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March 2009 - Posts
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photo: Shauna Vaillancourt Hippity hoppity to these restaurants on April 12 for special Easter menus and family fun. Friday Saturday Sunday : Holiday selections on the à la carte menu at this pioneering American near Rittenhouse Square include Read More...
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Sakura Mandarin Photo: Kristina Scott Bathed (none too subtly) in lime green and adorned with an assortment of cheery angels, Sakura Mandarin is a BYO that delivers a wide-ranging Japanese and Chinese menu, priced right by Chinatown standards and served Read More...
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– Is artisanal or handmade food always better? [ Serious Eats ] – Even upscale spots aren't immune to value meals. [ CNN ] – David Chang doesn't care for foie gras protesters. At all. [ Eater ] – With power lunches disappearing, Read More...
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On April 7, in conjunction with Philly’s month-long Cherry Blossom Festival , the Loews Hotel will host Sake Fest 2009 , where fans of Japanese spirits will be able to try dozens of sake varieties and learn about pairing them with food (6–8:30 Read More...
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– After just three episodes, NBC's The Chopping Block is being chopped, replaced by Law & Order: Criminal Intent . [ EMD ] – Talking business with Nobu Matsuhisa. [ Fortune ] – Food Network is relaunching Food.com as a recipe Read More...
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Coquette Bistro photo: Ryan Charles Tien Ngo, who left Old City’s Fork in January after seven years, has resurfaced as chef at Queen Village’s Coquette Bistro , where he’s dropped prices and added Asian influences to the French fare. Read More...
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Presenting our new GOLF app for the iPhone Listen up, tee-totalers. Following the success of our ZAGAT-TO-GO iPhone app, which provides info on restaurants with the flick of a fingertip, we’ve just released a nifty GOLF application, available now Read More...
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– A new study argues meat can be bad for your health. [ Food Politics (PDF), via The Atlantic ] – Morimoto and others will be cooking – a bit – at the new Yankee Stadium. [ Diner's Journal ] – Ducasse in wax. [ Grub Street Read More...
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A scene from tonight's episode of The Chopping Block Photo: courtesy of NBC NBC’s Marco Pierre White–helmed show, The Chopping Block , follows two teams of contestants as they run restaurants in New York. Tonight's episode guest stars Read More...
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Girasole Photo: Kristina Scott The Avenue of the Arts Italian destination Girasole returns after five years in hiding, occupying intimate, yellow-and-bronze quarters on the Pine Street side of the Symphony House; the all-female kitchen crew specializes Read More...
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Chef John Mims (ex Carmine’s Creole Cafe) has settled into a cozy Phoenixville storefront for Daddy Mims , a white-tablecloth Creole BYO; his tightly focused midpriced menu is true to his Big Easy roots (shrimp rémoulade, gumbo) but also Read More...
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The Queen Village French Bistrot La Minette has added lunch service. Available Tuesdays–Saturdays, the menu offers variations on its dinner dishes and is priced at $14 for two courses or $19 for three (215-925-8000; reserve online ). Also upping Read More...
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This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for this year's James Beard Awards. The final list was whittled down from 15,000 entries (almost twice as many as last year), and award categories vary from video webcasts to reference Read More...
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– Bad economy or good, Jean-Georges wants to keep expanding. [ Fortune ] – Thanks to high-fructose corn syrup, sugar is back on the menu. [ NYT ] – The food industry does not want to pay for more inspections. [ WSJ ] – So what Read More...
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Tim and Nina Zagat The Atlantic launched its impressive Food Channel last week, and today senior editor Corby Kummer posted a gracious welcome to two of its contributors, our very own Tim and Nina Zagat. You can read their first article – about Read More...
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So much for old world cooking – unless their microwave is hand-cranked. Read More...
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Joseph Ambler Inn hosts a tequila dinner. Photo: courtesy of the restaurant On March 21 North Wales New American Joseph Ambler Inn hosts a five-course tequila dinner. The agave-based spirit will be paired with dishes like sautéed Chilean sea bass Read More...
