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November 2009 - Posts
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Indochine Photo: Noah Kalina The East Village's French/Vietnamese Indochine has been going strong for a quarter century, and tonight the restaurant is celebrating its birthday with a six-course Zagat Presents feast. A few seats to the previously sold-out Read More...
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This Wednesday, December 2, continue celebrating the holiday season with wine consultant Michael Green's monthly party, Wine Down. Thrown at BLVD, the same locale that hosts Crash Mansion , the fete features unlimited tastes of various international Read More...
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– Food-stamp usage in the U.S. is on the rise. [ NYT ] – Restaurants would really like you to buy a gift card this year. [ NRN ] – Cupcakeries are so hot right now. [ NYT ] – Pork, fresh from the tube. [ SMH ] – Marco Pierre Read More...
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The best feature of this restaurant is the view across the water to another restaurant. Read More...
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Image: Courtesy of the restaurant Billy Gilroy has had a stream of successes, starting with Lucky Strike , which he opened with Keith McNally, and continuing along with Match, Employees Only and Macao Trading Co. Now he and his partner Patrick Fahey have Read More...
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Gordon Ramsay Some two decades ago, I attended one of a series of meals at a Classic French restaurant in Los Angeles, cooked by fabled chef Roger Verge of Le Moulin de Mougins. That he was cooking in Los Angeles was a momentous occasion – tout Read More...
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– New Jersey is the latest state to tackle menu labeling. [ NRN ] – Inside the Obamas' first state dinner. [ Obama Foodorama ] – Hershey and Ferrero have an eye on splitting Cadbury. [ NYP ] – Going to Costco with Eric Ripert. Read More...
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The Breslin Photo: Evan W. Miller Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield's latest creation, the instantly hip The Breslin in the Ace Hotel, has begun dinner service. Available from 5:30 PM–midnight, the menu ranges from pork scratchings ($5) to vinegared Read More...
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Casa Lever Photo: Whitney Cox “This is the strength of the cult of Sant Ambroeus ,’’ says Gherardo Guarducci with a sweeping arm gesture, by way of explaining Casa Lever ’s densely populated room. "It has been a bit of an Read More...
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Each time we perform a survey here at Zagat, we inevitably find ourselves with a slew of amusing outtakes that aren't quite fit for print. Which doesn't mean they aren't entertaining. Here are a few of our favorites from our just-completed Read More...
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Who topped Zagat's Airline Survey? With the start of the holiday season, millions of people turn their attention, and dread, toward the chore that is air travel. If you're still making plans, you’ll want to check out the just-released results Read More...
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Veselka It has been 55 years since Wolodymyr Darmochwal first opened Veselka on the corner of Second Avenue and Ninth Street. In its first incarnation, the space served as a newsstand luncheonette, mainly catering to Ukrainian locals. Today, in the words Read More...
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Mermaid Oyster Bar Photo: Evan W. Miller Mermaid Oyster Bar Photo: Evan W. Miller Joining its East Village and UWS siblings, Village arrival Mermaid Oyster Bar brings a new slant to the moderately priced, spiffed-up-seafood-shack formula with its emphasis Read More...
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Thomas Keller Photo: Deborah Jones It was back in 1992, 17 long years ago, that Thomas Keller left Los Angeles (where he was cooking at Checkers Downtown ) to find fame and fortune in a restaurant housed in a former French steam laundry in Yountville. Read More...
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– Cadbury would prefer Hershey over Kraft, but mostly would like to go it alone. [ Telegraph ] – Related: dreading any takeover. [ NYT ] – Philadelphia's Jose Garces is the Next Iron Chef . [ GS: P ] – In France, fast food Read More...
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Bar Henry Photo: Evan W. Miller From the moment the doors opened last week at Bar Henry , the restaurant’s antique mahogany bar was packed with patrons. The third venture from Winston and Carole Bergman Kulok – who own Café Henri in Read More...
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The room’s as lacquered as the crowd at Bar Pleiades , a new black-and-white boîte in the Upper East Side’s Surrey Hotel, where the glam mood matches the art-deco-meets-Coco-Chanel decor; courtesy of Daniel Boulud (proprietor of Café Read More...
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– By 2018, 43% of Americans are expected to be obese. [ NYDN ] – Gordon Ramsay has lost his right-hand man. [ Bloomberg ] – The Senate is considering requiring beef to be tested for E. coli. [ NYT ] – Top Chef contestants aren't Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Death and Co. In an effort to ramp up its food program, Death & Co. enlisted Luis Gonzalez (formerly of Mercer Kitchen , JoJo , and Bond Street ) for a new dinner menu that launched this week. Among the offerings are tuna tartar Read More...
