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• Outtake of the Week

  Why the attitude? No one else is eating here. Read More... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 5:24 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Dining News Elsewhere: Obese Americans, Ramsay Loses His Number Two

  – By 2018, 43% of Americans are expected to be obese. [ NYDN ] – Gordon Ramsay has lost his right-hand man. [ Bloomberg ] – The Senate is considering requiring beef to be tested for E. coli. [ NYT ] – Top Chef contestants aren't Read More... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 12:11 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Koodies, Samuelsson Goes to Washington

  – Marcus Samuelsson will be working the kitchen at Obama's first state dinner. [ Obama Foodorama ] – The fight for Cadbury intensifies. [ WSJ ] – Chipotle sets its sights on London, Europe. [ NRN ] – Costco drops Coke. [ AP Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:19 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Bouchon Goes Beverly Hills

  Bouchon's roast chicken Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Nearly two decades after he cooked at Checkers in Downtown LA, über-chef Thomas Keller is returning to SoCal, bringing the third edition of his upscale French bistro, Bouchon (the others Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:52 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Maialino Makes the NYC Scene

  Maialino Photo: courtesy of the restaurant To the revamped New York City Gramercy Park Hotel space that was Wakiya comes Maialino , an Italiano from restaurateur Danny Meyer, which takes its visual and culinary cues from the classic trattorias of Rome Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:46 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Shindler's Dish: Amy Pressman's Market Burgers

  When word spread across the blogosphere that Nancy Silverton was planning to open a hamburger stand in the original Farmers Market in Los Angeles, my reaction was: well, of course she is. Nancy made her bones by redefining (and refining) bread in Los Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:39 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Shindler's Dish

• Nick Anderer: Meyer’s New Star at Maialino

  Maialino Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Danny Meyer certainly knows how to pick ‘em. Chefs that is. The restaurants within his Union Square Hospitality Group have produced a good share of mega-stars: Michael Romano, Tom Colicchio, Marco Canora, Read More... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 3:15 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Article Spotlight

• Dining News Elsewhere: Buzzy Booze, Subway in the Sky

  – The FDA is targeting caffeinated booze. [ WSJ ] – Meanwhile, its efforts to ban eating raw oysters didn't work out so well. [ NYT ] – Burger King franchisees lose 10¢ for every $1 double cheeseburger sold. [ NRN ] – Read More... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 11:48 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Outtake of the Week

  Authenticity has never been more perfectly faked. Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 5:44 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• NYC Restaurant Week Returns in January

  Fans of affordable dining, mark your calendars. New York City Restaurant Week returns for its winter engagement January 25–February 7, 2010. For those days, once again hundreds of local restaurants will be offering $24.07 three-course lunches and Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 2:18 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Dining News Elsewhere: Drink Preferences, Raw Oyster Brouhahah

  – A whole lot of info on what diners like to drink. [ R&I ] – Should the FDA try to prevent you from eating raw oysters? [ NYT , Slate ] – Burger King franchisees are suing over $1 double cheeseburgers. [ Miami Herald ] – Meanwhile, Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 12:02 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Outtakes: Cruise Lines Edition

  Each time we perform a survey here at Zagat we inevitably find ourselves with a slew of amusing outtakes that aren't quite fit for print. Which doesn't mean they aren't entertaining. Here are a few of our favorites from our just completed Read More... Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:20 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Zagat's First Cruise Lines Survey Sets Sail

  If you’re thinking of taking to the seas in the near future, you’ll want to check out the just-released results of Zagat's first-ever Cruise Lines survey. Drawing on the insights of 2,379 cruisegoers, the survey names favorites in three Read More... Posted Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:17 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals/News/Events

• Talking High Stakes With Michael Mina

  Michael Mina Photo: Hernan F. Rodriguez With an award-winning cookbook , accolades including a James Beard Foundation Best Chef award and 17 restaurants across the country, chef Michael Mina is a household name in the industry. During the the Savor Borgata Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:32 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Article Spotlight

• Dining News Elsewhere: Arby's Troubles, Food-Fight Arrests

  – Trying to save New Orleans' po' boys. [ NYT ] – 25 children were recently arrested in Chicago for...a food fight. [ NYT ] – The recession has been especially hard on Arby's. [ Slate ] – Meanwhile, Uno Express has Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:56 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere