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The Grub Street Diet
Oct. 15, 2010
Alton Brown Makes His Own Avocado Ice Cream, Does Shots With John Hodgman
“He whipped out a bottle of whiskey, I whipped out a bottle of whiskey. He whipped out some glasses, I whipped out some glasses. We sent an audience member to get ice.”
Metacriticism
Oct. 13, 2010
Ozersky Still Hates the ‘Crappily Written’ Michelin Guide
“”It’s not that I don’t agree with the Michelin ratings, they’re O.K.,” he writes. “But I don’t understand them, and that’s not O.K.”
The Other Critics
Oct. 13, 2010
Sifton Has No Stars for Xiao Ye; Vandaag Is ‘Worth Settling In For’
Plus: Greene and Cuozzo waffle on the Lambs Club, and a rave for Hecho en Dumbo.
Empire Building
Oct. 11, 2010
’Inoteca’s Total New York Domination
There’s ‘inoteca Williamsburg, plus a French-Mediterranean spot is going in Tribeca.
Real Estate
Oct. 11, 2010
Helpless Upper West Siders Suffer Tyranny of Too Many Truffles
They’re great on macaroni and cheese, and french fries. Not so great perfuming your apartment lobby.
Oenofile
Oct. 11, 2010
What to Drink With Spaghetti Tacos
Dr. Vino’s commenters take wine pairings seriously, even if the food in question is pretty stupid.
Lists
Oct. 11, 2010
ABC Kitchen Is
Esquire
’s Restaurant of the Year
Plus the “Best New Restaurants”: Longman & Eagle in Chicago, Frances in S.F., and more.
In the Magazine
Oct. 11, 2010
Platt at Vandaag and Takashi; Time to Get the Turkey
Plus: a slew of new openings including Kin Shop, Bar Basque, and Ciano.
Foodienomics
Oct. 11, 2010
230 Fifth’s Serious Heater Habit
The electric heaters run up a tab of $10,000 a month.
New York Culinary Experience
Oct. 8, 2010
Cesare Casella Wants You to Drink While You Cook
The Salumeria Rosi chef demos the basics of Italian cooking at last week’s New York Culinary Experience.
The Grub Street Diet
Oct. 8, 2010
Lauren Bush Sneaks Food Into Movie Theaters, Lunches on Candy Corn
“We snuck the wraps into the movie, which is probably illegal … It’s sort of the best of both worlds to eat dinner in the movie theater, but you have to be kind of stealth about it.”
Party Chat
Oct. 7, 2010
René Redzepi Thinks Chefs ‘Make the Best Terrorists in the
The Noma chef talks geotagging and culinary geneaology at last night’s New York Public Library event.
New York Culinary Experience
Oct. 6, 2010
David Bouley Explains the Finer Points of Comté Foam
Plus stories of his secret teenage life as a whipped-cream fighter!
Awards
Oct. 6, 2010
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Is a Michelin Two-Star Grocery Store
César Ramirez’s pricey prix-fixe dinners pull in a seriously big award.
New York Culinary Experience
Oct. 6, 2010
Let Paul Liebrandt Teach You How to Blowtorch Scallops
At the New York Culinary Experience, the Corton chef teaches a crowd how to blast raw scallops until they’re just barely cooked.
The Other Critics
Oct. 6, 2010
The Lion Works Its Charms; FoodParc Is ‘Over the Top Thrilling’
Plus: Robert Sietsema skips pho in favor of a Vietnamese beef salad.
Following Up
Oct. 5, 2010
Where Are They Now? The
Gourmet
Masthead, One Year Later
We follow up on the defunct magazine’s masthead.
App-etizing
Oct. 5, 2010
Ikea’s Beautiful Baking Cookbook Is Now a Hilarious iPhone App
Want to bake a cinnamon roll? You’ll have to jog three miles first.
Bookshelf
Oct. 5, 2010
NYT: The New Ferran Adrià Biography Is ‘Like Being Waterboarded With
Dwight Garner really doesn’t like Colman Andrews’s new book about the El Bulli chef.
Video Feed
Oct. 4, 2010
Get Your Shuck On With David Chang
Watch the Momofuku chef shuck an oyster and top it with a melon-shiso purée.
In the Magazine
Oct. 4, 2010
Platt Finds Hits and Misses at Eataly; Wine on Tap Flows Freely
Plus: Three new openings and a peek at who goes to Lavo.
The James Weird Awards
Oct. 1, 2010
The James Weird Awards: Michelin-Starred Nipple-Twisting and Pizza Fight Club
Plus: a Justin Bieber hoax, and how to steal an entire vineyard, in our weekly roundup of weird restaurant news.
The Grub Street Diet
Oct. 1, 2010
Chef Daniel Holzman Trusts His Mom on What Makes a Good Meatball
“Cinnamon-raisin and salmon salad sounds disgusting, but apparently my closed-minded attitude has been holding me back: It was incredibly delicious.”
Party Chat
Sept. 30, 2010
Thomas Keller Will Gladly Wear a Superman Cape If a Domineering Woman Tells Him
The French Laundry and Per Se chef talks about accessibility, superheroes, and what he likes to eat.
Personalities
Sept. 30, 2010
Ruth Reichl Sticks With Print, Is Now a Book Editor
Reichl will be an editor-at-large for Random House — and an author!
