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July 2007 - Posts
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Arrigo and Giuseppe Cipriani, the father-son team that runs such ritzy restaurants as the Rainbow Room , Harry’s Bar in Venice, Downtown Cipriani , Harry Cipriani and Cipriani Dolci pleaded guilty earlier today to evading $10 million in New York Read More...
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July was a sad month for soul food in the city with two venerable restaurants shutting their doors for the last time. First to go was 9th Avenue mainstay Jezebel where owner Alberta Wright had been serving to theater crowds for over 24 years. Wright continues Read More...
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After two years of demonstrations and inflatable cockroaches outside of his French restaurant Daniel , owner Daniel Boulud has settled a federal lawsuit accusing his restaurant of discriminating against nonwhite employees. As part of the settlement, which Read More...
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Yuji Wakiya photo: www.w-yuji.com The trendy Gramercy Park Hotel is the setting for Wakiya , a nouveau Chinese named after its Japanese chef, Yuji Wakiya, who offers a ‘sharing menu’ comprised of various hot and cold items as well as dim sum; carved out Read More...
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Centro Vinoteca photo: Noah Kalina New to the bustling Seventh Avenue strip is Centro Vinoteca , a midpriced West Villager that’s luring a chic neighborhood crowd for its Italian wines and nibbles – from shareable plates called piccolini to heartier pastas Read More...
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Bittersweet chocolate-praline crémeux with dark chocolate ice cream photo: BATTMAN Daniel is offering a decadent deal inside its plush lounge. Weekdays after 10 PM, enjoy a choice of dessert, a plate of petits fours and warm madeleines, and two Read More...
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They make you walk around with a horse stick and blow a whistle. That'll teach you to tell someone it's your birthday. Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Former 'Top Chef' contestant Lee Anne Wong chats with Zagat Buzz about cooking with 'No Reservations' No Reservations courtesy of Warner Bros. Top chefs are making their move to the big screen, and while they've yet to land leading Read More...
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Josh DeChellis ( Sumile Sushi ) will open BarFry, a Japanese tempura joint, at 50 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village in September. Just a stone's throw away, the Mermaid Inn folks are planning Market Table, a seafooder in the old Shopsins space (54 Carmine Read More...
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The blockbuster opening of the season has to be Wakiya, the upscale Chinese restaurant from the Nobu team debuting today in Ian Schrager's Gramercy Park Hotel (2 Lexington Ave.; 212-995-1330). Delivering Chinese food the likes of which Americans have Read More...
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Southern Hospitality photo: Emily Capo Celeb ownership is the hook at Southern Hospitality , the new UES Southerner from pop star Justin Timberlake, who’s lent some of his mom’s recipes to its just-folks menu; bearing more than a casual resemblance to Read More...
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Chicago-based mixologist Bridget Albert won the festival's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos The fifth annual Tales of the Cocktail wrapped up in New Orleans yesterday. For those who couldn't make it to the five-day gathering of cocktail Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Hung Huynh swears he's a humble guy. Humble Hung? photo: Virginia Sherwood, Bravo Just as properly beaten egg whites are critical to the success of a soufflé, a “cheftestant” who can be counted on to inject a little drama into Read More...
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As anyone who's ordered a $15 pom-chai-lychee-tini at a splashy, big-production restaurant knows, cocktails are a key feature of the modern dining experience, with drink lists designed by celebrity mixologists like Dale DeGroff becoming more and more Read More...
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Dale DeGroff, left, confers with judge Ted Allen of Top Chef at the fest's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos Perhaps no one has had a greater influence on the American cocktail renaissance than mixologist Dale DeGroff. Walk into any restaurant Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous Read More...
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Audrey Saunders at Commander's Palace. photo: Carla Spartos On a recent episode of Top Chef , one of the contestants, Hung, complained that cocktails are not appropriate for pairing with the "refined, beautiful, elegant food I cook." He Read More...
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By Jeff Freier, ZAGAT.com staff editor (and softball coach) Top spots for brews and wings after you swing Grab a post-game PBR at Brother Jimmy's BBQ. photo: Noah Kalina Summertime. Sunshine. Beer. Groin pulls. What does it all add up to? Why, softball Read More...
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A morning seminar kicks off with a Smoker's Delight cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos The genius of Tales of the Cocktail is that while most conferences are packed with presentations, roundtables and meetings, all seemingly a pretense for the marathon Read More...
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Wanna ride? The bull usually wins. Just remember that when Johnny Utah's (named after Keanu Reeves' character in Point Break ) opens its subterranean Rockefeller Center doors to the public for pricey Southwestern cuisine and mechanical bull riding on Read More...
