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September 2007 - Posts
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The Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. Photo: Noah Kalina Though the Munich original is well into its annual run, Oktoberfest celebrations are only now popping up stateside. One such event will be held at everyone's favorite long-lined burger joint, Read More...
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It has a great reputation among people who don't get out much. Read More...
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Purnima/Dillons Bar as it appeared right after Ramsay's visit. photo: Liz Borod Wright Last night on his new Fox show Kitchen Nightmares , Gordon Ramsay went to Purnima/Dillions Bar on 54th Street and found things looking...not so good. We're Read More...
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– Yesterday the Post listed ten overrated dining options in the city, and Grub Street and Bottomless Dish pitched their additions to the list. [ NY Post , Grub Street , Bottomless Dish ] – Hey, the front of the house isn't exactly a cake Read More...
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A number of restaurants have recently left the New York scene including P. Diddy's place Justin's (which had been open for exactly a decade), Taormina in Little Italy, Tour on 8th Ave., the Goblin Market in SoHo, the Upper East Side outpost of Penang Read More...
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Last year's Joy of Sake The sake is coming! The sake is coming! Tomorrow night, September 27th, the annual Joy of Sake tasting is coming to New York's Puck Building. With over 300 varieties of sake to sample, including many not available in the Read More...
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Steaks will spend about 28 days in Primehouse's on-site aging room before being delivered to your plate. photo: Jim Currie When Steve Hanson's Primehouse New York opens on Monday, its menu will showcase steaks aged on premises in a salt-tiled room. Like Read More...
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As the seasons change from summer to fall, so does at least one restaurant's name and concept. While earlier in the month, Craig Koketsu's New American was called Park Avenue Summer, serving the seasonally appropriate fare that name implies, a Read More...
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Fans of the East Village dessert bar ChikaLicious should get ready to rejoice: It's spinning off a new dessert bar... across the street (204 E. 10th St.). Opening in mid-November and called ChikaLicious Puddin', the newcomer is billing itself as "America's Read More...
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– Thinking about the politics of produce. [ Gourmet ] – Ten books that any gastro-bibliophile should own. [ EpiLog ] – The debate as to how you should divide the bill continues . [ Diner's Journal ] – Say goodbye to Double Read More...
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Bobo Photo: Noah Kalina Soigné new Villager Bobo feels miles away from the Seventh Avenue strip given its townhouse space done up like an old-world apartment complete with moody subterranean bar, antiques and family photos–bedecked upstairs dining room Read More...
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Tavern on the Green , the second-highest grossing restaurant in the country , has found itself in the middle of a legal snafu with the federal government. According to Crain's , "The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped Tavern Read More...
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Fans of outdoor dining have reason to rejoice. Today the Bloomberg Administration OK'd a new rule allowing restaurants with properly licensed outdoor eating areas to install heat lamps with minimal legal hassles. Sidewalk dining has grown increasingly Read More...
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Kingswood is the latest restaurant to deliver dishes from Down Under. photo: Noah Kalina Aussie eats are all the rage these days, ranging from the "hair-of-the-dingo brunch" at Williamsburg's Wombat to the more rarefied herb-crusted rack of lamb at Greenwich Read More...
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Grayz Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres get the Gray Kunz treatment at Grayz , the new Midtown Eclectic set in the Rockefeller townhouse that was formerly home to Aquavit ; the meandering space (a series of cozy chambers leading to a transporting atrium) will Read More...
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Many chefs dream of making it big in New York, but there are also a few successful New York chefs who dream of making it big back home. Chef Dante Boccuzzi falls in this latter category. Last spring, Boccuzzi left his executive chef position of five years Read More...
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I would rather eat sushi from a vending machine. Read More...
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The Beijing chicken at Philippe Upscale New York Chinese Philippe is headed to Las Vegas. The eponymous restaurant of chef-owner Philippe Chow, formerly the chef at Mr. Chow , just announced that it will be the anchor restaurant in the forthcoming Cosmopolitan Read More...
