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December 2008 - Posts
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The Buzz is on break until the new year. Chicago deep-dish pizza photo: Emily Capo From the historic U.S. election to the roller-coaster world economy, calorie counts to baconnaise , 2008 has been a tumultuous year. Here’s a look at some of the Read More...
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The Buzz is on break until the new year. – An avocado shortage, possibly the biggest in 20 years, is looming this spring. [ LAT ] – Prosecco is very popular these days. But without a defined region, like champagne has, everybody is making Read More...
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photo: Lalofont Dear Readers, Zagat Buzz is on break until January 5th, 2009, when we’ll be back with all the latest news and openings. Until then, we'd would like to wish you and yours happy holidays and a healthy, safe new year! In the meantime, Read More...
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– Even restaurateurs have gotten wrapped up in the Madoff mess. [ LAT ] – Starbucks lost its first round in court against a trio of baristas who wanted to start a union. [ NYT ] – Most celebrity chefs don't really cook in their restaurants. Read More...
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By Michael Nagrant Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz might be battling it out for their share of the cookbook market ( one report says Achatz’s Alinea is handily outselling Keller’s Under Pressure), but the mega chefs have nothing but the highest Read More...
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photo: DennisInAmsterdam Come January 20th, all eyes will be on Washington, DC, where the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama will take place. The festivities crank into gear January 16th and run through Inauguration Day, culminating Read More...
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You can now write restaurant reviews from your phone. Voting on Zagat Survey just got a whole lot easier. Because now, instead of waiting to get home to give your opinion of the latest hot spot, you can reach into your pocket, pull out your phone and Read More...
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It's totally tiki at Trader Vic's, a pricey Polynesian Gold Coast redo of the famed purveyor of pupu platters (and originator of the mai tai), where the tropical-kitsch Newberry Plaza setting includes a big bar, a view of the atrium garden, exotic Read More...
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The Caprice Holding’s famous London haunt, J. Sheekey , is now joined at the hip by J. Sheekey Oyster Bar, a cosy, wood-panelled seafooder, dominated by a traditional U-shaped bar and limited to just 30 nonreservable seats; the upscale menu doesn’t Read More...
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– In bad times, more and more people want to be chefs. [ Globe and Mail ] – Which is nice, since the National Restaurant Association is predicting a challenging coming year. [ NRN ] – The poor of Milan are going to be eating Beluga caviar Read More...
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All they have is the view, and you can walk outside and have that for free. Read More...
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– Philly's food chains are going to have to start posting their calorie info. [ Inquirer ] – Sparks, RIP. [ AP ] – Houston's is slowly rebranding itself as Hillstone. [ Eater ] – But that doesn't mean it probably won't Read More...
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Akasha will be one of the hundred restaurants participating in DineLA photo: Alen Lin After the success of the first DineLA, the event is back again, offering frugal foodies an alternative to Wolfgang Puck frozen meals. 2009's event will once again Read More...
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Martha and Padma judging the Quickfire. photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are just a few of them: – Christmas, really? Read More...
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– Dairy Queen is launching its own video game, DQ Tycoon. [ NRN ] – On second thought, last call after the inauguration in DC will be 4 AM, not 5 AM. [ Washington Post ] – G. Franco Romagnoli, who helped bring Italian food to America, Read More...
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With holiday parties being canceled left and right, lots of restaurants are trying to figure out ways to make up for lost revenue. And one way they're doing it is with New Year's Eve dinners, where attendees can say a grand goodbye to 2008 and Read More...
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photo: Rob and Lisa Meehan From tony Christmas Eve prix fixes to restaurants open on Christmas Day, here are some options for memorable holiday dining. Boston Chicago London Los Angeles New York City Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC Read More...
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Shang photo: Evan W. Miller photo: Evan W. Miller Top Toronto toque Susur Lee makes his NYC debut at Shang in the Thompson LES Hotel, offering a menu of Chinese fusion dishes that are meant to be shared; while the concrete-floored, vaguely industrial Read More...
