Blue Hill

Contest Alert: Pen a Short Review, Win Money for a Chocolate Jesus on Mouth.com

If you're into off-beat flavor combinations and you can also write a short sentence better than Ernest Hemingway, we get word that Mouth.com is running a contest you might want to check out.

Q&A: Blue Hill's Katie Bell on How to Create a Stellar Beer List

After securing a finalist spot for several years running, Blue Hill picked up a James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant earlier this week, putting it in the company of Eleven Madison Park (2011), Daniel (2010), Jean Georges (2009), and Gramercy Tavern (2008). For those who have followed the res ... More >>

What's Happening: Earth Day at Edi and the Wolf; Boulud's Dalmore Single-Malt Comes to New York

Monday, April 22 Earth Day at Edi and the Wolf Edi and the Wolf, the Austrian spot on Avenue C, will celebrate Earth Day today with a four-course menu featuring "sustainable springtime ingredients" paired with biodynamic wine producers from Austria. The restaurant promises garlic soup, white asparag ... More >>

NYC Restaurants and Chefs Nominated for James Beard Foundation Awards

Some of New York's top restaurants and chefs were honored this morning with James Beard Foundation Award nominations, including April Bloomfield, Danny Bowien, and Michael White for Best Chef. Blue Hill was nominated for Outstanding Restaurant, and David Chang earned an Outstanding Chef nod. All win ... More >>

10 Best Restaurants for Vegetarian Food in New York (Even if You're Not a Vegetarian!), 2013 Edition

There are plenty of vegetarian-friendly restaurants in New York. Some deal in chewy gluten strips and meat facsimiles, others turn out raw foods and seed pastes, but there are plenty of places where you don't need to be a devotee to enjoy the food. Go for a meatless meal at these restaurants for a ... More >>

SWEET TREATS

Two holiday markets have everyone on your list covered

Interview: North Fork Table & Inn's Gerry Hayden

[See More Chef Interviews: Travis Post of Yunnan Kitchen | Dragonfly's Cornelius Gallagher] It's possible that the modest Long Island via Manhattan chef Gerry Hayden would cringe at the comparison to Blue Hill's Dan Barber. However, due to both individuals' devotion to local produce, community, and ... More >>

Michael Gallina to Lead Blue Hill at Stone Barns; Wolfgang Puck Disses Starbucks

Michael Gallina, of Blue Hill New York, will take the place of Greg Baxtrom, and head Blue Hill at Stone Barns' kitchen. [Grubstreet] Baxtrom won't be out of work long. Turns out he will put in a stint at Floyd Cardoz's soon-to-open North End Grill. [Eater NY]

I Finally Ate At Le Bernardin!

​ Well, I ate things made by Le Bernardin. And Blue Hill and Landmarc and Tribeca Grill and even Ed's Chowder House. This was at City Harvest's Bid Against Hunger, an annual event at the Metropolitan Pavilion which not only squelched my hunger, it raised money to feed NYC's homeless. You go ... More >>

Eat Well, Feed the Hungry With New City Harvest App

​We've always been a big fan of City Harvest, the organization that collects up to 30 million pounds of excess food from restaurants and markets every year to feed the hungry. The most famous supporter of City Harvest is organization chair Eric Ripert. The problem? Most people can't afford to ... More >>

Leonard Lopate Talks Veggies With Blue Hill's Dan Barber and the Franks

Last night at the Greene Space, Leonard Lopate took a break from hosting his eponymous radio show on WNYC to grill some of New York's biggest locavore icons on the growing popularity of vegetables in restaurant kitchens. If you hadn't noticed, vegetables are hot now as the city recovers from collect ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: Drinking Italian, Pondering Vegetables

Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the hottest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Tour of Italy Wine Tasting I Trulli Ristorante and Vino Wine & Spirits Monday, September 26, 6:30 p.m. Taste Italy's indigenous wine varieties at this walk-around tasting of about 1 ... More >>

Eric Ripert, Dan Barber, and Jim Lahey to Headline Lopate & Locavores

WNYCLopate loves locavores.​'Tis the silly season for food festivals, and for the second year in a row, WNYC host Leonard Lopate is getting in on the act with Lopate & Locavores, a three-day event that will explore zeitgeisty issues relating to today's food movement.

What's Happening This Week: Summer of Riesling, Peak Organic Dinner, Taste of Greenmarket

As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Peak Organic Beer Dinner The Vanderbilt Tuesday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. Chef Saul Bolton is cooking up a four-course meal with beer pairings from Maine's Peak Organic ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? Blue Hill

Lauren Shockey​ This week's Where Am I Eating? was tricky, but we have a winner! I was eating at Blue Hill, and the pictured flowers are right at the entrance to the restaurant (the "colorful" clue referenced the restaurant's name). Their display changes often and is always lovely -- and you ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at Papaye, Uptown African Restaurant and Accra; Lauren Shockey at Tenpenny

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema goes West African at Papaye, Uptown African Restaurant, and Accra. Lauren Shockey finds fun and value in Midtown at Tenpenny.​ Sam Sifton discovers the reason Brooklyn Heightians are staying close to home these days, awarding Colonie one star: "Long and ... More >>

