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May 23, 2012
Under the Toque: David Chang on Rising Prices, Jamie Oliver in Ireland
David Chang sits down with Bloomberg to talk about the rising prices of food and focuses in on pork and beef. [Bloomberg] Tory Miller of L'Etoile, who won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest, talked to Eater about leaving the haute kitchens of New York for the Midwest. "The celebrity chef ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
Under the Toque: Guy Fieri in NYC, Todd English Sued
According to The New York Times, Guy Fieri will be opening a restaurant in Times Square. Fieri has seven restaurants already in California but the New York concept will be completely different. It's slated to be called Guy's American Kitchen and Bar. [New York Times] Le Bernardin will be hosting a ... More >>
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May 15, 2012
Photos: Lunch for Two at Eleven Madison Park
Eleven Madison has had a lot to celebrate in the past couple of weeks. They were named the tenth best restaurant in the world and chef Daniel Humm recently cinched the Outstanding Chef title at the James Beard Foundation awards last week. The menu of the restaurant comes in a grid of 16 main ingred ... More >>
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May 11, 2012
This Week's Specials: Soba, Hot Dogs, and James Beard
What we've been up to at Fork in the Road this week: Robert Sietsema gives us the verdict on the best soba in NYC. He talks up Lower East Side Corcoron and throws in a mention for the East Village-based SobaKoh: "Soba are often eaten cold with a soy-based dipping sauce. The noodles feel cool on the ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
A Few Words With Some James Beard Award Winners
The James Beard Awards, a night when chefs and media collide at Lincoln Center to hobnob in crowded press rooms then drunkenly spill beer on each other at the after parties -- this is the only time of the year you'll see straight-laced restaurants like Eleven Madison Park and Gramercy Tavern swap am ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
Winners of the James Beard Foundation's Restaurant and Chef Awards
Last night, the James Beard Foundation's winner's list was completed--the media awards were over the weekend and listed here yesterday. In addition to major excitement over the first ever Outstanding Bar Program award other highlights included a tie for Best Chef Southeast (a hot dining destination ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
What's Happening This Week: Cocktails and James Beard
James Beard Awards The James Beard Awards are tonight at 6pm. For those not attending, it seems that even New York landmarks are celebrating the national food awards. According to Zagat, the Empire State Building will be donning the colors orange and yellow to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Winners of the James Beard Foundation's Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards
The winners of the James Beard Foundation's media awards were announced last night (the glitzy chef awards will be presented tonight and you can follow along here, if you like). Congratulations to all of the winners!
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April 4, 2012
Food Awards: Food & Wine's Best New Chefs, Food Magazine Covers Contest
Awards season is in full swing in the food world. Food & Wine just named its best new chefs, the American Society of Magazine Editors nominations are in, and the James Beard Awards will be announced in early May. Find out what has gone down so far, and how you can participate in the fun.
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March 29, 2012
Here I Am At The Ultimate Upscale Pigout
It was called "Sunday Supper at Chelsea Market benefiting the James Beard Foundation and Fulton Youth of the Future culinary scholarship programs." It had us sitting at the longest table in food history--at the Chelsea Market--and sampling five appetizers, followed by lobster ravioli, which led to ... More >>
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March 20, 2012
Bloomberg Nixes Homeless Food Donations; LaBullipedia
Mayor Bloomberg has outlawed food donations to homeless shelters because the city can't determine their salt, fat, and fiber content. [CBS] The 2012 finalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards have been announced. Winners will be chosen in May.
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March 13, 2012
I'm So Over the Marilyn Hagerty Phenomenon, But Welcome to NYC Anyway, Lady
I've got to admit I was charmed when the Marilyn Hagerty story broke, and she was interviewed by our own Camille Dodero. Then Lauren Shockey revealed Hagerty intended to visit our city. The so-called critic from Great Falls, Montana Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Forks, North Dakota, prominently paste ... More >>
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March 6, 2012
What's Happening This Week: Beer and More Beer, A Moveable Feast
Check out the food and drink events happening this week in NYC:
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February 24, 2012
Ciano Chef Shea Gallante on Cooking in New York City Today: Interview Part 2
Yesterday we spoke with Ciano chef Shea Gallante about how Italian food has evolved in New York City. Today we shift gears as he tells us about what it's like being a chef and how he seeks out new talent for his restaurant. What's both the most rewarding and the hardest thing about being a chef tod ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
Under the Toque: Beard Awards, Gender Gaps
Check out the semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards in the chef and restaurant categories. Marcus Samuelsson is helping with the reopening of the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., by designing the dinner and brunch menus for the theater's supper club and appointing an executive ch ... More >>
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February 21, 2012
James Beard Foundation Announces Chef and Restaurant Semifinalists
The James Beard Foundation has released a list of semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards in various chef and restaurant categories. The nominees will be narrowed down on March 19, but in the meantime, check out which New York restaurants and bars have made it this far.
