame. But several – Read More...
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Get to the Berkshires for the Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic Heading to Tanglewood , the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer outpost in Lenox, MA, usually means classical music and a picnic. But from Thursday, August 7th–Sunday, August 10th, Read More...
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Chefs are a talented lot and – especially when they own the restaurant – their influence often extends way beyond the kitchen. For instance, Chicago chef Graham Elliot Bowles, of the eponymous River North newcomer graham elliot , is behind Read More...
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Most of the food here tastes like cheese with extra cheese on top. Read More...
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Naomichi Yasuda photo: Christina Livadiotis Sushi may figure prominently in many a restaurant-goer’s diet these days, but how much do you actually know about its preparation, the etiquette surrounding it and what those masters behind the counter Read More...
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Mad 46 is one of many rooftop bars open in the city. photo: Evan W. Miller In Manhattan, summertime drinking is looking up – way up. Skyscrapers are the new boardwalks, it seems, with rooftop bars like Mad 46 and Highbar popping up across the Midtown Read More...
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Firefighters continue to work on containing the Basin Complex Fire, which has been burning for two weeks and has forced dozens of Big Sur businesses to close and more than 1,000 residents and visitors to evacuate. Though they haven’t been damaged, Read More...
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Lily Pond photo: courtesy of Lily Pond As summer temperatures rise, so does the heat generated by the Hamptons nightlife scene. While established spots are still going strong – Sag Harbor's American Hotel nabbed the No. 1 rankings for both Appeal Read More...
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photo: Angela Rutherford Dear Readers, Zagat Buzz is on break until July 7th, when we’ll be back with all the latest news and openings. Until then, may your Fourth of July weekend be chock-full of good eats and star-spangled fun! The Zagat Buzz Read More...
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My husband-to-be ordered a brain burrito. I married him anyway. Read More...
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Wolfgang Puck's Red Seven will host the kickoff party for the 26th American Food & Wine Festival. photo: Alen Lin Easily one of the biggest and most beloved food events on the LA calendar, Wolfgang Puck and Barbara Lazaroff's annual American Read More...
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Ground broke today for the Victory Garden project on the front lawn of San Francisco's City Hall. Slow Food Nation and dozens of Bay Area organizations are collaborating to transform the lawn into an edible garden. A Community Planting Day is set Read More...
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Laurent Tourondel has expanded his empire again. Today he opened a Vegas outpost of BLT Burger , which first debuted in New York. Patties are a combination of Black Angus sirloin, short rib, chuck and brisket, and come with a variety of toppings (or, Read More...
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