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April 2007 - Posts
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BLT Burger BLT Burger 470 Sixth Ave. (bet. 11th & 12th Sts.) Manhattan, NY 10011 212-243-8226 Food Decor Service Cost 19 15 17 $25 Laurent Tourondel’s BLT empire expands southward with the arrival of this “upscale” Village burger emporium, whose determinedly Read More...
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A good place to go with co-workers you don't like. Read More...
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Celebrate World Cocktail Day at Devin Tavern. photo: Noah Kalina The town’s most touted mixologists – Dale DeGroff, Gary Regan, Sasha Petraske and Audrey Saunders, among others – will convene at Devin Tavern on May 14th for a five-course Read More...
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This weekend's Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden should draw plenty of carousers to Kings County. Flatbush Farm , about a twenty minute walk from the festivities, hopes to accommodate the spillover by hosting its own spring celebration, Read More...
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Chic newcomer FR.OG has opened in a stark white SoHo duplex accented with bright splashes of color and semicircular banquettes (71 Spring St.). Its name stands for "France Origine," the common thread felt in all of chef Didier Virot's global dishes, which Read More...
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The Vietnamese coffee chocolate tart ($12) at P*ONG. photo: Liz Borod Wright P*ONG , a high-concept Greenwich Village dessert bar from sweets master Pichet Ong (66, Spice Market), offers haute Asian-influenced sweet, savory and sweet-and-savory small Read More...
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Insieme photo: Noah Kalina Insieme , Marco Canora's elegant new ristorante in the Michelangelo Hotel, means ‘together’ in Italian, a nod to its menu presenting old-world dishes and modern interpretations side by side; the muted, contemporary setting reflects Read More...
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Landmarc photo: Noah Kalina Zagat Stats Price of a Burger at Landmarc $13 Price of a Burger at Porter House New York $15 Price of a Ham and Cheese on a Baguette at Bouchon Bakery $10.75 The crowds are already coming to the Time Warner Center offshoot Read More...
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I do wish they'd stop sticking a pine tree in every entree. Read More...
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Fleur de Sel will be serving both lunch and dinner on Mother's Day. Trying to figure out where to take mom on May 13th? Below are some dining options. Amalia is offering an à la carte brunch menu featuring dishes such as polenta pancakes with Read More...
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The third Manhattan location of Vynl opens on April 23rd at 1491 Second Avenue on the Upper East Side (212-249-6080), inhabiting the old Googie's space. After a two-and-half-year hiatus, Lola is reopening on May 1st in new SoHo digs (15 Watts St.; 212-675-6700), Read More...
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Recent restaurant closings include: Aquaterra (E. 56th St.) Baluchi's (E. 29th St. and 1st Ave. branches only) Blue/Green (all three locations) Caffe Buon Gusto (2nd Ave. branch only) Cambalache (E. 64th St.) Camino Sur (now known as Zipper Factory Tavern Read More...
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On May 15th, the East Village Yacht Club will open in the Downtown space formerly occupied by Ludo and Chez Es Saada (38-42 E. First St.; 212-777-5617), where it will offer a champagne raw bar at street level and a retro menu downstairs. Below deck, the Read More...
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The new uptown flagship of TriBeCa's Landmarc , Marc Murphy's family-friendly bistro, has opened on the third floor of the Time Warner Center (10 Columbus Circle; 212-823-6123), where it boasts a large, airy space, views of Columbus Circle and Central Read More...
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Provence's middle room features new banquettes, big antique mirrors and a chandelier. photo: Noah Kalina Zagat Stats Date Provence Originally Opened Bastille Day, 1986 Number of Bastille Day Celebrations Held There Since Then 20 Date Reopened by New Owners Read More...
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Peaked partiers in need of reviving can haul themselves over to Inn LW12 for Sunday brunch starting May 3rd at 11 AM. In addition, dinner will be served from 6 PM to midnight (full menu) and perhaps small dishes on till 2 AM. The Meatpacking District Read More...
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Working late? Starting April 25th, TriBeCa's Mai House willl offer a special after-hours menu beginning at 10 PM. Among the 28 dishes priced at $10 or less are a Vietnamese “Mai Burger” with hot aïoli ($10) and sizzling lemongrass Read More...
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The No. 1 spot in town for crooked pharma reps to stuff fat doctors full of $50 steaks. Read More...
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Bao 111 , Freemans , Kampuchea Noodle Bar , La Esquina , Little Giant , Schiller’s , Stanton Social and wd-50 are among the dozens of Downtown hot spots offering samples at Taste of the Lower East Side, an April 26th benefit for the Grand Street Read More...
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STK photo: Noah Kalina STK 26 Little W. 12th St. (bet. 9th Ave. & Washington St.) Manhattan, NY 10014 646-624-2444 Food Decor Service Cost 22 26 20 $65 Appropriately set in the Meatpacking District, this “sceney” new steakhouse tweaks the genre by featuring Read More...
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To celebrate its 35th anniversary, One if by Land, Two if by Sea is offering a complimentary gift card, worth $35 off dinner for two, valid May 1st–October 30th 2007. To request a card, e-mail your name and address to info@oneifbyland.com, or stop Read More...
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The 3rd Annual Wines of Portugal Tasting will offer some 400 wines for sampling at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, from the simple pleasures of Vinho Verde to the more complex virtues of Port. Nibbles from Portuguese restaurants Alfama , Tintol and others Read More...
