Jason Denton, sans bro.Photo: Patrick McMullan
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Dream Match: Dentons vs. Martignettis
Overheard at Bar Milano's Opening Night
Joe and Jason Denton opened their latest Italian outlet on Friday night, Bar Milano. New York’s Alexandra Vallis was there to capture postprandial reactions and find out whether new customers would consider a return trip for breakfast. Watch the video to learn where Bar Milano lies on the Lupa-’inoteca continuum.
Breaking: Jason Denton’s New Restaurant Revealed
Jason Denton’s new restaurant, the one for which he poached Steve Connaughton (from himself) at Lupa, is called Bar Milano and will open at the end of March, Denton says. He promises an Italian restaurant specializing in the regions of Northern Italy: Veneto, Piedmont, and Emilia-Romagna. The wine list will also draw from those areas and includes some “really affordable wines,” he claims. But wait: It will also be “really fun, in the vein of 'inoteca and Lupa, but with elevated service and price point.” What's fun about that? We'll go anyway — those restaurants are good.
Related: Jason Denton Pulls Lupa Chef for New Gramercy Venture
Del Posto's Cruz Goler to Take Over Lupa
Lupa: no changes planned—ever!Photo courtesy Lupa
Does the Name Chef Really Work in the Kitchen Anymore?
April Bloomfield taking a rare break at the Spotted Pig.Photo: Ellie Miller
Dear Grub Street,I'm in New York on business for a little while and will have the opportunity to try a handful of restaurants while I'm here. What are some of the top spots in the city where the chef whose name is on the door is still in the kitchen? I've eaten at both Lupa and Otto, but I imagine Mr. Batali's clogs haven't graced either kitchen in some time (though the food and service at both were excellent, especially Frank behind the bar at Otto). It's not that I need to see a celebrity chef in person … I just want to try good food from good chefs who are still plying their trade. For example, my understanding is that Wylie Dufresne actually still works at wd-50 every day, and, as you recently mentioned in one post, Eric Ripert is always in the kitchen at Le Bernardin. Anywhere else?
Thanks,
Meet the Chef
Jason Denton Pulls Lupa Chef for New Gramercy Venture
Jason Denton: poaching his own chef from Lupa.Photo: Patrick McMullan
No Rest for the Red Hook Vendors; Bourdain Considers 'Top Chef' Episode a Waste
Can the Red Hook Vendors never rest? Now Cesar Fuentes is causing concern for resigning and threatening to sue the same people he represented. [NYT]
Bourdain considers Wednesday’s Top Chef a waste, as the producers snagged Eric Ripert only to “shoehorn him into a Scout jamboree” when “it would have been nice, given the all-too-rare presence of a distinguished specialist, to see what the kids could REALLY do with fish.” And why won't Hung cook Vietnamese? [Bourdain’s Blog/Bravo]
Discrimination lawyer Marc Rapaport is surprised by his own defense of O’Reilly in a Times op-ed about the Sylvia’s incident, saying “it is apparent from [his comments’] context that O’Reilly was actually attempting to dispel racial stereotypes regarding African-Americans.” [PR Web]
Boulud Settles Discrimination Suit; Ramsay Has His Day in Court
Daniel Boulud gives in and settles his discrimination suit, agreeing to pay off the plaintiffs, give his busboys and runners a raise, make his managers take sensitivity training, and set up standards and procedures for promotion. [NYT]
Related: Daniel Under Attack! (Again)
A court hearing later today will rule whether Gordon Ramsay faked scenes during his infamous “rescue” of Dillons restaurant. [Fox News]
Blue Hill’s Dan Barber loves Lupa, Noodletown, and the “secret gem” greenmarket on West 97th Street. [Gothamist]
Easter Meals, Six Ways (and Five Days) From Sunday
Estiatorio Milos had a little lamb, and its fleece was removed before roasting.Photo: Associated Press
Tables Available at Esca and Remi; Osteria del Circo Totally Booked
Table Available at Becco; No Answer at Babbo
Casa Mono and Del Posto Mostly Booked; Busy Signal at Babbo
Tables Open at Becco and Otto; Del Posto and Esca Mostly Booked
Tables Open at Esca and Felidia; Lupa and Casa Mono Mostly Booked
Tables Open at Esca and Po; Lupa Fully Booked
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: the Bastianich-Batali empire.
Tables Open at Del Posto and Esca; No Answer at Lupa or Babbo
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