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September 2008 - Posts
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Steven Kaplan in France, where he investigated collective bread poisoning for his latest book Photo: courtesy of Steven Kaplan Good bread can be hard to find. At least it is if you've got the lofty standards of leading bread historian Steven Laurence Read More...
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Top Chef vets Ted Allen and Richard Blais will join Trisha Yearwood (demoing recipes from her new cookbook), G. Garvin and George Duran at this year’s Taste of Atlanta at Atlantic Station on October 11th and 12th. In between presentations on the Read More...
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Legendary actor Paul Newman passed away over the weekend. Although best known as a movie star, he was also renowned as an entrepreneur/philanthropist thanks to his Newman’s Own brand of food products, which began as a line of salad dressing and Read More...
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– Sustainable seafood cards have come to sushi. [ LAT ] – A French Laundry sous chef will represent the U.S. in the Bocuse d'Or. [ Diner's Journal ] – Forget about a food shortage. The world has a potable water shortage. [ Economist Read More...
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I asked the waitress what was on the cheese plate and she replied 'cheese.' Read More...
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The new Museum of Arts and Design photo: Hélène Binet After one of the more vocal preservation fights in recent New York memory (even Tom Wolfe got in on it ), the new home of the Museum of Arts and Design (née the American Craft Read More...
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There are just a few days left to participate in the Great American Dine-Out, a fund-raising effort that helps feed hungry children. Thousands of restaurants around the country will donate a portion of your check to Share Our Strength – it’s Read More...
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– China's tainted milk scandal is spreading to Europe. [ NYT ] – While working on the bailout plan last night, the House ordered pizza and the Senate got Thai. [ NYT ] – A 12-year-old McDonald's burger looks about the same as Read More...
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Mélisse Photo: Mélisse It's that time of year again. Our 2009 Los Angeles/Southern California Restaurants guide has been released and Wolfgang Puck's Spago has again been voted LA's Most Popular restaurant. In the Food category, Read More...
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We know that two incidents do not make a trend. But still... First, Hans Locher , proprietor of the Storchen Restaurant in the resort town of Winterthur, Switzerland, announced that he wanted his stews, soups and sauces to be prepared with mother's Read More...
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– Are major egg producers fixing prices? Possibly. [ WSJ ] – A group of French chefs wants the UN to declare their cuisine a world treasure. [ NYT ] – But what will the children of New York's Hunts Point do with $1M in vegan food? Read More...
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We may have to wait until November to learn the results of this nail-biting presidential election, but the winner for Top Food in the just-released 2009 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants guide has been revealed, with French Laundry claiming the top spot Read More...
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Looking for a chance to mingle with the Giants? On October 6th at Giants Stadium, the Super Bowl champions are teaming up with Kraft and ShopRite for the second year in a row to combat hunger while throwing a bone to fans. For $250, anybody interested Read More...
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A cheese steak from Tony Luke's with provolone and fried onions photo: Bryce Edwards If you're a fan of the cheese steak, then you owe it to yourself to make a pilgrimage to the City of Brotherly Love. Where to eat once you get there? Here's Read More...
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– In terms of quality coffee, has Chicago surpassed Seattle? [ The Stew ] – Krispy Kreme is bringing in the soft-serve ice cream. [ USA Today ] – After 25 states asked it to reconsider, MillerCoors has put its caffeinated alcoholic drink, Read More...
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– The celebrity chefs keep pouring into Vegas. [ Eater LA ] – Grant Achatz of Chicago's Alinea defends the long tasting menus disparaged by Anthony Bourdain and Marco Pierre White . [ Gothamist ] – And on that note, Thomas Keller Read More...
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photo: Robyn Lee There is just the hint of a chill in the air in London, meaning it's time to begin thinking about a hot cup of tea in the afternoon. Here's an assortment of new and old places to choose from: Nicole’s : This restaurant in Read More...
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– Making the most of moose meat in Alaska. [ NYT ] – The illustrious tea bag may well be 100 years old today! [ Serious Eats ] – The FDA is thinking of making allergy labels on food more prominent. [ Washington Post ] – In the Read More...
