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March 11, 2007 - March 17, 2007
Basking in the Casks: Sakagura's Five-Star Toilets
Tables Available at Manducatis and Thomas Beisl; Applewood Mostly Booked
Saint Patrick's Day Not the Only Excuse to Drink This Weekend
Clinton Hill: Olivino Wines will host a free tasting tonight. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Dumbo: BoConcept's opening bash tonight offers free vodka to benefit children. [Brooklyn Record]
Greenpoint: A vegetarian restaurant named William Howard Taft will open soon on Calyer Street. There's a story behind the odd name, but don't ask us to explain it. [Gowanus Lounge]
Harlem: The sleek waterfront Hudson River Cafe is about to have its grand opening. [Uptown Flavor] But the DEN will give you a free cocktail or appetizer just for checking out Vanessa Williams's new modest-budget film. [Uptown Flavor]
Prospect Heights: New fair-trade coffee at Prospect Perk tastes like ox, hippie, and doped-up poet. Which is, apparently, good. [dailyheights.com]
Tribeca: There's a "forgotten-cask" Cognac tasting tonight at Brandy Library; freebies mean Single-Malt Saturday is canceled. Farther downtown, plans for a two-story restaurant may overshadow Pier 26 boathouse. [downtown express]
Union Square: Zen Palate to open vegetarian burger chain. [VV]
The Mystery of the Plaster Puppy: Solved
Mind if I crash here?
Time to Fill Out Our James Beard Brackets
Wylie Dufresne: Beard-bound, says us.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Death & Co. Comes Back From the Dead Tonight
This morning brings good news from Death & Co.’s Dave Kaplan:
After a long dry spell, Death & Co. celebrates its reopening tonight! We will open tonight at 6pm and resume normal operating hours. Please join us for a celebratory drink.Long dry spell? Dave, tell that to Dave Brodrick, who was bone-dry for months before finally reopening the Blind Tiger last night. (We were there to hoist a celebratory Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball.) Either way, it’s a good week to be a Dave. —Daniel Maurer
Update: Don’t raise that celebratory drink too high. SLA spokesman Bill Crowley tells us Death & Co., New York’s Best Cocktail Bar for Downing the Brown, is still under investigation and has merely been granted permission to operate while the Authority decides whether to renew its license.
Previously:
Twist Your Baseball Caps Back: Blind Tiger Reopens Thursday
Blind Tiger Co-Owner Rips the Department of Health, Human Nature
Are Rumors of Death & Co.’s Death Exaggerated?
Neighbors Accuse Death & Co. of Noise, Evoking Nazism
David Bouley to Start Counting Calories
David Bouley earned his four stars cooking fattening French cuisine for the overclass. But now that that same set is obsessed with health, he’s teaming up with celebrity nutritionist Oz Garcia (who has revised the diets of Hilary Swank, Donna Karan, and Russell Simmons, but has never been in the restaurant business). "David first came to me because he wanted to learn about my approach to health and nutrution," says Garcia. Now the pair is planning to open health-oriented restaurants around the world; the first one is set to debut this winter at the St. Regis in Anguilla. Bouley has a "bio-yogurt" pro-biotic sauce formerly found only in health-food stores, as well as a detox drink from rice protein, pomegranate juice, and gogi berries. Even olive oil is not acceptable—it is being subbed for by wheat-germ oil.
