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August 2009 - Posts
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– After decades of deep-dish dominance, thin crust is encroaching on Chicago. [ MSNBC ] – The Tavern on the Green name might cost $19 million. Plus, talking with the restaurant's new operator. [ NYP , Grub Street ] – French toque Read More...
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Quaglino's Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Signature dishes from Quaglino's 25-year run are being revived on its menu starting today. Options include an appetizer of wild mushrooms on sourdough; an entree of lobster and shellfish pie; and, for Read More...
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– American farms are starting to feel the downturn and are expected to see profits fall 38% this year. [ WSJ ] – You don't see missing children on milk cartons anymore. [ NYT ] – With water sales down, enter coconut water. [ WSJ Read More...
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Tickets to the London Restaurant Festival (8–13 October) have just gone on sale. Highlights include The Big Roast on Sunday, 11 October, at Leadenhall, where Mark Hix, Anna Hansen and Fergus Henderson will be amongst the chefs on hand (a £50 Read More...
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Everyone loves free coffee, right? So mark your calendars because 14–18 September, between 8–10 AM, select locations of Giraffe will be giving away free cups of its Arabica blend. The offer is available for 8-oz. latte, cappuccino or espresso Read More...
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– Beer prices are set to rise. [ WSJ ] – In fact, it looks like grocery prices are set to rise as well. [ NYT ] – Gizmodo goes food-friendly for a week to fun results. [ Gizmodo ] – Kraft and others are very proud to be HFCS-free. Read More...
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Constancia Photo: Cindy Chen Another addition to the expanding ranks of Argentinean grills around town, the evocative, dark-hued haunt Constancia opens in new premises on the site of a demolished Bermondsey boozer; two brothers from the Pampas make their Read More...
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Good days for dim sum: Yauatcha 's kitchens have been renovated and the Soho restaurant is now back serving dim sum daily, with some new dishes coming shortly (15 Broadwick St.; 020-7494-8888). A few hundred yards away, Royal Dragon Restaurant is Read More...
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Frank Bruni Photo: Soo-Jeong Kang In the foodie circles of New York City, Frank Bruni needs no introduction: up until last week, he was The New York Times ’ restaurant critic. Upon the occasion of the release of his memoir, Born Round: The Secret Read More...
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– New Orleans now has more restaurants open than before Katrina. [ NRN ] – 48 years later, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking is topping the best-seller list. [ NYT ] – The E.U. considers a bluefin tuna ban. [ FT ] Read More...
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No less than 16 restaurants along the Regents Canal in North London are collaborating on a free tasting-trail event organised for this Sunday, 23 August, which according to the British Meteorological Service should be a sunny day. Fold-out guides to the Read More...
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Liquid Nation Bar & Music Photo: Cindy Chen Capturing the zeitgeist to a tee, music mogul Vince Power’s Ladbroke Grove newcomer Liquid Nation Bar & Music features a name that plays on the concept of liquidation, with windows decorated with Read More...
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– Food television is as hot as ever. Just ask the Food Network. [ Bloomberg ] – Is the sugar shortage real? [ Atlantic Food ] – Bruni, Bruni everywhere. [ NYer , TONY , Daily Beast , Grub Street , SE , Nightline , Metromix and more ] Read More...
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Malaysian restaurant Awana parties on 22–23 August at the popular " Tiger Beer Chilli Crab Festival ," where chefs Mark Read and Malaysian-born Lee Chin Soon dish up chilli crab, cuttlefish in black bean sauce and vegetable chabeehoon Read More...
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Avalon Photo: courtesy of the restaurant On 8 September pretty Clapham gastropub The Avalon hosts its first in a series of sit-down wine dinners bringing winemakers together with drinkers. For the first go-round, Waterkloof winemaker Werner Engelbrecht Read More...
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– Bruni looks back on the guests he took to dinner. [ NYT ] – Related: how a food critic keeps off the pounds. [ Men's Health ] – Hong Kong looks to tea. [ Bloomberg ] – Behind the Fiji Water curtain. [ Mother Jones , via Accidental Read More...
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Le Provence Photo: Cindy Chen Chef John McClements has morphed Ma Cuisine in Barnes into Le Provence , a Classic French serving an earthy Provençal-inspired menu in a simple bistro setting with black-and-white tiled floors; lighter tapas-style Read More...
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Dating from 1742, Old Street gastropub The Princess of Shoreditch relaunches this October after a refurbishment. Expect a Gallic twist to the modern British menu from head chef Benoit Doutres (Moulin de Mougins, France) – think ham hock and pickle Read More...
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– Restaurants turn to coupons... [ NRN ] – Along with myriad other options. [ MarketWatch ] – Fruit giant Dole has filed for an IPO. [ Reuters ] – Planning meals for... Mars? [ LAT ] – Move over, anorexia: orthorexia nervosa Read More...
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It's hard to describe the service, as we saw so little of it. Read More...
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Corrigan's photo: Cindy Chen Want to brush up your kitchen skills? Richard Corrigan and his head chef Chris McGowan are giving master-class cookery lessons at Corrigan’s in Mayfair. After a 10 AM start, participants get to enjoy their own efforts Read More...