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Aja photo: Courtesy of Aja The new W hotel in Buckhead is home to Market , Jean-Georges Vongerichten ’s second Atlanta venture, an Eclectic (read: French, Asian and Italian) nod to traditional favorites served up in a comfortable yet sophisticated Read More...
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– To try and balance their books, more and more restaurants are staying open on Christmas. [ NRN ] – The FTC is still going after Whole Foods. [ NYT ] – New York State may soon be adding taxes on sugary soft drinks. [ NYT ] – The Read More...
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– Restaurants are dropping employees just like every other industry these days. [ WSJ ] – Demand for organic foods seems to be declining. [ Accidental Hedonist ] – Tom Colicchio and his restaurants are being sued for back tips. [ City Read More...
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The Top Chef judges deliberate. photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are just a few of them: – "You knew the guy Read More...
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Macao Trading Co. Photo: Evan W. Miller From the strange-bedfellows team of some Employees Only employees and David Waltuck ( Chanterelle ) comes Macao Trading Co. , a new TriBeCan celebrating the melting-pot cuisine of Macao via family-style dishes offered Read More...
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By Curt Gathje, ZAGAT.com staff editor These murals are not to be missed. Atmosphere is key to dining and drinking in NY, and the reopening of the Plaza Hotel’s Oak Bar – with its famed Everett Shinn murals – reawakened our interest Read More...
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– Italy is bailing out its parmigiano makers by buying 100,000 wheels of cheese. [ WSJ ] – Japan is slow to embrace the local food movement. [ AP ] – One all-you-can-eat restaurant is charging diners for food they don't finish. [ Read More...
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If vacationing in another country seems like an impossibility given these tough economic times, why not try a foodie staycation instead? Forget the luggage and passport – there are plenty of restaurants with food and atmosphere that will make you Read More...
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– The closing of a single sauerkraut plant can have ripples all over. [ NYT ] – Cheap and high in fat, haggis is gaining popularity in England these days. [ Independent ] – Philadelphia is cracking down on unlicensed bars. [ Inquirer Read More...
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Celestino Drago ( Drago , Enoteca Drago , Il Pastaio ) heads to Downtown LA with Drago Centro , a modern Italian in the repurposed City National Plaza, where the midpriced menu includes cicchetti – small dishes for nibbling with a vast selection Read More...
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Menu is epic, but like a bad '50s Bible picture. Read More...
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– California is in danger of running out of money for school meals. [ LAT ] – A number of foodies want Obama to name his Secretary of Agriculture posthaste. [ Diner's Journal ] – Starbucks, trying to stop its bleeding, is making Read More...
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Nina and Tim Zagat (far left) and many of New York City's top chefs gather at Le Bernardin to launch the Vintage Dinner Series. photo: Marty Katz/Zagat.com Today Zagat Presents , along with 16 of New York's finest restaurants, announced our new Read More...
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Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are just a few of them: – New York 's Adam Platt wants to know who actually cares about making breakfast Read More...
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– Where have all the acorns gone this year? No, seriously, where? [ Washington Post ] – Food advertising in Chicago is literally hot air these days. [ NYT ] – Copia, the food, wine and art museum in Napa, has filed for Chapter 11. [ Read More...
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Looking for gift ideas for the gourmand readers in your life (other than, naturally, all the latest Zagat guides )? Fret not, here are some recent books about cooking, dining and food that will fill the bill. For the Foodie on the Cutting Edge A Day at Read More...
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The Bracebridge Dinner's "Peacock Pie" course Photo: Lani Spicer, Andrea Fulton Productions Since 1927, every December at the Awahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park , Christmas revelers have joined together for the historic Bracebridge Read More...
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The latest from NYC scenemakers Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield (the Spotted Pig ), the Way West Chelsea newcomer John Dory , nestled between Craftsteak and Del Posto , offers simple, uncomplicated presentations of British seafood; the seashell-heavy Read More...
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– Sweet! A new, shrub-derived sweetener is approaching the market. [ Chicago Tribune ] – You aren't really a better person for eating organically. [ GQ ] – A "cook" is not the same as a "chef" according to the Read More...
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