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Shoolbred's deviled eggs with candied bacon Photo: courtesy of the bar Comfort foods hold that title for a reason, and with the economy still shaky, people seem to be turning to them in droves (see chicken, fried). So it comes as little surprise that Read More...
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Maialino Photo: Evan W Miller Maialino Photo: Evan W Miller To the revamped Gramercy Park Hotel space that was Wakiya comes Maialino , an Italiano from restaurateur Danny Meyer, which takes its visual and culinary cues from the classic trattorias of Rome Read More...
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– Marcus Samuelsson will be working the kitchen at Obama's first state dinner. [ Obama Foodorama ] – The fight for Cadbury intensifies. [ WSJ ] – Chipotle sets its sights on London, Europe. [ NRN ] – Costco drops Coke. [ AP Read More...
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Fans of sustainable eating will soon have another option in Midtown. Otarian, a new vegetarian concept conceived in Australia (though initially launching in New York and London), is taking over the old Momo Sushi space at 927 Eighth Avenue. Designed with Read More...
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A rendering of the Ninety Acres Culinary Center at Natirar Photo: courtesy of Natirar Billionaire, hot-air balloon enthusiast and Knight of the Order Sir Richard Branson has converted Natirar, the King of Morocco’s former Peapack, NJ, estate, into Read More...
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Jehangir Mehta We’ll have to wait until November 22 to find out who will take the title of The Next Iron Chef , but our bet is on Graffiti ’s Jehangir Mehta, for no other reason than he invited the Buzz’s Kathleen Squires to appear on Read More...
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Maialino Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Danny Meyer certainly knows how to pick ’em. Chefs that is. The restaurants within his Union Square Hospitality Group have produced a good share of mega-stars: Michael Romano, Tom Colicchio, Marco Canora, Read More...
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– The FDA is targeting caffeinated booze. [ WSJ ] – Meanwhile, its efforts to ban eating raw oysters didn't work out so well. [ NYT ] – Burger King franchisees lose 10¢ for every $1 double cheeseburger sold. [ NRN ] – Read More...
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Authenticity has never been more perfectly faked. Read More...
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Per Se Photo: courtesy of the restaurant On Wednesday, November 18, Per Se continues its American Table series with a seven-course dinner focusing on Lee Hudson 's wines and produce. The evening starts with a standing reception, and continues with Read More...
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Commerce photo: Ryan Charles Starting tomorrow, the West Village’s Commerce launches its tavern menu, to be served every Saturday, noon–5 PM. It’s a mix-and-match mash-up of chef Harold Moore’s greatest hits from his brunch and Read More...
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Fans of affordable dining, mark your calendar. NYC Restaurant Week returns for its winter engagement January 25–February 7, 2010. For those days, once again hundreds of local restaurants will be offering $24.07 three-course lunches and $35 three-course Read More...
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Chicken and waffles at Buttermilk Channel Photo: courtesy of the restaurant It’s been a soul-food staple for years, a pairing so popular in the South it even spurred Gladys Knight to open a chain focusing on the combo. But chicken 'n' waffles Read More...
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At Vermilion Photo: Evan W. Miller Thanksgiving is around the corner . so you better make the most of your weekends before you're swamped by family obligations. Tonight: At Vermillion honors publishing legend Sonny Mehta in its upstairs dining room. Read More...
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– A whole lot of info on what diners like to drink. [ R&I ] – Should the FDA try to prevent you from eating raw oysters? [ NYT , Slate ] – Burger King franchisees are suing over $1 double cheeseburgers. [ Miami Herald ] – Meanwhile, Read More...
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Each time we perform a survey here at Zagat we inevitably find ourselves with a slew of amusing outtakes that aren't quite fit for print. Which doesn't mean they aren't entertaining. Here are a few of our favorites from our just completed Read More...
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Má Pêche has started serving in the Chambers Hotel lobby mezzanine. Photo: courtesy of Má Pêche David Chang’s Momofuku empire expands northward with the arrival of Má Pêche, an upscale French-Vietnamese dining Read More...
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Corks will be popping at La Venue when Tour de Champagne gets underway tonight. The grand tasting kicks off with a prestige champagne seminar featuring vintage Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Dom Pérignon and Krug. The festivities Read More...
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Though it has been open to guests at the Jane Hotel for the past two weeks, the second branch of NoLita Moroccan Cafe Gitane opens to the general public on Monday, November 16 (113 Jane St.; 212-924-6700). Read More...
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Michael Mina Photo: Hernan F. Rodriguez With an award-winning cookbook , accolades including a James Beard Foundation Best Chef award and 17 restaurants across the country, chef Michael Mina is a household name...pretty much everywhere except New York. Read More...
