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May 1, 2012
Unbearably Sexy Soft Serve and Sprinkle Video
That's Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff, the cool team from Big Gay Ice Cream, making soft serve and sprinkles just about the sexiest (and silliest!) thing we've seen all day. The video is part of a series by The Great GoogaMooga, to promote its May 19 and 20 blowout event in Prospect Park. The boozy, m ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
This Week's Specials: 5 Favorite Margaritas, Hot Dog Pies
See what we've been up to this week at Fork in the Road: Robert Sietsema lists his five favorite NYC margaritas, and tries (and hates) the spicy chicken sandwich at McDonald's. He also examines Pizza Hut's new British creation, "The Bone," a pie with a hot-dog-stuffed crust, and suggests a hot-d ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
April Bloomfield's New Cookbook Will Make You a Wiz with Veggies
The Spotted Pig's April Bloomfield might not be the first chef you would think of when seeking tips for perfectly cooked carrots. But her cookbook, A Girl and Her Pig, released today with a cover that boasts a picture of a dead pig draped over Bloomfield's neck, is surprisingly full of terrific reci ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Under the Toque: New Chef at Tocqueville, Farmers in the Kitchen
Jason Lawless has ascended to the position of Tocqueville's chef de cuisine. [Eater] The Bedford in Williamsburg is also getting a new chef--Jason Michael Giordano, formerly of Hotel Griffou. [Grub Street]
Blogs
January 23, 2012
5 Pies to Stuff Yourself Silly on Today, a/k/a National Pie Day
Lauren ShockeyNorth End Grill puts out a fine lemon meringue pieToday is National Pie Day, woot woot. While Fork in the Road believes that this holiday should really coincide with the other Pi Day (March 14), any day that celebrates the bounty of baked, filled pastries is still pretty damn a ... More >>
Dining
December 28, 2011
Allswell: Nate Smith Won't Play B-17
Or anything else in his new, jukebox-free restaurant
Blogs
October 6, 2011
April Bloomfield Gets the Vice Munchies Treatment
Perhaps you've heard of April Bloomfield? The no-nonsense chef takes a break from running the Spotted Pig, Breslin, and John Dory to go on a joyride with some her food-industry friends in the latest from Vice's "Munchies" series. First, though, she talks with business partner Ken Friedman about whe ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
New York City's 17 Greatest Chefs
The re-Africanized fried chicken at Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster This highly idiosyncratic list is based entirely on my own dining predilections, and only includes chefs whose work I'm reasonably familiar with. Certain figures have been excluded from consideration -- Thomas Keller, for example ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Old Vs. New: An Early Report on Food at the San Gennaro Festival, 2011
April Bloomfield of The Breslin is one of the new food saints at the Feast of San Gennaro, and this delicious pork tonnato sandwich is her benediction. For over 100 years, the street scarf at New York City's Italian religious festivals remained the same: hot or sweet pork sausages, grilled ... More >>
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August 15, 2011
The Ace Hotel, or 'Ass Hole-tel': Free-Associations
We thought we put this one to bed a few months ago, but as it turns out, we're talking about the Ace Hotel again. Remember how hip it is? Or "not quote-unquote hip, per se"? It's hip again, or continues to be hip, or continues to be quote-unquote not not hip. This time, the angle is that the ... More >>
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July 22, 2011
Our 10 Best Restaurant Wedding Venues in NYC
basykes/flickrHere come the brides and grooms! Summertime is wedding season. In FitR's first-ever Wedding Week, we're celebrating the best wedding season ever because it's the first during which anyone can marry, regardless of color, creed, or sexual preference. Yay! Two people joining in hol ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Alex Stupak to Do Even More Mexican; April Bloomfield Goes to France
Alex Stupak has confirmed that he will open a second location of Empellon, in the space currently occupied by Counter. [Eater] April Bloomfield on her first-ever trip to Paris and Lyon: "I wasn't expecting it to be so peasant-like, so that was a nice surprise, and Paris is not as anal as I ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Herring Pairing, Epicurean Intifada
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! The Russ & Daughters Herring Pairing Astor Center Tuesday, June 28, 6 p.m. It's New Catch Holland Herring time again! Join the team from Russ & Daughters for a tast ... More >>
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June 3, 2011
April Bloomfield Will Help Russ & Daughters Celebrate the New Catch Holland Herring Season
Russ & DaughtersJune is to clupeophiles - or herring freaks as they're more commonly known - what March is to college basketball fans. Why? Because it marks the beginning of the all too brief New Catch Holland Herring season.
