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August 2007 - Posts
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Tailor photo: Ryan Charles The official word is that Sam Mason – the young, tattooed pastry chef who honed his skills working with Wylie Dufresne at wd-50 – will open Tailor tomorrow (though Eater.com is reporting that its liquor license has been delayed Read More...
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With Labor Day, and the end of summer, fast approaching, the food world is preparing to rev up for the new fall season. Here's a taste of what's to come in September. While continuing as chef at Keith McNally's Morandi , Jody Williams is prepping the Read More...
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The waiter took my order, went outside to smoke and then waved through the window. Read More...
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– After a delivery man was killed and two others were hurt by a drunk driver, Mercadito is trying to raise money for the victims' families. [ Gothamist ] – Nightspot Milk & Honey is getting a new number... [ Grub Street ] – Bruni Read More...
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Patina Restaurant Group inked a $94.7 million deal to purchase Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group yesterday. The final price tag was about $15 mil more than originally reported back in February. Patina CEO Nick Valenti and chef-founder Joachim Splichal Read More...
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Expecting a long layover in New York and looking for some quality food? Just a big Todd English fan? Either way, you'll be pleased to know that the celebrity chef has just opened the second outpost of Bonfire , his Boston steakhouse, in the Delta Airlines Read More...
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By Garth Johnston Professor Brian Wansink explains why we eat more than we think Professor Brian Wansink at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Courtesy of Cornell University Can a noisy restaurant make you drink more – or less? What's the psychology Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Antonucci 170 E. 81st St. Manhattan 212-570-5100 Blaue Gans 139 Duane St. Manhattan 212-571-8880 David Burke at Bloomingdale's 159 E. 59th St. Manhattan 212-705-3800 Del Posto 85 10th Ave. Manhattan 212-497-8090 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Brasserie Ruhlmann 45 Rockefeller Plaza Manhattan 212-974-2020 Colors 417 Lafayette St. Manhattan 212-777-8443 Country 90 Madison Ave., 2nd fl. Manhattan 212-889-7100 Dani 333 Hudson St. Manhattan 212-633-9333 Fanny Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Buddakan 75 Ninth Ave. Manhattan 212-989-6699 Destino 891 First Ave. Manhattan 212-751-0700 El Centro 824 Ninth Ave. Manhattan 646-763-6585 Je' Bon Noodle House 15 St. Marks Pl. Manhattan 212-388-1313 Kellari Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone AJ Maxwell's Steakhouse 57 W. 48th St. Manhattan 212-262-6200 Baci & Abbracci 204 Grand St. Brooklyn 718-599-6599 Buddha Bar 25 Little W. 12th St. Manhattan 212-647-7314 Chanto 133 Seventh Ave. S. Manhattan Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone A Voce 41 Madison Ave. Manhattan 212-545-8555 Beccofino 5704 Mosholu Ave. Bronx 718-432-2604 Bouchon Bakery 10 Columbus Circle, 3rd fl. Manhattan 212-823-9366 Buenos Aires 513 E. Sixth St. Manhattan 212-228-2775 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Aquamarine 713 Second Ave. Manhattan 212-297-1880 Billie's Black 271 W. 119th St. Manhattan 212-280-2248 Bistro Citron 473 Columbus Ave. Manhattan 212-400-9401 Brouwers of Stone Street 45 Stone St. Manhattan Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Alma Grill 134 E. 48th St. Manhattan 212-593-5900 Bonjoo 107 First Ave. Manhattan 212-505-7974 Buzina Pop 1022A Lexington Ave. Manhattan 212-879-6190 Cafe Condesa 183 W. 10th St. Manhattan 212-352-0050 Carne Vale Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 809 Sangria Bar & Grill 112 Dyckman St. Manhattan 212-304-3800 A La Turka 1417 Second Ave. Manhattan 212-744-2424 Almond Flower Bistro 96 Bowery Manhattan 212-966-7162 Bocca Lupo 