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Back of the House

3/ 4/08

12:48 PM

Ron Ciavolino Gives It To You Straight on Wine Bars

Sometimes you read an interview and immediately you wish you were friends with the subject. Such is the case with Metromix’s sit-down with Ron Ciavolino, the head of wine studies at the Institute of Culinary Education, and a man who speaks his mind. Our favorite quotes:

• On modern bartenders: “Most bartenders feel like they’re giving away something for nothing if they’re charming. I want schmaltz. There’s no schmaltz.”

• On the downtown wine scene: “You go to those wine bars in Soho, they’re more bowling alleys — there’s no romance. Everybody’s 12 years old.”

• What happens when a bartender allows ice to melt in a shaker: “You hemorrhage through all of your apertures.”

Days of Wine and Poses [Metromix NY]

More: Back of the House »cocktails, institute of culinary education, ron ciavolino, soho, wine, wine bars

Back of the House

12/31/07

12:30 PM

This Year’s ‘Saveur’ 100 Is Thin on the NYC Love

It's that time of year again...

We know another year has gone by in the food world because the Saveur 100 is out. The list “offers a vivid snapshot of the wide … world of food,” says the magazine, so the picks skewed global — licorice from New Zealand, anyone? — but we are, as always, only interested in the New York stuff.

More: Back of the House »hill country, institute of culinary education, paul kirk, restaurant opportunities center of new york, reuben, rub, saveur

NewsFeed

11/27/07

12:16 PM

Molecular Gastronomist Wows Them in Rare New York Appearance

Hervé This explains it all… we think.Photo: Josh Ozersky

Hervé This, the famous French scientist who coined the term “molecular gastronomy,” yesterday made a rare New York appearance, lecturing first at the Institute of Culinary Education, then at NYU before the Experimental Cuisine Collective, and finally before the Culinary Historians of America at the soon-to-open Astor Center downtown. We were fascinated by This’s PowerPoint presentation, which featured food images, mathematical formulas, Venn diagrams, and images of classical artwork, all accompanied by gnomic, rambling commentary on the nature of things edible. (There seemed to be a lot of stuff about emulsification in there as well.) The truth is that we could make neither head nor tail of the talk, which apparently was totally different at each of the three appearances.

More: NewsFeed »herve this, hill country, institute of culinary education, molecular gastronomy, nyu

Neighborhood Watch

5/24/07

1:05 PM

Old Frenchmen Pass Facial Inspection at GoldBar in Little Italy

Brooklyn Heights: “Closed by the Commissioner of Health” clearly taken lightly at Heights Cafe, where diners have been spotted munching the mediocre fare. [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Chelsea: Richard Ruben, author of The Farmer’s Market Cookbook, will host classes at the Institute of Culinary Education starting June 1 that begin with an ingredient hunt at Union Square’s Greenmarket. [Blog Chelsea]
East Hampton: Restaurants open seven days starting this weekend, including Nick & Toni’s and Harbor Bistro. [Hamptons.com]
Fort Greene: Locals search for answers to the fate of the space at Lafayette and Cumberland Avenues, have high hopes for Thai but as yet no answers. [Brooklyn Record]
Little Italy: A two-way mirror intensifies the door policy at GoldBar, but if you have a face like an old Frenchman, you shouldn’t have a problem. [Down by the Hipster]
Prospect Heights: Flatbush Farm hosting another barbecue this weekend. [Eater]

More: Neighborhood Watch »blue smoke, brooklyn heights, chelsea, east hampton, fort greene, gael greene, goldbar, gramercy, greenmarket, harbor bistro, heights cafe, institute of culinary education, jay doran, little italy, nick and toni's, porch swing, richard ruben

Mediavore

4/30/07

10:00 AM

New Hope for the Moondance Diner

Well-heeled fans of the soon-to-be-closed Moondance Diner consider jacking the place up and moving it somewhere else. [NYT]
Related: Well, It's a Marvelous Night for Luxury Condos [Daily Intel]

Rachael Ray seizes control of her own E! True Hollywood Story. [Buffalo News]

The only difference between the Rao’s in New York and the Rao’s in Las Vegas: The latter has a terrace overlooking the Caesar’s Palace hotel pool. And you can actually eat at the Vegas location. [NYS]

More: Mediavore »a voce, city meals on wheels, eric ripert, fr.og, friend of a farmer, institute of culinary education, las vegas, laurent tourondel, moondance diner, rachael ray, rao's

Back of the House

3/12/07

9:00 AM

The Great Chef Crisis

"Psst … what's 'al dente' mean again?"Photo: Rene Sheret/Stone Collection

Recently, apropos nothing much, a prominent young chef we were chatting with launched into a tirade about the restaurant world’s “labor problem.” “None of us can get enough good cooks!” he exclaimed, by way of explanation. Between 2000 and 2006, only a handful of high-end restaurants — Lespinasse, Meigas, Quilty’s — have closed, and there has been an avalanche of major openings: Robuchon, Ramsay, Per Se, Masa, Craft, Del Posto, Morimoto, A Voce, the Modern, Lever House, Buddakan, Cafe Gray, Alto — the list goes on and on. “And it’s not just the massive boom of restaurants,” Adam Platt tells us. “They also have to be either bigger, or chefs have to open multiple places, so that they can enjoy the economies of scale they need to compete.”

More: Back of the House »5 ninth, a voce, adam platt, alto, buddakan, craft, culinary institute of america, davidburke and donatella, del posto, gordon ramsay at the london, gramercy tavern, hearth, institute of culinary education, joel robuchon, josh dechellis, lever house, marco canora, masa, michael anthony, morimoto, perry street, the modern

Foodievents

1/31/07

9:00 AM

Almost as Good as Rodney Dangerfield: Back to School With Culinary Stars

The Insatiable Gourmet herself, Gael Greene.Photo: Patrick McMullan

This spring — a season which we’re glad to remind ourselves of as we enter drab February — the Institute of Culinary Education will be offering a roster of recreational classes that we heartily recommend, despite the fact that (full disclosure) self-deprecating Grub Street editor Josh Ozersky will be teaching one. Many friends of Grub Street — and a colleague, Gael Greene, who will head up “An Evening of Excess” — will be passing along wisdom on everything from blintzes to methylcellulose.

More: Foodievents »aquavit, aureole, dante boccuzzi, david chang, gael greene, institute of culinary education, marcus samuelsson, momofuku, odette fada, riingo, sam merritt, san domenico, second avenue deli, sharon lebowohl

Back of the House

10/10/06

9:26 AM

Most Influential Young Chefs Named, Presented With Tchotchkes

From left, David Chang, Polo Dobkin, Brad Farmerie, Cal Elliott, Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Alex Ureña. Seated, front: Aaron Sanchez, Gypsy Gifford, Iacopo Falai Photograph by Jonathan L. Smith

Move over, Bouley! Step aside, Jojo! There's a new generation of "emerging tastemakers," — according to Food Arts magazine and their friends at Sterling Meats, at least. Sunday night, meat purveyor and magazine jointly fêted ten young chefs who, they predict, "will be influencing what, where and how we dine out on a national level." The chefs were presented with framed, diploma-like certificates and envy-inducing Masamoto cobalt-steel knives. Here's who was honored and why — and our own take on the ones that most deserve props.