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All Posts Tagged: ‘mai house’

Mediavore 

6/ 6/08

10:00 AM

Boulud Makes the A-list; Blue Hill’s New Slaughterhouse

• Daniel Boulud won the Bravo A-list restaurant award for Bar Boulud, beating out Joey Campanaro’s little owl. [NYP]

• Horror of horrors! Lisa from Top Chef is putting her peanut-butter mashed potatoes on the menu at Mai House. [NYDN]

• Oh, fast-food restaurants don’t make people fat? Thanks for clearing that one up. [Odd Numbers/Portfolio]

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More: Mediavore  »bar boulud, big apple barbecue block party, blue hill at stone barns, daniel boulud, drew nieporent, fast food, father's day, james beard awards, joey campanaro, lisa fernandes, mai house, the little owl, top chef

NewsFeed 

5/20/08

2:55 PM

‘Top Chef’ Spike Leaves Mai House

Top Chef's spike

Spike Mendelsohn: no longer at Mai House.Photo: Josh Ozersky

Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn has left Mai House, but don’t assume his departure is related to winning a reality show of some sort. According to Eater, Mendelsohn got the mitten after publicly stating that he would soon concentrate on his new D.C. burger restaurant. Eater also reported that Top Chef's Lisa "The Gorgon" Fernandes would replace Mendelsohn on the line, but Mai House owner Drew Nieporent denied that notion: “Lisa's not the chef. She and Spike are just friends from the show.”

BREAKING Exclusive: Top Chef Spike Out, Top Chef Lisa In at Mai House [Eater]

More: NewsFeed  »drew nieporent, lisa fernandes, mai house, spike mendelsohn, top chef

NewsFeed 

5/19/08

12:15 PM

Michael ‘Bun’ Hunyh Signs On As Chef at Rain

michael hunyh

Has Michael Hunyh found a home?Photo: Patrick McMullan

Gael Greene reports on Insatiable Critic today that Michael “Bun” Hunyh, of Mai House and Bun, has taken over at Rain — and this time, the restaurant’s owner, Stephen Scher, thinks the chef is going stay. Hunyh has developed a reputation as something of a rover, but according to Greene, Scher thinks the current deal is too good for Hunyh to walk away from: “We have promised each other we are committed to this project.” Huynh claims this is his first equal partnership. "I had a bad partner at Bun," he tells Greene. "Now is the first time anyone gives me an even deal.”

Short Order [Insatiable Critic]

More: NewsFeed  »bun, mai house, michael hunyh, rain, stephen scher, upper west side

Neighborhood Watch 

4/ 9/08

3:00 PM

Old Singapore Will Live Again, in Chinatown; Breakfast at Centro Starts Today

Chinatown: Continuing the nightlife blast on the Bowery, mixologist Albert Trummer will open an "old Singapore"–style bar called Apotheke this summer, on the Chinatown end at 9 Doyers Street. [NYT]
Times Square: China Club will close this Friday and reopen on Saturday as the club Opera, with a fancy "new look for the dance floor." Because sanding the floor brings in the revelers. [Zagat]
Tribeca: Mai House is serving a $59 tasting menu by cook Spike Mendelsohn "based on the food he cooked on Top Chef." [NYS]
West Village: Centro Vinoteca started doing breakfast today. It includes dishes like baked eggs with sausage-and-bean ragout; breakfast pizzetta with egg, taleggio, and speck; and Nutella-filled crespelle. Free Wi-Fi comes with it. [Grub Street]

More: Neighborhood Watch  »albert trummer, anne burrell, apotheke, bear street wearhouse, centro vinoteca, china club, chinatown, mai house, opera club, red hook wine, spike mendelsohn, times square, top chef, tribeca

NewsFeed 

3/27/08

1:20 PM

‘Bun’ Huynh Coming to the UWS?

After breaking the news that Stephen Starr’s restaurant group was on the market, Gael Greene now tells us that Michael “Bun” Huynh has made a deal with the Main Street Group (Calle Ocho, Django, BLTPrime) to do “something delicious on the Upper West Side, possibly at Rain.” The chef, who always seems to be going to or from another project, will still be at Bun, as well as Mai House. At this rate, Huynh could have more Asian restaurants than Zak Pelaccio!