391 Henry St. Brooklyn 718-243-2522 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Alonso's Steakhouse 265 W. 20th St. Manhattan 212-675-7749 Barbone 186 Ave. B Manhattan 212-254-6047 Devin Tavern 363 Greenwich St. Manhattan 212-334-7337 Japonais 111 E. 18th St. Manhattan 212-260-2020 S'mac Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Acqua at Peck Slip 21 Peck Slip Manhattan 212-349-4433 B. Café 240 E. 75th St. Manhattan 212-249-3300 Bamn! 37 St. Marks Pl. Manhattan 212-358-7685 Basso 56 234 W. 56th St. Manhattan 212-265-2610 Chat Noir Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Benjamin Steak House 52 E. 41st St. Manhattan 212-297-9177 BLT Burger 470 Sixth Ave. Manhattan 212-243-8226 Cacio e Vino 80 Second Ave. Manhattan 212-228-3269 Cafe Cluny 284 W. 12th St. Manhattan 212-255-6900 Core Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 67 Burger 67 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn 718-797-7150 Aces 32-07 36th Ave. Queens 347-495-6991 Asiakan 710 Amsterdam Ave. Manhattan 212-280-8878 Black Pearl 37 W. 26th St. Manhattan 212-532-9900 Brooklyn Burger Bar Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 15 East 15 E. 15th St. Manhattan 212-647-0015 Bar Martignetti 406 Broome St. Manhattan 212-680-5600 Brasserie 52 772 Ninth Ave. Manhattan 212-586-5006 brgr 287 Seventh Ave Manhattan 212-488-7500 Ecco-la 1660 Third Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Amazing 66 66 Mott St. Manhattan 212-334-0099 Babouche 92 Prince St. Manhattan 212-219-8155 Biscuit BBQ 230 Fifth Ave. Brooklyn 718-399-2161 Dennis Foy 313 Church St. Manhattan 212-625-1007 E.U., The 235 E. Fourth Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Alchemy 56 Fifth Ave. Brooklyn 718-636-4385 Amalia 204 W. 55th St. Manhattan 212-245-1234 American, The 235 Mulberry St. Manhattan 212-966-6616 Dieci 228 E. 10th St. Manhattan 212-387-9545 Il Brigante 214 Front Read More...
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– Are Jeffrey Chodorow and Tom Valenti opening spots at On the Ave Hotel? [ NY Post ] – Eating local, and only local, in the five boroughs. [ New Yorker ] – Moving a 60,000 bottle wine shop ain't easy. [ Daily Intel ] – Is Read More...
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Toloache photo: Ryan Charles Los Dados, a new Mexican restaurant from Lotus partners David Rabin and Will Regan, opens today in the former Meatpacking District home of Meet. Rabin describes it as "casual, authentic, accessible"; co-owner Sue Torres ( Read More...
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BarFry photo: Ryan Charles From chef Josh DeChellis (ex Sumile Sushi ) comes BarFry , a new Village tempura bar where the mostly Japanese menu is tricked up with po’ boys, beef beignets and a smartly parsed wine list; the casual, white-tiled room dominated Read More...
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Could someone do something about the uniforms? 1982 just called and it wants its suspenders back. Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com staff editor The restaurant industry reinvents itself with an eco-conscious eye London's Acorn House Photo: Cindy Chen The greening of the restaurant industry, an idealistic movement that took root decades ago, is now Read More...
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The 18-year-old Italian eatery Paper Moon Milano closed last Friday night. It is scheduled to re-emerge as a Tuscan eatery named Visconti (after the great Italian director Luchino Visconti) on September 15th. Teddy Suric, former partner at davidburke Read More...
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The contestants on Next Iron Chef from left: Michael Symon, Jill Davie, Morou Ouattara, John Besh, Gavin Kaysen, Aarón Sanchez , Chris Cosentino and Traci Des Jardins. photo: Food Network Starting to worry about what food reality show will be around Read More...
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– As usual, chef-turned-blogger Tony Bourdain sums up Top Chef to a T. [ Bravo ] – Blogger-***-restaurant-critic Restaurant Girl made her pro-debut Tuesday and Eater collected the blogosphere's response. [ Eater ] – Speaking of the Read More...
