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New Law Bans Unwanted Takeout Menus
Posted 08/04/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Fines range from $250 to $1,000.
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Cavatappo Brand to Expand; Vote for New McDonald’s Jingle
Posted 07/17/08 in Grub Street: Mediavore
Plus Gotham pizza at Domino's, a nightlife great passes away, and more, in our morning news digest.
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Ko Reservation System Almost Online; Banks' Cafeteria Workers Strike
Posted 03/06/08 in Grub Street: Mediavore
Momofuku Ko’s online reservation system will go live sometime before Saturday. Here’s hoping the inevitable Web traffic doesn’t kill the server. [Eater] Cafeteria workers for many of the city’s largest investment banks have been on strike since Tuesday, since they’re taking home an average of $21,000 a year, which is what the average Goldman Sachs employee makes in less than two weeks. [NYDN] Hallo Berlin! Germany has more three-Michelin-star restaurants than any other country — except France, of course. [NYT]
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Chefs Relax in Bruni's Absence; Chinese Seafood: Now With Fewer Drugs!
Posted 01/18/08 in Grub Street: Mediavore
Frank Bruni is out of the city until January 23, or maybe January 31. Either way, chefs at new restaurants will be breathing a little bit easier until he returns. [Eater] The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies has released a report saying that cloning causes suffering to animals, making it unjustifiable to clone them for the food supply. [NYT] Top Chef winner Hung Huynh was spotted in Las Vegas at Company, the same restaurant where Season Two contestant Marcel Vigneron works as a cook. It’s no coincidence, though; they’re buds from cooking school. [Eater L.A.]
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Huckabee Loves Salad and Bread Sticks; Domino's Still Won't Deliver in 30 or Less
Posted 12/17/07 in Grub Street: Mediavore
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee chose T.G.I. Friday’s when a Times reporter offered to take him to lunch anywhere in the city, but Huck ultimately settled for the Olive Garden. [NYT via Serious Eats] The Food Network’s ratings are hurting, which might help to explain why Emeril Live got canned. [NYT] How do Thomas Keller and Mario Batali fare against McDonald's when it comes to calories? Keller's veal breast and polenta and Batali's pork loin are worse for you than a Big Mac, but who cares? [WSJ
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