Posted on February 19th, 2008 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Florence Fabricant reports that Hung Huynh, last season’s ‘Top Chef’ winner, has signed a one month contract as executive chef of the kosher Mediterranean/Asian restaurant Solo (Sony building at 550 Madison Avenue near 55th Street), starting March 2… Fabricant also features family bakery Sugar Bun (156-22 Cross Bay […]
Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:, Aix Brasserie closed, Bar Blanc, Commerce, dell'Anima, Dovetail, First Oasis, Hung Huynh, Irving Mill, Monkey Bar, Omido, Patisserie des Ambassades, Prince Street Cafe, Second Avenue Deli, Shorty's.32, Solo, South Gate, Sugar Bun, The Smith, Top Chef, Zen Burger | No Comments »
Posted on January 29th, 2008 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Frank Bruni knocks celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill (102 Fifth Avenue near 15th Street, 212-807-7400) down a star, from two to one star — Eater.com further reporting that apparently the restaurant’s GM and a loose-lipped server subsequently were fired soon afterward — while Peter Meehan reviews Hakata […]
Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Adour Alain Ducasse, Babbo, Bar Blanc, Bar Boulud, Bar Room at the Modern, barbecue, Bobby Flay, Brasserie 44, Bun, Cafe Blossom, Cooper's Tavern, Dovetail, Frank Bruni, Hakata Tonton, Hot Pot City, Jimmy's 43, Kuta, Magnolia Bakery, Merkato, Mesa Grill, Michael Huynh, Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Omido, Resto, Smokin' Q, Spotted Pig, Tokyo Bar, Vinas | No Comments »
Posted on January 15th, 2008 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Eater.com details the opening of Bar Blanc (142 West 10th Street, West Village; 212-255-2330) and the closings of Agata & Valentina Ristorante (1505 1st Ave, agatavalentina.com), Frank’s steak house (410 W 16th St), and Sapore (55 Greenwich Ave.). … The New York Times’s Frank Bruni gives one star to Barbuto (775 Washington […]
Filed under: New York Restaurants | Tags:Agata and Valentina closed, Alain Ducasse, Bacaro, Back Forty, Barbuto, Bosnian cafe, Caminito, Chiles and Chocolate Oaxacan Kitchen, Danal, El Quinto Pino, Fiamma, Frank's closed, Gazala Place, Grayz, Kenka, Lunetta, Matilda, Mitchel London Pizza, Omido, Peri Ela, Sapore closed, Seymour Burton, Smith and Mills, Smith's, Solex, Stari Most, Ukus | No Comments »
