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November 2007 - Posts
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Indeed Serena, that sandwich you ate in the pilot is now available to anybody dining at Gilt. Photo: Courtesy of The CW Hey there, Upper Eastsiders. Zagat Buzz here. Remember way back when, in the pilot for the CW's super-trashy/guilty-pleasure Gossip Read More...
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Primary attraction was the small wildlife wandering across the table. Read More...
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Electric Avenue: Pop Burger is coming to 58th Street. photo: Ryan Charles Forget West 27th Street and the Bowery. Gotham’s latest nightlife boulevard is the unlikely stretch of 58th Street lying between Park and Fifth Avenues. The lynchpin of the burgeoning Read More...
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On Tuesday evening, Buzz readers were invited to the opening night of Park Avenue Winter , the latest incarnation of the seasonally changing Upper East Side restaurant. The decor, designed once again by the wunderkinds over at AvroKO, is now all winter Read More...
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– When is a new nightclub really just an old nightclub? [ Guest of a Guest ] – Bobby Van, whose eponymous steakhouse lives on, passed away Tuesday. [ NYP ] – As it expands , Mas is killing its late-night hours. [ Grub Street ] – Read More...
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Another nail gets driven into the coffin that is Bottle Service Row: Pre:Post, the late-night sup-and-sober-up spot on West 27th Street, has closed. Instead, clubbers can look forward to Suzie Wong, a Chinoiserie-themed nightclub and lounge opening in Read More...
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There are no seats in ChikaLicious Puddin'. photo: Ryan Charles The wait for the puddin' is over. ChikaLicious Puddin', the to-go sibling to popular dessert specialist ChikaLicious , opens tonight. Calling itself "America's First Made-To-Order Take Away Read More...
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Does cork type matter? Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. This week we received two related wine questions and so once again we turned to Roger Dagorn, Master Sommelier at New York's Chanterelle , to answer Read More...
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The Smith is offering a free cocktail to Buzz readers who dine at the restaurant on December 4th. Photo: Ryan Charles If you've been meaning to check out newcomer The Smith , which opened its doors in the East Village (55 Third Ave.) last week, then Read More...
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By Jeff Freier, ZAGAT.com staff editor For a truly happy meal, try one of these child-friendly restaurants Kid-Friendly Restaurant Guide Boston Chicago London Los Angeles NYC Philadelphia San Francisco/Bay Area Washington, DC Tired of typical kiddie chain Read More...
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– Is Charlie Trotter coming to New York for real this time? [ NY Times ] – Every sitting President since FDR has visited 21 Club . Except W. [ NY Sun ] – Reservation scalper PrimeTimeTables has hit a snag with its users. [ DBTH ] – Read More...
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The Broadway stagehands' strike continues, despite all-night talks yesterday , resulting in a financial disaster for the restaurants that depend on pre- and post-theater diners for their survival. According to the New York Post , some restaurants Read More...
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He's not your you-know-what. After parting ways with the owners of Lola is Soul earlier this year, Top Chef season one finalist Dave Martin has quietly opened Crave on 42nd, a showcase for his updated comfort cooking in Way West Hell's Kitchen. The casual Read More...
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The chef keeps renaming and relocating the restaurant like it’s a member of the Federal Witness Protection Program. Read More...
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Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. Once again we turn to John Fischer, an associate professor in table service at the Culinary Institute of America's Escoffier Restaurant , to answer this week's question. Read More...
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Some interesting Thanksgiving “myths” were busted in The Gallery at Astor Center last night. Andrew F. Smith, editor-in-chief of The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink and author of The Turkey: An American Story , gave a lecture stuffed Read More...
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Of the recently shuttered restaurants and nightspots around town, here are those that Zagat has confirmed: Starting in the Village, Dragonfly on Seventh Avenue has called it quits as has Voyage on Greenwich Street. Further uptown, T New York on West 52nd Read More...
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The Smith Photo: Ryan Charles American brasserie The Smith (not to be confused with fellow newcomer Smith's ) opened its doors in the East Village this week. Featuring vintage wall coverings, subway tile floors and lots of reclaimed barn wood, it's a Read More...
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– First came " Dining in the District ," now comes a Striketini ? Really? [ Grub Street ] – Bruni examines the social networks of successful chefs. [ Diner's Journal ] – Those bacon chocolate bars? Not as good as you'd Read More...
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The results of the Zagat/ Today Show Airline Survey are in, confirming that the industry is continuing its steep descent in the eyes of the flying public. Read on for full survey results – from the best economy-class carrier to the most consistently delayed Read More...
