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July 2009 - Posts
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My grandparents courted here, and it's still a hot pickup place. Read More...
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Oysters! Photo: courtesy of Le Pont de la Tour This year the fall oyster season kicks off with a smack – and the Thames River Festival (12–13 September) gets an early start – when six "oyster smacks " race their shellfish cargo Read More...
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– Michael Pollan considers the impact of Julia Child. [ NYT ] – The House rejected narrowly legislation aimed at giving more food control to the FDA. [ WSJ ] – A new study says organic food isn't really better for you than regular Read More...
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Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia Photo: Copyright Columbia Pictures As we’ve mentioned before , we’re more than a little excited about Julie & Julia , the new movie about the blog-documented journey of Julie Powell (Amy Adams) as she Read More...
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Gaucho Grill Photo: courtesy of the restaurant The pleasure of dining by the water is something only an aquaphobe could deny. Yet too often the food at waterside restaurants is a washout. To give you a leg up, here are five such spots that please with Read More...
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More information about the first ever London Restaurant Festival (8–13 October) is coming in: Pierre Koffmann, the chef at the late, celebrated La Tante Claire, has announced his return to the kitchen at this year’s event. He'll be cooking Read More...
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– The situation for this summer's crop of Northeast tomatoes looks grim. [ NYT ] – New York missed inspecting one in five restaurants in 2008. [ NYT ] – Michael Jackson's personal chef speaks. [ Salon ] – Trouble in California Read More...
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Chris and Jeff Galvin ( Galvin Bistrot de Luxe , Galvin at Windows ) have decided on a name for their latest venture, located in a former church hall in Spital Square: Galvin La Chapelle. The moniker comes from the Rhône Valley winery Hermitage Read More...
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Indian Zing Photo: courtesy of the restaurant "Fiesta" may not be the first word that comes to mind when you think of Indian food, but Hammersmith's Indian Zing is bringing back its " fiesta menus " just the same. From 3–13 Read More...
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– Sports drink Muscle Milk is neither muscle, nor milk. Discuss. [ NYT ] – Related: Coke is readying a fizzy milk drink. [ Times ] – July 4th was not so good for big beer sales. [ The Atlantic ] – The demand for blue fin tuna does Read More...
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Sympathetic to parents facing financial uncertainty while raising budding foodies, Piccadilly's St. Alban has generously decided to start offering its children's menu free of charge to guests ages 12 and under. Check out the options here (valid Read More...
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– A drop in sales burns McD's. [ Bloomberg ] – Do chefs and drugs go together like salt and pepper? [ The Daily Beast ] – Cereal gets manly with Wheaties Fuel. [ NYT ] – Just how big is Anheuser-Busch/InBev? [ Accidental Hedonist Read More...
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The National Dining Room Photo: courtesy of the restaurant The National Dining Rooms and its adjacent cafe (both located inside the National Gallery ) have a new chef, Simon Duff. His menu revamp will focus on farm-fresh ingredients, including grass-fed Read More...
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Until tomorrow, Baywater French brasserie Le Café Anglais has booked the best seats at the Odeon Whiteleys cinema for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . For an afternoon show, choose either the Hogwarts set lunch or children’s menu Read More...
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– Menu-labeling laws going federal? [ NRN ] – For one night, as part of the London Restaurant Festival , fine dining comes to the London Eye. [ Bloomberg ] – Starbucks credits McDonald's with getting it out of free-fall. [ AdAge Read More...
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Lutyens Photo: Cindy Chen After his success with The Boundary , Sir Terence Conran has opened his latest ambitious project, Lutyens , inside the renovated Reuters building on Fleet Street, where a former Bibendum chef produces an ultra-expensive New French Read More...
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To mark its 15 years of service, Tower Bridge's Bengal Clipper has created a “Celebration Menu” for the summer. Available until 30 September, the £15 three-course menu comes with a glass of wine or a soft drink, and offers items Read More...
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– A highly contagious fungus is threatening this summer's tomato crop. [ NYT ] – Cooking dirt, or dishes that look like it. [ NRN ] – Baja Fresh is getting into the Korean taco business. [ Speakeasy ] – There won't be a Read More...
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The only thing consistent is the service – consistently bad. Read More...
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The new interior of Harry Morgan's Photo: courtesy of the restaurant After a remodel and an expansion of its menu, the St. John's Wood location of Harry Morgan’s is celebrating by cutting drink and food prices in half from Monday, 20 July–Sunday, Read More...
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– Starbucks is testing out new logo-less coffee shops in Seattle. [ Seattle Times ] – An excerpt of Times critic Frank Bruni's new memoir drops in this week's magazine. [ NYT ] – In Argentina, Pepsi is now Pecsi. [ AdAge ] – Read More...