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February 10, 2012
Voting Now Open for the Time Out Food & Drink Awards
The James Beard Foundation Awards are looming ahead, honoring cooks nationwide, but for a cheffy awards celebration closer to home, check out the Time Out Food & Drink Awards, which is now open for voting. "Time Out New York's Food & Drink Awards is one of my favorite annual projects," says e ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Pok Pok Wing Brings Portland's Beloved Spicy-Sticky Poultry to the LES
Andy Ricker's deep-fried, fish-sauce-dressed chicken wings have been called one of the best restaurant dishes in America, and the chef even won a James Beard Award for his Thai cooking at his Portland restaurant, Pok Pok. Ricker's planning to open a full-blown Pok Pok outpost in Red Hook, but until ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Aquavit's Keri Levens on Swedish Fish
Keri Levens has worked as Aquavit's wine director since May. Though she studied art history and art at Rutgers University, she ultimately decided to pursue a culinary career. She chatted with Fork in the Road this week about her work at the restaurant (65 East 55th Street) and how she plays with dri ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Seven Spots to Eat a Feast of the Seven Fishes
Andy Ciordia/FlickrExpect fish, fish, fish, and more fish. Christmas is a-coming, and while the kiddies might be all excited about Santa Claus's visit, the more food-focused will be looking forward to the Feast of the Seven Fishes, one of the most gluttonous culinary traditions of the season. ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Chef John Besh to Sign New Cookbook Tonight
Besh champions familial foodies.Renown Chef John Besh will be at the Williams-Sonoma on 59th Street tonight, where he'll be signing copies of his second cookbook, My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking.Besh, who boasts a James Beard Award for his contemporary French restaurant Aug ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
Burger King Steals All McDonald's Good Ideas; First Lady Honored as James Beard Sustainable Food Visionary
Burger King is testing new menu items, including specialty coffees, low-fat parfaits, oatmeal with dried fruit, and salads... sound familiar? [Nation's Restaurant News] Sbarro, which filed for bankruptcy this year, has proposed a restructuring plan that would give ownership of the company to ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
L.A.'s Animal Tells Us Where They're Eating While They're in NYC
Keith WagstaffJon Shook and Vinny Dotolo Think of Animal as the Momofuku of Los Angeles, a (justifiably) hyped temple to inventive meat cookery helmed by Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, two dudes who seem too laid-back to have won Food & Wine's Best New Chefs of 2009 and several James Beard award ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
James Beard's 10 Greatest Quotes
NBC via GourmetJames Beard didn't live in Greenwich Village for nothing. Born in Portland, Oregon in 1903, his earliest culinary memories included having his mother and the family's Chinese cook make food for him when he came down with malaria at the age of three. After a stint of living in P ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Crab Boil, Colorado Pop-Up and Spanish Wines
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Crab Boil Back Forty Tuesday, June 14th, 7 p.m. Peter Hoffman's East Village spot Back Forty will kick off summer by throwing its first Crab Boil of the season. For ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune Reveals Her Kitchen Personality: Interview Part 2
Melissa HamiltonGabrielle Hamilton: Master Chef, Mother HenYesterday we spoke with Prune chef Gabrielle Hamilton about her big win at the James Beard Awards on Monday night, taking home the title of Best Chef: New York City. Today she reveals what traits a chef must have to run a successful ... More >>
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May 13, 2011
Posts of the Week
Hey ho, it's Friday afternoon, and thus time to look back at the week that was: Is this the future of the East Village? Our 10 Best NYC Restaurants for Pre-Theater Prix Fixe. Girl Next Door's Tart & Tipsy brownie is beautiful & boozy.
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May 12, 2011
Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune Reveals What's Harder -- Writing a Book or Running a Restaurant
Melissa HamiltonGabrielle Hamilton celebrates with rosé champagne (and maybe tomatoes). Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune restaurant is riding high on the hog this year, having written a wildly successful memoir Blood, Bones & Butter, released in March, and being named Best Chef: New York Ci ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Daytime Emmy Nominations Out, Include Several Food Figures
Food NetworkLook at that flawless makeup on Sandra Lee!Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and, of course, James Franco helped lead General Hospital to a whopping 21 nominations, heading the pack. But those more culinarily-inclined were also honored.
Blogs
May 10, 2011
A New Book on Coke; Women Well Represented at Beards
Cleaners have finally cleared out all the dead-bug-covered rotting food at that closed Popeye's in East New York. [NY Daily News] A new book pays tribute to 125 years of Coca-Cola advertising and celebrates the great equalizing power of the product. [T Magazine] Alan Philips and Jason Apfel ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Lady Chefs Rock the James Beard Awards!
