Denmark

Kirschen-Clark's Painterly New Food at Café Cluny

Heirloom beet salad -- Bartlett pear, arugula, ricotta, walnuts First cutting his eye teeth at Jimmy's No. 43, playing a pair of hot plates like a DJ, chef Philip Kirschen-Clark bounced around trying to find a new place that was a good fit. Most recently, he developed a menu at Vandaag representin ... More >>

Nordic Express at Aamanns-Copenhagen

The city's only Danish restaurant offers less than a complete dinner

Aquavit. What Is It?

This glass of aquavit, from Danish restaurant Aamanns-Copenhagen, is flavored with toasted rye bread. Aquavit (or akvavit) is a flavored liquor beloved of Scandinavians, and served in funny little glasses. Derived from the Latin aqua vitae, it means "water of life."

Harding's Opens in Flatiron; The Dalloway Opens in SoHo

Former Acme chef Ariel Fox is heading up the kitchen at Harding's, Flatiron's newest American restaurant. The menu features cold weather comfort food like steak and potatoes, oysters Rockefeller, and pumpkin pie soup. 32 E. 21st St. Aamanns-Copenhagen opened over the weekend. The massive restaurant ... More >>

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Q&A: Poolside On Ulf Pilgaard, Diplo's Memory And The Perfect Poolside Menu

Growing up, my grandfather had an above-ground pool annotated by the sign "Welcome to our Ool. Notice there is no 'P' in it. Please keep it that way." Grandpa loved that pool and I remember lots of good times in it, none of which involved me relieving myself (for fear of triggering the mythical dye ... More >>

Misty Memories Part 500: The Time I Met Christine Jorgensen

"A lot of people who sing can't sing," Christine Jorgensen told me in 1981, "but at least I admit it!" The groundbreaking transsexual had come in from her home in Laguna Beach, California to make her New York cabaret debut. Her act consisted of saucy impersonations of Marlene Dietrich and Tallulah ... More >>

Acme Rises Again, Fancy and a Little Danish

A Noma co-founder tries his hand in Noho

Democracy Then: Portrait of Ousted Mohamed Nasheed in The Island President

RettighedsAlliancen's Maria Fredenslund Pressures Danish Court to Ban Grooveshark

A Danish court just decided that Grooveshark violates copyrights and is ordering an Internet service provider to block the American music-streamer, marking a huge victory for a cohort of record-industry insiders -- and a major blow to Web-freedom advocates. The group of entertainment companies, Ret ... More >>

Urbanized

Kurt Elling

More Tainted Produce; Sandwiches from Around the Country Come to NYC

Killer cantaloupes are still a concern, and now you also have lettuce to worry about. A California lettuce grower has recalled 2,498 cartons of chopped or shredded romaine over more Listeria monocytogenes fears. [CNN] Alton Brown says that Good Eats 3 will be his last traditional cookbook. His next ... More >>

René Redzepi Philosophizes in Anticipation of His MAD FoodCamp

​To whet appetites for MAD FoodCamp, which takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, during the last weekend of August, Noma chef René Redzepi has taken to the pages of The Guardian to philosophize about the symposium, which he calls a "culinary Glastonbury."

On September 10, Governors Island Will Become Pig Island

​Even though you're still probably digesting the spoils of Meatopia, it's time to start readying your colon for another carnivorous onslaught: on September 10, Pig Island will descend upon Governors Island.