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The fifth-annual Tales of the Cocktail , a five-day gathering of cocktail geeks, bar chefs, booze marketers, journos and assorted other "connoisseurs" gets underway tomorrow, July 18th, in New Orleans, and Zagat Buzz will be on hand to bring Read More...
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From the folks who brought you Café d'Alsace , Marseille and Nice Matin comes Côte d'Or, a new French restaurant opening tomorrow in TriBeCa at 225 Varick Street (212-727-2775). As you might have guessed from the name, its menu will Read More...
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Socialista photo: Noah Kalina Backed by the Ciprianis and fronted by Bungalow 8 ’s former doorman, the latest challenger for the ‘it’ restaurant crown is Socialista , the new Cuban in the far West Village set in a faux-distressed space channeling Hemingway’s Read More...
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What are your best and worst Restaurant Week experiences? Share your stories with us on the Zagat Discussion boards! Summer Restaurant Week kicks off today, and as diners who’ve been through the drill before know, landing reservations is only half Read More...
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Provence photo: Noah Kalina Provence 38 MacDougal St. (Prince St.) Manhattan, NY 10012 212-475-7500 Food Decor Service Cost 21 20 20 $57 SoHo Francophiles “feel the Mistral blowing” at this ever “charming” bistro that’s been “newly reopened” by the team Read More...
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The food may be bad, but at least the service is slow. Read More...
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Park Avenue Summer boasts a rosé wine wall that includes bottles by Robert Sinskey and Domaine Ott. With its sunset hue, rosé is the quintessential summer elixir, reflected in its increasing prominence on wine lists. At Savoy , enjoy unlimited rosé with Read More...
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Eco-chic eateries are all the rage, with trendy "sustainable" restaurants popping up around the globe, from Abode in LA to Acorn in London. But is the trend becoming just another publicity ploy? Last month, we reported that B.R. Guest Restaurants' NY Read More...
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The first Manhattan branch of Five Guys is opening at 43 W. 55th Street. photo: Liz Borod Wright Call it the gourmet burger backlash. Five Guys , the VA-based patty purveyor, is coming to town, and you won't find Kobe on the menu, but rather, as one Zagat Read More...
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Smith & Mills photo: Noah Kalina A former TriBeCa horse stable now houses Smith & Mills , a seriously tiny newcomer with a Beatrice Inn / Employees Only pedigree, precision-made classic cocktails and artfully faded decor in the style popularized by Freemans Read More...
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Check out that big hunk o' salt! photo: Emily Capo Key lime–flavored cheese from Oregon. Tangerine Chardonnay Wine Vinegar from Chile. Lemonmint water from Metro Mint of San Francisco. All these delicacies could be found in the extravaganza Read More...
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On Tuesday, July 17th, Celebrate Flatiron Chefs! This annual summer tasting party in Madison Square Park will feature nibbles from restaurants such as A Voce , Boqueria , Hill Country and Shake Shack , not to mention suds from Brooklyn Brewery, plus wine Read More...
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Daniel Boulud is taking on Miami. In 2009, he will open an outpost of db Bistro Moderne , his bustling Theater District bistro, in the $1 billion Metropolitan Miami project, which will transform the downtown area with two residential buildings, an entertainment Read More...
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Gemma photo: Noah Kalina In the chic new Bowery Hotel comes Gemma , a buzzy Italian with an open kitchen, wood-fired pizza oven and La Bottega ’s former chef behind the burners; the warm room channels a rustic farmhouse with wood beams, wagon-wheel chandeliers Read More...
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The French Institute's annual Bastille Day celebration along East 60th Street. July 14: This Bastille Day, "Marie Antoinette" will be making an appeal to the rabble-rousers at Florent , where waiters and customers are invited to dress creatively Read More...
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It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest. Read More...
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The future homes of Los Dados, Double Seven and Merkato. photo: Emily Capo Just when you thought that the cobblestoned streets of the Meatpacking District were witnessing a lull in activity, three high-profile projects are in full swing on Gansevoort Read More...
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Watch the fireworks from the Water's Edge. A classic – and cheap – way to celebrate Independence Day is to take a trip to Coney Island to watch the annual Nathan's International July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest , which kicks off Read More...
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Vittorio Cucina, the West Village trattoria at Bleecker and Grove streets, has closed after 18 years. Its chef, Vittorio Capparelli, passed away last summer, and his family had been carrying on ever since. Read More...
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More than 80 percent of city restaurants have switched to trans-fat-free frying oils, according to a recent Health Department survey. As of July 1st, NYC eateries – from fast-food joints to temples of haute cuisine – can no longer use partially hydrogenated Read More...
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