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– The Obamas cave in, get ready to plant vegetable garden. [ NYT ] – The cause of illness at The Fat Duck was likely a norovirus. [ Hospitality , via Eater ] – Coming up with new dishes each season can be taxing, even for Grant Achatz Read More...
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Eric Ripert Photo: Nigel Parry Last week, Le Bernardin hosted its candlelit Vintage Dinner in New York for a packed house eager to enjoy classic dishes and cabaret. The Buzz caught up with chef Eric Ripert in DC to talk about the dinner, the economy and Read More...
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An Éclat Chocolate Photo: courtesy Éclat Chocolate Chocoholics and oenophiles, you might want to head to King of Prussia on March 26, as Morton’s is partnering with Éclat Chocolate for a pairing of five wines with handmade chocolates. Read More...
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Paxia, a yearling Mexican BYO near the Italian Market, has called it quits. Read More...
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– Rating fast food by its impact on the environment. [ MSNBC ] – In a bold move, Per Se may add à la carte to its repertoire. [ EMD ] – It's hard out there for a chef. [ NYT ] – 21 Club joins the list of restaurants Read More...
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Rakesh Ramola, formerly a chef at Tiffin , has set up shop at Collingswood's IndeBlue , offering contemporary Indian cooking in a smart-looking storefront space complete with a tandoor oven in the open kitchen; N.B. it’s BYO, and the menu offers Read More...
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Old-school cocktails, midpriced wines by the glass and comforting Italian fare are the fresh offerings at Bar Amalfi , the redone Rittenhouse spot formerly known as Pan-Asian restaurant Mantra; the same chef-owners ensure that, while the concept is different, Read More...
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Xochitl Photo: courtesy of the restaurant To honor the memory of Benito Juarez , Mexico's first full-blooded indigenous president, Society Hill Mexican Xochitl is serving a four-course pre-Hispanic feast from March 17–21. Highlights on the menu Read More...
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– Obama promises to bolster food safety. [ NYT ] – Alice Waters was everywhere this weekend. [ EMD ] – Ramsay loses another restaurant. [ NYP ] – In Italy, fresh pizza from a vending machine. [ NYT ] – And North Korea has Read More...
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Our own Tim and Nina Zagat spoke at New York City's 92nd Street Y on March 10, chatting with Joan Hamburg of WOR Radio about the 30th anniversary of Zagat Survey and the current state of the restaurant industry. You can watch the full video of the Read More...
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If I want to be ignored, I can stay home with my family. Read More...
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Meet David Wondrich, author of Imbibe! and leader of our second and final course at cocktail college. Today we'll be learning how to make the Improved Holland Gin Cocktail, which the mixologist poured for attendees at our recent Vintage Drinks event Read More...
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Michael O’Halloran of Bistro 7 is prepping for a May-ish opening of Kong, a Chinese comfort fooder inspired by the outdoor restaurants of Hong Kong, located in Northern Liberties’ former Sovalo space (702 N. Second St). In Fort Washington, Read More...
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– Celebrity chef cookbooks are heavy on the saturated fats. [ Eat Me Daily ] – Salt, the natural mood booster. [ BBC ] – Industry talk with chefs Marco Canora, Floyd Cardoz and Daniel Boulud . [ Grub Street ] – Reviewing online Read More...
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Marco Pierre White on the Chopping Block Photo: courtesy of NBC With Top Chef over, the food blogs turn to the latest cooking show to hit the airwaves, NBC's The Chopping Block , helmed by Marco Pierre White. The show focuses on pairs of contestants Read More...
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At last week's Vintage Drinks event at New York's Keens Steakhouse we learned a fair amount about vintage drinking. Worried that we might not retain it all – what with the drinking – we persuaded the King of Cocktails himself, Dale Read More...
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Mémé is serving $5 foie gras. Photo: Atiya Walker-Dykes Fans of foie gras, you're in luck. Starting tomorrow and running until Thursday, March 19, nearly 20 restaurants are dishing up $5 foie gras dishes for Philadelphia Foie Gras Week Read More...