— Beth Landman
De Marco's Maniac Caught On Tape; NYC Denied Shamrock Shakes
The NYPD releases a surveillance video of the De Marco’s gun battle. It’s difficult to make out, but very graphic and not a little disturbing. [WNBC]
Brace yourselves: McDonald’s has decreed that there will be no more Shamrock Shakes in NYC, although they’re still widely available elsewhere. What’s up with that? [NYDN]
The Smith and Wollensky Restaurant Group is enjoying a sudden bidding war for its acquisition, after having already accepted a good offer. [Crain’s]
‘MySpace Queen’ Tila Tequila Drinks Sprite With her Fugu, Likes Her Omelettes With Ketchup
"I can’t eat too much raw stuff. But I try everything at least once."Photo: Melissa Hom
"I woke up eating hot dogs and a pizza and some Chinese noodles." »
Owner of D’Or, Opening Tonight, Also Plotting Rooftops to Rival 230 Fifth
Basement feeling a little stuffy? Don't worry, a rooftop's coming.Photo: Courtesy of D'Or
Tables Available at Maremma and ‘Cesca; Morandi Fully Booked
Space for Even Your Butt in Williamsburg This Weekend
Harlem: Eat at Dinosaur, get bowling discount. [UPTOWN flavor]
Lower East Side: Holes suspected in Schiller’s rubber glove story. That’s right, holes. [Gridskipper]
Soho: Babouche, the Moroccan restaurant and lounge brought to us by the people behind Barbes, now serves brochettes at brunch. [PDF: Babouche NYC]
Tribeca: Former Abboccato sous chef Greg Johnson is the new chef de cuisine at Dani. Sun amuses self calling the cook Dani Boy. [NYS]
Union Square: 15 East now serving lunch. But why didn’t the Eater boys “live-blog” the event? [NYS]
West Village: Blind Tiger will open at 4 p.m. today with beer on tap after an exasperating tug-of-war with the SLA. [Grub Street]
Williamsburg: Mystery Japanese restaurant on North 6th thought to open tonight. [A Test of Will] But you probably won’t get in until this weekend. [i'm not saying, i'm just saying] Thankfully new tapas joint Nita Nita has room enough for wide asses. [Bad Advice]
We’ve Got Oceana’s New Menu — and Word of a Special Served Only Tonight
Straight outta the Columbia River.Photo courtesy Oceana
Mandler’s Releases the Dogs Near Port Authority
We'll admit that the upside-down exclamation point isn't a good sign.Photo: Melissa Hom
Mandler’s, The Original Sausage Co., 601 Eighth Ave., nr. 39th St.; 212-244-4777.
De Marco’s Bartender Shot in Village Gun Rampage; Big-Check Chains on the Rise
DeMarco’s bartender and two NYPD auxiliary officers shot and killed in Village gun rampage. [NYP]
High-end chain restaurants like Smith & Wollensky or Dos Caminos are on the rise, as some recent mergers and acquisitions suggest. [Nation's Restaurant News]
Joël Robuchon stands behind the counter at L’Atelier this week; Alain Ducasse may not be going to Chicago after all. [Snack]
Video of Liebrandt cooking for Steingarten; in defense of food coloring. »
Where to Send Your French Friend Maurice for Continental Opulence
At Per Se: "Like I always say, when in New York, do as the Frenchmen do."Photo: Patrik Rytikangas for New York magazine
$500 bottle of Burgundy? We'll give you a $500 bottle of Burgundy! »
Morandi Is On for Lunch: Care to See the Menu?
Or you could just have a liquid lunch.Photo: RJ Mickelson/Veras
Related: Restaurant Openings [NYM]
Vongerichten May Deep-Six 66, Serve Sushi and Soba Instead
Things look fine from down here in the gutter.Photo: Getty Images
Damon Wise, Now Officially the Man at Craft, Brings in Shane McBride
Damon Wise: I am so in senior management now.Photo: Josh Ozersky
Tables Available at Kittichai and Chanterelle; Mas Mostly Booked
Coney Island War Escalates; Ice Cream Ruined in Tragic Melting
Boerum Hill: One Girl Cookies will show you how to bake bread, then have you eat it with cheese. It’s all part of a two-part course slated for March 26 and 27. [eating for brooklyn]
Coney Island: The corn-dogs-versus-condos battle escalates as a new opposition group unites against Thor Equities in Coney Island. [Gowanus Lounge]
Harlem: Tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. East Harlem Cafe will host a Central and South American coffee tasting. The tippling’s free if you show up on a burro (or show up at all). [UPTOWN flavor]
Midtown East: French-Moroccan restaurant-lounge Azza opens tomorrow in the space that formerly held Fizz, a club so private it went out of business. [NYT]
Soho: A former sous-chef for Pearl Oyster Bar will open Ed’s Lobster Bar Friday. And yes, his name is in fact Ed. [NYT]
West Village: Eater boys “live-blog” Jody Williams whipping up her first lunch at Morandi. [Eater]
Williamsburg: Isn’t it ironic … A fire damaged a garage full of Koolman ice-cream trucks last night. [i'm not sayin, i'm just sayin]
Flatbush Farm Chef Takes Leave of the Barnyard
Eric Lind, the chef who opened Flatbush Farm, has left the Haute Barnyard hit. You may be disappointed to learn that neither of the two projects he’s consulting on center around seasonal foods: Stella Maris, a recently opened restaurant on Front Street, specializes in modern Irish cooking; Nelson Blue is a New Zealand–themed gastropub also on Front Street set to open in mid- to late April. Once he’s done downtown, Lind plans on another eatery of his own, likely in the “rustic, organic, country style” he established at Flatbush Farm. “This is the food that really appeals to me,” he tells us, “and the food that I like to eat.” He’s not the only one.
