Zach Chodorow: getting started early.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Kobe Cart Craze [NYP]
All Posts Tagged: ‘hamptons’
The Next Generation of Chodorows Gets Busy Milking Plutocrats
Hamptons Restaurant Sues for Racial Persecution
The Hampton Bays Diner is suing the town of Southampton, its police department, and the SLA, based on allegations that, per court papers that Cityfile has obtained, cops “launched a series of attacks upon the plaintiffs, with the intent to prevent the plaintiffs from continuing to draw Hispanics into their restaurant, and to prevent them from doing so in the first place.” According to papers, the Diner, after it started a Hispanic Night, was raided more than once in order to drum up “trumped-up charges” that were then dismissed in court. However, it didn’t end there.
Jay-Z’s People Said to Play Hardball; John Krasinki Plays Bartender at the Spotted Pig
• Another day, another lawsuit. Staffers at Jay-Z’s 40/40 are lobbing a class-action suit at the club, but general manager Desiree Gonzalez allegedly told one employee she would “[bleep] up his tax life” and told another she would “lock him up” if they joined the suit. [NYP]
• Nello Balan wasn’t too happy yesterday when a fog machine set off the fire alarm at his Nello Summertimes in Southampton. Fire officials responding to the alarm evacuated the restaurant, which cost Balan about $10,000 in business. [NYP]
• John Krasinki of The Office guested as a bartender at the Spotted Pig on a recent Monday night. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Jalapeños to Blame for Salmonella?; ‘Rachael Ray Show’ No Place for Anorexics
• Government officials investigating the salmonella outbreak are now eying three kinds of hot peppers, including jalapeños, as the leading suspect for spreading the bacteria. [WSJ]
• With several restaurants out of business and others for sale, even dining destinations in the chichi Hamptons are suffering from the current economic downturn. [Real Deal]
• Three waiters at the Old Homestead Steakhouse say that ever since they sued the restaurant and won the case, they’ve been given the most undesirable tables in the house. Naturally, they’re filing another lawsuit. [NYP]
Grayz to Become Straight-Up Restaurant; Fran Derby Lands at Solex
• Grayz will be closing on August 10 and reopening as a full-fledged restaurant. [NYS]
• Andrew Carmellini is officially out at A Voce, and Fran Derby, formerly of Tailor, is cooking at Solex. [NYT]
Related: Fran Derby, Sam Mason's Co-Chef, Leaves Tailor
• Top Chef's Stephanie Izard had to sit on the secret of her success for a good long time, but it was all worthwhile in the end. [Stamford Advocate]
Related: 'Top Chef' Winner Tells All
Sam Talbot Is a Hamptons Guy Now
Sam Talbot sports his kitchen whites at the Surf
Lodge.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Hamptons Primer: What’s New, What’s Back, What’s Gone
Every summer, the big names in bottle service play a game of musical chairs, scrambling to put their stamp on the few available club and restaurant spaces in the Hamptons. This year, there were rumors that Pink Elephant would lose its lease (or at least its outdoor patio) at the Capri Hotel; the future of the Star Room was uncertain; and one of Southampton’s bump-and-grind destinations, Stereo, closed their Manhattan location. But breathe easy! Our research indicates that everything turned out mostly fine. Here’s where to pop some very overpriced bubbly by way of celebration.
Tailor Launches Late-Night Menu; Hamptons More Exclusive Than Ever
Hamptons: Sounds like the poor state of the economy is weeding out this year's batch of beachgoers. [Down by the Hipster]
Park Slope: Lookout Hill Smokehouse needs to work on its pulled pork, but its beer and bourbon selection is legit. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Soho: Tailor launches its late-night menu tonight, which runs from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. and includes plated dishes like grilled asparagus with poached-and-fried quail eggs and chorizo hollandaise, skate frites with purple potato tots, and the always-popular Tailor wings. [Grub Street]
A scathing crowd assessment at SubMercer: "The crowd itself isn't always up to par; you may find yourself mingling with the white v-neck-wearing Jersey set." Ouch. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Union Square: Savoy chef and Haute Barnyard guru Peter Hoffman is hosting a Greenmarket tour on June 25. [Zagat Buzz]
Williamsburg: The corner of Driggs Avenue and North 7th Street is getting a "Fiambreria and Queseria." Think it's "flaming cheese and fondue"? Let us know in comments. [Eater]
$2K Tables in the Hamptons; Ex-Cons to Serve You Booze Soon?