Short Order [Insatiable Critic]

More: NewsFeed  »bun, bun soho, chinese, mai house, michael huynh, upper west side

Back of the House 

1/23/08

3:26 PM

‘Top Chef’ Recruits Seven NYC Toques

Cheftestants Lisa, Andrew, and Nimma.Photo courtesy Bravo

Top Chef has announced its new cheftestants, and we, like everybody else who got the press release, were delighted to see that there are even more NYC cooks than ever before, from restaurants including Mai House, Buddakan, Public, 24 Prince, and Dos Caminos. You can’t go by where they work, though: Among last season's rivals, Casey was a “personal chef,” whatever that means, and made it to finale, while poor Lia was at Jean Georges and got bounced halfway through the season. Still, we’re already thinking deeply about this crew — and looking forward to making fun of them in IM conversations a few months hence.

'Top Chef' Chicago Premieres in March [Bravo press release]

Related: Adam Platt Was Right About ‘Top Chef’ All Along

More: Back of the House  »24 prince, buddakan, dos caminos, jean georges, mai house, public, top chef

Two for Eight 

8/29/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Sushi of Gari and BondSt; Buddha Bar 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »bond st, buddakan, buddha bar, chinatown brasserie, mai house, morimoto, nobu, sushi of gari, wakiya

The New York Diet 

8/24/07

9:00 AM

Drew Nieporent Hardly Ever Eats Like a Restaurant Mogul

Drew Nieporent

Drew Nieporent gets a little stabby with that fork.Photo: Melissa Hom

Let’s say you were the city’s most famous restaurateur, the man who more or less invented Tribeca, and still owned three or four of the city’s most popular restaurants in Tribeca Grill and the three Nobu restaurants, not to mention Mai House and Centrico. Let’s say you were also seriously overweight. What would having complete command of four restaurants within one block of your office — not to mention the red carpet at every other restaurant in town and an essentially bottomless food budget — do to you? Drew Nieporent used his resources to go on the ultimate New York diet and lost 70 pounds in the process.

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More: The New York Diet  »centrico, drew nieporent, mai house, nobu, tribeca grill

Two for Eight 

8/14/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Chinatown Brasserie and Japonais; Masa 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, soto, wakiya

Two for Eight 

8/ 9/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at E.U. and Insieme; Gramercy Tavern 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »15 east, anthos, e.u., gramercy tavern, insieme, mai house, provence, rosanjin, the inn, wild salmon

Two for Eight 

7/30/07

4:04 PM

Tables Available at Philippe and Sumile Sushi; Masa 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

7/23/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Provence and Wild Salmon; Gramercy Tavern Mostly 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »15 east, anthos, e.u., gramercy tavern, insieme, mai house, provence, the inn, wild salmon

Two for Eight 

7/12/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Chinatown Brasserie and Dévi; Nobu 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

6/27/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Sumile Sushi and Morimoto; Buddakan Mostly 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

6/22/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at the Inn LW12 and Insieme; Rosanjin 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »15 east, anthos, e.u., gramercy tavern, insieme, mai house, morandi, the inn, wild salmon

Two for Eight 

6/12/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Masa and Megu; Nobu Mostly 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: Modern Asian cuisine.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

5/25/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Sumile Sushi; Buddakan and Philippe Mostly 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: Modern Asian cuisine.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

5/11/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Mai House and Philippe; Buddakan Mostly 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: Modern Asian cuisine.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

5/ 7/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Mai House and Gordon Ramsay; Gramercy Tavern Mostly 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »anthos, cafe cluny, Gordon Ramsay, gramercy tavern, kobe club, mai house, morandi, the russian tea room, varietal

NewsFeed 

4/27/07

12:46 PM

Liebrandt and Nieporent, Sitting in a Tree…

Best Friends Forever: Drew Nieporent and Paul Liebrandt.Photo: Patrick McMullan

The impending collaboration between Drew Nieporent and Paul Liebrandt, whether at Montrachet or elsewhere, is probably the worst-kept secret in the restaurant business. But the hirsute restaurateur isn’t slowing down the rumor mill any with his latest high jinx. At a party at Mai House earlier this week, Nieporent was showing people candid pictures of Liebrandt that he had taken with his cell-phone camera. We followed up with the Montrachet mogul, and he insists that “it was just tongue in cheek, because of the way you people have been going on about Paul and I.” Well, that’s fine – but how did pictures of Paul Liebrandt fishing get into Drew Nieporent’s phone? Either there’s a serious man crush going on, or the two are about to do a restaurant together. (Or both.)

Earlier: Can Paul Liebrandt Make New York Safe for Molecular Gastronomy?

