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June 2008 - Posts
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Mercadito Cantina photo: Evan W. Miller Mexican spot Mercadito has opened its second spin-off, Mercadito Cantina, in a mod East Village space not far from the original; the taco-centric menu offers renditions not available at the other locations – Read More...
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Celebrate the Running of the Bulls photo: courtesy of Pamplona Every summer, the Running of the Bulls lures adrenaline junkies to Spain – but for those who’d like to get in on the action a little closer to home, Pamplona will be serving a Read More...
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Country , Geoffrey Zakarian’s New American in the Carlton Hotel , is going to be a bit more bovine come fall. The restaurant's upstairs dining room, home of its multicourse tasting menu, is shutting down July 4th for a summer hiatus. When the Read More...
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Summer's definitely in high gear, and so is the season's annual glut of outdoor music shows. With so many musical options to choose from, one hardly has time to find a place to eat before the concert. To ease your preshow munchies, we've pulled Read More...
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The waiter repeatedly called my aging parents 'Coach' and 'Darling.' Read More...
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The line at the last New Amsterdam Market in December. photo: Robin Riley Lower Manhattan doesn't want for much these days, but a good outdoor market would be nice. A group called the New Amsterdam Public has begun hosting market events in front of Read More...
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Now this could be interesting. Eater is reporting that beloved Meatpacking diner Florent isn't closing on Sunday after all. Or rather it will be closing, but then reopening on Tuesday with the same menu, the remaining staff and a new name: R&L. Read More...
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Popular Village bar and jazz spot the Zinc Bar is moving, taking over the 82 West Third Street space that formerly housed the Baggot Inn. But the move, which has been previously reported , isn't the only news coming from Alex and Kristina Kossi, the Read More...
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– Blended drinks are back. But they only kinda left in the first place. [ NYT ] – Are rising obesity rates and declining savings in America related? [ Slate ] – The DOH seems to be making its way through Williamsburg this week. [ Eater Read More...
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This weekend New Yorkers looking to explore the wonderful world of food have two similar, but oh-so-different, options laid out for them: the Fancy Food Show , running at the Javits Center from June 29th through July 1st, and the UnFancy Food Show , going Read More...
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By Karen Hudes, ZAGAT Survey Senior Editor A New Orleans chef turns on, tunes in and goes molecular Mussels within mussels photo: Xavier Laurentino Given the mystique that surrounds chef Ferran Adrià, whose restaurant el Bulli in Roses, Spain, Read More...
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– The chef at The E.U. was canned for not watching the bottom line while at the greenmarket. [ Grub Street ] – Food PR powerhouses KB Network News and the Hall Company are coming together to "build a better mouse trap." [ Eater ] Read More...
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photo: Angela Rutherford Don't look now but Independence Day is just around the corner. So what to do? To start, you can always stick with the classics and take a trip to Coney Island to watch the annual Nathan's International July Fourth Hot Read More...
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South Gate Makes Its Restaurant Week Debut photo: Ryan Charles When your flush friends jet away in late July for a trip to the Hamptons, you’ll have at least one thing to lord over them: they’ll be missing Summer Restaurant Week, when more Read More...
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Forge photo: Ryan Charles Following in the footsteps of his father, the legendary toque Larry Forgione, ex– BLT Group chef Marc Forgione has opened Forge , a new TriBeCan turning out hearty, seasonally oriented New American fare; candlelit glass Read More...
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Five Napkin Burger photo: Evan W. Miller Inspired by the pricey signature burger at Nice Matin comes Five Napkin Burger, a new Hell’s Kitchen spin-off of that eatery that offers a protein-packed patty lineup including beef, lamb, tuna, turkey and Read More...
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Richard Blais shows off the "cold fog" created when you bite into a "popcornsicle." Still smarting that Stephanie Izard beat out Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes for the title of Top Chef ? Why not tell Richard yourself? Next month, Read More...
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Be prepared for a lot of high-fives and drunk frat guys screaming 'Falafel!!!' Read More...
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Sheridan Square is less than a month old, and already it needs more space. So, Gary Robins' New American is taking over the site next door that housed the erstwhile Tasca, and will be using it as a private dining room. This new addition, which can Read More...
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eighty one photo: Ryan Charles With plenty of New Yorkers planning “stay-cations” this summer – rather than a gas-guzzling road trip – Ed Brown’s new “Ode to Summer” menu at eighty one couldn’t have come Read More...
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– Seven more folks have gotten sick from salmonella-tainted tomatoes. [ NYP ] – But the FDA may never figure out where the tomato problem started. [ NYT ] – Scenes from last nights "alumni dinner" at San Domenico , plus renderings Read More...
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Lovers of jazz and seafood who don't like to stay out late, the Blue Water Grill would like your attention please. On Wednesday, June 25th, the Union Square staple is kicking off a new monthly music series called Home by 9 . Designed for busy New Read More...
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The old Central Park South San Domenico location photo: Courtesy of San Domenico After 20 years of feeding classic Italian fare to "jackets-only" clientele on Central Park South, Tony May's San Domenico is going Downtown and freshening up Read More...
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Hamptonites looking for serious tasting events have two dates to mark on their calendars. First there's the Great Chefs Dinner to benefit Bridgehampton's The Hayground School on Sunday, July 13th. Living up to its name, it will feature such notable Read More...
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With three successful small Italian restaurants around town, chef/owner Salvatore Corea (Bocca, Cacio e Pepe , ex Spiga ) is trying something a little different for his latest, Alloro. Corea and his wife, Gina, are bringing to life their dream of opening Read More...