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Who wouldn't want a free Monday-morning breakfast for two for an entire year? That's exactly what Roast , the Modern British restaurant in Borough Market, is offering. All you have to do is enter its competition by e-mailing the answer to the Read More...
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It's still a ways off, but you might want to mark your calendars for the inaugural London Restaurant Festival happening on 8–13 October. Similar to the Edinburgh Festival , the event will include pop-up restaurants, international chef challenges, Read More...
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– Las Vegas dining has gone from feast to famine. [ NYT ] – Deep discounts are starting to hurt large chain restaurants. [ WSJ ] – Related: after franchisees revolted, Burger King will still sell $1 double cheeseburgers – but only Read More...
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Aubrey Restaurant Photo: Cindy Chen The new, 110-room Kensington Hotel on Queen’s Gate – a plush, boutique venue created from four handsome Victorian buildings – features Aubrey Restaurant , an all-day, three-section dining room/bar Read More...
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The newest and largest branch of chichi chain Napket , set to become its flagship, has opened in Piccadilly; this outlet, the fifth, is the only one to offer table service for breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner (lunch is self-service). 61 Piccadilly, Read More...
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A new set dinner menu is available at Battersea's Tom Ilic , Tuesday–Saturday, from now until 29 August (£16.95 for two courses and £21.50 for three). Additionally, anyone who eats dinner at the Modern British during the same period Read More...
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– The G-8 pledges $20 billion to food and agricultural assistance in poorer nations. [ WSJ ] – Grant Achatz wonders if celebrity chefs really should stay in the kitchen? [ The Atlantic ] – Of course, sometimes it isn't easy for them Read More...
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– Remember the world food crisis that seemed to be averted in 2008? It isn't over, just laying low. [ Economist ] – The calorie counts that many restaurants display are more wishful thinking than fact. [ WSJ ] – Mr. Chow and Phillipe Read More...
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Mon Plaisir Photo: courtesy of the restaurant In the odd case that our list of Bastille Day happenings wasn't enough, we've got one more suggestion for honoring the chaps across the channel. Covent Garden brasserie Mon Plaisir is offering a four-course Read More...
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Fill up on your veggies at Morgan M. Photo: courtesy of the restaurant With summer here, sometimes what you really want is a healthy, light bite. To that end, we point you out to our list of the Top Vegetarian restaurants in London. Roussillon Morgan Read More...
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– The Obama administration has proposed a sweeping overhaul of food safety. [ NYT ] – In the recession, people keep drinking. They just aren't drinking high-end wines. [ WSJ ] – Are butchers the new culinary rock stars? [ NYT ] – Read More...
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The Compass Photo: Cindy Chen A facade of traditional Victorian tiles, a raft of higgledy-piggledy old tables and a handsome, oak-panelled bar (with a view into the open kitchen) are the dominating features of The Compass , a quirkily revamped Islington Read More...
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Rue Montorgueil, Paris, Festival of 30 June 1878 Claude Monet Looking to celebrate French liberté on Bastille Day, July 14? You don't have to go to Paris to get in on the action. Starting on 13 July, Bayswater's brasserie Angelus will be Read More...
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– Gordon Ramsay 's profits dove 90%. [ Indpendent ] – Meanwhile, despite his newly Botoxed chin, Gordo talks back. [ Daily Mail ] – Unsurprisingly, the elephants swept the humans at the annual Nathan's hot dog–eating competition. Read More...
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photo: Angela Rutherford Buzz Readers, In order to get a head start on the Fourth of July holiday, the Buzz is taking a brief break from our regular posting schedule, returning Monday, July 6. Until then, we hope your holiday weekend is full of sun, fun Read More...
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The corned beef was so stringy, I was practically flossing with my sandwich. Read More...
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What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than learning kitchen secrets from one of the top Japanese toques in town? On 25 July, Umu ’s chef Ichiro Kubota will demonstrate a seven-course kaiseki menu based on seasonal ingredients. Guests will Read More...
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Min Jiang Photo: Cindy Chen Kensington newcomer Min Jiang may serve a Chinese menu, but that doesn't mean it doesn't appreciate its sake . On 8 July, a special six-course dinner showcasing the Japanese libation will include steamed scallop siew Read More...
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– Funny looking fruits and veggies are coming back to the E.U. tomorrow. [ Independent ] – The Taste of Chicago wastes a lot of food. [ MP:C ] – Related: more than half the people at the Taste are single. [ Tribune ] – Denny's Read More...
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