The Food Chain
Sept. 29, 2010
Traif’s Jason Marcus Has a Special Place In His Heart For Loteria’s Carnitas
Jimmy Shaw says it’s all about the chile morita, “the elegant cousin of chipotle.”
Lists
Sept. 29, 2010
Michelin Announces 2011 ‘Bib Gourmand’ Picks
Fatty ‘Cue, Paulie Gee’s, and nineteen other newcomers make the list of 91 top inexpensive restaurants.
The Other Critics
Sept. 29, 2010
Sifton Goes to the Forge
Someone spies a New York ‘Times’ photographer at Marc Forgione.
App-etizing
Sept. 28, 2010
‘How to Cook Everything Essentials’: Carry Mark Bittman With You at
Bittman’s new iPhone app has a hundred free recipes and, in case you can’t find a clock, a built-in timer.
Foodievents
Sept. 28, 2010
René Redzepi Goes Retail
Redzepi will sign copies of Noma at Williams-Sonoma next week.
Foodievents
Sept. 28, 2010
La Scuola, Eataly’s Educational Arm, Is Ready to Teach You
Fish lessons with Dave Pasternack, meat lessons with Cesare Casella … and a $25 walking tour of Eataly?
Foodievents
Sept. 27, 2010
A Closer Look at Last Weekend’s Le Grand Fooding
Sure, the lines were long. But we got some awfully pretty pictures out of it.
In the Magazine
Sept. 27, 2010
The Most Powerful People in New York, Culinary Edition
April Bloomfield and Roberta’s are changing the way New York eats.
Foodievents
Sept. 25, 2010
Last Night at Le Fooding: San Francisco Edges Out New York, For Now
Our highly scientific comparative analysis of last night’s first of two SF vs. NY showdowns.
Foodievents
Sept. 24, 2010
Handicapping Le Grand Fooding’s N.Y. vs. S.F. Deathmatch
Grub Street weighs the competitors at this weekend’s coast vs. coast culinary showdown.
Openings
Sept. 24, 2010
A Look Inside FoodParc, the Midtown Food Court Inspired by
Blade Runner
Jeffrey Chodorow’s high-tech spot features interiors from a Hollywood set designer and a menu starring pastrami egg rolls.
The James Weird Awards
Sept. 24, 2010
The James Weird Awards: Death-Threat Hot Wings; Justin Bieber Tries Fried
Plus: Gordon Ramsay hears gunfire while camping, topless women in restaurants, and shameless cooking-oil thieves, in our weekly roundup of weird restaurant news.
The Grub Street Diet
Sept. 24, 2010
Chef Geoffrey Zakarian Tastes the National’s Entire Menu at Once, Clears
“Where else are you going to go? The only two options you have are Michael Jordan’s and Cipriani, and one’s terrible and one’ s a rip-off.”
Openings
Sept. 23, 2010
Andrew Carmellini’s Soho Spot Is Called ‘the Dutch’ Because It
Plus it sounds “a little bit old school, a little bit O.G., a little bit Damon Runyonesque, maybe.”
App-etizing
Sept. 23, 2010
‘Gourmet Live’ Is Live, and Full of Easter Eggs
The erstwhile magazine’s legacy lives on through an (only slightly zombie-esque) iPad app.
The Food Chain
Sept. 22, 2010
Michael Solomonov Thinks Traif’s Bacon Doughnuts Are ‘Like, So
“I think it’s awesome that this Jewish kid is rocking out all this non-kosher stuff. “
The Other Critics
Sept. 22, 2010
Sifton Finds ‘Simplicity and Elegance’ at Vandaag; Sietsema Raves
Plus: wildly overpriced bouillabaisse in midtown, and the grave disappointments of BLT Bar & Grill.
App-etizing
Sept. 21, 2010
The
Times
Launches a Mobile Fix for Your Caffeine Addiction
The Filter is a GPS-enabled coffee map from ‘Times’ caffeine guru Oliver Strand.
Openings
Sept. 20, 2010
A Look Inside François Payard Bakery, Opening Tomorrow on Houston Street
Complete with a sexy glassed-in pastry kitchen so you can watch your
pain au chocolat
come out of the oven minutes before hitting the bakery case.
Foodievents
Sept. 20, 2010
MoMA Installs Some ‘Counter Space’
The museum’s latest show is a retrospective of the post-servant kitchen of the last century.
In the Magazine
Sept. 20, 2010
Nuela’s Ambitious, Exhaustive Menu; a Guide to New York’s Urban
Plus: Hardneck garlic is in season.
Foodienomics
Sept. 17, 2010
The Park Slope Co-op Makes More Money Than Whole Foods
On a per-store basis, at least.
The Grub Street Diet
Sept. 17, 2010
Designer Catherine Malandrino Drinks Tequila During Fashion Week, Celebrates
“At two in the morning, just ten hours before my presentation at Lincoln Center, I crossed Eighth Avenue to dance with my friends at a gay club with live shows and go-go dancers.”
At the Movies
Sept. 16, 2010
Saving Willie Mae’s
A documentary about the rebuilding of a New Orleans institution gets us a little weepy.
Empire Building
Sept. 16, 2010
Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Ultraviolent Food Nerd’ Graphic Novel
’Get Gyro’ will be like “‘Fistful of Dollars’ meets ‘Eat Drink Man Woman’,” plus a couple more films.
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