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Once you drive through ax-murderer country to get here you are pleasantly surprised by all the people and the buzz. Read More...
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Wild Salmon photo: Noah Kalina Zagat Stats Priciest Entree 8 oz. Washington Wagyu strip steak ($85); with king crab leg ($103) Washington State’s Volcanos Mt. St. Helens (8,365 ft.); Mt. Shasta (14,179 ft.); Mt. Rainier (14,410 ft.) Wild Salmon’s Seafood Read More...
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Expect the corks to fly at Balthazar 's 10th anniversary celebration on Monday, April 23rd. All day long, Keith McNally's très chic brasserie will be giving away Champagne Gardet Premier Cru to all diners – specifically, a glass of Read More...
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"Day Boat Sea Scallops Benedict" at David Burke Las Vegas. photo: Dustin Rowley Zagat Stats Priciest Entree Creekstone rib-eye chop ($48) Cheapest Entree Grilled sturgeon ($26) Also By Burke davidburke & donatella , David Burke at Bloomingdales , David Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay The London NYC 151 W. 54th St. (bet. 6th & 7th Aves.) Manhattan, NY 10019 212-468-8888 Food Decor Service Cost 25 25 25 $122 “Perfectionist” British chef Gordon Ramsay makes his U.S. debut with this “top-end” dining room in Read More...
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Celebrate the season with a five-course dinner at Beacon on April 16th showcasing quintessential spring ingredients such as shad roe, rhubarb, white asparagus and baby lamb, all paired with a selection of Riesling wines (6:30 PM; $125 per person, includes Read More...
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Doug Sohn defied Chicago's foie gras ban, then paid the price; ZAGAT.com caught up with him after his March 29th court date. By Sarah Halberstadt; from Best of the Buzz At 6:15 AM on Friday, February 16th, Doug Sohn of Hot Doug's Sausage Superstore and Read More...
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Always inventive, sometimes bizarre, molecular gastronomy has redefined "cutting-edge cuisine." So it's no wonder it's making headlines of late. In a joint statement on "The New Cookery" published last December in the UK Guardian, Read More...
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It’s hard to tell where the food stops and the Styrofoam containers begin. Read More...
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After a bit of a cold spell, the restaurant scene is beginning to heat up again. Mercat is finally set to debut in Noho (45 Bond St.) the second week of April. Like Boqueria and Casa Mono , it will marry Catalan cooking and a hip setting, to include an Read More...
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On April 12th, head to Chelsea Market for "A Taste of the World," a benefit for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation featuring cooking by honorary chair Emeril Lagasse, plus dishes from restaurants such as Abboccato , Asia de Cuba , Ono , Parea , Read More...
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Kerry Simon will craft the menu at Spotlight Live. American Idol will meet American cuisine at Spotlight Live, a forthcoming Times Square entertainment complex featuring the inventive comfort cooking of chef Kerry Simon ( Simon Kitchen & Bar , Simon LA Read More...
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From Best of the Buzz Do restaurants have a responsibility to the environment? Tell us what you think on the Zagat Discussion boards! First, Wolfgang Puck banished foie gras from his kitchen. Now another California culinary icon is swearing off bottled Read More...
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Chef Brian Young will make his Tavern on the Green debut on Easter Sunday. On April 8th, Klee Brasserie is offering an à la carte Easter dinner from 5:30 to 11 PM featuring dishes such as ham with klee honey, deviled eggs, Sicilian capers and Nicoise Read More...
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Midtown's Cité and Cité Grill served their last meals on March 31st. Red Garlic in Hell's Kitchen and dominic in TriBeCa also shuttered. Fillip's, the French-American eatery on Seventh Avenue, has closed, though it plans to reopen, possibly as early as Read More...
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Ben Pollinger's new lobster dish at Oceana. Ben Pollinger is the new top toque at Oceana , the swanky East Midtown seafooder. He replaces Cornelius Gallagher, who left last fall to head Sonnier & Castle, a catering company. Pollinger hails from Read More...
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By Randi Gollin, ZAGAT.com staff editor Save a bundle on basics, splurge on something naughty then celebrate your shopping smarts at SoHo's newest wine bars, bistros and hot-ticket hangouts. Related Stories Explore Other Hot Blocks Forget that old Read More...
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Ooh la la! A new lunchtime "Menu Express" at L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon means the sky-high tabs are a now little easier to swallow. Sample three courses from a weekly changing roster of five appetizers, five entrees and five desserts, Read More...
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Ed's Lobster Bar photo: Noah Kalina Zagat Stats Number of Counter Seats 30 Average Market Price of a Lobster Roll at Ed's $19 Suggested Lobster Roll Pairing Lucien Albrecht Crémant d'Alsace ($9 a glass) Pearl Oyster Bar ’s former sous-chef strikes out Read More...
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The Elijah's Surprise cupcake from Crumbs. All four locations of Crumbs bakery are offering flourless cupcakes for Passover. Priced at $3.95 each, the cupcakes come in varieties such as Elijah's Surprise (pictured) and Coconut Commandments. For Read More...
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Zagat Buzz is where you'll find ZAGAT.com editors dishing on the latest restaurant openings, trends and more. Whether you want to know which newcomer has the whole town talking or are just looking to browse recent dining-related headlines, you'll Read More...
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