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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 >>

James Beard Foundation Announces 2013 Chef and Restaurant Award Semifinalists

Hollywood has the Oscars. The food world has the James Beard Awards. The annual ceremony that recognizes both outstanding and upcoming talent in the restaurant industry has just announced its 2013 crop of semifinalists. The current (incredibly long) list will be narrowed down to finalists on Monday ... More >>

Mission Pok Pok Morini? Watch Danny Bowien, Andy Ricker, and Michael White Discuss Brand Building and Restaurant Empires

"Once you're calling yourself a chef, no one is really telling you what to do anymore," Danny Bowien said a few weeks back at a Culinatro panel on branding and restaurant expansion. The company spoke with the Mission Chinese owner, along with Pok Pok Ny's Andy Ricker and Osteria Morini's Michael Whi ... More >>

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 >>

Badgering the Pizza at Nicoletta

Has Michael White made amends yet?

Robert Sietsema at Nicoletta, Tejal Rao at Ducks Eatery

Robert Sietsema visits Nicoletta in hopes that chef Michael White had made amends to all of the negative press: "I took another bite of that disappointing crust, and my mind went back to college: It tasted like the Tombstone frozen pizzas once served in Wisconsin bars and warmed in lightbulb cabinet ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? Ai Fiori

[See Where Else I Ate: Caracas Arepa Bar | Momofuku Noodle Bar] I was eating the scallops and bone marrow at Ai Fiori. Congrats to foodforfel for guessing it right. Michael White's bone marrow is adorned with raw scallops, black truffle, and potato puree.

Say Hello to Rosemary, Nicoletta

Rosemary opens in the West Village. Chef Wade Moses serves flavorful Italian dishes made with ingredients from the rooftop farm, in a space designed by Dekar to evoke an elegant Tuscan home. Highlights of the menu include fresh pastas and a selection of focacce as an homage to Rosemary's predecessor ... More >>

Live From Jazzfest: New Orleans Celebrates Its Gift To The World

Just as Kermit Ruffins sang "Sunny Side of the Street" with trumpet in hand, an early morning sun shone powerfully across North Rampart Street in New Orleans onto Congo Square. Two centuries ago, enslaved Africans and free people of color drummed and danced here each Sunday, exerting their right to ... More >>

Eben Freeman's Greatest Hits; Tequila and You

What's interesting in the world of tipples this week: Eben Freeman, the man behind the drink program at The Butterfly, Michael White's restaurant opening this summer in SoHo, is planning a greatest hits cocktail menu for the bar, reports Diner's Journal. It would include drinks he conjured up while ... More >>

Nine Food TV Shows We'd Love To See

​How did food television become so boring and predictable? Umpteenth season of Top Chef? Yawn. Endless cupcake wars? Yawn. Paula Deen pouring more butter into the cake? Yawn. Guy Fieri tucking into another giant hamburger? Zzzzzzzzz. Well, the time has come to invent new types of food-themed s ... More >>

Back to Black Truffles

KjundstormA few slivers of this will set you back a couple of paychecks.​A few months ago we brought news of the white truffle occupation of Manhattan. Well, now white's on the decline and black truffles are making their way into your macaroni and cheese. Only this time, everyone seems to be jumpi ... More >>

Thanksgiving Round-Up: Chef Reminiscences! Recipes! Crazy Stories!

Here at Fork in the Road, we've been hammering pretty hard on Turkey Day this year, and here is a summary of the pieces we've posted for your retrospective pleasure. Have a great holiday! Jacques Pépin Reveals His Thanksgiving Turkey Secrets Make Stephanie Izard's Green Bean Casserole Make ... More >>

Michael White Trading In Pasta for Pizza (Temporarily)

Osteria MoriniMichael White, making moves​Michael White's sure been busy, opening rustic-chic Osteria Morini just a little over a year ago, followed shortly thereafter with his fancier prix-fixe Ai Fiori (not to mention also launching Al Molo in Asia). No question that the man has a way with ... More >>

David Malbequi 'Out' at La Silhouette; Michael White May Be Headed to UWS

​La Silhouette has a new chef. Matthew Tropeano, who most recently cooked at La Grenouille, is replacing David Malbequi after just seven months in the kitchen. [Eater] Michael White has revealed that he is scouting locations for his next venture on the Upper West Side. [Grub Street] David Bo ... More >>

Eater Is Spreading South

​Like Michael White and Subway, Eater continues to demonstrate its insatiable appetite for world domination: the site has just announced it's expanding across the southern half of the country to New Orleans, Atlanta, and Dallas. Will any burg be left unturned? If pop-ups and artisanal grilled ... More >>

Michael White Teams Up with Tupperware to Launch TupperClub

Michael White​While Chris Cannon has had to shutter his two acclaimed restaurants, post divorce from his chef-partner, Michael White, White is doing fine. In fact, he's doing well enough to take time out to shill for Tupperware with a "unique pop-up dining experience called the TupperClub."

