‘Secret Restaurant’ Bait-and-Switch Leaves Bad Taste in Food Writers’ Mouths
This…is insane. Can anyone explain who thought this would be a good idea? Apparently, several New York-based food writers were invited to a “secret restaurant” private opening hosted by television chef...
View ArticleFall Openings: Italian from Bolton, Kimchi Taco Parks It, and More
Just when you think the food scene in Brooklyn couldn’t get any more exciting, The New York Times reports on a set of fall openings we can’t wait to get our chompers on. Their Brooklyn picks: Basik –...
View ArticleCulinary Grads Become Sue-Chefs
Angry, debt-ridden culinary school grads have been making noise in the news for a while, but it just got real: according to the Huffington Post, several for-profit culinary schools are being sued by...
View ArticleAuction Action for Just Food and Irene Relief
Is your food wishlist getting a little long? Restaurants you’ve been wanting to try, classes you’ve been meaning to take, behind-the-scenes tours you’ve been fantasizing about all piling up? If so, you...
View ArticleSam Sifton Steps Down from Best Job in the World(?)
Sam Sifton steps down as NY Times restaurant critic. Was it because the job was just too hard? We doubt it. by Joanna Shaw Flamm Sam Sifton announced he was moving on from his job as the New York Times...
View ArticleBig Money Aims to ‘Steer’ the Food Debate
An unholy alliance? Questions remain about who's pulling the strings at the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance. With farm subsidies due to expire in 2012, the race for a say in the next Farm Bill is...
View ArticleFo’ Real: Real Cheap Eats Offers a Treasure Chest of Diverse Food Finds
Kutabs from Caucasus Gardens, Doubles from Trini Gul, Ragu Arancino at Arancini Brothers, and Classic Banh Mi at Ba Xuyen are a few examples of food blogger picks for awesome bites available for under...
View ArticleBattersby Up!: New Restaurant by Former Chefs of Anella and The Vanderbilt...
Chefs Walker Stern (formerly of Prospect Heights' The Vanderbilt), and Joseph Ogrodnek (of Greenpoint's Anella) opened Battersby in Carroll Gardens last week There are connections everywhere in the...
View ArticleIn Case You Didn’t Already Know, The Word ‘Artisan’ is Officially Devoid of...
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines an “artisan” as “a worker who practices a trade or handicraft” and “one that produces something (as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional...
View ArticleHeritage Breeds Are Making a Comeback, but Still Represent Less Than 1% of...
Heritage breed turkeys are coming back, but still represent less than 1% of all turkeys sold. Just a few short years ago, even the most adventurous eaters hadn’t heart of ‘heritage breed’ turkeys. Now...
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