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April 2008 - Posts
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Savarona Photo: Ryan Charles Savarona, a Modern Turk, has conquered the former Bouterin space and added plenty of bronze-and-brass accents to create this stylish new destination for Sutton Place residents when it opens tomorrow; its menu exhibits French Read More...
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Our wine was a year older when it finally arrived at the table. Read More...
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– So A Voce really is opening a branch in the Time Warner Center, but will chef Andrew Carmellini come along for the ride? [ Diner's Journal ] – The CEO of the State Liquor Authority stepped down last week, leaving a much drier New York Read More...
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Back Forty photo: Ryan Charles Alphabet City's Back Forty , a New American that emphasizes local and seasonal fare, wants to bring the growing world of artisanal cheese and ale to your attention. To that end, it's hosting three events in the next Read More...
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By Troy Segal, ZAGAT.com staff editor Seeking something stronger than sake, but subtler than scotch? Try a sip of shochu. Shochu Lynne Wallack and John Handler, owners of Chicago’s popular Deleece , were ready to launch a second restaurant. Rather Read More...
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Cinco de Mayo is coming fast, and to get ready for it Midtown Mexican Toloache is going loco for avocados. For the week (Monday, April 28th–Monday, May 5th) leading up to the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, not only is chef Julian Medina adding Read More...
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Besides the cockroach crawling up the wall, it was ok. Read More...
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A little more than two months after leaving its old dock on First Street , the East Village Yacht Club is back out on the high seas. Initially it appeared that the Club had found a safe harbor in the old Kelley & Peng digs at 325 Bowery (no, Peng Read More...
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Opening day at the new Brooklyn Flea Photo: food_in_mouth While stoop sales sometimes do the trick, dumpster diving makes for good sport and eBay scratches the itch 24/7, when it comes to finding truly unique stuff at a price that you can cart home guilt-free, Read More...
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– Will this ever end? Restaurants have received another brief stay of execution in the ongoing calorie-count battles. [ Gothamist ] – On the other hand, with numbers like these we see why restaurants are fighting so hard. [ Grub Street ] – Read More...
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The Shake Shack Photo: Noah Kalina Those desperate for a late night Shackburger at the Shake Shack can rejoice. According to the eternally long-lined Madison Square restaurant its extended hours are back, starting today. You can now stuff yourself silly Read More...
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Wildwood Barbeque sports a rustic/industrial look. photo: Wildwood Barbeque B.R. Guest – the restaurant group behind Blue Water Grill , Dos Caminos , Ruby Foo's and several more popular places – branches out to yet another cuisine with Read More...
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photo: Peter Dutton Mother's Day, that annual holiday in honor of all things maternal, is almost upon us. If you want to treat your mama to a celebratory meal, you'd better make your reservations soon (like yesterday!) because Mother's Day Read More...
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– Calorie counts are up in fast food restaurants, and customers are not surprisingly a bit stunned. [ NYT ] – Get inside the kitchens of Wylie Dufresne, Alice Waters , Grant Achatz and Dan Barber's restaurants. [ Metropolis ] – The Read More...
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Benoit photo: Ryan Charles Fifty-fifth Street just got its second Alain Ducasse eatery; modeled after the original Paris location , Benoit, which opened today, is just west of Adour in terms of location and south of it in terms of menu prices (which still Read More...
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The Chicken, the Fish, and the King Crab photo: courtesy the TriBeCa Film Festival Sure, you may pair your wine or beer to match your meal, but what about your movie? In honor of the 7th Annual Tribeca Film Festival – which kicks off on the evening Read More...
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It's hard to believe that Lower Manhattan was once a dining wasteland, since it's increasingly where the culinary excitement lies. On Saturday, May 17th, see what the Triangle Below Canal Street has to offer at the 14th annual Taste of TriBeCa Read More...
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I was told by the waiter that I have the wrong palate. Read More...
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Bar Q Photo: Ryan Charles Yes, bar Q , Anita Lo's brand new BBQ joint and raw bar in the West Village is still around. So, why is it closed tonight? Gail Schoenberg, who does PR for the restaurant, nipped a springtime-shuttering rumor in the bud with Read More...
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– The 4 AM last call might be on its last legs. [ NY Sun ] – Calorie counts on fast-food menus will indeed be listed. [ Gothamist ] – To entice Europeans, some restaurants are now listing wine prices in euros as well as greenbacks. [ Read More...
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Restaurant deals are increasingly turning into a go-to fund-raising opportunity for local charities. The annual Staten Island's Dine Out Against Hunger event tomorrow, April 17th, is a perfect example of this. Over 120 island restaurants, including Read More...
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Il Buco is getting into Earth Day in a big way. Il Buco , the Bond Street antiques-store-turned-Italian-dining-destination, is proud of its decade-long history of sourcing local and sustainable food, but in honor of Earth Day (April 22nd) it will take Read More...
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Tax-time and recession talk may have you holding on tightly to your wallet, but, hey, you still gotta eat. And, if you're smart about it, you can eat very well by taking advantage of the great deals out there. Get more tuck for your buck at these Read More...
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– Soho's Provence will close on Saturday. [ Diner's Journal ] – De Niro and Co. are looking to sell a majority stake in their Nobu empire. [ Telegraph ] – Fast-food restaurants have until Monday to put calorie counts on their Read More...
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While attention does get paid to the growing ranks of professional female chefs, the restaurant kitchen is by no means the only place where women are increasingly taking charge. To highlight another area, executive chef Patricia Williams and general manager Read More...