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Do you carry your Zagat Survey with you wherever you go? Well, you don't have to anymore because earlier this week we happily announced a new (and free) way for you to find your favorite restaurant, nightspot or hotel: ZAGAT.mobi . Looking for a sushi Read More...
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Diners at Danny Meyer's The Modern are used to chef Gabriel Kreuther’s “phenomenal” prix fixe dinners and the hefty checks that come with them, but those are just the warm up. On Saturday and Sunday, September 29th and 30th, chef Read More...
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Restaurateur Steve Hanson is a busy guy. On September 21st, he's opening Primehouse New York (381 Park Avenue S.) a few doors away from his popular Dos Caminos . Now comes word that he's transforming the old Barça 18 space at 225 Park Avenue South into Read More...
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– Scientists may have linked obesity to a common virus. [ NY Post ] – The Daily News ' new food critic, Restaurant Girl , goes to Gemma and comes back with one and half stars. [ NYDN ] – Is the Cipriani Group for sale? [ NYM ] – Read More...
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Spitzer's Corner photo: Ryan Charles Nibble pork-fat popcorn and other creative, casual New American snacks and entrees while watching the LES’s grand pageant pass by the floor-to-ceiling windows of new gastropub Spitzer's Corner ; its crowd of beautiful Read More...
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The sixth annual Dine Out Westchester, in which restaurants offer reduced rates for three-course lunch and/or dinner prix fixe meals to benefit charity, is upon us. From August 19th–23rd and 26th–30th, dine out and do good by visiting restaurants Read More...
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North Fork Table & Inn Looking to escape the city on Labor Day weekend? No longer an also-ran, the East End’s pastoral North Fork is exploding with fine restaurants to go with its world-class wines. Below are some of the latest spots to make a splash; Read More...
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BLT Market photo: Ryan Charles Cross a farmer’s market with the Ritz-Carlton and you get BLT Market , the latest addition to Laurent Tourondel’s BLT empire, where the focus is on fresh, seasonal, sometimes local ingredients that provide inspiration for Read More...
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Kobe Club Photo: Noah Kalina Kobe Club 68 W. 58th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.) Manhattan, NY 10019 212-644-5623 Food Decor Service Cost 20 22 18 $146 A “mind-blowing” variety of Wagyu beef (domestic, Australian and Japanese) “like butter” is the thing at Read More...
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We could have lived without knowing that our waiter was 'Steven from Long Beach.' Read More...
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Last week we took a look at the rising costs of prix fixe meals and found that in the course of just a few months they had risen at a healthy clip, anywhere from 2 to 20%. But that's not all, folks. According to our researchers, who are preparing Read More...
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John Fraser, most recently the chef at Compass , is getting ready to open his own Upper West Side restaurant (still unnamed) this November. Located at 103 W. 77th Street, the former home of Greek restaurant En Plo, it will offer American cuisine with Read More...
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Heirloom tomatoes A variously wet and dry summer has produced an outstanding tomato crop this year, and local chefs are celebrating in and out of their restaurants. To wit, this year the Slow Food movement is sponsoring an all-you-can-eat tomato tasting Read More...
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A number of restaurants have recently shut their doors in New York. Last week Downtown said goodbye to Varick Street newcomer Charolais, SoHo staple Jerry's and Lower Eastside lounge Punch & Judy. Other recent closings include the Red Cafe in Park Slope, Read More...
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Got a street vendor that you just can’t quit? Tell us about your favorites on the Zagat Discussion boards! Whether they’re into hot dogs or halal, knishes or oysters ( seriously ), New Yorkers have had a long and often loving relationship Read More...
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Terra Verde at the Green Valley Ranch Resort Last night Fox wrapped up the third season of its hit kitchen reality show from chef Gordon Ramsay , Hell's Kitchen . This year the top prize went to Virginian Rock Harper , 30, who now will have "the coveted Read More...
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Forum photo: Ryan Charles Brought to you by a pair of former Union Square Cafe bartenders, 8th St. Winecellar offers a well-parsed selection of vinos along with the usual small plates; it’s the latest arrival on morphing Eighth Street, long known for Read More...