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Summer may be blockbuster season for movies, but it's pretty much the dregs as far as restaurant openings go. Fortunately, we're now looking forward to an exciting fall season of debuts and second acts around the country and in London. Boston Read More...
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Daniel Boulud Photo: Courtesy of Daniel What do you do when you want something new but can’t let go of the old? Just pile it on! Hey, it worked for New York's Hearst Tower – and it works for Daniel too. The celebrated NYC namesake of estimable Read More...
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– Trans fats are now banned in Boston too. [ Boston Globe ] – Amazon.com is getting into the wine-selling business. [ Tech Crunch ] – Proof the declining economy is affecting the food industry: New York's Four Seasons is adding breakfast. Read More...
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Michael Ruhlman moderating conversation between Marco Pierre White and Anthony Bourdain Photo: Michael Harlan Turkell "Great cooks teach themselves," Marco Pierre White told his fellow chefs at this year's Starchefs.com 's 3rd Annual Read More...
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Photo: Courtesy of Philippe the Original On October 6th, Philippe the Original will celebrate its 100th anniversary with bands, speeches and a rollback of prices to 1908. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of fans will show up to pay homage to the oldest continuously Read More...
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Do you think high-fructose corn syrup has received a bad rap? Let us know on the Zagat Discussion boards! Fans of The Omnivore’s Dilemma may want to sit down for this one. A new series of TV ads, brought to you by the Corn Refiners Association of Read More...
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Browsing through the online edition of the Times of London the other day, I came upon a seemingly fascinating story titled "Top 10 Ways to Forage for Free Food" . It's a guide (of sorts) inspired by an interview with British food writer Read More...
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Crawfish Photo: Isaac Wedin Even in a land of Curious Culinary Trends, the new wave of Asian-Cajun restaurants that's swept across SoCal is an eyebrow-raiser. Its California incarnation seems to have begun in the Vietnamese community of Westminster Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay According to Zagat's just-released 2009 London Restaurants guide, Italian takes the prize as the city’s cuisine of choice, even though New French fave Gordon Ramsay at 68 Royal Hospital Rd. reclaimed the No. 1 spot for Food (after Read More...
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1. Bouley's future location; 2. Bouley's current location and future home of Bouley Market; 3. Current location of Bouley Bakery and Bouley, Upstairs; 4. future home of Secession in Danube's former space; 5. future location of Brush Stroke. Read More...
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Stratta photo: Courtesy of Stratta Alex Stratta already has an eponymous restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas on the Strip – that would be Alex – but he’s added another with Stratta , a more casual rustic Italian with an open-fire hearth; its Read More...
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By Garth Johnston, ZAGAT.com Staff Writer The risks of opening new branches in NYC can outweigh the rewards. Southern Hospitality is reportedly thinking of opening a second location. photo: Emily Capo As the onset of fall restaurant openings approaches, Read More...
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– National Geographic has launched a new website devoted to the foods of the world. [ National Geographic ] – How would you like a beer made with yeast from the Jurassic era? [ Washington Post ] – Take an awesome tour through America's Read More...
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Tickets are still available for a dinner with Alain Ducasse at Adour. Tickets for the first annual New York City Wine & Food Festival went on sale in June and, unsurprisingly, sales for the October 9th–12th event have been brisk. Although many Read More...
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One problem with living in a ''global village'' (as Marshall McLuhan so succinctly defined our world) is that eventually regional and ethnic differences begin to fade away, and a sort of one-world grayness sets in. Standardization and Read More...
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What wine would you pair with this chair? These days everything seems to be about pairings, with special dinners matching wines, beers and even scotches to the menu’s every twist and turn. But when this press release came in from furniture store Read More...
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– The state of Slow Food after Slow Food Nation. [ NYT ] – Of course, the local-food revolution isn't just happening in the States, it is happening across the pond too. [ NYS ] – But what about endangered foods? [ Serious Eats ] Read More...
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Pacific Time photo: Andrew Meade It’s Pacific Time (again) with the reopening of Jonathan Eismann’s pioneering eatery, which has moved from Lincoln Road to the Design District; the total overhaul includes a cheaper (though still expensive) Read More...
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