• Tables at clubs in the Hamptons are now going for $2,000 each. [Down by the Hipster]
• Food writer Andrea Strong may not like some of the restaurants in her new neighborhood, but she sure does like her new apartment. [NYT]
Related: Andrea Strong Hates Her Neighborhood Bistro
• Kenny Shopsin’s cookbook, which will contain recipes for Blisters on My Sisters and Ho Cakes, will be published in September. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Broome Street Bar Burger Rules; the Hottest Potential in the Hamptons
Astoria: The Bohemian Hall beer garden is hiring. [Joey in Astoria]
East Village: An Eater commenter on Indian-owned Singas pizza: "Singas make pizza like my mom would.... If my mom was a Korean who had never tasted pizza before in her life." [Slice]
Hamptons: If you're heading to a beach where you can drink in public this weekend, you might consider ordering Steady Sticks to secure your wine glasses (and the bottle) upright and above the sand. [Restaurant Girl]
And even though it's in Montauk, the Surf Lodge could be the dark-horse hot spot of the summer. [Down by the Hipster]
Meatpacking District: The closing of Florent's has touched even the coldest of hearts: "You know things are getting bad...when the cynical young keyboard-tappers at Gawker think the City is changing too fast and losing too many of its great places." [Lost City]
Soho: Adam Kuban verifies that even though Kenn's Broome Street Bar burger is on a pita, flouting the most basic of hamburger rules, it can be dubbed a burger, and the version with bacon is a pretty good option in the hood. [Hamburger Today]
Times Square: The rechristened China Club, Eden, opens tonight. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
West Village: Interns (probably) weren't paid to put the "Britney Spears" stickers on the windows of the Life Thyme natural market (and all over the rest of the city) to promote a book that isn't about Britney. [Gothamist]
Free Food at Grand Sichuan; Vive La Marqueta!
Astoria: Pinocchio's will reopen Sunday after its monthlong renovation. [Joey in Astoria]
Dumbo: Jay Street gets a liquor store. [Dumbo NYC]
East Harlem: All attempts to revive the market known as La Marqueta have failed, but that doesn't stop proponents from trying. [NYT via Uptown Flavor]
East Village: A kati-roll spot has opened on Second Avenue, between 11th and 12th. It's called Frankie's, even though the nabe already has Frankies, Lil' Frankies, and Frank, because, according to the owner, "in Bombay, Frankie's are wraps that you buy on street corners." [Eater]
Hamptons: If you think you know what the next hottest spot will be in the Hamptons, lend your expertise to this pre-season poll. [Down by the Hipster]
West Village: The owner of Grand Sichuan is offering free samples at his newest Leroy Street location this Wednesday and Thursday. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
PM and Stereo Guys Fail Upwards in Hamptons
Thought being near the ferry was crucial to a Hamptons club’s survival? Hamptons.com reveals that Unik Ernest, of shuttered PM (and Merkato 55), is teaming up with Mike Satsky, of shuttered Stereo, to open a club, Lily Pond, that will be just a mile away from a helicopter pad. Which means that Escalades are no longer the most impressive thing you can pull up to a club in.
Talk Around Town [Hamptons.com]
Kobe Club, Pink Elephant Head for the Hamptons
Chodorow and Sarner, Hamptons homies.Photos: Getty Images, Patrick McMullan
Hamptons Steakhouse Alert [Strong Buzz]
Hamptons Are for Partners [DBTH]
Amy Ruth's Taking Her Sweet Time in Brooklyn; Adour? Okay
Downtown Brooklyn: So much for a Valentine’s Day debut: Amy Ruth’s at the Fulton Mall isn’t even open yet. [Lost City]
Hamptons: Restaurant Week begins March 20. Bargain meals at close to 70 participating restaurants seems like a good excuse to take advantage of any lodging bargains before warm weather sets in. [Restaurant Girl]
Meatpacking District: Florent plans to give up the ghost on a high note, on Gay Pride Day at the end of June. [NYP]
Midtown East: Citysearch calls Ducasse’s food at Adour "comme ci, comme ça." [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
West Village: The Beatrice team might expand to L.A. [Down by the Hipster]
Nello Said to Teach Artist a Thing or Two About Overcharging
No one is going to beat Nello at his own game.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Former Roadside Wreck Home to New Hamptons BBQ
Now it only looks like it's decaying.Photo: John Capone