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Brooklyn's own Restaurant Week may have already come and gone , but now there's another way to celebrate the brownstone borough's cuisine: the 11th Annual Brooklyn Eats on April 30th, a walk-around tasting sponsored by the Brooklyn Chamber Read More...
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Bar Milano photo: Ryan Charles The Denton brothers ( ’ino , Lupa ) go Milan-chic with Bar Milano , a new Gramercy Northern Italian whose sleek dining room is clad in contrasting marble slabs on one wall and separated from an already-hopping bar Read More...
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photo: RaeA At Passover seders from April 19th–27th, many who don't keep kosher will drink kosher wine in honor of the holiday. While Manischewitz (which is made with Concord grapes and, to compensate for the grape’s acidic taste, lots Read More...
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photo: Ohad Ben-Yoseph Passover, which celebrates the Jewish exodus from Egypt, starts at sundown on April 19th and continues for the next eight days. And though most will prepare their seders at home with family, there's no reason that the holiday Read More...
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Like eating in an NYC subway station, only nicer. Read More...
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The popular Hell's Kitchen Greek eatery Uncle Nick's is planning to launch a new branch in the second week of May at the corner of 29th Street and Eighth Avenue, right near the Fashion Institute of Technology. The new branch will be Uncle Nick's Read More...
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– Keeping track of David Bouley's properties can induce a headache. [ Diner's Journal ] – Come June, Café Gray will in fact be leaving the Time Warner Center. [ NY Sun ] – "When dining, does one place one's Blackberry Read More...
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Zagat has officially confirmed these closings: One of the last real diners left in the city, the Cheyenne Diner on 9th Avenue, has closed. Nearby, Yang Pyung Seoul on 33rd Street has also said its last goodbyes. In Murray Hill, Chez Laurence Bistro is Read More...
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Brasserie Cognac's profiteroles photo: Alessandra Rotondi Brasserie Cognac, the latest from the Serafina folks (there's even a location right across the street), will open officially on Monday, with its "boulangerie" – a take-out Read More...
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This weekend marks the end for the old-school (by club standards) China Club . Though it lost some of its luster since moving to Times Square from the Upper West Side in 1998, the 47th Street mainstay still managed to consistently attract a crowd. Nevertheless, Read More...
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In honor of the Macy's Flower Show in NYC, Macy’s Cellar Bar and Grill is serving a Flower Show Salad. photo: Patina Restaurant Group Just in time for spring, edible flowers are sprouting up in restaurants all over the country. You'll find Read More...
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– A dubious study may 86 New York's proposed fast food calorie counts. [ Gothamist ] – In its continuing attempts to staunch its declining sales, Starbucks has a new blend to push. [ WSJ ] – Before there was Pinkberry there was NYC Read More...
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Bar Q Photo: Ryan Charles Bar Q , the new Asian barbecue joint/raw bar and second Greenwich Village eatery from Anita Lo (chef-owner of the longtime fine-dining favorite Annisa ), has the unpretentious air of a restaurant comfortable in its own skin – Read More...
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Greenwich Grill Photo: Ryan Charles Greenwich Grill , the first NYC outpost of a Japanese chain, boasts two floors and a split personality: on the street level there’s innovative European cuisine with a heavy emphasis on fresh seafood, while in Read More...
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With African cuisines and Brooklyn both gaining prominence in the culinary scene of late, it comes as no surprise that an old standard like NoLita's cozy Ethiopian Ghenet would look to capitalize on the trend. And so after 10 years of serving up its Read More...
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Service exists in two modes: know it all and not at all. Read More...
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Photo: Mucca Design View Slideshow Do you have a favorite restaurant logo? Or one you can't stand? Let us know on the Zagat Discussion boards! Earlier this week, the Buzz took a look at the process that goes into branding a restaurant by focusing Read More...
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Haven’t yet voted in our New York City Restaurants Survey? You've got only a few more weeks – the deadline is Sunday, April 27th. The Survey covers everything from hot newcomers to longtime stalwarts, and if you’ve sampled any of Read More...
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Linda Rizzo, aka "La Linda" Meet Linda Rizzo, an ever-present voice on our discussion boards . Rizzo, who goes by the moniker La Linda , has contributed over 93 posts, offering advice on New York, Las Vegas and Paris, as well as on dining etiquette. Read More...
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– Is Alain Ducasse now serving a haute pizza bagel at Adour ? [ Gothamist ] – While you were slipping that fork into your handbag, a camera was watching. [ NYP ] – Samantha, er, Kim Cattrall is going to host this year's James Beard Read More...
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With siblings in LA , South Beach and Las Vegas , Robert De Niro's newest Ago in TriBeCa's just-opened Greenwich Hotel comes designed to please those who can afford to sit in the carefully mismatched wooden chairs that fill the rustic, airy room Read More...
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With a private debut last night and a public one tonight, Robert De Niro's Tuscan eatery Ago finally gets off the ground in NYC. This marks the fourth location for the hotly anticipated restaurant: Ago was born in West Hollywood in 1997, spawned a Read More...
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– The best rumor we've heard all week: Is Café Gray leaving the Time Warner Center to make room for an uptown location of A Voce ? [ Grub Street ] – Another great diner goes bust after 68 years of business. [ NYDN ] – Ten Read More...
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By Garth Johnston, ZAGAT.com staff writer Learn how Louise Fili creates a restaurant's brand from the logo to the bill. Graphic designer Louise Fili helps restaurants refine their identities through typography. Photo: Henry Leutwyler, courtesy of Read More...
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Taste of the Lower East Side takes place at The Puck Building in SoHo. The Lower East Side has so many great restaurants that it would take months of dedicated dining to taste them all. Or, you could taste most of them in a single evening at the Grand Read More...
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