Centro Vinoteca chef Anne Burrell’s inspirations? Why, only the people she’s worked for, including Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batali. [NYDN]
Crowds gathered at Cafe La Fortuna, the small 71st Street storefront once patronized by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, for its last day. [Lost City]
Bobby Flay has a new TV show, and you can have a small part of it. [Eater]
Blogger Abbe Diaz, who formerly worked as a maître d’ for Jean-Georges Vongerichten, says the chef’s problem is ignoring issues in his restaurants, like the restaurant exec who would demand foot massages from the floor manager in full view of diners. [NYDN]
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When he’s not overlooking inappropriate touching in his restaurants, Vongerichten is focusing on his quest for global domination, with outposts of Spice Market planned for Atlanta, Istanbul, and Doha, Qatar. [Snack]
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., the California company whose beef was the target of a serious recall last weekend, is on the verge of financial collapse. [WSJ]