Related:
Haute Barnyard Take on a Classic SoCal Sandwich
Flatbush Farm Takes Haute Barnyard to the Next Level
Anthos Broadsided, Gramercy Tavern Hammered
Bruni sympathetically reviews Nish, handing down two stars, but he seems less impressed than other critics (with the exception of Randall Lane). [NYT]
Peter Meehan enjoys the tapas at Ostia, but suggests that the trend may have played itself out. [NYT]
Alan Richman gives what may be the first totally negative write-up of Gramercy Tavern: Apparently the food is complicated and bland, the service undersupervised, and the room lacking in personality. A major blow to new chef Michael Anthony. [Bloomberg]
Related: Everything Topsy-Turvy at Gramercy Tavern
The Coffee Shop Open Again; Marcus Samuelsson Heading to Meatpacking?
With Gordon Ramsay, DB Bistro Moderne, and others, room service has recently gotten a lot more ambitious — though not necessarily successful. [NYT]
The Coffee Shop is back in business after its brief and much-publicized closure. [NYP]
Once they move into Sascha, the brothers behind PM plan to put Aquavit’s Marcus Samuelsson in charge of the kitchen. [Eater]
Related: PM Owners to Open Harlem Restaurant, Bistro-Bakery-Club in Sascha Space
We Try a $1,000 Pizza, Maintain That We Aren’t Publicity Tools
Nino Selimaj represents for the American way of life.Photo: Everett Bogue
RUB’s Jonathan Meyer Cleans Up Your ‘Mystery Napkins’
"I’ve had people bite my head off to where you’re not able to serve them."Photo: Melissa Hom
"They'll ask for a drink with half of a pulled-pork sandwich on their cheek." »
Tables Available at Masa and Morimoto; Sumile Sushi Fully Booked
Bond St Sushi Burns; Coffee Shop Closing Averts Bad Date
Coney Island: Surf Avenue LLC has just purchased nearly 16,000 square feet across from the Cyclone, possibly on which to build a chain restaurant, maintain a parking lot, or create another “Shoot the Freak.” [Gowanus Lounge]
East Elmhurst: La Guardia gets fancy with Michael Navarro’s Deluge. Getting drunk before a flight finally gets a classy gloss. [Gayot]
East Village: Photos of the electrical fire that scorched Bond St sushi at dawn. [Eater] $500,000 in damages predicted. [Gothamist]
Midtown West: Italian, Asian, French, and Latin cuisine coming together at 4Fusion on West 58th Street. We suggest the burger. [Gayot]
Park Slope: Former Oceana chef Jared King no longer involved with Alchemy, but the menu’s holding steady. [Gothamist]
Tribeca: Will a fancy new bus stop at the entrance of Bouley spur the rich people’s interest in public transportation? [Curbed]
Union Square: Coffee Shop’s closing saves pretty waitress from a date with sleazy customer. [NYS]
The Latest Haute Heritage Meat: Chicken
We don't know if we want to fight him or eat him.Photo courtesy Heritage Foods USA
Trump Eyes Tavern on the Green, Tavern Blushes; Steingarten in a Bathrobe
Donald Trump covets the most vulgar thing in New York that doesn’t already have his name on it: the Tavern on the Green, which has two years left on its lease. [NYP]
A Zeitgeist moment: The East Village’s alt.coffee gives up the ghost, remaking itself as a “Hopscotch, a café tailored to the needs of children and families.” [Gawker]
Candela owners shutting down and reopening as Irving Mill Restaurant and Tap Room in the fall, with Gramercy Tavern alum Johnny Schaeffer doing his Greenmarket thing in the kitchen. [Strong Buzz]
Don’t Tell Al Gore: Soft-Shell Crabs Already Here
"All this shvitzing — I've got to get out of this shell."Photo: Kevin Fleming/Corbis
PM Owners to Open Harlem Restaurant, Bistro-Bakery-Club in Sascha Space
PM owners (and brothers) Kyky and Unik are poised to increase their footprint on the meatpacking district: They’ve acquired the space that formerly housed Sascha and plan to reopen it in June as an as-yet-unnamed three-part venue that’ll include a 24-hour sandwich spot with bakery, a casual Italian bistro, and an exclusive lounge with black-on-black décor that will host D.J.’s and live music.
