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Fine Dining

  1. field notes
    Who Wants Caviar at a Time Like This?Fine dining confronts a perilous new threat: irrelevance.
    By Adam Platt
  2. restaurant review
    Benno Is Technically Precise, Anti-Fad, and Refreshingly RefinedFormer Per Se and Lincoln chef Jonathan Benno finds his own culinary voice at his eponymous restaurant at the Evelyn Hotel.
    By Adam Platt
  3. rip
    The Life and Legacy of Alain Senderens, the ‘Picasso of French Cooking’The celebrated chef passed away this week at the age of 77.
    By Hugh Merwin
  4. interviews
    The New Chef at NYC’s Most Luxurious Italian Restaurant Plans to Shake Things UpMelissa Rodriguez is ready to step into her role atop the city’s fine-dining scene.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  5. insights
    Why One of the Country’s Best Pastry Chefs Turned His Back on Fine Dining“Michelin is the biggest crock of complete fucking bullshit …”
    By Chris Crowley
  6. Treat Yourself
    In Praise of the Solo FeastThe unexpected perks of splurging on an extravagant, hours-long tasting menu for one.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  7. Slideshow
    103 Beautiful Dishes: The Most Visually Exciting Food in America Right NowGrub Street called up the country’s best chefs with one simple directive: Show us the most beautiful thing that’s on your menu right now.
    By Alan Sytsma, Edna Ishayik, and Sierra Tishgart
  8. Interviews
    Why Chef Missy Robbins Isn’t Rushing Back to a Fine-Dining Kitchen JustThe Michelin-starred chef is enjoying her time off and a new gig cooking at Corkbuzz even more than she thought she would.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  9. Interviews
    Paul Liebrandt on Leaving Corton and the Future of the Elm“I’m looking at people who are going to be dining at my restaurants in the next ten and fifteen years.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  10. Spared
    Gordon Ramsay at the London Lives Another DayThe hotel restaurants will not close after all.
    By Hugh Merwin
  11. Closings
    All Signs Point to Gordon Ramsay at the London Closing in September [Updated]The British chef dissolved his financial interests in the place back in 2009.
    By Hugh Merwin
  12. Quote of the Day
    Ruth Reichl Predicts …The critic foresees an “extreme backlash” heading toward today’s casual restaurant scene.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  13. Tasting Tyranny
    How ‘Tyrannical’ Are Fine-Dining Restaurants Really? NewFour hours of oppression at Blanca.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  14. Fine Dining
    Wretched Excess: More Writers Complaining About the ‘Tyranny’ ofIt’s time to cool it with the tasting-menus-as-torture pieces.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  15. Fine Dining
    Survey Says ‘Fun’ Dining Is the New ‘Fine’ DiningFine dining is dead. Long live fine dining.
    By Hugh Merwin
  16. Menu Changes
    Long Live Fine Dining: Vetri Eighty-Sixes A La CarteThe changes buck the trends that have other restaurants going more casual.
    By Collin Keefe
  17. Trends
    Ferran Adrià Opens His Tapas Bar — Is This Another Nail in FineAdrià’s new venture offers mind-blowing creations, but in a more relaxed atmosphere and at lower prices.
    By Collin Keefe
  18. Endangered
    Le Cirque at the CrossroadsRumblings have it that Le Cirque may move or close by the end of the year, but the Maccionis aren’t ready to let go.
    By Beth Landman
  19. Mediavore
    Cruddy Chain Restaurants Proven Cruddy; Sarah Lee Called Out for MisleadingPlus: Burger King’s new super-premium burger, and the argument for babies in fine-dining restaurants, all in our morning news roundup.
    By Helen Rosner
  20. Mediavore
    Fine Dining’s Fallibility; A Boom Time for OystersPlus: Nestle pulls out from Zimbabwe, and the founder of Bennigan’s dies, all in our morning news roundup.
    By Helen Rosner
  21. Eatiquette
    Steve Cuozzo Will Hold His Breath Until White Tablecloths Come BackThe ‘Post’ critic rants against the “casualization” of fine-dining restaurants.
    By Daniel Maurer
  22. Closings
    Jean-Georges Vongerichten Will Close Vong After Seventeen YearsThe Thai-French pioneer may reopen at a new location.
    By Daniel Maurer
  23. The Other Critics
    Nagrant On Sycophant Foodie GroupiesMichael Nagrant posts the full transcript of his responses to our State Of The Food Union survey.
    By Helen Rosner
  24. Lists
    Mr. Snack Wrap’s FavesThe top chef at McDonald’s picks his favorite fine-dining chefs.
    By Daniel Maurer
  25. Recession Is Your Friend
    Fine-Dining Deals: $3 Sangrias, 50 Percent Off Wine, and MoreThe latest roundup of recession specials.
    By Daniel Maurer
  26. Front of the House
    Fine-dining Restaurants About As Exclusive As You ExpectedIt’s easier for whites to wait tables at fancy restaurants. And even easier for those with accents.
    By Aileen Gallagher
  27. Polemics
    Question: ‘Should Fine Dining Die?’A look at the pros and cons of the disappearing haute establishment.
    By Daniel Maurer
  28. Plattitudes
    Platt to the FutureCutty and Platty disagree about the future of the luxury meal.
    By Daniel Maurer