Food Dyes Save Us from Gray Foods; Kale is the New Spinach

​Apparently, farmers are not to blame for rising food costs. Experts are saying energy, weather, and global unrest are more likely culprits. [Washington Post] The FDA is proposing that calorie counts become mandatory nationwide on menus and menu boards for chain restaurants, but not movie the ... More >>

What Happens When Women Cook in John Fraser's Kitchen

​Last week, Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez told us that she'd be taking part in a weekly female chefs series beginning next month at What Happens When. Now the restaurant, which just began its third movement yesterday, has coughed up some more details about the series, which will every Monday feat ... More >>

The Daily Meal Ranks America's Top Restaurants

Deborah Jones/The Daily MealPer Se is named the best restaurant in New York​Always a friend to listsicles, The Daily Meal has come up with a new list, ranking the top 101 restaurants in the country. There aren't many shockers included, and New York City fared quite well, proving its gastronom ... More >>

Child Nutrition Bill Approved; Eataly Founder Talks

​Queens food pantries have seen a 90 percent increase in demand this year, but almost 60 percent of them didn't have enough food to meet it. [NY Daily News] Dan Barber of Blue Hill is among a growing list of top chefs who are teaching food-science classes at Harvard. [FOXNews] Food safety is ... More >>

"Bid Against Hunger" Helped the Homeless

​This is going to be a nice item, so just bite your tongue and endure it for a few seconds. Last night, I went to an event at the Metropolitan Pavilion called "Bid Against Hunger," which charged people to eat exquisite offerings like chicken-liver mousse and white fig gelato, and also to bid ... More >>

2011 Editions of Michelin and Zagat Are Out, Ready to Aid the Numerically Fixated

​It's quite a watershed week for numbers-obsessed diners: Zagat released its 2011 New York City survey today, and tomorrow, the Michelin Guide 2011 will be inflicted upon the public.

King of Falafel Takes Vendys; Seafood Soup All the Rage

​First lady Michelle Obama hosted spouses of world leaders at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, where a lunch of ingredients from the farm and from the White House garden was served. [AP] The King of Falafel won best vendor and People's Choice at the 2010 Vendy Awards. Fares (Freddy) Zeideia can usua ... More >>

Eve's Cidery's Bittersweet Cider

​It feels like fall out there today, and Eve's Cidery is the ideal beverage to bridge summer and autumn.

America's 5 Greatest Foodie Presidents

​President Obama doesn't make the list--the word is still out--though he seems to be showing promising enthusiasm for this peach. (credit: Democratic National Committee) It's too early to predict whether Barack Obama is going to be one of our greatest foodie presidents, though the signs are g ... More >>

Michelle Obama Visits New York, Exhibits Watered-Down Cultural Tastes Yet Again

​President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have shown pretty decent taste whenever they visit our fair city. So why the hell'd they do this, of everything else there is to see in town?

Omnivore Fest Is Coming to Eat Us This June

​Holy merde. Scarcely six months since we finally finished digesting what Le Fooding served us, the French are at it again. They're returning this summer with the second-annual Omnivore Festival, which will take place June 4-6. Feast has the schedule, which includes public master classes taugh ... More >>

The Blogroll Gazette: Starbucks' Rumored Brooklyn Invasion; McDonald's Big Mac in Wrap Form

This week in food blogs... Eater heard that Starbucks is taking over a space on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, but wasn't too worried seeing as Starbucks-in-Billyburg rumors pop up regularly. Grub Street caught up with Blue Hill chef Dan Barber to ask about Lent, salt, and America's chances at Bo ... More >>

Anne Burrell Wants Back Into the Restaurant Biz; Nate Appleman Seeks Skilled Pizza Makers

​Pierre Schutz has been named the executive chef at the forthcoming Jean-Georges at the Mark hotel, set to open in March. He was formerly at the now-defunct Vong. [NY Times] Famed Gascon chef Thierry Marx will cook a special $350 meal at Le Bernardin on Feb. 20, as part of d'Artagnan's 25th a ... More >>

Paula Deen Hit with Ham; Dog Ice Cream Arrives

​New York has dog bakeries, dog spas, dog therapists, and now dog artisanal ice cream. Lactose-free Blizzard Dog is the brainchild of a 16-year-old boy upon seeing how much, well, dogs love ice cream. Corn and carrot flavors are more popular than chocolate (carob) and vanilla. [NY Times] It s ... More >>

The Top 40 Locavore Chefs Under 40

Mother Nature Network has put together a list of the country's 40 most important rising culinary stars under the age of 40. The list focuses on chefs who use fresh, local, and sustainable ingredients and adhere to a farm-to-table philosophy. Surprisingly, there are only two New Yorkers in the bunch ... More >>