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Positano Coast photo: courtesy the restaurant Oenophiles and Flyers fans come together. On March 24, former Flyer Dave Schultz hosts a cocktail reception and four-course NHL Alumni Signature Series wine dinner, featuring the cuisine of the Amalfi coast, Read More...
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– Grant Achatz went on Oprah yesterday. [ Eat Me Daily ] – Michelle Obama is starting to talk up healthy eating. [ NYT ] – When is a pint of ice cream not a pint of ice cream? [ AdAge ] – Years after it announced its intentions, Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Brian Turner Times may be tough, but the U.S. is still very fortunate when it comes to our clean, free drinking water. Which is why the Tap Project ’s World Water Week, March 22–28, is so important. At participating restaurants Read More...
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Ristorante Rosalie Photo: courtesy of the restaurant French-American sous vide cooking is the hallmark of the tiny (18 seat) Ristorante Rosalie, a country-cute BYO in Cedars where chef Gregory Ott offers $60 five-course prix fixe dinners (reservations Read More...
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Photo: Umberto Salvagnin It’s green dining of a different kind on March 17, when restaurants and pubs around town celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish food, brews and spirited fun. Black Sheep Pub : This Center City West pub will offer a Read More...
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– Bruce Lindsay loved eating at Vanguard University so much he left the school his entire estate. [ LAT ] – The hard times may soon reflected in the grocery aisles. [ Chicago Tribune ] – Cheap booze sales are on the rise. [ NYT ] – Read More...
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March brings dining discounts in quaint Chestnut Hill, where restaurants including CinCin , Roller’s at Flying Fish and Chestnut Grill are offering $19.95 multicourse meals all month. See the full list of deals here . Read More...
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Restaurant Week mania continues. Now through March 14, more than 50 Atlantic City restaurants are offering multicourse lunches for $15.09 and/or dinners for $33.09. Check out the list of particpants (PDF), make your reservations and then go blow what Read More...
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– Enough with the kid foodies already! [ Slate ] – Private food inspectors really aren't very useful. [ NYT ] – Al Roker is pushing an animated show about a chef. [ TVNewser , via SE ] – Gordon Ramsay is in some financial trouble. Read More...
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Eric Ripert Photo: Nigel Parry On March 26, Eric Ripert will sign copies of his book On The Line: The Stations, the Heat, the Cooks, the Costs, the Chaos, and the Triumphs at 10 Arts , the New American at the Ritz-Carlton . The event will feature signature Read More...
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Need a really tall drink? Head to Stephen Starr's New American Continental Mid-town for one of its new "family-style" martinis. Though the price of the 60-oz. cocktails might make you wince – they run from $45–$65 – you Read More...
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– Read this and you'll think twice about out-of-season tomatoes. [ Gourmet ] – The peanut mess gets messier with dead mice in the mix. [ Reuters ] – Restaurants deal with restaurant bloggers. [ NYT ] – Spicy is hot these days Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Jerry Rutolo Over the years photographer Jerry Rutolo has photographed nearly every major chef you can think of, many before they even lost their baby fat. Since everyone likes a trip down memory lane we unearthed some of Rutolo's Read More...
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After five well-received years in Phoenixville, the New American BYO Majolica pulled the plug on Sunday night, a victim of the economy. Read More...
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Slate Photo: Kristina Scott A longtime Center City barman did the renovations for Slate , a contemporary gastropub near Rittenhouse Square, which offers a cozy dining room and a marble-topped bar; it aims to be an everyday neighborhood place with easy-on-the-budget Read More...
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Morimoto Photo: courtesy the restaurant Masaharu Morimoto 's eponymous Center City East Japanese has started a “Signature Hour” in the upstairs lounge from 5–7 PM, Sunday–Friday, with reduced-priced specialty cocktails and Read More...
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– Heston Blumenthal wonders what caused people to get sick at The Fat Duck . [ Daily Mail via Coldmud ] – Not to be outdone by Starbucks, Jamba Juice offers $1 oatmeal. [ NRN ] – Culinary magazines start focusing on affordable recipes. Read More...
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