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May 9, 2011
Elaine's Looks Nothing Like Its Former Self; Dads Influence Kids' Eating Habits More Than Moms
In a look at the James Beard Award nominees, nose-to-tail queen April Bloomfield reveals this shocker: if she had to eat one thing for the rest of her life, it would be... "vegetables." [NY Post] It appears that Elaine's is a lot less busy since its namesake, Elaine Kaufman, died in December ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
New Amsterdam Market is Having an Oysterpalooza!
flickr/Allerina & Glen MacLartyShuck 'em!Get ready for some shucking and slurping: It's going to be an oysterpalooza on Saturday, April 9 at New Amsterdam Market!
Dining
March 16, 2011
The John Dory Oyster Bar Resurrection
A noted seafood restaurant returns from the deep
Blogs
March 10, 2011
The New Amsterdam Market Returns on May 1
Rebecca MarxBivalves abounded at last year's New Amsterdam Market.Another day, and yet another seasonal market to look forward to.
Dining
March 2, 2011
Hats Off to Greenwich Village's Fedora
Montreal makes another tasty incursion into NYC, courtesy of Gabe Stulman
Blogs
February 17, 2011
Battle of the Oyster Pan Roast: The John Dory Oyster Bar vs. The Grand Central Oyster Bar
Lauren ShockeyThe John Dory Oyster Bar's Pan RoastAh, the oyster pan roast, a timeless dish of decadence in which oysters swim in a pool of cream sauce. Equal parts deliciousness and heart attack in a bowl. April Bloomfield's version of the dish has been reprised at The John Dory 2.0 (havin ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Breakfast at the Breslin
Although the Breslin is best known for the black magic April Bloomfield works on animal parts, its breakfast menu is an unexpected repository of vegetarian delights. Warning for the easily affronted: The photos that follow were severely compromised by both a shitty lens and the Breslin's shitty lig ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
The Barneys Food (Network)-Themed Holiday Windows: Some Pictures
Mario Batali's decapitated head is surrounded by a garnish of Crocs. On Tuesday, Barneys unveiled its much-anticipated food-themed holiday windows. Inscribed with the command "Have a Foodie Holiday," the three tableau offer an assemblage of 70 Food Network "personalities," chefs, and assort ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
The New Yorker's Annual Food Issue Has Arrived
Martin Schoeller/The New YorkerThe New Yorker's annual food issue is out this week, to the immeasurable joy of gastronerds who have some spare time on their hands. High on the marquee is Lauren Collins' profile of April Bloomfield, whom Collins dubs "the food world's oblivious savant." Elsew ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
The New John Dory Will Be Bigger, Shinier, and Require You to Perch
The kind of John Dory that doesn't attract crowds.With a mere seven days to go until the John Dory's second coming at the Ace Hotel, Diner's Journal has a few details to share. First, it will be bigger, shinier, and covered in black tile, with two fish tanks that will segregate fish from the ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Le Fooding Draws Le Criticism
Le bam. Le pow.It has now been more than 48 hours since the second coming of Le Fooding, which took over the grounds of P.S.1 on Friday and Saturday nights. Although this year's theme was a staged battle between New York and San Francisco chefs supposedly driven to blind, combative rage by a ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
April Bloomfield Wants to Start a Farm, Open a Bakery
Amy Hou/ForbesApril Bloomfield.The John Dory Oyster Bar is opening its doors in the Breslin this week, and Eater has an interesting interview with April Bloomfield. Among other things, Bloomfield says that she and Ken Friedman have been looking for land upstate to start a farm.