Sigmund Pretzel Shop: Baking 'Very New York' Pretzels

Cheddar-jalapeno pretzel​ Sigmund Pretzel Shop, a brand-new bakery in the East Village, offers fat, crusty pretzels in either salted or seeded varieties, as well as unorthodox flavors like cheddar-jalapeno, caramel-pecan, and cinnamon raisin. Sandwiches anchored by the twisty breads are also o ... More >>

Under Review: Sietsema at Ambiance; DiGregorio at SD26

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema gets well fed at Ambiance in Carnasie, while Sarah DiGregorio tries to find warmth at SD26. Sam Sifton drops in on Le Relais de Venise l'Entrecote, where there is "no real menu to speak of. There is only salad and steak frites... And you know what? It's terr ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: Tasting the City & A Couple of Tweetable Tastings

Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! New York Taste Skylight, 275 Hudson Street November 2 New York Magazine is hosting its 11th annual New York Taste event, benefiting City Harvest. Join culinary editor Gillian Duffy ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: Taste of Greenmarket & Austrian Wine Month

Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Taste of Greenmarket Studio 450 October 28 The Greenmarket's annual food extravaganza has arrived. Chefs from Blue Hill, Daniel, Craft, Aquavit, and the Spotted Pig will prepare sig ... More >>

Presidential Table: What Does Craftsteak Say About Obama?

​President Obama was spotted having lunch at Craftsteak yesterday. Gawker asks, what do his dining out choices say about him? His much-fussed-over date with Michelle at Blue Hill said, "He likes to support local agriculture, while keeping a low profile." His meal at Il Mulino with Bill Clinton ... More >>

Michelin Publishes Its 2010 NYC Restaurant Ratings

​The Michelin Guide's 2010 New York City restaurant ratings are out. Daniel is the only new member of the three-star club, while Corton and Alto gained admittance to the two-star treehouse. Michael White is perhaps the list's biggest winner, thanks to Alto's two stars and the one star apiece a ... More >>

In Praise of Food-Based Fundraisers

Townend Photography/flickr​One of the great things about food-based fundraisers is that they provide valuable opportunities to indulge in base gluttony in service of a noble cause. And September happens to be full of such opportunities. Tonight, Let Us Eat Local, a fundraiser for Just Food, wi ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: Mexican Independence Day; Eating Local

As many of you know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! El Grito de Independencia (The Cry of Independence) Toloache September 15, 6 p.m.-midnight Celebrate Mexico's independence with free tequila shots and live mari ... More >>

Eric Ripert Visits Dan Barber for an Episode of PBS's 'Avec Eric'

aveceric.com​Le Bernardin's Eric Ripert dropped in on Dan Barber at Blue Hill at Stone Barns to shoot an episode of his upcoming PBS show Avec Eric. Ripert posted a dispatch of the encounter on the show's website: "I was lucky to spend a day with Dan while we were shooting an episode of my up ... More >>

Dan Barber On Blight; A Hot Dog Vendor Loses His $50K Spot

​Hot weather can mean hot, sticky mouths and bad breath. Here are a few quick fixes to the problem: parsley seeds, salt water, apples, mint sprigs or cinnamon sticks, and berries and yogurt. [NY Daily News] Dan Barber (of Blue Hill) explains why this year's blight is so bad, and offers a few ... More >>

The Date Night Heard Around the World--A Roundup of Reactions to the Obamas' Blue Hill Dinner

Days after the Obamas graced New York with their presence, reports of the presidential date night are still pouring in. And, while FOXNews was mostly concerned with how much the evening cost taxpayers (a minimum of $24,000 is the conservative--pun intended--estimate), other media outlets were more i ... More >>

Obamas Dine At Blue Hill; Greenpeace Serves Up Endangered Species Menu

The Obamas' date night in New York included dinner at Blue Hill. Was the choice of a seasonal, locavore restaurant politically driven, or did the Obamas just want to sample Dan Barber's farm-to-table fare? [NY Times] Greenpeace paid a visit to Nobu in TriBeCa for an elaborate plan to plant fake men ... More >>

Under the Toque: Terrance Brennan's Trigo Takeover

Terrance Brennan of Picholine and Artisanal plans to take over a struggling Trigo and turn it into Bar Artisanal. Expect bistro fare and a retail component selling olive oil, cheese and charcuterie. [NY Times] Paul Liebrandt is the only New York chef on Food & Wine's list of 2009 Best New Chefs. O ... More >>

Recession Bonus: Resys Available Everywhere

As Eater noticed yesterday, for those who can still afford it, New York is a playground of available reservations these days. This morning I got on Open Table to see what was available for tonight, party of two. Every restaurant I checked had availability. Interestingly, several restaurants, like Da ... More >>

A Nation Turns to Whiskey

While sales of other distilled liquors have slumped, whiskey sales are on the rise. [LA Times]Your iPhone can be turned into a cocktail database with the right app. Just add booze. [WSJ] The Food Network's Sandra Lee is launching her own magazine, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade. It hits newsstands today.[ ... More >>

Braeburn's Funny Farm

New West Village bistro gets lost in the corn

Michelin Announces 2009 Stars

James Beard Award Nominees Announced

Now Hiring: David Chang, Daniel Boulud, Sam Mason