Williamsburg: Subway Out, Silent H In
Coney Island : Having evicted and demolished the neighboring mini-golf course, Thor Equities neglects to renew the lease for beachside fave the Grill House. Where else are we supposed to get pretzels on hot dogs? [Gowanus Lounge]
East Village: Just in time for the 50-plus-degree weather, a Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory alum has opened a haute creamery on Avenue B near 14th Street. [DailyCandy]
Harlem: Gospel jazz comes to the Harlem Tea Room Friday night. Sure to be a wild evening. [Uptown Flavor]
Midtown East: Local prisons and the United Nations share a controversial food supplier, Aramark. Also, you’re allowed to smoke in the U.N. dining room. [Gridskipper]
West Village: Locals find a creative outlet to cope with fears of rat infestation: unchecked pun-making. [NewYorkology]
Williamsburg: Controversial Subway franchise on Bedford now up for sale. Comes with free trapper hat. [Curbed] Vinh Nguyen fulfills his dream of bringing good Vietnamese to New York, helping people pronounce his name with the opening of Silent H. (His dream of serving alcohol, on the other hand … ) [i'm not sayin, i'm just sayin]
Tables Available at Hearth and Prune; Stanton Social Mostly Booked
Spring Forward With Daffodils, Branch Out with Different Bananas
If you have no daughters, give them to your sons.Photo: Zoe Singer
A tip for reserving shad roe, late-season citrus worth the wait, and a Lenten indulgence. »
Y’all Think You Know Barbecue? In Fact, You Do Not
We don't much care for you city folk ... want some ribs?Photo courtesy Kingsford Charcoal
“Spring Forward, Get Grilling,” Madison Square Park, between 23rd St. and 26th St. and Fifth Ave. and Madison Ave.; no phone.
Related: The Great NYC Barbecue Battle [NYM]
Twist Your Baseball Caps Back: Blind Tiger Reopens Thursday
Earlier we let you know that the venerable Blind Tiger, after trying to pass as a coffee shop and then finally shuttering, had finally been cleared for a liquor license at its new location. Now comes word that it’ll reopen in time for its eleventh anniversary this Thursday.
"We just ordered fifty kegs and I don't know how many cases." »
Haute Barnyard Take on a Classic SoCal Sandwich
Go ahead, pop out those dentures.Photo: Melissa Hom
As you may or may not know (Ms. UG did not), the illustrious French dip, like so much of America’s storied sandwicherie, has a slightly murky history. Two restaurants, both founded in 1908 and both located in downtown Los Angeles, lay claim to it. The owners of Philippe the Original say that the French dip was born when founder Philippe Mathieu, while making a sandwich for a policeman one day in 1918, accidentally dropped a long French-style roll into some meaty pan juices. The copper — whose name may or may not have been Officer French — liked it so much he came back the next day for an encore performance. Had Philippe possessed better reflexes or the cop fussier standards, the world might be, to this day, bereft of French dips.
Kitchen Abuse Exposed; Health Department Shutdowns Triple
Apparently, abuse of every kind is rampant in kitchens. Herewith, complaints leveled against Daniel, Jean Georges, Megu, Babbo, and more. [NYP]
Post–KFC–Taco Bell scandal, New York restaurant closures triple. [NYP]
Morandi is, like every other Keith McNally venture, a smashing success, and likely to remain so. [NYP]
The imminent opening of Kenny Shopsin's stand; LIC's massive fortune cookie factory. »
The Great Chef Crisis
"Psst … what's 'al dente' mean again?"Photo: Rene Sheret/Stone Collection
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