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Reconceived for leaner times, Jean-Georges Vongerichten 's former 66 space in TriBeCa returns as Matsugen, a soba specialist vending a variety of noodle dishes along with grilled items, as well as sushi and sashimi; the sleek, white-on-white space Read More...
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– Flooding in the Midwest may cause food prices to go up even more. [ WSJ ] – New York City expects to be trans-fat free in its restaurants by next month. [ NYC.gov ] – Dunkin Donuts appears to be playing fast and loose with calorie Read More...
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Who doesn't love a brew with breakfast? For the upcoming installment in its quarterly "Morning Market Meetings", Danny Meyer's beloved Union Square Cafe is teaming up with Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver for a beer-history-and-brewing Read More...
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Last year's "Celebrate Flatiron Chefs!" in Madison Square Park. photo: Benjamin Swett Still full from the Big Apple Barbecue ? Another over-the-top food event is coming Madison Square Park's way on Tuesday, July 15th. The annual Celebrate Read More...
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Harvesting olives for oil in Umbria, from the documentary La Raccolta (The Harvest). photo: courtesy of Donna Lennard You would be hard pressed to find a good kitchen that doesn't have a bottle of olive oil, and yet the process of getting that golden-green Read More...
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San Domenico photo: Courtesy of San Domenico After it closes on June 17th in preparation for a relocation, the Midtown Italian staple San Domenico is offering New Yorkers a chance to taste – and even take home – a little bit of the lauded Read More...
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By Randi Gollin The Buzz catches up with Alice Feiring to find out more about her stance on modern-day winemaking and how she manages to find bottles that meet her standards. If you’re ever going to invite Alice Feiring over for dinner, you’d Read More...
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– A foie gras ban is being proposed for New York, despite the poor fate of Chicago's ban. [ NYS , City Room Blog ] – Belgium-based InBev has made an unsolicited bid for Anheuser-Busch for roughly $46.4 billion. [ Forbes ] – Another Read More...
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The Top Chef Season Four finale judges photo: Courtesy of Bravo TV On last night's season finale of Bravo's Top Chef , the final three cheftestants Lisa Fernandes, Richard Blais and Stephanie Izard went head-to-head in Puerto Rico, where they Read More...
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Mad 46 photo: Evan W. Miller The latest arrival in the burgeoning rooftop-bar genre, Mad 46, is a new Midtown nest perched on top of The Roosevelt Hotel near Grand Central Station; look for a block-long, runwaylike space featuring western skyline views, Read More...
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The Top Chef season four finale will air tomorrow night, and picking a winner sure wasn’t easy, Ted Allen told the Buzz at the James Beard Foundation awards . "This year, for the first time when we chose the winner, Tom [Colicchio] suggested Read More...
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Last year's NYC Food Film Festival If ever there were a marriage of two topics we could get behind, it has to be food and film. So we're looking forward to the Second Annual NYC Food Film Festival at the Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City. Running Read More...
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Friendly Competition: David Chang ( Momofuku Ssäm Bar ) beat out his friend Wylie Dufresne ( WD-50 ) for the Best Chef in New York City award. photo: Christina Livadiotis View Slideshow Last night at Lincoln Center, the spotlight was on the food Read More...
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In a year where devastating earthquakes and cyclones have left thousands homeless and hungry, the annual benefit Restaurants Against Hunger, happening on June 24th at The Grand , has special resonance. Proceeds from the event, which features tastings Read More...
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What they lack in quality, they make up for with butter. Read More...
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As we mentioned a while back , this weekend Madison Square Park again plays host to one of the bigger food events in our fair city. No, not the James Beard Awards – those are being held uptown later in the evening. We're talking about the Sixth Read More...
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– Smuckers is buying Folgers for $3.3 billion in stock. [ AdAge ] – Staten Island's Restaurant Week is on. [ NYDN ] – And here comes another food truck ... the Top Chef truck? [ Endless Simmer ] – Restaurants keep coming up Read More...
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The Union Square area will soon get another nightlife option in the form of Sidebar/Vintage Irving, a hybrid sports/tapas-and-wine bar that's taking over the currently papered-up space at the corner of Irving and 15th Street. The location has previously Read More...
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The Odeon's new ice cream cart New York dining just keeps getting more and more street savvy. And it isn't just stand-alone operations like the Dessert Truck anymore. Hot on the heels of word that Shake Shack will be sending a burger truck out Read More...
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While most people make a big to-do over Mother’s Day, dear old dad sometimes gets short shrift on his celebratory day – really, how many bottles of cologne does one man need? So this Father’s Day, June 15th, make up for all those years Read More...
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– Where to actually get those " flavor-tripping " fruits. [ Grub Street ] – Three quarters of chain restaurants in the city are having trouble putting up their calorie counts, according to the Health Department. [ Gothamist ] – Read More...
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Kafana photo: Evan W. Miller Possibly the only Serbian eatery in the city, diminutive Alphabet City arrival Kafana – whose name translates as ‘neighborhood restaurant’ – should be a boon to local carnivores given the menu’s Read More...
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Sheridan Square photo: Ryan Charles Ex–Biltmore Room chef Gary Robins is back behind the burners at Sheridan Square , the long-awaited West Village arrival (in the former Central Kitchen space), where he’s turning out upscale New American Read More...
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Oenophiles looking for an early taste of recent Australian wines need to look no further than a June 30th wine dinner at BLT Prime . In conjunction with Zachys Wine & Liquor , Laurent Tourondel ’s Gramercy steakhouse is hosting a preview of Read More...
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