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The lounge at ilili To an out-of-the-way stretch of Fifth Avenue comes ilili , an upscale Gramercy Lebanese from chef Philippe Massoud (ex DC’s Neyla ), whose sleek space features a dramatically cavernous, wood-lined main dining room and adjacent bar, Read More...
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Mas is about to become more mas-ive. Good news for the stylish mob trying to push its way past the bar and into Mas ' intimate dining room: Galen Zamarra's bustling Village New American is expanding. Not by opening an uptown outpost like its neighbor Read More...
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Momofuku Noodle Bar's roomier digs photo: Noah Kalina David Chang's Momofuku Noodle Bar is packing in the crowds once again after moving to roomier digs a few doors down First Avenue (171 First Ave.; 212-777-7773), whose smart, blond wood–lined Read More...
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The entertainment strikes on both coasts aren't just impacting LA's dining scene . In fact, the Broadway stagehands' strike is wreaking havoc on the local eateries that depend on pre- and post-theater crowds to keep on keeping on. Luckily Read More...
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Service so attentive you may have to ask for some privacy. Read More...
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Community Food & Juice , the Morningside Heights sequel to Downtown's ever-popular Clinton St. Baking Co. , opened its doors for breakfast and lunch earlier this month, and as of tonight it will serve dinner too. The down-home New American menu Read More...
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Those of you anxiously awaiting the opening of ChikaLicious sibling ChikaLicious Puddin' can breathe easy – it's almost here. The Buzz has learned that the spin-off has settled on an opening date (November 28th) and hours (5 PM–midnight). Billed as "America's Read More...
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– Serendipity 3 , home of the $25,000 hot chocolate , has been closed by the DOH. [ Eater ] – Some secret watering holes in the Big Apple are a lot less secret now. [ amNY ] – TAG hits the town with Frank Bruni. [ The Amateur Gourmet Read More...
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The Chocolate Show kicked off with a fashion show including this edible cookie dress by designer Nicole Romano (l) and pastry chef Zac Young (r). photo: Ace Brown This past weekend, New York hosted the 10th Annual Chocolate Show , which included everything Read More...
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Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. This week we go to a question submitted by Zagat member hudsong631 : "Here's one that my wife and I always debate over at dinner – she loves to drink "rose" wine and Read More...
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Park Avenue Autumn is getting ready to transform itself into Park Avenue Winter, and to celebrate, the seasonal East Side New American is inviting Buzz readers to a special opening night preview. On Tuesday, November 27th, the restaurant is reserving Read More...
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Chef Kerry Heffernan made a name for himself on the New York restaurant scene when he opened Eleven Madison Park with Danny Meyer in 1998. He's since parted ways with Meyer, but is now back in the spotlight with a new venture, South Gate, debuting in Read More...
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Fiamma's dining room will serve lunch in December and January. Have you been looking for a chance to check out Fiamma since it reopened with new chef Fabio Trabocchi? How does lunch sound? In what seems to be an early Christmas gift to Downtown, Fiamma Read More...
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– Care for a glass of Staten Island red? [ NY Times ] – Baraonda isn't closing, is getting a sibling. [ Page Six ] – Locavore. The word of the year. [ OUP Blog ] – That isn't a bagel... it's a flagel! [ Eat for Victory Read More...
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Perilla Photo: Noah Kalina Perilla 9 Jones St. (bet. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts.) 212-929-6868 Food Decor Service Cost 26 20 24 $65 Season one Top Chef winner Harold Dieterle hits it big again with this much-“hyped” Village newcomer that “lives up to the hoopla” Read More...
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Closings as sport? Should blogs make a game of restaraunt closings? Tell us what you think on the Zagat Discussion boards! We normally try to stay out of food blog fights, but sometimes we just can't help ourselves. And so today we find ourselves Read More...
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Lunetta's dramatic new Manhattan digs photo: Noah Kalina Those familiar with the original Lunetta in Boerum Hill will find the food at this Flatiron Italian offshoot familiar, but its setting – old-style marble-topped tables, plush leather banquettes, Read More...
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The Upper West Side's new Mermaid Inn photo: Noah Kalina Danny Abrams transplants Mermaid Inn , his East Village fish shack, to the Upper West Side, and it's a line-for-line copy of the Downtown original, right down to its cozy back room; the modest prices, Read More...
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Take a look at the staff on the way in – that’s the last you’ll see of them. Read More...
