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April 2008 - Posts
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Our wine was a year older when it finally arrived at the table. Read More...
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By Troy Segal, ZAGAT.com staff editor Seeking something stronger than sake, but subtler than scotch? Try a sip of shochu. Shochu Lynne Wallack and John Handler, owners of Chicago’s popular Deleece , were ready to launch a second restaurant. Rather Read More...
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Apsleys The palm trees are gone, but the impressive glass roof remains atop the Lanesborough hotel’s airy conservatory, a grand room transformed by Tihany Design into a comfortably elegant setting for indulging in newcomer Apsleys ' upscale Read More...
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Besides the cockroach crawling up the wall, it was ok. Read More...
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Brothers Tom and Ed Martin, owners of the gastro-group that includes The Gun and The Empress of India , will debut The Botanist in May. Smack in the middle of Chelsea’s Sloane Square, it will offer all-day British-at-heart dining daily. Named in Read More...
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The Chicago Rib Shack will relaunch on 8th May (in the former Mocato space), just around the corner from its former location. The Knightsbridge original opened in 1982 and closed its doors in December 1999 (when its lease expired), leaving many American Read More...
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Le Cinq photo: courtesy of Le Cinq As we reported earlier , Philippe Legendre's abrupt departure from Paris' Le Cinq left the Four Seasons Hotel George V 's "temple of Haute Cuisine" without an executive chef. On Friday, they officially Read More...
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I was told by the waiter that I have the wrong palate. Read More...
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Nestled in the front corner of St. Pancras Station, Betjeman Arms , the latest upscale boozer from the Geronimo Inns chain, serves up a range of ales – Meantime Wheat and Raspberry, Duvel and several Aspels, among them – as well as wines and Read More...
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– A proposed ban on six food colourings has some worried for the fate of certain beloved British treats. [ Independent , Grinder ] – What do you really get when you go for "all you can eat?" [ Times ] – The American "breastaurant" Read More...
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Are Belgravia residents doing any cooking these days? With the excellent choices from prepared-food purveyors, one has to wonder. While Baker & Spice has been in the neighbourhood for several years, new options have recently sprung up. Last month, Read More...
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photo: RaeA At Passover seders from April 19th–27th, many who don't keep kosher will drink kosher wine in honor of the holiday. While Manischewitz (which is made with Concord grapes and, to compensate for the grape’s acidic taste, lots Read More...
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Osteria Stecca Well-travelled chef Stefano Stecca (most recently at Rome's Baglioni Hotel ) once worked at Rosmarino and now returns, taking over the St. John’s Wood space as the debutant owner of Osteria Stecca, where he is offering tastes Read More...
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In June, Bob Bob Ricard, aka BBR, will open in the former Circus space in Soho. Designed by David Collins, the decor is inspired by first-class rail travel in the Edwardian era. Chef James Walker (ex Le Pont de la Tour ) will prepare English comfort food Read More...
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Like eating in an NYC subway station, only nicer. Read More...
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– Sometimes you don't want fancy food, you just want fun food. [ This is London ] – "When dining, does one place one's Blackberry to the right of the plate or to the left, near the salad fork?" [ Bay Area Bites ] – Read More...
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In honor of the Macy's Flower Show in NYC, Macy’s Cellar Bar and Grill is serving a Flower Show Salad. photo: Patina Restaurant Group Just in time for spring, edible flowers are sprouting up in restaurants all over. Fancy Chinese Kai Mayfair Read More...
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Later this month Alan Yau ( Hakkasan , Sake no hana ) is launching Cha Cha Moon, a new concept based on affordable Sichuan food; the top toque is hoping for a home run similar to Wagamama , which he founded in 1992 but is no longer involved (15–21 Read More...
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The a-maze-ing chef Jason Atherton will open maze Grill this Friday right across the hall, so to speak, from his popular French small-plater maze in Mayfair. With decor by United Designers ( Galvin at Windows , Le Cercle ), it's been modelled after Read More...
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Service exists in two modes: know it all and not at all. Read More...
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Photo: Mucca Design View Slideshow Do you have a favorite restaurant logo? Or one you can't stand? Let us know on the Zagat Discussion boards! Earlier this week, the Buzz took a look at the process that goes into branding a restaurant by focusing Read More...
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Kensington Place is one of many restaurants participating in London Restaurant Week. Photo: Kensington Place It's that time of year again and no, we don't mean spring. We're only days away from London Restaurant Week, which is now spread out Read More...
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– Due to tighter borders, there's a dearth of Indian chefs in the UK. [ FT ] – Getting ready for London Restaurant Week. [ LAist ] – Ten things celebrity chefs won't tell you. [ Smart Money ] – The smoking ban claims yet Read More...
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Philippe Legendre, executive chef at Paris' Le Cinq , the "temple of Haute Cuisine" in the Four Seasons Hotel George V , has unexpectedly quit. There's no news on what Legendre, who was previously at Taillevent , plans to do next. No Read More...
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By Garth Johnston, ZAGAT.com staff writer Learn how Louise Fili creates a restaurant's brand from the logo to the bill. Graphic designer Louise Fili helps restaurants refine their identities through typography. Photo: Henry Leutwyler, courtesy of Read More...
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