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October 2008 - Posts
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Very polite staff – when a guest fell asleep they served his food as if nothing had happened. Read More...
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By Liz Borod Wright, ZAGAT.com senior web editor Marathon spectators get hungry, too. Here are 26 eateries along the 26.2-mile course. Courtesy of New York Road Runners The 39,000 runners who will compete in the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday get Read More...
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Happy Halloween from Bob Zagatie! photo: Andrea Joffe – This year, the Beaujolais comes with biker chefs. [ Grub Street ] – Some chefs are flat out teaming up with local farmers. [ USA Today ] – Revenue is up for Kraft and Kellog's Read More...
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A pizza at Joe & Pat's photo: Garth Johnston Staten Island has long had an image problem. Though Fresh Kills has been closed for years, the dump is still what most folks associate with NYC's forgotten borough. But the times, they are a changin'. Read More...
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By Nina Zagat and Tim Zagat Many restaurants will weather a bad economy just fine. In the last few weeks, a lot of people have asked us how the current economic meltdown will affect America's restaurants. The short-term answer is that the crisis is Read More...
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In what may be a harbinger of hard times to come, LA's high-profile über-chef/restaurateur Joachim Splichal (Patina Restaurant Group) closed his Westside seafooder, Paperfish , today, slightly less than one year after its much-heralded November Read More...
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– NYC's Nello , a Madison Avenue spot popular among socialites, was seized by the IRS yesterday for owing over $1.5 million in back taxes. [ NYP ] – Why are more and more restaurants making you ask for salt? [ Between Meals ] – At Read More...
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The results are in, and 145,000 of you voted. No, we're not talking about the presidential election (that's next week) but rather the just-released 2009 America’s Top Restaurants guide. New to this year’s Survey was Naples, FL, where Read More...
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Baconnaise If you're going to be in the Seattle area on Thursday, October 30th, have we got an event for you. While we normally don't get too excited about product launches, the sheer audacity of this one blows us away. To celebrate their new Read More...
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French chef Antoine Westermann has earned international kudos for Le Buerehiesel in Strasbourg, France, and also for Mon Vieil Ami and Drouant in Paris. Now, working as a consultant in Washington, DC for Willard InterContinental ’s two restaurants, Read More...
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Let's talk about hobbies. Some people collect stamps. Some people build model airplanes. Some like to clean the barnacles off their sailboats. I go on diets. In fact, I'm on a diet right now. This strikes some people as odd because I'm only Read More...
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– The international credit crisis is affecting the whole food chain. [ Washington Post ] – So some scientists are trying to push farming potatoes over grains. [ NYT ] – At least European mushrooms are having a bumper crop this year. Read More...
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Butcher and Singer photo: Atiya Walker-Dykes Stephen Starr has converted Center City’s grand Striped Bass into Butcher and Singer, a posh, pricey, Old Hollywood–style steakhouse; big shots can settle into Brown Derby–style leather banquettes Read More...
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With the stock market bouncing around like a Mexican jumping bean, the controlled risks of old-fashioned gambling start to look like a swell thing. And if you've been looking for a reason to go to Vegas, might we suggest James Beard? The famous gastronome's Read More...
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– Friend of the Buzz Dr. Brian Wansink and the USDA are releasing a new food pyramid for preschoolers. [ Chicago Tribune ] – If you vote on November 4th (and you should!) then Ben & Jerry's would like to offer you a free scoop of ice Read More...
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Time was when NYC's Lincoln Center seemed caught in a time warp. True, the neighborhood did contain some classic, even beloved, NYC eateries – but therein lay the rub: nothing much new in the way of dining or drinking ever seemed to be happening Read More...
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– Cereal makers are reducing the amount of sugar in their products by jacking up the salt. [ WSJ ] – More reports of a rough restaurant scene out there. [ NYT ] – A judge awarded a group of 36 New York deliverymen $4.6 million in back Read More...
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With the economy a wilder ride than most roller coasters these days, everybody’s looking for reliable bargains. Which places offer the best quality-to-cost ratio? We’ve scouted out budget-friendly dining options in cities from coast to coast. Read More...
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Tom Colicchio Top Chef star/toque extraordinaire Tom Colicchio will cook for you in person at Tom: Tuesday Dinner , a bimonthly dinner (on alternate Tuesdays) featuring impromptu New American tasting menus crafted from seasonal, artisanal items straight Read More...
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Michael Mina makes his LA debut adjacent to West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont with his 14th restaurant, XIV (get it?), a New American featuring a retro design by Philippe Starck – think dark wood, richly colored carpets and understated lighting; Read More...
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– Applebee's/IHOP is in the midst of some tricky times. [ NYP ] – Restaurant PR flacks are turning economic lemons into lemonade. [ Diner's Journal ] – Uh oh. Alaskan pollock are swimming in Russian waters! [ LAT ] – The Read More...
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In 1979 Tim and Nina Zagat compiled their friends' opinions on New York restaurants into a single-sheet mimeographed guide. Thirty years later, Zagat Survey publishes more than 50 books covering everything from dining to movies to golf courses. And Read More...
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– The fish you are eat might very well be mislabeled. [ Chow ] – Those who don't get enough gratification from their food often overcompensate by overeating. [ AP ] – Maybe having Gordon Ramsay and his Kitchen Nightmares crew film Read More...
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Just because the Bavarian original is over for the year, don't think that your window to celebrate Oktoberfest has closed. Indeed, the Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City are hosting their first Oktoberfest beer-tasting on October 17th. And with Read More...
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– As we've noted , restaurants are adding hours to boost their bottom lines. [ NYT ] – Food stamp usage is on the rise. [ AFP ] – Bad news for soda companies like Pepsi: Tap water is popular again. [ NYT ] – With a world-wide Read More...
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One goes to the shrine at Lourdes in order to be healed. One travels to Vichy to take the waters and recover from the sundry ailments that assail the body and soul. But one goes to the Santa Barbara's La Super-Rica Taco to be born again in the bosom Read More...
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Diners order via touch-screens at Philippe Chow Express . photo: Courtesy of Philippe Chow Express Following the example of the ATM machine and the self-serve gas pump, restaurateurs around the world have increasingly been incorporating automated components Read More...
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David Bouley’s initial step in rearranging his NYC culinary empire is Secession , a new TriBeCan that offers a wide-ranging menu of simply executed French-Italian classics, running the gamut from terrines to risottos (not to mention the chef’s Read More...
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Yesterday, a hungry crowd showed up to listen to a discussion of food criticism in the age of blogging at the NYC Wine and Food Festival. Our very own Nina Zagat moderated a lively exchange between New York Magazine's Insatiable Food critic Gael Greene Read More...
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– The discussion of gender roles in restaurants continues with many thoughts on the single female diner. [ Diner's Journal ] – On the job with a Chicago health inspector. [ Chicago Tribune ] – A Lebanese group is suing Israel over Read More...
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The music's so loud it's like they're asking you to leave. Read More...
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We recently heard about an event in Boston that left us wondering. UpStairs on the Square , a popular restaurant in Cambridge, is hosting a dinner with vegan wine pairings . What is vegan wine? Being made from grapes, wine seems like it would be an acceptable Read More...
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Chicago-style hot dogs from Hot Doug's Photo: nickd The Windy City is famous for a number of gastronomical delights ranging from deep dish pizza to Charlie Trotter's . But when push comes to shove, and it often does, our favorite Chicagoan contribution Read More...
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– Before the election, a long look at the future of food policy. [ NYT Magazine ] – In Boston, restaurateurs are teaming up to cut costs. [ Boston Herald ] – There are more varieties of cacao than previously thought. [ Serious Eats ] Read More...
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– Gender still matters when dining out. [ NYT ] – Starbucks is reportedly wasting water around the world. [ The Sun ] – Country of origin label laws have lots of loopholes. [ NYT ] – Diners are moving from luxe lunches to cheaper Read More...
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The release of our New York City 2009 Restaurant Guide guide brings with it the results of our Wittiest Surveyor Contest. While combing through comments from the 38,128 diners who participated, Zagat editors selected contenders for the funniest quote Read More...
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4th & Swift Photo: 4th & Swift The growing Old Fourth Ward gets a shot of vim and vigor courtesy of veteran chef Jay Swift (ex Rainwater, South City Kitchen ), who focuses on local ingredients at 4th & Swift , his New American bistro occupying Read More...
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photo: Fiona Wilkinson We've already told you about London's Top Indian and Top Italian , but it isn't just with other cuisines that the city's chefs shine – they also excel at fare that's uniquely British. So if you've been Read More...
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Per Se Photo: Courtesy of Per Se Despite these tough economic times, the über-pricey Per Se came in first for Top Food in the just-released 2009 New York City Restaurants guide, followed by Le Bernardin , Daniel (last year’s victor), Jean Georges Read More...
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– A rough economy means a return of that old staple: the food club. [ Chicago Tribune ] – China's tainted milk scandal continues to cause trouble. [ Washington Post ] – Burger Kings nationwide are going trans fat free. [ Marketwatch Read More...
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Chili Peppers Photo: Phil Zrimsek A recent story in London's Telegraph told the sad tale of a fellow in Edlington, Doncaster, who accepted a bet to make a chili so hot no one could eat it. Thirty-three-year-old Andrew Lee won the bet – he was Read More...
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– Tom Colicchio is coming back into the kitchen. But only on Tuesdays. [ Diner's Journal ] – Marco Pierre White thinks it is a great time to invest in a restaurant. [ LAT ] – Paul Newman 's legacy in the world of organic food Read More...
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