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The dining room at dévi prior to its closing this summer. photo: Noah Kalina Tonight is Diwali, the festival of lights, a major holiday for Hindus across the globe. But beloved newly reborn Indian eatery dévi isn't celebrating ... yet. Read More...
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Padma Lakshmi at Borders photo: Liz Borod Wright Last night, Top Chef judge Padma Lakshmi gave a reading from her new cookbook, Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day , at Borders in the Time Warner Center. No, she didn't recite Read More...
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– It ain't easy being ... a celebrity chef. [ NY Observer ] – Bruni provides more bad restaurant speak. [ Diner's Journal ] – And, on that topic, why do waiters not like to give menu recommendations? [ TAH ] – A trend? Read More...
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The BLT Burger Chef Laurent Tourondel is at it again, today announcing yet another expansion of his BLT Restaurant Group. Next spring, the toque will open an outpost of his New York burger joint BLT Burger at the Mirage in Las Vegas. It will be a homecoming Read More...
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Got a dining question you're too embarrassed to ask your server about? Ask Zagat. Once again we turn to John Fischer, an associate professor in table service at the Culinary Institute of America's Escoffier Restaurant , to answer this week's question. Read More...
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While few chefs have achieved rock-star status, plenty more seem worthy of at least Tiger Beat –style adoration. First, the Gourmet Institute announced its first ever " Chefs of The Gourmet Institute Calendar " with pin-ups by Melanie Read More...
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– The inherent health risks of getting a lime in that Corona. [ NY Times ] – Dropping trans fats, adding other fats. [ WSJ ] – Yes, it's true. Shake Shack is now open year-round. [ Eat for Victory ] – Seven tips to keep you Read More...
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The garden-variety urinals at the revamped Royalton photo: Ryan Charles In 1988, the brand-new men’s room in the Royalton Hotel – replete with a notorious waterfall-***-urinal designed by Philippe Starck – arguably introduced the cool loo to NYC's annals Read More...
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Bun photo: Noah Kalina Chef Michael Bao Huynh of TriBeCa’s Mai House strikes a more casual note with Bun , a Vietnamese arrival on the eastern edge of SoHo, whose stylishly spare quarters he designed himself; the namesake staple, bun (rice vermicelli), Read More...
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It's that time again! It's time for Francophiles to get ready to celebrate like... well, like the new crop of Beaujolais Nouveau is about to arrive. All across town, festivities are being planned to coincide with its release on the third Thursday Read More...
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Long Island diners tired of coming into the city for Restaurant Week have reason to rejoice. Starting yesterday and stretching to next Sunday, Long Island is celebrating its second annual Restaurant Week . For only $21.95, diners can enjoy three-course Read More...
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You gotta hand it to the folks at Blue Smoke and Brooklyn Brewery. You just can't argue with an evening of food and drink entitled: "Beer and 'Cue: What's Not to Love?" Indeed. Which is why they're teaming up for a dinner on Read More...
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The speakeasy vibe at Smith's back bar seems perfect for an illicit rendezvous. photo: Ryan Charles Smith's , the Greenwich Village American newcomer from Cindy Smith ( Raoul's ) and Danny Abrams ( Mermaid Inn , Red Cat ), is already emerging as one of Read More...
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Other than having gone to hell in a handbasket, everything is just like it was before the sale. Read More...
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Hill Country Photo: Noah Kalina Hill Country 30 W. 26th St. (bet. B'way & 6th Ave.) 212-255-4544 Food Decor Service Cost 20 18 14 $34 Bringing Texas Hill Country to Chelsea, this “noisy” new BBQ specialist in a “beat-up honky-tonk” setting offers an abundance Read More...
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Now that there's a chill in the air (and the promise of more cold to come) our minds tend to wander to – what else? – vacations filled with delicious foods. In Italy preferably. But since we're unlikely to be heading to The Boot anytime Read More...
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Delmonico's will offer $35 dinner deals as part of Downtown for Dinner 2007. Photo: Noah Kalina While we love a Restaurant Week that covers a whole city or borough , we also love the more focused ones that allow us to explore a single neighborhood. Read More...
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By Liz Borod Wright, ZAGAT.com staff editor Marathon spectators get hungry, too. Here are 26 eateries along the 26.2-mile course. Courtesy of New York Road Runners The 38,000 runners who will compete in the ING New York City Marathon on November 4th get Read More...
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– Help L'Impero create its Sunday night menu. [ Grub Street ] – Talking food and blogs with legendary editor Judith Jones. [ Ruhlman ] – Comparing New York's culinary staples. [ TONY ] – The hunt for restaurants with rugs Read More...
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