Chris Cannon Chooses New Chefs for Alto and Convivio

​Having now washed his hands of Michael White, Chris Cannon has chosen two chefs to fill the chef positions that White nominally held at Alto and Convivio. Diner's Journal reports that Cannon has picked Terrence Gallivan, the erstwhile executive chef at August, to head the kitchen at Alto, and ... More >>

Michael White and Chris Cannon Have Officially Broken Up

Chris Cannon and Michael White in presumably better times.​Yesterday evening, Michael White and Chris Cannon used a press release to make their much speculated upon divorce official. Per Diner's Journal, White's Altamarea Group issued a three-paragraph statement the chef and Altamarea CEO Ahma ... More >>

Osteria Morini Welcomes You to the Pasta Barnyard

Michael White expands his Italian empire with a new Soho venture

Robert Sietsema on the New York-Montreal Food Connection

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema explores the relationship between New York and Montreal food. Sam Sifton awards two stars to Harold Dieterle's Kin Shop, even though it's not quite authentic Thai: "[It's] an American restaurant that serves food prepared using Thai flavors, a restaurant that ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: A Mommy & Me Cooking Class; A Coffee, Cocoa & Citrus Market

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 New York Times Fall TimesTalks The TimesCenter Thursday, December 9 at 6:30 p.m. This season's edition of TimesTalks will feature an all-star cast of chefs, inc ... More >>

Are Michael White and Chris Cannon Breaking Up?

Unhappy couple?​As far as restaurateur-chef duos go, Chris Cannon and Michael White seem unstoppable. They are at the helm of Convivio, Alto, Marea, and the recently opened Osteria Morini. Now, Eater is reporting that the pair might be splitting.

Sam Hazen is Taking Over Veritas; Seamus Mullen Will Pop Up at The Feast

​Michael Romano of Union Square Café recently showed off his poetry slamming skills in several haikus he penned for the restaurant's newsletter. [Zagat] Sam Hazen, formerly of Tao, will take over at Veritas, which recently closed and fired its staff. He plans to reopen the restaurant in Nove ... More >>

Michael White Shares His Secret Broccoli With Jonathan Benno

Secret stash.​When Jonathan Benno invited New York food world heavyweights to preview the menu at the Lincoln, there was much excitement over the pasta, the steak, the comfy swivel chairs. But no one mentioned the broccoli. A waiter at the restaurant revealed that the broccoli was a rather rar ... More >>

Michael White's Osteria Morini to Open on Monday

Michael White touches down in Soho on Monday.​Between the opening of Eataly, Del Posto's four-star Times review, and mounting anticipation about Porsena, Italian food is having quite a busy autumn. On Monday, Michael White will add to the excitement when he opens Osteria Morini, his trattoria ... More >>

Sampling the Bon Appétit Pop-Up Café

Michael White's open-faced tuna sandwich.​Bon Appétit's now-annual pop-up café opened yesterday at Lincoln Center, just in time for the onslaught of New York Fashion Week. At noon today it was relaxed and leisurely; the fashionable and the damned mainly swanned around the fountai ... More >>

Johnny Iuizzini Is Definitely, Absolutely, Not Working for Michael White

BravoSoon to be available in paperdoll form.​Earlier today, Eater heard that Johnny Iuizzini, he of Jean Georges and the upcoming Top Chef: Just Desserts, would be taking his pompadour and pastry tools to Michael White and Chris Cannon's Altamarea Group.

Alto Latest to Be Sued for Violating Labor Laws

wmagazine.comChris Cannon (left), and Michael White.​Michael White and Chris Cannon of Alto are the latest restaurateurs to be taken to court on allegations of labor law violations.

Stand-Up Coffee Shops; Making Messy Food Look Good

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Bon Appetit's Pop-Up Café Will Open Sept. 12 With Food From Baked NYC, Momofuku, A Voce, Et Al

entertainment-link.comMmmm, pop-ups.​To mark the occasion of Fashion Week, an event not normally associated with caloric intake, Bon Appétit is opening its annual pop-up café in the lobby of Avery Fisher Hall from Sept. 12 through 16.

