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‘Forbes’ Eyes Tomorrow’s Celebrity Chefs
Who will be the next overexposed chef to dictate American cuisine?
Posted 04/03/08 in Grub Street : NewsFeed
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Chefs Disappoint Their Parents; Cooking With 99 Cent–Store Food
Chefs let their parents down, Seamus Mullen will pull your iPod, and Eric Ripert comes up with a menu using ingredients from a 99-cent store.
Posted 03/26/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Per Se Raises Prices; Shill for Whole Foods, Win Food
You’re going to regret not going to Per Se the last time you had a chunk of change to burn: Thomas Keller’s luxe restaurant has raised prices for both the regular and vegetarian menus to $275 for nine courses. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch] Violence continues in the Flatiron club district, as two men were arrested for stabbing a patron and a bouncer at Club Spy after a fight erupted in the VIP room. [NYP] As part of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Green the Capitol project, the cafeterias are getting a locavore makeover, with the goal to sell as much locally grown, organic food as possible. [WP]
Posted 01/17/08 in Grub Street : Mediavore
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Inside the Troubled Russian Tea Room; Meyer and Others on Media Scrutiny
The fullest account yet of the debacle that is the new Russian Tea Room. Gary Robins comes out looking far more sinned against than sinning, and the owner comes out looking like a jerk. [NYP] A blue-ribbon panel including Mario Batali, Bill Telepan, and Danny Meyer study the question of whether it’s possible to open a restaurant under the radar. The near unanimous answer is no. Will Goldfarb suggests one way: “Do it in Queens.” [Snack] Pichet Ong formerly of Spice Market is the first of the hot pastry chefs to open his own restaurant, the eponymous P*ong. Rivals Sam Mason and Jehangir Mehta (formerly of Aix) are close behind. [NYS] Related: The Launch [Grub Street]
Posted 02/14/07 in Grub Street : Back of the House
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