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Wine impresario (and former Daniel wine director) Jean-Luc Le Du will spill “Sommelier Secrets and How to Build a Wine Collection” at a special seminar at Le Du Wines tonight. Attendees will learn about decanting, decoding restaurant wine Read More...
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– Trying to save New Orleans' po' boys. [ NYT ] – 25 children were recently arrested in Chicago for...a food fight. [ NYT ] – The recession has been especially hard on Arby's. [ Slate ] – Meanwhile, Uno Express has Read More...
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Maialino , Danny Meyer's latest, opens tomorrow night in the Gramercy Park Hotel space formerly inhabited by Wakiya. Initially open for dinner only, Monday–Saturday, the restaurant will launch breakfast in December with lunch following in January Read More...
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After 18 years in SoHo, Stephen and Thalia Loffredo are closing their restaurant Zoë at the end of the week. In other closing news, the once-popular Etats-Unis and its branches are all closed . Read More...
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Photo: Ion Sokhos A Thanksgiving dinner where you don't have to clean up afterward is truly something to be thankful about. The following 52 restaurants are offering meals for gobbling on November 26. Aldea 31 West 17th St.; 212-675-7223 Go Portuguese Read More...
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Tipsy Parson Photo: © jennifer calais smith The Little Giant team comes to Chelsea via Tipsy Parson , an open-all-day newcomer that knows its way around a deep fryer, offering a Southern-accented American comfort-food menu (it’s named after Read More...
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Chelsea’s hip Ace Hotel is home to The Breslin , the much-anticipated new arrival from Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield (the Spotted Pig ) plying a meat centric British menu; the funky-but-chic setting has rustic leanings – unfinished plank Read More...
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Jesse Schenker Photo: courtesy of Recette Last night the Buzz went to a tasting preview of the forthcoming new contemporary American restaurant Recette ("recipe" in French), expected to open in Greenwich Village in mid-December. Originally a Read More...
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Finally, something that both the iPhone and the Droid does : Zagat To Go, our popular smartphone application for finding ratings and reviews of over 40,000 restaurants, hotels, nightlife and shopping worldwide, has come to Google's Android phone OS. Read More...
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SD26 Photo: Dave Beeman To celebrate Italian Wine Week , the recently reborn San Domenico, SD26 , is offering an elaborate seven-course wine dinner, featuring tastings of 15 historical wines. The November 14 event will be hosted by wine scholar Stefano Read More...
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Photos: Hernan F. Rodriguez Celeb chefs and 700 food fans gathered at The Water Club in Atlantic City this weekend for the second-annual Savor Borgata event. Wolfgang Puck worked his station for over four hours straight, serving up pad Thai, grilled shrimp, Read More...
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On November 30, chefs at Boston's Top of the Hub will be shown a little Big Apple love as they prepare to present dinner that evening at the James Beard House. The five-course, wine-paired menu will include dishes like miniature lobster club sandwiches, Read More...
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Bao Noodles' Malanga appetizer Photo: courtesy of the restaurant While dining at Bao Noodles in Gramercy Park recently, the Buzz came across a striking dish we had never seen before, Malanga ($7.95), a crispy sesame pancake with an assortment of toppings: Read More...
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– Cadbury has rejected Kraft's hostile £9.8 billion bid. [ WSJ ] – McDonald's is set to launch a $1 breakfast menu. [ WSJ ] – How did food carts become media darlings? [ BlackBook ] – Related: a clever Pratt student Read More...
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It was good, but not nearly as good as the employees kept telling me. Read More...
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Cabrito Photo: Evan Miller If you like goat, and we mean really really like goat, you’ll want to check out Cabrito ’s new all-you-can-eat goat deal, happening every Monday. For $39, diners get unlimited portions of the restaurant's namesake Read More...
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Monday, November 9, kicks off National Cooks Who Care week with a talk and demo by Catherine Cassidy, editor-in-chief of Taste of Home , at 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street). The talk will focus on people who use their culinary skills to feed communities Read More...
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Esperanto Photo: courtesy of the restaurant East Village Neuvo Latino Esperanto turns 10 on Tuesday, November 10, and to celebrate, it will be overflowing with freebies, starting with gratis feijoada, the Brazilian national dish. There will also be complimentary Read More...
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– A baguette dropped by a bird stopped the Large Hadron Collider. [ Times ] – Linking obesity and cancer. [ MSNBC ] – Scripps (which owns the Food Network) sets its sights on the Travel Channel. [ EMD ] – Jamie Oliver, upholder Read More...