Michael White's Setai Project Is Called Ai Fiori

Michael White, busy man.​In early May, Michael White revealed that his new restaurant at the Setai Fifth Avenue would be a little bit Mediterranean, a little bit Moroccan. Today, he tosses a few more crumbs in the direction of Florence Fabricant, who reports that the chef's new restaurant will ... More >>

Mr. Cutlets Doles Out Wedding Advice; Fairway Café Faces Closure

​Newlywed Josh Ozersky doles out advice on how to cater a wedding. Simple: just call up all your best chef friends. Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery can make your bread; Michael White of Alto, Marea, and Convivio can make lasagna; and Michael Psilakis of Kefi can whip up moussaka. [Time] S ... More >>

Michael White Will Go Mediterranean, a Little Bit Moroccan at the Setai

Things that start with "m": Michael, Marea, Mediterranean, Moroccan​Metromix also went to the Beard Awards last night, and has a nifty slide show to show for it. The site's intrepid reporters also gathered some choice morsels from the award nominees, including some information about Michael Wh ... More >>

In Rumors this Week: Michael White In at Setai; Akhtar Nawab On His Way Out at Zengo?

​ Rumor has it that Michael White and partner Chris Cannon will man all food operations at the Setai Fifth Avenue, including a 15,000-square-foot 160-seat restaurant. [Eater] Just three weeks after Zengo opened, Akhtar Nawab may be on his way out. The chef has apparently signed on to take ove ... More >>

Michael White Is Planning to Take Over the World

Underneath the friendly exterior lies the soul of a relentless empire-builder.​Michael White may have a reputation as one of the city's nicest and most humble chefs (being from Wisconsin helps), but his ambition is pure Donald Trump. The chef told Crain's, which profiled him as one of their an ... More >>

Di Fara May Take Flight at La Guardia

Michael Y. Park/EpicuriousDoes this say 'airport restaurant' to you?​Looks like Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali aren't the only ones with super-sized Italian on their minds: Feast reports that OTG Management, the company responsible for revamping the food options at JFK's Terminal Five, is pl ... More >>

Michael White's Cooking Up an Italian Truck Stop

Melissa HomMichael White keeps on truckin'.​Eater attended last night's CB2 meeting and learned a bit more about Michael White's upcoming venture at 218 Lafayette Street. Commensurate with his move downtown, the chef going a bit more down-market: He's planning "an Italian version of a truck st ... More >>

Sommelier Swap at the Michael White/Chris Cannon Empire

2,500 wines and counting.​Sommelier Eric Zillier, the wine director at Alto, will be leaving the restaurant in March to pursue other opportunities. Levi Dalton, who currently heads up the wine program at sister restaurant Convivio, is set to take over at Alto.

What Was Once the Falls Will Become Michael White's Newest Restaurant

Getty ImagesMichael White is headed downtown.​ A few weeks ago, word surfaced that Michael White was looking to bring his rather splendid brand of Italian cooking downtown to Soho. Now, Eater brings news from White himself that he will indeed be taking over the former Falls space on Lafayette ... 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 >>

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 >>

Why Octopus and Bone Marrow Get Along So Well

Photo courtesy of Serious Eats We're a little late to the party on this one, but last week, Serious Eats ran a step-by-step on how Michael White creates his fusilli with octopus and bone marrow, a post so detailed and gorgeously shot that reading it is almost as good as eating the dish--and if you ... More >>

Under Review--Sietsema at Watty & Meg; DiGregorio at Pho Sure

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema finds shrimp in his mash at Watty & Meg, while Sarah DiGregorio samples the pun-filled menu at Pho Sure. Bruni pays a visit to Aldea, where he feels that George Mendes's "usually intelligent, intriguing and highly skilled work is undercut at times by a tende ... More >>

Posts of the Week

Hey folks, just popping in here to bring you our favorite posts from the past week. Happy 4th, and see you on Monday. Coverage of the Un-Fancy Food show, including salty caramels and beer. Cheap lobster from Red Hook Lobster Pound? Grill it! (Maybe give it a valium first.) Ah, summer, when thoug ... More >>

Chatting With...Chef Michael White of Marea

Welcome to our brand-spanking-new line of chef interviews, Chatting With. Today, Michael White--pasta genius and executive chef of Convivio, Alto and seafood newcomer Marea. We love his cooking, and were happy to snag him for a chat, even if he didn't quite answer the question about striped marli ... More >>

Open & Closed--Say Hello To Marea & Aldea; Goodbye to QDT, Uncle Marky's Organics

The long-awaited opening of Marea has finally arrived. Michael White of Convivio and Alto fame is bringing handmade pasta to the table, as well as small plates like lardo on sea urchin crostini. [Daily Candy] Another long-time-coming newcomer is Aldea, masterminded by David Bouley and Tocqueville a ... More >>

Recipe Improv with Convivio Chef Michael White

Fabio Trabocchi's Last Meal: Back to Mussel-Shucking

Fabio Trabocchi's Last Meal? The Food of His Youth.

Back to his roots