Nobu Coming to the Hamptons; AMA Gets Behind Calorie-Posting Law
On some summer weekends, Nobu will be setting up a satellite location in the Hamptons – presumably near Howard Stern’s place. [NYP]
The American Medical Association gets behind the city’s requirement that fast-food chains post calorie and other nutritional information on their menus. Not that the chains have any intention of complying. [Nation's Restaurant News]
Ratatouille is being hailed as an instant classic, especially for foodies: “The food is drawn and imagined so beautifully (with the help of French Laundry chef Thomas Keller, who consulted on the movie) that you walk out wishing you'd made reservations at Per Se.” [Slate]
Goldfarb’s Kiosks to Invade Battery Park in September
Astoria: Hellgate Community Supported Agriculture is distributing some very fine cherries, chives, and beets today. [Joey in Astoria]
Battery Park: Will Goldfarb’s high-concept kiosks should open around Labor Day. [NYS]
Greenwich Village: Lassi now sells packets of their freshly ground spices, including musky mango powder and tandoori masala. [NYT]
Harlem: Sample exotic desserts and wine this evening at Make My Cake; beats provided by 90.3 WHCR. [Uptown Flavor]
Morningside Heights: The owners of Clinton St. Baking Company plan to open a green restaurant on Broadway near 112th Street by the end of August. [NYT]
Shelter Island: The Pridwin Beach Hotel & Cottages hosts all-you-can-eat cookouts every Wednesday night beginning July 4. [Hamptons.com]
Upper East Side: Food historian and cookbook author Francine Segan will discuss the aphrodisiacal history of various foods from ginseng to rhinoceros horns at the 92nd Street Y tonight at 6:30 p.m. Samples will be notably more tame and will probably involve chocolate. [92nd Street Y]
Williamsburg: U.K.-based TMI Food Group, whose packaged products include cooked sandwich bacon, opened its new food-manufacturing facility today at 7 Bushwick Place. [Bridal Blog/NYO]
Zak Pelaccio Leaves 5 Ninth; Survival of the Fittest in the Hamptons
Zak Pelaccio leaves 5 Ninth to pursue projects with Jeffrey Chodorow; his replacement, Dan Perilla, a.k.a. Chino, is a Pelaccio protégé who will oversee the restaurant’s move away from Asian flavors. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
The competition is brutal for Hamptons restaurants, and only the strong survive more than a season or two. [Newsday]
The current lobster-roll craze started at the Pearl Oyster Bar, and its shameless imitators really ought to admit who influenced them. [Serious Eats]
Jay-Z Now Has 100 Problems; Beef Prices Through the Roof
Jay-Z now has 100 problems: He’s being sued by the staff of the 40/40 Club for withholding tips and paying less than the minimum wage. [NYP]
Beef prices are getting higher, and the supply of the best stuff getting shorter. Guess what that means for your next steakhouse bill. [NYT]
There is a slew of new restaurants opening in the Hamptons, although none are what you would call world-shaking. [Newsday]
Prime 103 Does Owe a Debt — to Angelo and Maxie’s
The JL brand Just Left.Photo: John Capone
Central Kitchen Down Until June in the West Village
Chelsea: The big pink cupcake may have gotten all the press up until now, but how do the cupcakes taste? [Blog Chelsea] A man who claimed to be the nephew of Dolce & Gabbana was arrested at Bungalow 8 and not by the fashion police. [Eater]
Jamaica: Delta terminal 2 at JFK is getting a Balducci’s. [NewYorkology]
Southampton: Cain drops its plans for the Hamptons. [Down by the Hipster]
Upper West Side: P&G Corner Café getting harassed by its landlords; hence the no walls. [Lost City]
West Village: New York toasts Italy this weekend. Maremma and Otto are among restaurants serving special tasting menus by the chefs. [Bene Magazine] A tipster says its lights out for Central Kitchen, but a message machine says they’ll be open by June. [Grub Street]
Trans Fats Versus Razor Blades; ‘Times’ Inspired by Our Restroom Report
Bruni ponders bathrooms, giving a shout-out to Grub Street's Restroom Report; apparently the Sultan had a pretty nasty encounter with the ones at Gordon Ramsay. [NYT]
Hamptons officials loosen up and consider lifting the music ban in restaurants — if there's very tight regulation of it. [NYP]
E! wrap-up on the Top Chef finale, including a plate-by-plate account of the competition’s Last Supper, which is more interesting, to us anyway, than whether Ilan got his money and new oven. [E!]
Related: Ilan Won, Yes, But What Does It All Mean?
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