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September 2009 - Posts
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Tequila and rum, your season is up. As the air picks up a chill, there’s nothing better to warm your gut than a stiff vodka cocktail, and the Moscow Mule (invented in Hollywood in 1941) is one of the most enduring. In this video, mixologist Jeremy Read More...
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– Kraft has six weeks to make a formal offer for Cadbury. [ Bloomberg ] – Never mind! The much maligned rename for Vegemite, iSnack 2.0, has been axed. [ News.com.au ] – The U.S. government's new food safety site. [ FoodSafety.gov Read More...
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Zagat Wine Club delivers top-quality wines straight to your door. It can be overwhelming to pick wine, whether you’re an expert oenophile who has trouble narrowing down your choices, or a beginner who can’t tell Cabs from Pinots. Fortunately, Read More...
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The latest venture from John Besh ( August ), Domenica is housed in the CBD’s historic, newly renovated Roosevelt New Orleans hotel, where it's serving a menu of earthy, locally sourced Italian dishes (e.g. house-cured salumi, pasta with oxtail Read More...
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My parents love it, and they complain about everything. Read More...
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The Bazaar by José Andrés was LA's Top Newcomer this year. Photo: Natasha Bedu Angelenos are feeling the love for Japanese food, according to Zagat's just-released 2010 Los Angeles So. California Restaurants guide. This year, Urasawa Read More...
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– Beer-and-cheese pairings are really hot. [ WSJ ] – Judith Jones' hobby? Cattle. [ NYT ] – "Kind of" dining with Michelle Obama. [ AV Club ] – Related: Obama is giving world leaders honey from the White House apiary Read More...
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Gary Danko flies high in Zagat's new guide. Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Gary Danko is having a good day. In Zagat's just-released 2010 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants guide, the popular toque's namesake restaurant not only reclaimed Read More...
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– Get ready for in-flight mixology. [ Fork in the Road ] – A California distributor is recalling 1,715 cartons of spinach. [ LAT ] – $120 all-organic entrees coming soon to Chicago. [ The Stew ] – Too many cooks in the online kitchen. Read More...
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Michael "Bao" Huynh Michael “Bao” Huynh snags the award for most prolific NYC chef of 2009, with an empire that includes three Baoguettes , plus BarBao and Bia Garden . And coming soon are several more Baoguettes; O Bao, a noodle Read More...
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SD26 Photo: Dave Beeman New York City perennial Italian favorite San Domenico gets a new name, SD26 , and a new address at this ambitious reworking of the brand located opposite Madison Square Park; while the key players – chef Odette Fada and owners Read More...
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Well, lookee here. Our Zagat To Go iPhone app has joined the ranks of Einstein , Big Brother and those dancing shadow people by appearing in an Apple ad. Check it out here . Read More...
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– Caesar's, the Tijuana restaurant and popularizer of the Caesar salad, has closed. [ AP ] – My goodness, 250 years of Guinness. [ Independent ] – Thinking about waiters, tipping and health care. [ NYT , SE ] – At a farmer's Read More...
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Outstanding service – they would probably chew your food for you if you asked. Read More...
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Photo: Melissa O’Neil New York City restaurateur Stavros Aktipis talked with Zagat Buzz about his plans to open a branch of Kellari Taverna in DC this October. The Greek restaurant will spotlight unusual species of fish flown in from Europe. Zagat Read More...
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– Suddenly everyone wants to tax soda. [ Chronicle , WSJ , Atlantic ] – Naturally, Michelle Obama was the first customer at the new White House farmer's market. [ Obamafoodorama , Atlantic ] – Venezuela prepares to nationalize its Read More...
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Anthony Caturano Photo: courtesy of Prezza Prior to earning his stripes at restaurants in Miami and LA, Boston native Anthony Caturano cut his teeth back in the '90s at Todd English's Olives . But it was his ancestral homeland of Italy – Read More...
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– Talking trade, China and chicken feet. [ NYT ] – Meet the man behind McDonald's kitchens. [ Business Week ] – British television toque Keith Floyd dead at 65. [ Independent ] – Two looks at why Tavern on the Green failed. Read More...
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Ben S. Bernanke has announced that the recession is "very likely over,” but unfortunately that may not mean much to the many malnourished children in this country. During the "Great American Dine-Out," happening from Septtember 20–26, Read More...
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At Green Goddess in New Orleans, a chic new rabbit hole in the French Quarter, cutting-edge chef Chris DeBarr (ex The Delachaise ) concocts locally sourced Eclectic dinners while Surrey’s Juice Bar vet Paul Artigues handles the day shift; it's Read More...
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XOCO Photo: stevenjohnsonphotography Masterful chef Rick Bayless champions Mexican street food at Chicago's XOCO , an all-day counter-service River North arrival with a name that means ‘little sister’ and a menu that includes soups, empanadas Read More...
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– Craft beers are doing just fine in the recession. [ Tribune ] – Norman Borlaug, a highly influential agriculturalist, has died at 95. [ NYT ] – In the wake of McCurry, MoFalafel plans to fight back and reclaim its "Mc." [ Read More...
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Being near a body of water doesn’t make the seafood fresh. Read More...
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Daniel Humm Photo: courtesy of Eleven Madison Park Under the tenure of Swiss-born chef Daniel Humm, Danny Meyer’s Eleven Madison Park has risen to become one of the Most Popular and top-rated restaurants in New York. We caught up with the chef, Read More...
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– After losing its legendary lease, Tavern on the Green declares bankruptcy. [ Diner's Journal ] – "The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care." [ NYT ] – So what went Read More...
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Missy Robbins Photo: courtesy of A Voce New York City's A Voce soft-opens its Time Warner Center outpost today, and the pressure is on for chef Missy Robbins. Not only is she opening the new location in the same building as legendary restaurants Per Read More...
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– After eight years, McDonald's has lost its "McCurry" lawsuit. [ Reuters ] – Are Cocoa Krispies really a "Smart Choice"? [ NYT ] – Food editor Sylvia Schur has died at 92. [ NYT ] – The Chicago–New Read More...
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Photo: Micky With fall almost here, it's time to look forward to the new restaurants coming your way: Boston Chicago London Los Angeles New York Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC Read More...
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Taste of Atlanta Photo: courtesy of the festival On October 10–11 Tech Square in Atlanta becomes a food mecca, with more than 80 of the city's favorite restaurants – including Atlanta Fish Market , Buckhead Diner , 4th & Swift , Il Read More...
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– Engineering craft beers that travel well. [ WSJ ] – The Nation unveils its fall food issue. [ The Nation ] – Wolfgang Puck 's involvement with the failed ".food" domain has led to a $5 million lawsuit. [ EMD ] – Read More...
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– The economy hasn't stopped new restaurants, just caused them to rethink their plans. [ NYT ] – Inside the end of a restaurant. [ SF Chronicle ] – Luring families with things like free food for tykes. [ WSJ ] – To celebrate Read More...
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Au Pied de Cochon Photo: courtesy of the restaurant The famed offal-centric Parisian icon Au Pied de Cochon (with outlets in Mexico City and Atlanta) has replicated itself in a South Beach art deco building done up in belle epoque style; in addition to Read More...
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