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August 26, 2010
The Third-Annual Taste of Greenmarket Is Nigh
With the promise of cooler weather on the horizon, people are once again regaining their appetites for foods whose preparation requires a heat source. Which means only one thing: fall's all-you-can-gorge tasting events are almost upon us. To wit, the NYC Greenmarket just sent out the announce ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
Here's a Link for Le Grand Fooding Pre-Sale Tickets, Available Now
Le FoodingReady, set, allez, allez, allez: the good folks at Le Grand Fooding have sent us a link to a site where readers can go to buy pre-sale tickets to the two-night gastro-extravaganza, which will take place September 24 and 25 at PS1 and feature the chefly talents of April Bloomfield, D ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2010
Brandon Baltzley 'Out' at 6th Street Kitchen; Rodelio Aglibot 'In' at BLT
Brandon Baltzley has reportedly left 6th Street Kitchen for a job at Alinea. Greg Torrech of Brown Café is said to be taking over. [Grub Street] Shea Gallante, formerly of Cru, has teamed up with the restaurateur Stratis Morfogen to open Ciano, a new Italian restaurant, this fall. [Diner's ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Dish #93:The Terrine Board at the Breslin Bar and Dining Room
Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, Fork in the Road's handy list of some of our favorite dishes -- old standbys and new finds alike -- compiled daily. Today's pick: The Terrine Board ($42) at the Breslin Bar and Dining Room
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June 29, 2010
Le Fooding Announces Its 2010 Line-Up
Attendees at last year's Le Fooding.Some ten months after it transformed P.S. 1 into a roiling cauldron of smoking meat, interminable waits, and misplaced drink tickets, Le Fooding has announced its line-up for this year's festivities.
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June 23, 2010
April Bloomfield Unleashes Her Inner Vegetarian at the Saveur Barbecue
Nary a deep-fried trotter in sight. While her food at the Breslin isn't exactly synonymous with vegetarian dining, April Bloomfield surprised more than a few grazers at the Saveur magazine barbecue last night by serving not animal parts, but salad. The chef and her crew dished out a boldly-f ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Didier Elena Confirmed at Alain Ducasse; Top Chef's Nikki Cascone Tries Again
Didier Elena has finally been confirmed "in" at Alain Ducasse at the Essex House following a six-year absence from the city, where he hopes to win back the Michelin star lost by his predecessor. [NY Daily News] Following the closure of her 24 Prince, Top Chef alum Nikki Cascone has been appr ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2010
Wendy's Bacon & Blue Burger Is Not Nearly as Bad as You Might Imagine
Take a look under the hood: good thick bacon, the mildest blue cheese imaginable, barely distinguishable from cottage cheese, and some other smeary substance of indeterminate composition. Emboldened by my adventure tasting the new Pacific shrimp taco at Taco Bell, I went in search of another ... More >>
Dining
January 12, 2010
The Breslin's Little Britain
Woe to pigs who value their head and feet!
Blogs
January 11, 2010
The Breslin's Amazing Lamb Burger
The lamb burger at the Breslin is one of the designated big hitters of the winter season. It comes on a cutting board with a very ugly knife...
Blogs
December 24, 2009
Under the Toque: Table 8 Still Open Despite Govind Armstrong Departure; Laurent Manrique Eyes Country Space
Govind Armstrong may have left Table 8 in the Cooper Square Hotel, but the restaurant is still open. Chef de cuisine Willis Loughhead, formerly of Country, is now running the kitchen. [NY Times] Laurent Manrique, an owner at Cafe de la Presse in San Francisco and formerly a chef at Aqua, is ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Under Review: Sietsema at Trattoria Cinque; DiGregorio at Tipsy Parson
This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema finds that "it often seems as if Trattoria Cinque isn't trying hard enough to be Roman," while Sarah DiGregorio deems the tipsy parson cake at Tipsy Parson "as likeable as the restaurant." Sam Sifton heads to Madangsui in Koreatown, which "is not much to loo ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2009
The Breslin's Dinner Menu, in the Firm Yet Porky Flesh
April Bloomfield, savoring pint before pig. The Breslin began serving dinner last night, and the Feed has obtained a copy of chefs April Bloomfield and Peter Cho's menu.
