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April 2009 - Posts
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The trailer for the much anticipated (by foodies at least) Nora Ephron movie Julie & Julia – an adaptation of Julie Powell's book and blog , which chart her year-long attempt to cook all of the recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Read More...
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Piccadilly's St. Alban has recently debuted a speedily served, tapas-style menu, available in the bar during lunch and dinner. The small bites on offer include portobello mushroom and goat cheese bruschetta (£4), a paella of seafood, chicken Read More...
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The Narrow Photo: Cindy Chen With warm weather upon us, it's time once again for long meals outside. If you're looking for a spot to worship the sun while dining, check out our listings of choice outdoor spots (including The Narrow , pictured) Read More...
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– Opening luxe in a downturn. [ NYT ] – Swine flu has pork producers worried about their bottom line. [ NYT ] – Scent-releasing labels are coming to supermarkets. [ WBZTV , via MP: B ] – Urabanspoon has been eaten by IAC. [ TechCrunch Read More...
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No. 20 photo: courtesy of the restaurant Entrepreneurial club owner Mark Fuller (with backing by metal-heads Iron Maiden) has opened the swanky boutique hotel Soho Sanctum, whose ground floor houses No.20, an eccentrically chic restaurant and bar; it Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Feng Sushi The Chelsea Flower Show runs from 19–23 May, and Tom Aikens is getting a jump on the theme with a five-course spring flower menu. Dishes include roast scallop with nasturtium and pickled carrots; broad-bean flowers Read More...
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– T.G.I. Friday's joins the cheap-eats club with $5 meals. [ USA Today ] – Auctioning fish – online. [ Globe ] – In New York, cooperative health care for restaurant employees. [ NYT ] – Despite the recession, more people Read More...
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Skylon Photo: Cindy Chen Zoran Peric, mixologist at Skylon , is launching regular cocktail-making classes. On 5 May, learn how to make cosmopolitans, followed by mojitos on 6 July and Pimm's royales on 3 August. Zoran will give tips on how to give Read More...
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– Bacon can cure a hangover. [ Telegraph ] – Jacques Torres ups his beef with Hershey's, offers free Kisses. [ The Feed ] – The Cheesecake Factory is adding small plates. [ NRN ] – Don't mess with restaurateur Stephen Starr. Read More...
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The beginning of May sees the end of an era as Soho's Richard Corrigan at Lindsay House closes. While the space has been a restaurant for the past 25 years, Richard Corrigan took over the 1740s townhouse in 1997. If you want one last transcendental Read More...
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photo: courtesy of the Musuem of Burnt Food For a few minutes of Hump Day distraction, we can heartily recommend the peerless Burnt Food Museum website. It was started after its curator discovered that hot apple cider, left to cook for too long, can become Read More...
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– Box wines aren't the joke they once were. [ AMNY ] – Take the Twitter recipe challenge. [ NYT ] – Related: the fake Restaurant Girl Twitter legal snafu. [ NYT ] – Life after a gastric bypass, one step at a time. [ The Atlantic Read More...
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Galvin at Windows Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Three years in, Mayfair's Galvin at Windows , with some of the best views in London , is still going strong. To celebrate, starting in May, Chris Galvin's New French is offering a celebratory Read More...
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Cuba is back in the news in a big way, and our own Nina and Tim Zagat, fresh from a recent trip to Havana, have a bit to say on the topic over on the Atlantic food blog. Covering everything from the food scene to the vintage cars to the beautiful artwork Read More...
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Now under the wing of Arjun Waney (of Zuma and Roka fame), the old Giusto site in Marylebone has been given a rich, warming revamp as Il Baretto , where the sophisticated twists on its regional Italian menu make the most of the robata grill and wood-fired Read More...
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Ramsay the runner The Flora London Marathon happens 26 April, and so far we know that Gordon Ramsay and Michel Roux Jr. will be pounding the pavement – we’ll see who comes out first this year. The race route takes runners all around the capital, Read More...
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– Food inspections differ state by state. [ NYT ] – Gordon Ramsay is in trouble for pre-preparing food for three of his London restaurants. [ Independent ] – Want to be a TV chef? Talk to this guy. [ NYT ] – The economy is starting Read More...
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I didn’t like his TV show, so why did I think I’d like his restaurant? Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of midorisyu In recent months, world attention has been focused on the shaky economic situation rather than the myriad troubles facing our planet. Which is exactly why we celebrate Earth Day each year on 22 April, to remind us to take Read More...
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– California food producers are paying private inspectors to hedge their bets. [ NYT ] – Domino's responds to some bad employees' actions, via YouTube. [ Chow , NYT , Slate ] – Getting drunk off air at London's temporary Read More...
