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July 2008 - Posts
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With food costs steadily increasing and consumer confidence flat , it's a tough time to be in the restaurant business. To make things even worse, many of the city's high-spending diners go out of town for the month of August. Restaurateurs look Read More...
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– Restaurants can suffer as much when the diners aren't into it as when the chefs aren't. [ Diner's Journal ] – Momofuku Ssäm is expanding into the old laundromat next door. [ Eater ] – Trouble in paradise for the Cipriani Read More...
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After nearly twenty years in business, East 74th Street staple Coco Pazzo will be serving its last dinner service tonight. But fans of chef Mark Strausman needn't worry. You can still check out his work at Fred's at Barneys NY , his restaurant Read More...
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After a long delay in relocating from Fort Greene, the casual BYO Cambodian Cuisine has finally opened in spacious, bi-level UES digs; there’s little decor to speak of other than exposed-brick walls and a bit of artwork, but the midpriced spicy Read More...
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Allegretti was recently announced as a new French restaurant from chef-owner Alain Allegretti (ex Atelier and Le Cirque 2000). Today we have some further intel for you: it will open in about two weeks in the Flatiron District, taking over the space of Read More...
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Nobu Matsuhisa photo: Steven Freeman For our Secrets of Sushi Chefs series finale, we speak with Nobu Matsuhisa , whose eponymous restaurants are among the hottest tickets wherever they are around the world. From NYC to Milan to Tokyo , Matsuhisa titillates Read More...
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Chef Tokuoka's bonito slicer The chef at work on his umami menu We recently had the chance to watch chef Kunio Tokuoka (of Kyoto’s Kitcho ) at work in TriBeCa's Bouley Test Kitchen as he finalized his menu for an umami-focused dinner at Read More...
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photo: RaeA If you're interested in expanding your Italian wine knowledge, Frankies Spuntino in Carroll Gardens is hosting an event on August 4th that might whet your interest. Teaming up with Zachys wine buyers Jeremy Noye and Rachel Imbrogno, the Read More...
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Since our previous posting , The Buzz has learned more about Rouge Tomate, the Brussels spin-off landing at 10 East 60th Street in October. Even though it shares the same name as its Belgian parent, it won't be a clone. Expect New American cuisine Read More...
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photo: zed.cat Now that tomatoes are coming into season – and are safe to eat again – the delicious summer fruits are starting to pop up on special menus around town. Bill Telepan's eponymous New American , for instance, is hosting a dinner Read More...
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Tailor photo: Ryan Charles On Tuesday night, Zagat Presents and one-year-old SoHo hot spot Tailor teamed up for an evening of food and "Tailor-made" cocktails. The event, which started with an early drink lesson with mixologist Eben Freeman Read More...
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– Though popular with chefs, sous vide cooking is frowned upon by the DOH. [ NYT ] – Big (and not so big) chefs need to get a grip and actually work in their restaurants. [ NYP ] – Due to tax troubles, Brooklyn pizzeria Grimaldi's Read More...
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Like most bureaucracies, Community Boards have their own lingo that can confuse the untrained ear. For instance, when the Manhattan Community Board 3 votes on recommendations for liquor licenses, it doesn't just say that it approves the application. Read More...
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Home base for Tales of the Cocktail was the revolving Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone . photo: Karen Hudes Forget amateur night – the biggest rager in the country last weekend was at Tales of the Cocktail , the annual New Orleans festival that Read More...
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Delicatessen photo: Evan W. Miller Spun off from the longtime Chelsea favorite Cafeteria , NoLita newcomer Delicatessen boasts a similarly deadpan moniker along with the same slick modern design and jazzed up American comfort-food eats; a flashy bar/lounge Read More...
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The "sushi sandwiches" at Geisha In the second of a series of interviews with notable sushi chefs, we sit down with Don Pham of Geisha , a hip Upper East Side boîte serving French-influenced Japanese cuisine. Having joined Geisha at its Read More...
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– When was the last time you indulged in squab? [ Wired ] – More and more workers are bagging their lunches. [ WSJ ] – The whole salmonella fracas is now down to on jalapeno pepper, though the FDA still can't really explain the outbreak. Read More...
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Coming this fall to The Helena, the luxury rental building on 11th Avenue and West 57th Street, is the Hudson Café Market, the third establishment from Jack and Charles Trantides, the brothers behind Ammos restaurants. Instead of Greek food like Read More...
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Been to Bar Q? Tell us what you thought. Photo: Ryan Charles With new restaurants opening every week, NYC’s dining scene never slows down, and so neither can we. We’re looking for new reviews of recently opened spots, so we can make sure our Read More...
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Our waiter would have been better cast as an undertaker. Read More...
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North Square Nothing beats a special meal paired with just the right libations – especially when you get a chance to learn something new at the same time. Here are three upcoming evenings geared toward doing just that: Seafood fans and those curious Read More...
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– New iPhone 2.0 restaurant-finding applications aren't quite there yet. [ NYT ] – The list of U.S. semi-finalist chefs for the Bocuse d'Or this year has been released, with a surprise appearance from Top Chef Hung Huynh . [ Eater Read More...
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Chef Kunio Tokuoka has cooked at Kitcho in Kyoto since the age of 15, eventually rising to the position of head chef. Over the years, he’s perfected the art of umami – the hard-to-define “fifth taste” – in his contemporized Read More...
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Convivio photo: Ryan Charles A new Tudor City Southern Italian from restaurateur Chris Cannon and chef Michael White, Convivio is a snazzy redo of L’Impero’s erstwhile space, starting with a breezy, La Dolce Vita -esque redesign of its formerly Read More...
