Danny Meyer

The Good, the Bad, and the Tartare at Manzanilla; Pay to Pray at Cathedral

Spring is (finally) in the air and the warm weather seems to be lightening our moods as well as our wardrobes. Did the rising temperatures have the same effect on our critics? Tejal Rao has mixed feelings about Manzanilla in Gramercy, while Robert Sietsema writes a rave for Cathedral in Flatbush. R ... More >>

Laugh if You Like, Texas, but New York is Now a BBQ Capital

Fat and Happy

10 Best Restaurants to Book for Christmas Eve Dinner

Walking around Lower Manhattan these past few nights, it is clear that something is in the air. Literally. Take a deep breath in and find your lungs greeted by wave of pine from the tightly wrapped trees that now seem to line every street corner. By next week, it will be impossible to dodge the ho ... More >>

Where To Splurge During Truffle Season

Truffle season is in full swing, and restaurants are doling them out with the fungi's notoriously high price tags. If you're a truffle fiend, indulge in a tasting menu. For the newb, maybe a small dish or one of these special deals is your best bet, but the delicacy is best served in a steaming plat ... More >>

Come Rain or Shine, A Few Eating Options For Memorial Day Weekend

Hopefully this rainy week will turn into a stunningly sunny weekend. No one wants a washed out Memorial Day weekend, so we'll keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best as we make our plans. We're mostly half-glass-full types anyway. With that in mind, we'll offer up a few outdoor eats for the c ... More >>

Our 10 Favorite Far Downtown Restaurants

It's generally agreed that the area below Chambers Street is a food no-man's-land. However, take a closer look and you'll find a number of options that don't just fill a void, but are top-notch. We've rounded up our 10 favorites, and lumped Battery Park City and the Financial District together, for ... More >>

John Brown Smokehouse: Long Island City Gets a Great Barbecue

Queens now tastes a little like Kansas City

Robert Sietsema at Kaia; North End Grill Face-Off

See what NYC's restaurant critics have been up to this week: In this week's Voice, Robert Sietsema checks out the city's newest South African spot and finds a grab bag of cuisines served there. Adam Platt bestows one measly star on North End Grill: "These dishes are professionally prepared, for ... More >>

5 Unexpected Dishes to Try at North End Grill

For this week's review, I headed down to Battery Park City to check out North End Grill, one of three eateries Danny Meyer has erected in the neighborhood in the past year. Floyd Cardoz, formerly the chef at Tabla, is running the kitchen, dishing up a menu of American classics, many of which have un ... More >>

Eric Gabrynowicz Wins Food & Wine's "The People's Best New Chef" Contest in New York

In case you haven't heard the news: The winner of F&W's "The People's Best New Chef" contest is not from New York. Tim Byres, who works at Smoke in Dallas, beat out the national competition for his ability to go "beyond just barbecue, with an in-kitchen wood grill and smoke pit for smoking or curing ... More >>

Shake Shack, Yelped

This week, the Times' Pete Wells reviewed Danny Meyer's Shake Shack chain and gave it one star, writing that its food is inconsistent and its burgers unremarkable. Most Yelpers would beg to differ. They have come out in numbers (2,548 reviews have been posted for the Shake Shack in Madison Square Pa ... More >>

North End Grill: Bacon Peanut Butter = Pizza

​With all of the hype leading up to the opening of Danny Meyer and Floyd Cardoz's new Battery Park City eatery, North End Grill, there's one thing you probably didn't realize. That some of the duo's most interesting flavor combinations can't be ordered in the dining room.

5 Pies to Stuff Yourself Silly on Today, a/k/a National Pie Day

Lauren ShockeyNorth End Grill puts out a fine lemon meringue pie​Today 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 >>

Hadley Schmitt 'In' at Northern Spy Food Co.; Richard Brower 'In' at The Four Seasons

​Northern Spy Food Co., in the East Village, has a new chef. Hadley Schmitt was chef de cuisine at What Happens When and a sous chef at Dovetail. [Eater] Rumors that Danny Meyer was selling Eleven Madison Park to executive chef Daniel Humm and general manager Will Guidara have been confirmed. ... More >>

Floyd Cardoz Wants You to Move to Lower Manhattan

Floyd Cardoz: Downtown man.​Floyd Cardoz and Danny Meyer are featured in a new promotional video for Brookfield Office Properties, which owns the World Financial Center. The video is all about how awesome Battery Park City is -- or at least, how awesome it will be when the new Blue Smoke and N ... More >>

The 10 Tastiest Things To Eat at the New World Mall Food Court

​The peanut Pure Snowy at Snopo Last week, Counter Culture rode the long silvery escalators downstairs to the humongous new food court at the New World Mall in Flushing. Obviously, would couldn't eat everything at the 28 stalls -- many of which offered multiple specialties -- but we did sam ... More >>

Ryan Sutton and the Union Square Hospitality Group Agree to Disagree

​If you thought nobody could rain on Danny Meyer's publicity parade, then Ryan Sutton would like to hand you an umbrella.