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Vaporetto, a “Venetian diner”, is set to open 25 April in the former Mimmo d’Ischia space in Belgravia. Owner Gino Santini, who opened Santini in 1984, has partnered with Joseph Ettegudi, founder of the Joseph retail shops (we’re Read More...
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Normally, we ask you to vote on restaurants, nightlife and the like, but today we ask you to vote for us. ZAGAT.mobi has been nominated for a Webby award, and if you've got a few moments, we'd be much obliged if you show your support at pv.webbyawards.com Read More...
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Cha Cha Moon Photo: courtesy of Niamh Shields, Eat Like a Girl The original Ganton Street branch of Cha Cha Moon is adding breakfast service. The lively and affordable Chinese from Alan Yau has rolled out a morning menu featuring everything from smoothies Read More...
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– Is a new era of fast food approaching? [ NYP ] – Looking forward to the coming sweetener wars. [ NYT ] – Don't bring any genetically modified corn on your next trip to Germany. [ NYT ] – Take a cruise with Marco Pierre White. Read More...
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Ba Shan photo: Cindy Chen The Bar Shu crew have taken over an old-fashioned Soho trattoria and created a theatrical setting evocative of a traditional Chinese street scene to serve as the backdrop for Ba Shan 's varied, inexpensive regional menu (starting Read More...
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Joël Robuchon Photo: Gerard Bedeau Joël Robuchon has won S.Pellegrino’s “ World’s 50 Best Restaurants Lifetime Achievement Award ,” to be presented on 20 April by Claude Bosi, chef-proprietor of London’s Hibiscus Read More...
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Peeping Hopper Photo: courtesy of The Washington Post Easter maybe over, but Peepmania continues. For the third year in a row, The Washington Post has invited readers to send in photographs of homemade Peep dioramas, the best of which it runs on its website. Read More...
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– American restaurants are embracing tax day specials. [ NRN ] – Looking deeper at the Times ' recent story about trichinosis in free-range pigs. [ SE , The Atlantic ] – America is getting into the gin game. [ WSJ ] – Grocery Read More...
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– For the second year in a row, commercial salmon fishing in California has been canceled. [ SF Examiner ] – U.S. food safety is not improving. [ NYT ] – BYO with no corkage is suddenly popular in upscale spots. [ WSJ ] – The Center Read More...
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Chicza's biodegradable gum Photo: courtesy of Chicza Wahaca , the Covent Garden Mexican, is doing its best to help London with a sticky situation. In one of the more unusual press releases we’ve received in a while, the restaurant announced Read More...
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– The Obama administration signals it is taking food safety seriously. [ NYT ] – Calorie counts are coming to the U.K. [ Daily Mail ] – Restaurant & Institutions annual list of the top 100 independent restaurants has been released. Read More...
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High Timber photo: courtesy of the restaurant Neleen Strauss ( Vivat Bacchus ) has teamed up with a prominent South African wine estate for High Timber , an airy, minimalist Modern European in a prime City location offering views across the Thames to Read More...
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Albannach Photo: courtesy of the restaurant If you forgot to celebrate Tartan Day today, you still have a chance. Soho's Albannach , which is hosting a fête this evening, will continue to serve its special menu, featuring Scottish salmon with Read More...
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– Retail stores are trying out in-store bars to lure male shoppers. [ WSJ ] – Looking into the business plan of a popular nightclub. [ NYP ] – In the new economy, casual chains have been hardest hit. [ NYT ] – Out of work bankers Read More...
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On 15 April, the Wimbledon location of Traditional British Butcher & Grill will be hosting a five-course wine tasting dinner highlighting a selection of Regional Hero wines from Australia (7:30 PM; £50 per person, £20 deposit required; Read More...
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– Bar food is the hot trend in upscale joints. [ WSJ ] – Tropicana sales plunged 20% after its new (now defunct) designs were rolled out. [ AdAge ] – The recession hits Taste of Chicago. [ The Stew ] – Healthy Choice goes after Read More...
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Saki is celebrating the cherry-blossom season. Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Saki in Smithfield is offering a cherry blossom menu to celebrate the return of spring. The seven-course prix fixe, featuring the Japanese flower and its leaves in dishes Read More...
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– Restaurant promotions are everywhere. [ WSJ ] – Domino's accidentally gave out 11,000 free pizzas in a botched promotion. [ Consumerist ] – Forget peanuts, pistachios are the new salmonella risk. [ Reuters ] – Best April Read More...
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A rendering of Eastside Inn Courtesy of the restaurant Last year we told you about Eastside Inn , the first solo venture from chef Bjorn van der Horst (ex The Greenhouse , La Noisette), and now the Farringdon French looks like it might finally be opening Read More...
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