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• Outtake of the Week

  Why the attitude? No one else is eating here. Read More... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 5:37 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Bar Henry Breakdown

  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... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 4:35 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Charting Boulud's Bar Pleiades

  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... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 2:27 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Dining News Elsewhere: Obese Americans, Ramsay Loses His Number Two

  – 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... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 12:19 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Death & Co.'s New Menu and More

  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... Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:03 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• The Devil Is in the Eggs

  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 (se chicken, fried). So it comes as little surprise that Read More... Posted Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:21 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Trend Watch

• Maialino Makes the Scene

  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... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:17 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Notable Openings

• Dining News Elsewhere: Koodies, Samuelsson Goes to Washington

  – 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... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:22 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Veggie-Minded in Midtown

  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... Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:36 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Coming Soon

• Cooking Back to Natirar

  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... Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:58 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Coming Soon

• The Buzz “J Walks” With Next Iron Chef Finalist

  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... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 2:22 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Nick Anderer: Meyer’s New Star at Maialino

  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... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 11:43 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Article Spotlight

• Dining News Elsewhere: Buzzy Booze, Subway in the Sky

  – 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... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 11:37 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Outtake of the Week

  Authenticity has never been more perfectly faked. Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 5:48 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Outtakes

• Per Se Travels the Hudson

  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... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 5:17 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Deals and Events