Chipotle Doubles Its Organic Produce Use; John Huntsman Digs Mexican Street Food

​LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold scores the best assignment ever -- comparing Copenhagen's Noma, San Pellegrino's top restaurant of the year, with Grant Achatz's Alinea for GQ. [HuffPo] The clear grape spirit pisco, originally from Chile and Peru, is making inroads into the crowded U.S. liquor mark ... More >>

DEEP FREEZE

Iceage make their U.S. debut

PSYCH-POP PARTY

Danish DJ spins a smart beat

Chefs Don't All Have Big Kitchens; Foodspotting Raises $3M

​Think you could be a better cook if only you had a kitchen like a five-star chef? Maybe not. Mehangir Mehta of the newly opened Mehtaphor, Anita Lo of Annisa, and husband-and-wife team Jo-Ann Makovitzky and Marco Moreira of Tocqueville and 15 East are among chefs with tiny apartment kitchens. ... More >>

José Andrés Goes Chinese-Mexican; Michael Pierre White Shills for Knorr

​The Lion's John DeLucie has big dreams: "I'd like to write observational stuff about my life. I have a studio in my house, and I want to play and produce music. I want to move to Hollywood and drive a convertible." [NY Post] José Andrés's China Poblano, the new restaurant in the Cosmopolit ... More >>

What Not to Name Your Restaurant; Vendy Rookie of the Year

This week in food blogs... Eater offered its "What Not to Name Your Restaurant" guide to 2010 openings. Grub Street noticed that egg creams are going to be everywhere this weekend. Midtown Lunch confirmed that, yes, you can get a hot dog at Gray's Papaya on Eighth Avenue for 50 cents. Serious Ea ... More >>

Copenhagen Gets a Cocktail Culture; South Africa Hopes Wine Can Bridge a Racial Divide

​Beer-happy Copenhagen is getting its own cocktail culture, with several serious cocktail bars cropping up in recent years, and the debut of Copenhagen Cocktail Club, a group of bartenders dedicated to "promoting and developing the art of drink and bar and cocktail culture in Denmark and acros ... More >>

The City's TV Station Is All Bloomberg, All The Time

NYC Media, making Mayor Bloomberg's home movies

Copenhagen's Noma Named Best Restaurant in the World; Amtrak Tests Beef-Powered Train

​Noma in Copenhagen finally topped El Bulli as the best restaurant in the world at the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants reception, held last night in London. Daniel jumped 33 spots to no. 8, Per Se dropped four spots to no. 10, and Le Bernardin stayed at a comfortable no. 15. [Bloombe ... More >>

Trentemoller+Kasper Bjorke

Hugh Acheson Coming to NYC; Benihana Gets a New Exec Chef

​Top Chef alum Spike Mendelsohn has plans to open outposts of his D.C. restaurant Good Stuff in, Arlington, Virginia, and Georgetown, and maybe in "Chicago, L.A., even London and Tokyo." [Bloomberg] Hugh Acheson, the chef-owner of Five & Ten in Athens, Ga. and a James Beard nominee, has just ... More >>

HOOTERS

They're cute and fuzzy, and now you can eat off them!

Day of Wrath

Elusive Double Smoked Danish Salmon Now Available at Russ & Daughters

Behold the double smoked Danish salmon.​Although few aquatic-eating events carry the excitement of the start of the New Catch Holland Herring season, this week's arrival of double-smoked Danish salmon at Russ & Daughters comes close.

Flame & Citron Poignantly Loses Moral Compass in Fog of War

SONIC BOON

Catch 12 nonstop hours of new music

'Tricycle'

SOLDIER TO BOMBSHELL

Bradford Louryk revives Christine Jorgensen Reveals

"Free" is a Good Word to Have in a Headline

Interview: Howe Gelb a/k/a Giant Sand

Your Handy Guide to the World of African Music Blogs

GEEK ALERT

A sci-fi fantasy play to make Lara Croft proud

'Allegro'

Science Friction

Looking for chemical reaction in physicist love triangle

CMJ Music Marathon Highlights

Ready or Not

Razing and rising in Chelsea

The Cartoons Conspiracy

The story behind the story of the furor over the Muhammad cartoons

Music

Horoscope

Doggy-Style

Forget the sidewalk carts; these franks cater to you

NY Mirror

Me Jane! Me Ride Elephant!

Women of the World: The Class of '99

'A Rising Tide'