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Dining News Elsewhere: Fading Florent, Raij Out at Tia Pol

  • – The beloved Meatpacking staple Florent is celebrating its last days, and so are the food writers. [NYM, NYT]
  • – Top toques are going way overboard with their trendy takes on classic faves. [NYO]
  • – New legislation would make it easier for restaurants to hire ex-cons. [Crain's]
  • – Alexandra Raij is no longer working with Tía Pol and El Quinto Pino. [Andrea Strong]
  • – And in another surprise twist, the 9th Street Market in the East Village is shutting up shop today. [Eater]
  • – A reason to stay out of the Hamptons this summer: $2,000 table service. [DBTH]
  • – The infamous Kenny Shopsin of the recently re-opened Shopsin's is writing a cookbook. Soon you will be able to make "Blisters on My Sisters" in the comfort of your own home. [Diner's Journal]
  • – Has the celebrity surrounding chefs gotten out of control? [R&I]
  • – Looking at the locals on this season of Next Food Network Star. [NYDN]
  • – A recent sampling found some serious discrepancies between the calorie counts that restaurants report and the reality. [SeattlePI]
  • – Per Ruhlman: Molecular gastronomy does not mean anything, so stop saying it. [Ruhlman]
  • – Overachieving kids need to eat lunch whether they want to or not. [NYT]
  • – Trying to get some Iraqi amber rice outside of Iraq is very tricky. [Digest]
  • – Michael Pollan talks weed. [Serious Eats]
  • – A table of condiments that periodically go bad. Useful for any fridge. [FNORD, via Grinder]
Published Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:19 PM by BuzzEditor

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