Chef Chris Bradley on Untitled's Family Meals and Why Museum Dining Is Now Cool: Interview Part 2

Nicole FranzenChef Chris Bradley's breakfast of champions? Sausage, egg, and cheese, naturally.​ Yesterday we spoke with chef Chris Bradley of Untitled, the newish restaurant from Danny Meyer peddling locally sourced foods, located in the Whitney Museum of Art. Chris told us all about hazing ... More >>

Checking Out Snap's Chicago-Style Hot Dog at Hester Street Fair

​Snap Truck's Chicago-style frank hot dog As Rebecca Marx foretold, the Snap Truck appeared today at the Hester Street Fair. Well, it wasn't really a truck -- it seems like a real truck is simply not on the horizon at the moment -- but the hot dogs were real at the Snap concession.

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Walle; A Possible Goodbye (Already?!) to Carmine Club Café

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Avenue A Bistro Bar, formerly known as Avenue A Sushi, has shuttered after close to 30 years in business. [EV Grieve] Four-month-old Carmine Club Café might already be done for. It appe ... More >>

Floyd Cardoz Returns at Danny Meyer's New North End Grill

offthebroiler.wordpress.comTogether again​Floyd Cardoz, formerly the Executive Chef at now-shuttered Tabla, is back in action and will helm the kitchen at Danny Meyer's newest fine dining restaurant called North End Grill, which will open in Battery Park City towards the end of 2011. Per a rel ... More >>

Junoon--the Fancy and the Beige

Decent cooking but little spirit at an upscale Flatiron Indian restaurant

Junk Food Is Popular? Shocker!

healthnative.comSo tasty​ The New York Times is at the forefront of trends once again (err, not) with an article that notes--gasp--that junk food restaurants are popular on Capitol Hill.

When the Restaurateur is the Face of the Restaurant; The Scene at the Food Allergy Ball

​Charles Masson of La Grenouille, Ken Aretsky of Aretsky's Patroon, and even Danny Meyer with his rounds at Union Square Café are among the city's last iconic restaurateurs who rule the dining room. [NY Times] Congress may have passed new healthy food regulations for school lunches, but Capi ... More >>

Malaysian Kitchen Food Truck Spreading the Good Food News; Café des Artistes Murals to Live On

​McDonald's employees in Ohio received pamphlets with their paychecks encouraging them to vote Republican. [USA Today] Old Town Bar celebrated the 100th anniversary of its lovely Hinsdale Urinals last night, often cited as the most beautiful specimens in the city. [Wall Street Journal] Danny ... More >>

The Best iPad Kitchen Apps; the Worst Fast-Food Menu Items

​Big discount grocery clubs offer great deals on things like a 100-pack of tapioca pudding. But just how do they stack up against each other? BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco, and Sam's Club go head-to-head. [Wall Street Journal] A recent report reveals that when restaurants and food companies rem ... More >>

Gramercy Park Braces for Hostile Tapas Invasion

mysticalmagicalgarden.comThe calm before the storm.​Despite staggering community opposition, Cold Miller has managed to secure a liquor license for the small wine and tapas bar he's planning to open at 38 Gramercy Park North. In a showing that would put any Community Board 3 meeting to shame, ... More >>

Which Restaurateur Do You Think is Pooh? Sam Sifton Wants to Know.

Jose the Pooh?​Over at Diner's Journal, Sam Sifton is asking, "Which restaurateur most resembles Pooh?" An odd question, perhaps, until you read his review of Pulino's in which he compares owner Keith McNally to the "dour and slightly disheveled" Eeyore. So far, commenters have Alice Waters st ... More >>

Marcus Jernmark In at Aquavit; Sue Torres In at The Rusty Knot

​Marcus Jernmark has taken over the kitchen at Aquavit, where he will turn out more modern Scandinavian fare. He was previously cooking at the Swedish Consulate. [NY Times Sue Torres, the chef-owner of Sueños in Chelsea, has taken over food operations at The Rusty Knot, where she promises to ... More >>

The Guggenheim Puts on the Feed Bag at the Wright

Care for some sea urchin sauce with your Kandinsky?