So the James Beard Foundation Awards were last night and New York City cleaned up pretty well, with Best New Restaurant going to ABC Kitchen, Outstanding Pastry Chef awarded to Eleven Madison Park's Angela Pinkerton, Outstanding Restaurant Award also nabbed by Eleven Madison Park, and Outstan ... More >>
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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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May 4, 2011
Chef Boyardee Heiress Writes a Cookbook; Supperclub Holds Illegal Dinner on Subway
As gas prices continue to rise, a number of farmers on small farms are trading in their tractors and returning to animal labor. [NY Times] Anna Boiardi, the granddaughter of Mario and great-niece of Hector and Paul Boiardi, immigrant brothers who founded Chef Boyardee in 1928, has written a ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Susan Ungaro Reveals the Behind-the-Scenes of the James Beard Foundation Awards and Responds to Anthony Bourdain's Criticisms
Chefs gonna be winning!April showers bring May flowers, but also the James Beard Foundation Awards! The second week in May the awards will celebrate the country's best chefs (and journalists and writers), and are a big ole party of who's who in the industry. Wanting to take a peek behind th ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
The Chelsea Market Gets Pop-Ups, Pops
There's much ado at the Chelsea Market this week, thanks in large part to the James Beard Foundation. The Beardies yesterday launched JBF LTD, a 27-day pop-up restaurant and food pavilion that will, its website brags, take "the idea of the pop-up restaurant further than it's ever been taken b ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Anthony Bourdain Hates a Certain "Lion of Food Writing"
Don't mess with TonyAnthony Bourdain has many a bone to pick in his latest blog post for No Reservations. First up, a justifiable critique of this year's James Beard Awards theme.
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March 28, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Eating and Drinking for Good Causes
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Salmon Week Aquavit March 28-April 1, April 4-8 You wouldn't know it by checking the mercury, but it's spring. Celebrate the season the Swedish way... with salmon! ... More >>
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March 21, 2011
The 2011 James Beard Award Finalists Are...
Earlier this afternoon in Portland, OR, the James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for the 2011 James Beard Awards. So without further ado, the nominees, after the jump:
Blogs
March 3, 2011
Paula Deen Rides Things; Nicolas Cantrel Stays On at Beaumarchais
Greg Grossman, the 15-year-old who started cooking at age of 9, will be at the helm of Alan Philips' next Feast pop-up, running from March 10-12. The theme will be Pop Art. [Grub Street] Michael Psilakis is no longer the executive chef at Eos in the Viceroy hotel, in Miami. No replacement ha ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Food & Wine Asks The People to Vote for Their Best New Chefs
Second only to the James Beard Awards in the amount of pomp, circumstance, and restaurant business they generate are Food & Wine's Best New Chef Awards. And this year, the magazine is taking a crowd-sourcing approach to its annual ritual with its introduction of a People's Best New Chef categ ... More >>
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November 2, 2010
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 >>
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October 14, 2010
Tomorrow, the James Beard Foundation Will Begin Accepting 2011 Nominations; Journalism Awards Sweepingly Changed
Although it feels like the James Beard Awards just happened last week -- lord knows the ceremony lasted long enough -- the James Beard Foundation is already putting out the call for nominations for next year's awards, which will take place May 9. Beginning tomorrow at noon, anyone can send in ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Food. Curated. Is Now On TV
Liza de GuiaLiza de Guia, whose mini food documentaries we love, can now be seen in your living room.
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Ruth Reichl to Join the Staff at Random House
Random House Publishing Group announced today that former Gourmet Editor-in-Chief will be joining the staff, both as a contract author and as an Editor-at-Large. In the former capacity, she has three books on the drawing board: a memoir of her days at Gourmet, as yet untitled; a book called T ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Make Sean Brock's Molecular Shrimp and Grits, From the Guest Chef Menu at Aldea
Jason MillerShrimp and grits gone molecular.George Mendes's Aldea has earned praise not only for what he does in the kitchen, but also for when he steps out of the limelight and lets a visiting chef take over his space. The latest special guest in the guest chef series at the restaurant is Se ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Post-Beard Awards, Amanda Cohen Concludes That "Girls Can't Cook"
Dirt CandyThe Beard Awards are commonly referred to as the Oscars of the food world. Ostensibly, that's because of all of the industry back-slapping and fierce PR campaigns that accompany them. Plus, both have prizes that feature the likenesses of gold, bald men. But in one respect, the simil ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
The Fuss Over Foie Gras: Thomas Keller Accused of Animal Cruelty
daveness_98/flickrDe-liver me.The question of whether or not foie gras is torture earned our own Sarah DiGregorio a James Beard Award nomination. But her writing chops would probably be lost on the folks from the Animal Protection & Rescue League. The organization and several other animal rig ... More >>
NYC Life
August 22, 2006
Feast of Fungus
A Huitlacoche outbreak in the East Village
Dining
August 8, 2006
Din and Dinner
Andrew Carmellini plays the Italian card off Madison Square
News
May 30, 2006
'Village Voice' Gets New Editor
Erik Wemple says he'll revamp front of the book
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