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Roasted suckling pig was carved for guests at a party held at BLT Market last night photo: Carla Spartos Laurent Tourondel photo: Carla Spartos BLT Market , the latest addition to chef Laurent Tourondel's BLT empire, threw a belated opening-night Read More...
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The new Eighth Street outpost of Rickshaw Dumpling Bar. photo: Noah Kalina NYU students and Village locals now have another budget-friendly dining option to add to their list thanks to the new outpost of Anita Lo's Rickshaw Dumpling Bar . The sleek space Read More...
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Since a video of rats scampering around a KFC/Taco Bell the day after a health inspection surfaced last February , rats in restaurants has become a hot topic (and not in the Pixar/Disney sense). Now new numbers show that at least New York's Department Read More...
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– The oft-delayed Grayz is set to open on Monday ; here's a peek at the menu. [ Eater ] – Bourdain loved last night's Top Chef , which featured true Top Chef André Soltner as a judge! [ Bravo , Newsday ] – Seriously, though, Read More...
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Clamoring for Daniel Eardley 's corn flan tamale at The StarChefs.com Rising Stars Revue photo: Carla Spartos Last night's StarChefs.com Rising Stars Revue saw more than a dozen big-name toques manning "pushcarts" parked inside Mansion Read More...
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In the space of the old M Bar on Broome comes a new Nolita speakeasy, The Randolph, opening tomorrow. Intended to be, according to its press release, "the equal and opposite reaction to GoldBar which resides on the other end of the block in every regard," Read More...
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On October 9th, SoHo standard Savoy will host noted British chef and author Fergus Henderson of London's St. John in celebration of his new cookbook, Beyond Nose to Tail . The four-course dinner, with paired wines natch, will include dishes such as Read More...
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Despite its death notice having already been written, it seems that beloved Indian dévi isn't closing for good after all. The Times is reporting that the restaurant's chefs, Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur, have bought the place from its Read More...
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Among the dozens of anticipated restaurants opening this fall , add one more. Coming to the new TriBeCa Hilton on West Broadway is Cleaverhouse , a French-American eatery situated in a 4,500-sq.-ft. space done in black and white. Opening this November, Read More...
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Payard has been cooking for ten years. photo: Payard After ten years of business, chefs François Payard and Philippe Bertineau of Payard Bistro are ready to party. And since they couldn't have done it without their customers, they're inviting Read More...
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With the passing of Luciano Pavarotti, the world lost not just a great voice – but a great eater as well. In the many NYC restaurants that he frequented (including numerous spots in Little Italy ), the Maestro was much loved as a legendary trencherman, Read More...
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If ever there was one, this is the week to go out and eat in Queens. Monday through Thursday until September 27th, the Queens Economic Development Corporation is sponsoring the fourth annual Restaurant Week just for New York City's largest borough. Read More...
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– New York City wants to help you open up a restaurant. [ Newsday ] – Anthony Bourdain's "Overrated Menu." [ Radar ] – And in other celebrichef news, Batali is blogging? [ Serious Eats ] – Whoa, Franny's 2 is Read More...
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Market Table photo: Noah Kalina Market Table, the Greenwich Village market/restaurant from chef Mike Price (ex Mermaid Inn ) and partners Joey Campanaro and Gabriel Stulman of Little Owl , is opening for lunch tomorrow. The seasonal New American fare Read More...
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After shuttering for a few months of renovations, SoHo Italian Fiamma reopens today with a refreshed look and a hot new chef-partner. Fabio Trabocchi, a native of the northern Italian region called Le Marche and the former toque at Washington, DC's Read More...
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Atlanta Boston Chicago Las Vegas London Los Angeles Miami New York City Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC What's hot this fall? Casual dining is still on the rise, with top chefs forgoing fine china and white tablecloths for boozier, elbow-to-elbow Read More...
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It's the cheesiest: the East Village's S'mac photo: Noah Kalina Mac 'n' cheese is a combo few would argue with but many are tempted to improve upon. Part of its appeal is that it lends itself to endless permutations that can be happily sampled around Read More...
