Pause for Thought
Nov. 10, 2009
Ripert, Nieporent, Pépin, and Soltner: Is French Cuisine Dead? The French Culinary Institute celebrates its 25th anniversary by posing the question.
Californication : Rick Roll (in the Hay)We learn some unfortunate things about the Moody family.
Highbrow Food Art at Performa 09 Dinner meets performance art in Chelsea.
Oct. 30, 2009
Holiday in the Sun Decadence returns to Art Basel Miami Beach this year. Is the economy back? The art world sure hopes so!
Empire Building
Oct. 27, 2009
Jose Garces Continues Flirting With New York If the ‘Next Iron Chef’ favorite moves to Manhattan, it will be with his Andalusian flagship, Amada.
Californication : Blasted From the PastAn old friend, and old TV tropes, come for a visit.
Foodievents
Oct. 22, 2009
City Harvest Benefit Brings Lavish Spending But Modest Dishes Eric Ripert has raised $72,000 for charity by donating a buck per customer.
Californication : The Rule of ThreeHank Moody: “I’m like flypaper for the emotionally disturbed.”
Other Magazines
Oct. 16, 2009
Gourmet , Resurrected?Ruth Reichl hears talk of “TV, books, and even a yearly publication” from her former pals at Condé Nast.
Californication : Party Boy“Don’t put daddy in a corner!”
New York Wine and Food Festival
Oct. 12, 2009
Paula Deen Warms Even New York Crowds A Southern dinner with Paula Deen draws a crowd of Jager-shooting, table-dancing fans.
New York Wine and Food Festival
Oct. 11, 2009
Food Stars Pick Under-the-Radar Restaurants Restaurant recommendations from Eric Ripert, Drew Nieporent, and Gail Simmons.
New York Wine and Food Festival
Oct. 10, 2009
Ten Things Anthony Bourdain and David Chang Hate The chefs rant a lot and praise a little during a talk entitled “I Call Bullshit!”
overnights
Sept. 28, 2009
Back of the House
Sept. 25, 2009
Boulud Teaches French Chefs That American Food Isn’t Terrible But that doesn’t mean the chef will sink to wearing a balloon hat.
vulture lists
Sept. 15, 2009
10 Things We Learned at Chelsea’s New Art Season Artworks have shrunk, but sex still sells — and much more.
Top Chef Masters Gets ‘Raw,’ Says JudgeThe chefs may be pros, but that doesn’t mean the competition is pretty.
It’s a New York Art ‘Renaissance,’ Argues Upcoming Show A show opening in Rome argues that right now is a glamorous and golden age of art in New York, one that will be remembered as a turning point in art history.
Dash Snow Piece Pulled From Auction Organizers say the artwork has been removed from the Watermill benefit auction.
What Will the Art Market Decide About Dash Snow? Prices often zoom up when an artist passes away, but Snow’s work faces some peculiar circumstances.
Did Merkin Sell His Rothkos for More Than They Were Worth? At $310 million, J. Ezra Merkin is getting less than he had hoped for his art collection, insiders say — but he still may be making more than the collection is worth.
Art Galleries Breaking for the Summer — We Hope Closed gallery doors evoke chilling memories of the early nineties, when, during the downturn, a handful of galleries temporarily closed, never to reopen.
economypocalypse
June 3, 2009
Boulud, Keller I.D. Favorite Female Chefs “It’s a shame there aren’t more of them,” Keller said.
Preview the Met’s Fab New Show, ‘The Pictures Generation’ It’s a look back at the gang of mostly New York artists who first came of age with TV news and pop culture.
New Yorkers to Storm the Venice Biennale Paul Chan, Tony Conrad, and Yoko Ono at the art-world equivalent of the Miss America pageant.
Why’s Steve Cohen Showing Sotheby’s So Much Love? Cohen lent nearly half a billion dollars worth of art to Sotheby’s, even though the works aren’t for sale.
The Met Drops a Cool Million for an Old Master The purchase comes at a time when the Met has publicly expressed some worries about money.
The Art World Embraces Arts & Crafts at Armory Week People bought art that was cheap and looked homemade, handmade, self-conscious, or like an echo of childhood.
Window-shoppers Descend on Armory Art Show “Some people are feeling a little sad, but they’re nicer to each other.”
Your Guide to This Week’s Six Unsnobby Art Fairs Art-world snobbery gets shelved this week, as six art fairs opening around town tonight or tomorrow make an economy-inspired effort to be democratic and welcoming.
Open Bar Leads to Coat-Check Fiasco at MoMA Kippenberger Retrospective “This is not part of the Kippenberger exhibition. This is about people drinking too much.”
Katie Lee Joel Ready to Defend Burger Title The cookbook author will bring the competition to South Beach.
Feb. 6, 2009
Little Warhols Post-boom, artists may rue their productivity.
Feb. 6, 2009
Actual Price Art world fears Brandeis sale.
Feb. 6, 2009
Arte Povera Why recession isn’t good for art.
economypocalypse
Feb. 6, 2009
Rich People: Still Buying Art! “What’s a gold Rolls doing in self-parking?”
Dec. 27, 2008
What If Hirst Bursts? High art-world anxiety.
Seven Things We Learned at Art Basel Miami Even New Yorkers who couldn’t care less about art could take something from the just-ended Art Basel Miami Beach fairs.
Recession-Affected Art Basel Parties Fail to Incite Drunken Skinny-Dipping The T-shirts worn by the Delano bellmen reading ‘Recess is on’ didn’t help.
Takashi Murakami Scales Back at Art Basel ’We knew this was coming for about a year,’ says Murakami.
Terence Koh Dazzles Art Basel Miami With Thrilling Nonperformance ’Terence’s art is about nothing. His performance is that he is not playing music.’
Art Basel Miami Kicks Off Cautiously, Optimistically ’It’s a tough market,’ says John Good, gallery director of Gagosian Gallery.
Robert De Niro, Ron Wood, Damien Hirst, and More Make the Best of Alcohol-Free Museum of Islamic Art Opening The opening of I.M. Pei’s Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, certainly seemed to carry the newfound sense that the Bush-era ‘Clash of Civilizations’ might be coming to an end.
non-comeuppances
Nov. 13, 2008
Crappy Art Market Fails to Take Revenge on Richard Fuld Equally infuriating: Lars Ulrich got $13.5 million for his Basquiat!
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