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– Large agra firms are worried about the financial impact of climate-change legislation. [ WSJ ] – Ever wonder where Bernie Madoff liked to eat? [ Eater ] – Sugar prices are caught in a "perfect storm" and may climb another Read More...
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ZAGAT.com has just gotten a whole lot more Facebook -friendly. Facebook Connect allows members of the social site to register for a Zagat account in one simple step. Already registered with us? Merge your Zagat account with your Facebook one, and the Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Chelsea's Gordon Ramsay at 68 Royal Hospital Road just unveiled a new "Seasonal Inspiration" tasting menu. Head chef Clare Smyth is looking forward to Autumn with dishes like caramelised aubergine Read More...
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Chef Henry Harris from Racine in Knightsbridge was shooting grouse in Northumberland today, Zagat Buzz can reveal exclusively. He had hoped to get 12 for the menu for tonight. Expect roast grouse and bread sauce with foie gras toast and Armagnac gravy Read More...
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Pop-up restaurant from Cornwall ahoy! From 15–16 August Cloudy Bay Shack will be dishing up lashings of seafood and Cloudy Bay sauvignon blanc in West London’s Parsons Green. Neil Churchill, head chef at Boisdale , will be matching food with Read More...
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– Labor disputes at the Bel-Air and Disneyland. [ LAT ] – Five Italian wineries are being accused of making fraudulent brunellos. [ NYT ] – Julia Child's book sales are soaring. [ Crain's ] – Even Martha Stewart's tomatoes Read More...
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Bellevue Rendezvouz Photo: Cindy Chen Country-style and cosy, with basic pine chairs and enameled wall panels, the narrow, sky-lit bistro Bellevue Rendezvous near Wandsworth Common has a short, sensibly priced French menu that values simplicity over sophistication, Read More...
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Our unique Zagat nru phone application – which acts like a radar to find the nearest restaurants, nightspots and shops in over 75 cities around the world – has been nominated for an Android Network Award (it's up for Best Location-Based Read More...
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The Greenhouse Photo: courtesy of the restaurant 18 August master sommelier Ronan Sayburn hosts a "Pomerol dinner" at The Greenhouse in Mayfair. Wines will be matched with a seven-course tasting menu created by executive chef Antonin Bonnet, Read More...
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– Forget box wine: how about wine in a plastic bottle? [ LAT ] – Sugar prices are up 40%. [ Bloomberg ] – Dan Barber talks tomato blight. [ NYT ] – How to start your own NYC food truck. [ Grub Street ] – DIY butchering is Read More...
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The owner said the lamb was from New Zealand. Must've walked. Read More...
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Two newly revamped British pubs are offering discounts to those who book beforehand. At The Compass in Islington, reserve ahead of time for Thursdays and Fridays from noon–5 PM and pay half price (020-7837-3891; reserve online ). Meanwhile, Tom Read More...
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After just a year, South Kensington French Ambassade de l’Ile has closed. Details are still scarce, but there remains hope that the restaurant will return in the coming months, though rumored not with chef Jean-Christophe Ansanay-Alex at the helm Read More...
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– Let the Scots keep their haggis. [ NYT ] – The changing definition of a "food snob." [ NYDN ] – Seeing a slip in sales, Whole Foods pushes for healthier eating. [ WSJ ] – Related: the Whole Foods in London's Kensington Read More...
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By Nina and Tim Zagat Tim and Nina Zagat share their thoughts on the film . So just how good is Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia, the Nora Ephron film that's had the food world salivating for months? Last Thursday we attended the movie's Read More...
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Red Grouse Photo: courtesy of Wikipedia It's almost the Glorious Twelfth and the race is on for the first grouse to hit London's plates. First off the perch is Le Café Anglais in Bayswater, where one can order the game bird spit-roasted Read More...
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Set right by the Thames on South Bank, Britain’s National Theatre is throwing open its usually private upper terraces to the public for the first time for a pre-theatre picnic deal. Before the final performance of the controversial England People Read More...
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– Detroit is close to becoming a fresh food desert. [ Guernica ] – The price of sugar is soaring, and many Indian farmers are hurting for it. [ NYT ] – Inside the booming Cook's Illustrated empire. [ Boston Globe ] – Is Walmart Read More...
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Del'Aziz Photo: Cindy Chen The colourful Borough branch of the chainlet Del'Aziz is decked out to resemble a bazaar, with a bakery, deli and easygoing dining areas offering a wide array of North African and Middle Eastern dishes, plus classic Read More...
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Back in January, Soho Chinese Barshu burnt down, but it isn't going away that easily. Culinary advisor and Sichuan-trained chef Fuchsia Dunlop confirms that it will reopen late August/early September (though no actual date has been set). Fuchsia's Read More...
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Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia Photo: copyright Columbia Pictures The stars were out last week for New York City's red-carpet premiere of Julie & Julia , opening Friday, 11 September. Zagat Buzz was also there , and we scored some tasty quips Read More...
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– The House voted to give the FDA more authority to prevent food-borne illnesses. [ WSJ , WP ] – Trying to fix the Australian wine industry. [ WSJ ] – So organic food isn't more nutritious than normal food. And? [ The Atlantic ] Read More...
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