Shake Shack Backs Out of Nolita

Time Out NYNo burgers for Nolita​First, Shake Shack bowed to community pressure and withdrew their application for a beer license. Now, the NIMBY Nolita neighbors who railed against the opening of a Shake Shack at 47 Prince Street have gotten their way entirely. Just about 20 minutes ago, the ... More >>

Kids Lunchboxes Packed with Sugar, Salt & Fat; Fake Gatorade Bottles Shame Tiger Woods

​Can one man eat at 10 Danny Meyer restaurants in one day? Apparently so. The author's Meyer Marathon started at Shake Shack, then continued with stops at Tabla, Gramercy Tavern, and ended at Maialino. [Wall Street Journal] Looking for your favorite gourmet food truck? There's an app for that ... More >>

Bostonians Revolt Against Shake Shack Invasion; Mickey D's Goes Upscale

​Ruth "Ruthie" Collock West of the Ruthie's Soul Food restaurants died Nov. 12 at age 75. The North Carolinian moved to Brooklyn after finishing school and worked her way up from waitress to restaurateur. [NY Post] Not everyone is pleased about Danny Meyer's plan for a Boston outpost of Shake ... More >>

Is Shake Shack Heading North?

Curbed​The week before last, Miami. This week, Boston? The Boston Herald has gotten wind of possible plans for a Shake Shack outpost on Boston Common. Apparently Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group has submitted a proposal to open its fifth national location in a former "men's comfort ... More >>

The Blogroll Gazette: a Marathon of Menus; a Sneak Peak at Maialino

This week in food blogs, The Food Section noted that British chemists have uncovered "a chemistry-based recipe for the perfect gravy," that includes roast meat juices, boiled cabbage water, and soy sauce. Eat Me Daily took a look at the November food magazine covers, from Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemad ... More >>

Floyd Cardoz on Tabla's New Menu

Courtesy Tabla​The Danny Meyer restaurants formerly known as Tabla (upstairs, haute New Indian) and Bread Bar (downstairs, casual New Indian) have been unified into one entity, which is now simply called "Tabla." Hearing the news, Fork in the Road feared that executive chef Floyd Cardoz's insp ... More >>

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 >>

Under the Toque: Jason Hall in at Gotham; Vongerichten Junior in at Perry Street

​Jason Hall, the executive chef at Michael Psilakis's Mia Dona, has allegedly left the restaurant to take over as chef de cuisine at Alfred Portale's Gotham Bar and Grill. [The Feedbag] It turns out that the Top Chef Masters leak a few months back that gave away the winner was accurate: Rick ... More >>

Under the Toque: Phil Conlon in at Broadway East; Todd English in at Great Jones Hotel

​Broadway East has confirmed yet another new chef to head up its kitchen. Phil Conlon, the opening chef de cuisine at Cafe Cluny, has taken over from Gavin Mills, who has reportedly left New York to work in California. Grub Street] Todd English has confirmed rumors that he will open a new spa ... More >>

Under Review: Sietsema at Liman

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema indulges in some (hopefully sustainable) ultra-fresh seafood at Liman. Bruni's third to last review is of a slipping Union Square Cafe. The beloved Danny Meyer restaurant lost one star from the three William Grimes awarded it in 1999. [NY Times] Restaurant ... More >>

Under the Toque--Forgione At Monkey Bar, But Not For Long; Benno To Leave the Nest After All

Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters, and Duff Goldman were on the panel for the sold out "Food for Thought" forum. Bourdain and Waters clashed on some issues, while Goldman marveled at being a celebrity chef. [Eat Me Daily] Top Chef Radhika Desai may soon be the chef de partie under Floyd Cardoz at Tabl ... More >>

Danny Meyer Serves Fancy-Schmancy Food at Citi Field

Last year you paid $5.75 for a hot dog and $8 for a beer at Shea. What will these cost at Citi Field? Well, the dogs will be from Nathan's, which is nice, but how much? Noted restauranteur Danny Meyer will sell you "Kosher hot dogs coated in matzo meal with brown mustard for $11." Thanks, pal; no ... More >>

Evening Rally To Save Union Square

Now Hiring: Fatty Crab, Wakiya, Back Forty

Now Hiring: Wakiya, Radegast Hall & Biergarten, Centro Vinoteca

Cubicle Chic?

Now Hiring: Danny Meyer, Wylie Dufresne, and an "Iron Chef"

Beefin' Burgers

Our intrepid critic stuffs his face with the latest examples

Yuzu Juice for the Rest of Us

Shopping like a chef