Blogs
October 16, 2009
The Blogroll Gazette: Rating the Fattest Cookbooks By the Pound; A 'Hipstavore' Wedding
This week in food blogs... Eat Me Daily took a look at the price-per-pound ration of cookbooks and The Big Fat Duck Cookbook weighed in at 11.6 pounds for $157.50 or $13.58 per pound of book. Midtown Lunch got excited over one of its images being used in Polish Playboy as part of a piece on Taam T ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
'Smart Choices' Not So Smart; Bruni Trashes Ninja
President Obama told Men's Health magazine that taxing soda and other sugary drinks is an idea worth exploring. "Every study that's been done about obesity shows... a correlation between increased soda consumption and obesity," he said. [NY Daily News] The proposed Kraft Foods takeover of Ca ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Beyond the Breslin: April Bloomfield is Thinking Tea, Bakeries, Cookbook
Though we're still digesting the countless details being divulged in advance of the Breslin's imminent opening, April Bloomfield is already thinking of what's next. In an interview with GQ UK, she tells the magazine that "I really want to open a bakery or a teahouse. I always wanted to write a cookb ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
More Breslin Details for the Bloomfield-Obsessed
New York mag's Rob and Robin got the the city foaming at its collective mouth with their Fall restaurant preview earlier this week. Today, they all but offer a drool cup to fans of April Bloomfield with an even more detailed look at The Spotted Pig chef's newest project, the Breslin. There's renderi ... More >>
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August 24, 2009
And They're Off! Fall Restaurant Previews Are Out of the Gate
Both New York magazine and Metromix have unleashed their Fall restaurant previews today, lending a bit of autumnal snap to the dead heat of August. Names that everyone's smacking their lips over include Momofuku Midtown, which will be located in the old Town space; the Breslin, April Bloomfield's ne ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
Under the Toque: A Spanish Chef in the House at Mercat; Lady Chefs Gone Wild
Ryan Skeen--formerly of Resto, the General Greene, and Irving Mill--has officially been named the new executive chef at Allen & Delancey on the LES. Both chef Kyle Bailey and pastry chef Tiffany MacIsaac have left the restaurant. A new pastry chef has yet to be named. [NY Times] Spanish chef Paco G ... More >>
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February 11, 2009
Bruni Gives John Dory Two Stars
The Times' Frank Bruni reviews the John Dory today, and, like New York's Adam Platt and Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton, he gives the place just two stars. While Bruni makes a point of saying he immensely admires both chef April Bloomfield and sommelier David Lynch in his review, he has less admiration for ... More >>
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January 21, 2009
Our Man Sietsema Enjoys John Dory's Cod Sperm
This week, Our Man Sietsema tells us all about the John Dory, the new seafood restaurant from the Spotted Pig's chef April Bloomfield. The upshot is that there's a whole lot of really good fish to be had, but mainly at a price that few can afford right now. Our Man praises a few dishes with enthusi ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2007
Last Meal: April Bloomfield Goes Home
This week, Our Man Sietsema tells us all about the John Dory, the new seafood restaurant from the Spotted Pig's chef April Bloomfield. The upshot is that there's a whole lot of really good fish to be had, but mainly at a price that few can afford right now. Our Man praises a few dishes with enthusi ... More >>
NYC Life
April 10, 2007
April Bloomfield's Last Meal
. . . ends with a cold beer
Dining
April 6, 2004
G-Spot
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