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For years, getting a liquor license was one of the least exciting parts of opening a restaurant. But as areas like the Lower East Side have been overrun with restaurants and bars, all that has changed. In the end, the fate of a restaurant's liquor Read More...
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Kobe Club has a few seats still available for Restaurant Week. Photo: Noah Kalina Summer Restaurant Week (July 21–25 and July 28–August 1) is fast approaching and eager diners are snapping up reservations for those $24.07 prix fixe lunches Read More...
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– Mayor Bloomberg wants to rethink New York's crazy cabaret laws. [ NYDN ] – Anheuser-Busch agreed to be sold to InBev for $52 billion. [ NYT ] – Why go to the farmer's market if you can build a skyscraper farm? [ NYT ] – Read More...
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Zenkichi photo: Noah Kalina Restaurant Week starts next Monday, but for those who can’t wait that long for a dining deal, Zenkichi in Wiliamsburg is offering a $35 omakase every Wednesday and Thursday through the end of July. The tasting menu, available Read More...
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Get to the Berkshires for the Tanglewood Wine & Food Classic Heading to Tanglewood , the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer outpost in Lenox, MA, usually means classical music and a picnic. But from Thursday, August 7th–Sunday, August 10th, Read More...
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Most of the food here tastes like cheese with extra cheese on top. Read More...
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Naomichi Yasuda photo: Christina Livadiotis Sushi may figure prominently in many a restaurant-goer’s diet these days, but how much do you actually know about its preparation, the etiquette surrounding it and what those masters behind the counter Read More...
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– After striking over 1,000 people, the salmonella outbreak seems to be on the wane. [ WSJ ] – And it's official, Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group will be doing the food at the new Mets stadium. [ Gothamist ] – Tracing Read More...
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Rue Montorgueil, Paris, Festival of 30 June 1878 Claude Monet You don't have to go to Paris to get into the spirit of Bastille Day – New York is full of places to show your Gallic pride. Because July 14th falls on a Monday, the city's two Read More...
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The Heartland Brewery's new "Beer Goddess" in action. photo: courtesy of the Heartland Brewery Looking for something different to tipple in the July heat? The city that never sleeps is working on some innovative drinks. For years, Greenwich Read More...
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After a stop-work-order disruption, Motorino is currently in heavy plywood phase on the Williamsburg corner of Graham Avenue and Devoe Street. The “o” in the sign is shaped like a pizza paddle, and underneath is written “wood fired oven” Read More...
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– Restaurant employees are fighting their bosses in court and new lawsuits against Old Homestead and Wakiya are the latest additions to the trend. [ NYP , NYS ] – Bar Boulud is likely to expand into the shop next door. [ NYP ] – Restaurant Read More...
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Lily Pond photo: courtesy of Lily Pond As summer temperatures rise, so does the heat generated by the Hamptons nightlife scene. While established spots are still going strong – Sag Harbor's American Hotel nabbed the No. 1 rankings for both Appeal Read More...
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Brasserie Cognac photo: Evan W. Miller Midtown haunt Brasserie Cognac pays tribute to its namesake on July 23rd with a four-course prix fixe dinner supplemented by samplings from the restaurant’s massive Cognac selection. Options on the menu include Read More...
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R & L Restaurant photo: Ryan Charles Annexing the premises of the legendary Florent , new 24/7 Meatpacking diner R & L Restaurant has reverted to its original 1950s name and offers much of the same cheap comfort food that its predecessor did; Read More...
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With so many wines to choose from and so many unreliable sommeliers out there, what is a vino neophyte to do? Swirl Events , a wine-focused event organizer, would like to help. On Wednesday, July 9th, Swirl is offering a class on "D-E-C-O-D-I-N-G Read More...
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photo: Angela Rutherford Dear Readers, Zagat Buzz is on break until July 7th, when we’ll be back with all the latest news and openings. Until then, may your Fourth of July weekend be chock-full of good eats and star-spangled fun! The Zagat Buzz Read More...
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My husband-to-be ordered a brain burrito. I married him anyway. Read More...
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A bittersweet chocolate-praline crémeux with dark chocolate ice cream from Daniel. photo: BATTMAN The photographer Battman (aka Alan Batt) sees a lot of food. For his books of culinary photography – which range from an upcoming tome capturing Read More...
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Alloro photo: Melissa Hom The chef-owner of the East Village’s Cacio e Pepe goes Uptown with Alloro , a midpriced new Italian on the Upper East Side; its mod green-and-white interior stands in stark contrast with its more staid neighbors, while Read More...
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Mad 46 is one of many rooftop bars open in the city. photo: Evan W. Miller Why take the jitney to the Hamptons when you can take an elevator to the clouds? Skyscrapers are the new boardwalks, it seems, with rooftop bars like Mad 46 and Highbar popping Read More...
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Laurent Tourondel has expanded his empire again. Today he opened a Vegas outpost of BLT Burger , which first debuted in New York. Patties are a combination of Black Angus sirloin, short rib, chuck and brisket, and come with a variety of toppings (or, Read More...
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– The trans-fat ban is now fully in effect. [ NYP ] – Beneath Merkato 55 lies Bijoux, the newest nightspot you aren't getting into. [ Urban Daddy ] – No one is really sure what the source of the current salmonella outbreak is. [ Read More...
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To a leafy Prospect Heights corner comes James, an upscale New American from the folks behind tony Williamson Calvert caterers, whose elegant, seasonally-oriented fare is a notch above the usual for the area; stylish from its pressed-tin ceilings and Read More...
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