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NewsFeed

6/10/08

2:15 PM

Do You Have the Stuff to Be the Stinky-Cheese-Eating Champion?

Last year's winner, Oliver Butler, is congratulated by Borough President and glutton-in-chief Marty Markowitz.Photo courtesy Stinky Brooklyn

Stinky Brooklyn is hosting Stinkfest on June 22, and that means another cheese-eating competition. Last year’s winner, Oliver Butler, will defend his title, acquired through the act of ingesting six ounces of Cantal cheese in one minute flat. (We had hoped, in a twisted way, that the contest would revolve around eating genuinely stinky, runny soft cheeses, but presumably no human GI system could handle much of those. Cantal is a hard, Cheddar-like cheese.) The eating contest isn’t the only draw: It’s part of the Smith Street Fun Day Fair, and there will be fried cheese curds from Stinky, cocktails and raclette from the Jake Walk, and fish tacos from Chestnut. And music, lots of music. Six different bands will perform throughout the day. But there will be only 30 competitors for the cheese-eating title, so call Stinky Brooklyn now if you want to register.

Stinky Cheese + Sun = Ooze [Gothamist]

More: NewsFeed »cheese, cobble hill, smith street, stinky brooklyn

Mediavore

5/19/08

10:00 AM

Manipulated Milk Prices?; Americans Still Throwing Food Away

• Dairy Farmers of America, which controls a third of the nation’s milk supply, is being investigated by the Feds for allegedly manipulating milk and cheese prices. [WSJ]

• Mystery writer Alafair Burke is going to have a fictional Mesa Grill bartender strangled in her next novel. [NYP]

• As food prices skyrocket and corners of the globe starve, Americans are throwing away an astonishing 27 percent of food available for consumption, according to a new government study. [NYT]

More: Mediavore »cheese, howard schultz, kid rock, mesa grill, michael huynh, milk, rain, starbucks, veggie pride parade, vittles vamp, wildwood bbq

Mediavore

4/29/08

10:00 AM

Union Square Restaurant Plans on Hold; Pot-Dealing Food Workers

• Plans for a new restaurant at the north end of Union Square are now indefinitely on hold. [NYP]

• In addition to seemingly ignoring a stop-work order, Studio B’s rooftop could get the Greenpoint club in more hot water with the city if it adds too much capacity. [Gothamist]

• It’s apparently not that uncommon for food workers to deal a little pot from their workplaces. [Grinder/CHOW]

More: Mediavore »a voce, andrew carmellini, back forty, beer, cheese, eric ripert, plan b, south street seaport, studio b, time warner center, union square

NewsFeed

4/25/08

1:00 PM

Eat Free Pecorino Pastas This Weekend

Get to know Pecorino.Photo: iStockphoto

The makers of Pecorino Romano, Italy’s leading exported sheep’s-milk cheese, don’t agree with Mario Batali that Parmigiano-Reggiano is the “undisputed king of cheeses.” They think we ought to be eating more Pecorino and are out to prove it via a major marketing campaign: Over the next few days, restaurants all over the city will be giving away different free pastas highlighting the cheese. This is a windfall for us at Grub Street, being Pecorino partisans from way back and absolutely intemperate in our use of the sharp, salty cheese as a table seasoning. See the participating restaurants here, among them Blue Fin and Da Silvano.

Say Cheese: Free-Pecorino Events Start Tomorrow [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]

More: NewsFeed »blue fin, cheese, da silvano, italian, pecorino

Mediavore

3/27/08

10:05 AM

Chile's Salmon Are Sick; the New York Alinea That Wasn't

• Now that you’ve stopped eating mercury-laden bluefin tuna, get ready to part with Chilean salmon. A virus is wiping out millions of the fish that would otherwise be headed for the U.S. If the unsanitary conditions the fish live in won’t make you stop eating it, then the inevitable price increase will. [NYT]

• The inventor of McDonald’s classic Egg McMuffin has passed away at the age of 89. [AP]

• The cheese-mongers have spoken: Switzerland’s Gourmino Gruyère was selected from 2,000 different varieties at the 27th Biennial World Championship Cheese Contest as the finest cheese. The only place it can be purchased in the U.S. is Murray’s Cheese, which, by the way, will be spawning mini-franchises across the country soon. [Insatiable Critic]

More: Mediavore »alinea, centovini, century association, cheese, delivery, egg mcmuffin, frank bruni, grant achatz, macaroons, market table, mcdonald's, mike price, murray's cheese, rheon cafe

Back of the House

1/17/08

4:15 PM

Green Bay Is Getting Off Easy in This Year's Food Bet

And for this we get cheese spread?Photo: Getty Images

The unavoidable wager between the mayors of Green Bay and New York has been made, and AP has dutifully reported it. But as usual, New York is getting the worse of the deal. Green Bay mayor, Jim Schmitt, is betting a basket of cheese, some spread, and some New York strip steaks (New York strips! Imagine!), with some candy — a pair of cheese-wedge sunglasses. That’s if we win. If they win, the self-appointed “Titletown” gets twenty pounds of Peter Luger porterhouses, a case of Brooklyn Lager, and a cheesecake (take that, cheese heads!) from Carnegie Deli. Green Bay is getting the much better deal here. We suggest Bloomberg match Schmitt’s bet with a gristly steak from Tad’s and a black-and-white cookie from a random deli.

Bloomberg places bet on Giants-Packers game [Newsday]

More: Back of the House »carnegie deli, cheese, peter luger, super bowl

NewsFeed

10/29/07

9:00 AM

What's That You're Wearing? Roast Beef?