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Laurent Tourondel photo: Quentin Bacon Laurent Tourondel expands his BLT franchise ( BLT Burger , BLT Fish , BLT Prime , BLT Steak ) with BLT Market, a seasonal New American restaurant opening Thursday in the former Atelier space in the Ritz-Carlton Central Read More...
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Out with chandeliers, in with star chefs as hotel restaurants shed their stuffy image Dean Fearing “Formal dining is dead,” declares Dean Fearing, the chef who spent two decades at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. “I think people want to be wowed, Read More...
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Kee's Chocolates photo: Emily Capo Where do you go for the best chocolate? ZAGAT.com voters have rated Kee's Chocolates as the top spot to get their cocoa on. Do you agree with the results? Tell us on the Zagat Discussion boards! There is little doubt Read More...
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The uncertainties facing the Cipriani clan, who own such high-class eateries as the Rainbow Room , Harry’s Bar in Venice, Downtown Cipriani , Harry Cipriani and Cipriani Dolci , continue. Less than two weeks after Arrigo and Giuseppe Cipriani, the Read More...
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If I wanted to be treated with distaste, I would just stay home. Read More...
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The decor at Dillons, post Ramsay visit. photo: Liz Borod Wright The legal difficulties surrounding Gordon Ramsay's Fox reality TV series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares , in which the chef plays savior to failing restaurants, seem to be coming to Read More...
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Changing restaurant prices is a common gripe among foodies, one brought to light again earlier this week by Frank Bruni . It should come as no surprise that successful restaurants like to raise their prices. That is, until you see just how much those Read More...
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How do you conserve food miles? Let us know on the Zagat Discussion boards! “Food miles” (the distance that your food has traveled before consumption) has become a hot topic as the threat of global warming has loomed larger. But is this the right thing Read More...
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The Bloody Maria at Rayuela photo: Jonathan Fickies / Rayuela Lower East Side "freestyle Latino" eatery Rayuela is adding a weekend brunch to its repertoire. Starting August 12th, diners will be able to enjoy chef Maximo Tejada's take on Read More...
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A little over a month since New York City's trans fat ban went into effect restaurants have been quickly figuring out how to deal with the new requirements, some better then others. Specifically, it seems that some fast food restaurants are having trouble Read More...
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Laid-back Chelsea sushi joint Momoya is getting ready to open a new outpost on the Upper West Side. The restaurant, which Zagat surveyors praise for its "upscale" food and staff “without the attitude found elsewhere,” is aiming to Read More...
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Our waiter was very unattractive, and this being LA, I have to downgrade the Decor rating. Read More...
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Morandi Morandi 211 Waverly Pl. (Charles St.) Manhattan, NY 10014 212-627-7575 Food Decor Service Cost 19 18 19 $54 “Can’t-miss” Keith McNally does Italian for the first time at this “buzzy” new Village trattoria featuring the über-restaurateur’s usual Read More...
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Alex Ureña is closing his eponymous restaurant after service on Saturday, August 18th, and will reopen it as Pamplona, a bistro specializing in Basque cooking, the day after Labor Day. It will feature lower price points and a spiffed-up setting, which Read More...
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After four years, Upper East Side Kosher steakhouse Park East Grill is closing its doors. It will serve its final Shabbat dinner this Friday. According to the management , the Grill has accepted a buyout offer from the new owners of its building on 2nd Read More...
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David Burke, the chef behind New York's davidburke & donatella and Chicago's Primehouse is in the works to bring not one, not two, but three new restaurants to the new MGM Grand tower set to open next spring at Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort . Blueprints Read More...
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Have you got a good one to tell about drunk fine-dining? Share your stories on the Zagat Discussion boards! Drinking and dining have gone together forever – it's no secret that a great wine can save some of the most egregious meals – so Read More...
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Sugar Sweet Sunshine photo: Emily Capo Where do you go for the best cupcakes in the city? ZAGAT.com voters have rated Sugar Sweet Sunshine as the top spot to get their cupcake fix. Do you agree with the results? Tell us on the Zagat Discussion boards! Read More...
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