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DBGB Photo: B. Milne Though fine dining may have cooled off a little as a result of the past year’s economic turmoil, celeb chefs remain as popular as ever. And, fortunately, many of them have opened more casual concepts, allowing diners with tighter Read More...
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Hear that? That's the sound of a squeal of joy coming from Florida. Why? Because Danny Meyer's New York institution Shake Shack has set its sights on Miami for its first operation outside of New York. Opening sometime in spring/summer 2010, the Read More...
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Giano Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Baseball season's over – so what are you going to do this weekend? Eat and drink, of course! Friday–Sunday, November 6–8: Three days of wine seminars, celeb chefs, cooking demos and tastings Read More...
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Charles chef Jason Zukas Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Before taking over as executive chef at Charles in the West Village, Queens native and Chopped victor Jason Zukas honed his culinary craft at restaurants including Blue Water Gril , La Bottega Read More...
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On Thursday, November 5, meet Tim Zagat (along with designer Michael Aram, MacKenzie-Childs creative director Rebecca Proctor and Sweet Bliss creator Ilene Shane) at Saks Fifth Avenue 's annual "Home Is Where the Art Is" event, held in the Read More...
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Piccola Cucina Photo: Michael Tulipan Teeny-tiny SoHo Italian Piccola Cucina reopens today after a hiatus, and to celebrate they're uncorking the bubbly. From now until Sunday, November 8, the restaurant will be offering all of its diners at lunch Read More...
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Some of Spice Markets new dishes Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Jean-Georges Vongerichten ’s Spice Market has added a new late-night menu exclusive to its clubby subterranean lounge on Thursdays. Light bites like spicy Thai fried chicken wings Read More...
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Daniel Boulud Photo: Medilek March Tonight chef Daniel Boulud hosts a wine dinner featuring his favorite Burgundies at his flagship Daniel . Winemakers Pierre-Yves Colin will present whites; David Duband will uncork his reds; and Olivier Leriche will Read More...
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The brothers behind Little Italy’s erstwhile Bar Martignetti have recast the space as Brinkley's , an attractive take on a neighborhood watering hole, where flattering lighting and a proven location should draw a similar preppy population as Read More...
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– Illy is making inroads into U.S. coffee shops. [ WSJ ] – Gordon Ramsay is planning to bring the popular MasterChef to the U.S. [ THR ] – Sam Kass: assistant White House chef, policy wonk. [ NYT ] – Related: Iron Chef America Read More...
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Spina Photo: courtesy of the restaurant East Village Italian spot Spina is offering a special tasting of their homemade pasta on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. For $25, diners can pick two pastas – like orecchiette with rabbit ragu or Read More...
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Le Cirque Photo: Noah Kalina Wondering where else to watch the Yankees destroy the Phillies tomorrow and take home the series? Well, we're going to Le Cirque . Seriously! Gael Greene tweets (and a call confirms) that for tomorrow's game Sirio Read More...
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The Vanderbilt Photo: Daniel Krieger The Vanderbilt Photo: Daniel Krieger On a corner of Prospect Heights’ busy Vanderbilt Avenue, the casual yet sophisticated New American The Vanderbilt from Saul Bolton ( Saul ) and Ben Daitz ( Num Pang Sandwich Read More...
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In cities as foodie-friendly as New York and Philadelphia, sometimes even locals need a guide for eating adventures. Enter City Food Tours , run by Joyce and Robert Weinberg (who owned Beyond Measure in Philly), which leads walking tasting tours seven Read More...
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After expanding Uptown , the Mermaid Inn 's latest outpost is almost ready to serve you. A call (and the restaurant's website ) confirm that the Mermaid Inn Oyster Bar, the latest from Danny Abrams, should open in the old Smith's space on Read More...
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With so many food trucks using Twitter these days, keeping track of all those tweets can make your head spin. But by utilizing Twitter's new lists feature, we've made the truckin' life a little easier. With 19 food trucks and counting, our Read More...
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Ricardo Cardona, chef to the Yankees The Yankees are one game away from clinching the World Series for the first time in nine years. Some chalk it up to good coaching, a brand-new stadium or a roster of players dedicated to teamwork. But something else Read More...
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David Chang's pork neck with succotash Photo and recipe: courtesy of Phaidon Press For its latest cookbook, Coco , Phaidon Press turned to 10 world-leading chefs – Ferran Adrià, Mario Batali , Shannon Bennett, Alain Ducasse , Fergus Henderson, Read More...
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– Talking with the troubled Ciprianis. [ Vanity Fair ] – The brewery behind PBR and Schlitz is for sale. [ NYP ] – Restaurants seek to better manage tip pools. [ NRN ] – Western foods are gaining in China. [ ABC ] – Where Read More...
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