Smell this. It's awful!Photo courtesy CB Perfume

Those of you who don’t already reek of booze should take note: CB I Hate Perfume in Williamsburg will unveil, this week, a new fragrance inspired by one of perfumer Christopher Brosius’s favorite drinks — whiskey and ginger ale with a slice of cucumber. It joins CB’s “food series,” which also includes roast beef, bruschetta, pesto, boiled rice, a California roll, cucumber sandwiches, French bread, and tortilla chips. The scents go for $25 to $35 for fifteen milliliters, but don’t try to buy the food ones on the Website. “I want people to come to the gallery,” Brosius says, “to smell them and know what they’re getting into.” So what are they getting into? We asked the perfumer himself.

More: NewsFeed »cheese, meat, perfume

Foodievents

10/23/07

4:30 PM

Goatstravaganza NYC Is Here to Satisfy Your Goat-Gala Needs

A food writer, a cheesemonger, and a goat walk into a bar…Photo: iStockPhoto.com

The upcoming Goatstravaganza NYC on November 8 bills itself as the “New York goat event of the year,” and we have to say we think it will live up to that lofty title. Understand this isn’t just another goat-cheese event, or even a typical goat-meat gala. No, Goatstravaganza is a celebration of all the things that we love about goats: their cheeses (as curated by the one and only Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers); their tender flesh (via Frank Lania of Focolare Bar and Bistro); and of course their luxurious hair, in the form of cashmere, mohair, kidskin, and other soft materials. Wait, can it get any better? Isn’t there a multimedia goat show of some kind? Yes, there is! It’s based on the new book The Year of the Goat. And of course, no goat event could be complete without some special appearances — in this case, live Pygora goats from Rainbow Spring Acres farm in Lysander, New York. And the event has one other thing going for it as well: It’s said to be very kid friendly. (Ed. note: Yikes.)

Year of the Goat [Official site]
RSVP via e-mail.

More: Foodievents »cheese, goats, saxelby cheese

NewsFeed

9/27/07

4:30 PM

Terrance Brennan Sells Cheese Business, Plans New Restaurant

We remember when the new place was just
a twinkle in Terrance Brennan's eye.Photo: Patrick McMullan

An interesting rumor came our way the other day: that none other than our reputed doppelgänger, Terrance Brennan of Artisanal and Picholine, was looking to sell his restaurants and get out of the day-to-day chef business. We checked in with the Blessed Cheesemonger, and it turns out the rumor is exactly wrong: Brennan has sold his Artisanal cheese company to American Home Foods for the express purpose of getting back into the kitchen. “It’s a lot more complex business than I thought,” he tells us. “There’s e-commerce and customs and all these moving parts. It took four years of my life … I’m done with it.” Brennan also says he’s planning a new New York restaurant, a different concept from Artisanal or Picholine. But that’s all he’ll say until the time is ripe — “as ripe,” he adds, “as a pungent Roquefort.”

More: NewsFeed »artisanal, cheese, picholine, terrance brennan

NewsFeed

5/16/07

11:00 AM

World’s Biggest Cheese in Town Today

I will accept your pathetic devotions, humans. Now kneel BEFORE THE CHEESE!Photo: courtesy Beemster; Istockphoto

To say that we felt only excited at the prospect of seeing the world’s biggest cheese today would be an understatement. It was more like awe. Six-feet wide and weighing over 1,300 pounds, the Gouda-style cheese is the star of a special exhibit co-sponsored by Murray’s Cheese and the Beemster company of Holland. A bothersome case of gout will be keeping us from the cheese’s press conference, which we are told is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. But we’ve thought of some ways the milk monument might be put to use.

More: NewsFeed »cheese, grand central station, murray's cheese shop

At the Greenmarket

4/23/07

2:00 PM

Ramps Signal Spring; Ripe and Runny Cheese Comes Early

Okay, it's officially spring: The ramps have rolled into town.Photo: Zoe Singer

The pink, white, and green flag of spring has been raised: Little ramplets reared their heads a few inches from the damp earth last weekend, and Greenmarketers are already engulfed in the savory fumes of their oniony funk.

More: At the Greenmarket »bobolink, cheese, cookies, fiddleheads, garden of eden, heirloom tomatoes, mountain sweet berry, oak grove, our daily bread, produce, ramps

The Underground Gourmet

4/ 9/07

12:21 PM

Sandwiches of the Week: In Celebration of National Grilled-Cheese Month

The grilled cheese and tomato soup is excellent at Tillman's, but watch you don't catch on fire.Photo: Melissa Hom

Not that anyone needs to be reminded, but April is National Grilled-Cheese Sandwich Month. In honor of this auspicious occasion, we bring you our picks for New York’s best grilled cheese, from Keller-crafted high to Kraft-oozing low.

More: The Underground Gourmet »'ino, 'wichcraft, artisanal, bouchon bakery, cheese, grilled cheese, joe jr.'s, little giant, sandwich of the week, the green table, tillman's

NewsFeed

2/ 6/07

3:33 PM

A Taste of Kenny Shopsin

It was worth the verbal abuse, although we are masochists.Photo: Josh Ozersky

Kenny Shopsin, the profane prince of the New York short-order world, is back cooking again. As Eater reported yesterday, Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemonger is collaborating with the gray-maned curmudgeon on egg-and-cheese sandwiches at Essex Street Market, and we just had to try one. Kenny’s stand — which will, like his online novelty business, be called Shopsin’s General Store — isn’t open yet. You order the sandwich from Saxelby, and Anne disappears behind a red door, where Kenny is cooking away. We got a few mouthfuls of sandwich, and then earfuls of curses from the man himself.