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Boasting 16 taps filled with a rotating cast of local and Pacific Northwest micro-brews, Brooklyn's newest neighborhood pub, Pacific Standard , aims its sights directly at the booming borough's more literary-inclined with touches like an in-house library Read More...
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– It won't be called DBGB, but Daniel Boulud's new Bowery burger joint has signed a lease. [ Grub Street ] – That took long enough! Is the Waverly Inn officially open? [ Insatiable Critic ] – Checking in with Grant Achatz. [ Read More...
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Great food amid a sea of shorts and black socks. Read More...
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– Yes, yes. The Magnolia Bakery is coming to the Upper West Side. [ Eater ] – Is there an American cuisine? The James Beard Foundation wants to know. [ JBF ] – Bobby Flay's Bolo is probably going bye-bye. [ Diner's Journal ] Read More...
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New York's restaurant industry won a victory in court yesterday when a federal judge ruled that the city's fast food restaurants may not be forced to list nutritional information on their menu boards. For now. Judge Richard Holwell found in favor of the Read More...
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– Aureole should reopen this Friday. [ Eater ] – One if by Land, Two if by Sea has found itself a new chef. [ Restaurant Girl ] – While Mo Pitkin's may not be long for this world, it ain't dead yet. [ Eater ] – Getting Read More...
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On September 12th, Mexican staple Rosa Mexicano kicks off its 5th Annual Chocolate Festival with the addition of seven cocoa-based items to the menus at all three of its NYC locations. To kick off the festivities, which run through October 17th, chef Read More...
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Pamplona, formerly Ureña photo: Ryan Charles Chef Alex Ureña has transformed his eponymous fine-dining Gramercy restaurant into Pamplona, a casual take on its predecessor offering a foam-free, tapas-heavy Basque bistro menu in all-beige, cozy-chic environs; Read More...
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The Grand Central Oyster Bar photo: Noah Kalina Among the things to look forward to in the early weeks of autumn are the celebrations of those lovable bivalves, the oysters. Getting the season going on Saturday is the Riverside Park Oyster Festival sponsored Read More...
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Cocktail lounge magnate Mark Grossich, whose portfolio includes World Bar and the Carnegie Club , is opening his first wine bar (and restaurant) next week. Opening September 10th in the Library Hotel , Madison & Vine aims to please the lunch and dinner Read More...
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By Emily Capo A back-to-school guide to cheap eats in eight cities Cheap Eats Guide Boston Chicago Los Angeles Miami NYC Philadelphia San Francisco Washington, DC Dreading the return to your college cafeteria's meatloaf and mayhem? Eaten enough PB&J to Read More...
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– There are a whole lot of new restaurants hoping to open this fall. [ NY Times ] – Mario Batali is out at the Food Network, or maybe he isn't ? [ NY Post ] – How to get yourself the freshest chicken possible. [ NY Sun ] – Read More...
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After a broken water pipe flooded Aureole over Labor Day weekend, Charlie Palmer's Upper East Side New American has been forced to temporarily shut its doors. The restaurant expects to reopen on Monday, September 17th, and is still accepting reservations Read More...
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Enrico Malta's NYC Restaurant Group – which owns numerous Italian restaurants including Intermezzo , Il Bastardo and Sette – is in a flurry of construction with four new West Side eateries set to open in as many weeks, including its first Read More...
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Farm Aid , the music festival benefiting small family farms, kicks off its weeklong "Fresh from the Family Farm" restaurant campaign today. Through September 10th, 20-plus participating restaurants – including Craftsteak and Gramercy Tavern Read More...
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– Scott Bryan talks 10 Downing. [ Food & Wine ] – Enjoying Wakiya 's upfront reservation policy. [ Diner's Journal ] – Is Picnick the new Shake Shack ? [ Eater ] – Fighting tongue cancer, Alinea 's Grant Achatz Read More...
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