More: NewsFeed  »drew neiporent, mai house, montrachet, myriad restaurants group, paul liebrandt, tribeca

Two for Eight 

4/26/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Philippe; Masa and Morimoto Mostly 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: Modern Asian cuisine.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Neighborhood Watch 

4/25/07

3:55 PM

Texas Barbecue Coming to Tribeca in Limited Release

Clinton Hill: Former Bodegas spot now in the hands of Fort Greene's Pequeña posse. [Brooklyn Record]
Little Italy: The great-grandson of the founder of the San Gennaro Festival plans to add an Italian-American history museum to the nabe as well as high-end retailers like Armani and Gucci (a step up from those “I Heart BJs” shirts). [MetroNY]
Lower East Side: Park Slope's Cocoa Bar set to open on Clinton Street by the end of May. [Cocoa Bar]
Tribeca: Smokin’ Joe’s True-Blue Texas Barbecue will serve lunch (sandwiches, platters, and all the fixins) at the Tribeca Tavern on Fridays and Saturdays during the Tribeca Film Festival and, let's hope, longer. [NYT] Mai House's late-night $10 menu kicks off tonight. [Myriad Restaurant Group]
West Village: Chumley's will be under construction for the next few months, at least. [Eater]

More: Neighborhood Watch  »bodegas, chumley's, cocoa bar, joe's true blue texas barbecue, mai house, pequena, san gennaro, tribeca film festival, tribeca tavern

Two for Eight 

4/23/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Anthos and Klee Brasserie; Gordon Ramsay 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »anthos, cafe cluny, Gordon Ramsay, gramercy tavern, kobe club, mai house, morandi, the russian tea room, varietal

Neighborhood Watch 

4/19/07

3:18 PM

Sam Mason Is Hiring in Soho

Chelsea: Taste from over 400 wines plus eats from Alfama and Tintol at Vini Portugal, tonight at Pier 60's Lighthouse. [Slow Food USA]
Columbus Circle: Bouchon Bakery to beef up its menu starting tomorrow with the addition of Waygu sliders. [A Hamburger Today]
Park Slope: Whole Foods marks its toxic territory. [The Gowanus Lounge]
Soho: Sam Mason is hiring [Eat for Victory/VV]
Tribeca: Mai House will launch a late-night menu of dishes under $10 served after 10 p.m. starting April 25. [Myriad Restaurant Group] Tonight, Centrico is closed for a private party. [Grub Street]

More: Neighborhood Watch  »alfama, bouchon bakery, centrico, lighthouse, mai house, sam mason, sliders, tintol, vini portugal, whole foods

Two for Eight 

4/11/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Mai House and Philippe; Masa 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: Destinations for modern Asian cuisine.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

4/ 6/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Klee Brasserie and Picholine; Gordon Ramsay 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »cafe cluny, Gordon Ramsay, klee brasserie, kobe club, mai house, morandi, picholine, porter house, the russian tea room, varietal

Two for Eight 

3/27/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Dévi and Sumile Sushi; Nobu Mostly 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: Destinations for modern Asian cuisine.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

3/23/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Klee Brasserie and Russian Tea Room; Cafe Cluny 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »cafe cluny, Gordon Ramsay, klee brasserie, kobe club, l'atelier de joel robuchon, mai house, porter house new york, stk, the russian tea room, varietal

The New York Diet 

3/23/07

8:55 AM

Chef Daniel Boulud Eats Sushi at $10 Per Minute

"The butcher at Daniel is from Mexico; at least once a week he cooks a Mexican specialty for staff lunch."Photo: Melissa Hom

When we asked the great Daniel Boulud what he’s eaten this week, we were secretly hoping to hear confessions of Seven Layer Burritos at Taco Bell. We shouldn’t have been surprised when he reported that, with exceptions like Sunday brunch and the occasional sushi splurge, he eats 75 percent of his meals at his own restaurants. Luckily that didn’t make his food journal any less fascinating; not only did he give us the scoop on some spring menu additions and his new line of spices available this fall, but he actually did scarf a burrito.

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More: The New York Diet  »chinatown brasserie, daniel, daniel boulud, db bistro moderne, floyd cardoz, inn lw12, joe ng, mai house, morimoto, sushi yasuda, tabla

Two for Eight 

3/13/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Masa and Morimoto; Sumile Sushi 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

3/ 7/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Mai House and Varietal; L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Mostly 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: Recently reviewed by Adam Platt.

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More: Two for Eight  »cafe cluny, Gordon Ramsay, klee brasserie, kobe club, l'atelier de joel robuchon, mai house, porter house new york, stk, the russian tea room, varietal

Two for Eight 

2/23/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Masa and Sumile Sushi; Buddakan Mostly 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, morimoto, nobu, philippe, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

2/ 6/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Dévi and Mai House; Buddakan and Nobu Mostly 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: Haute Asian.

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More: Two for Eight  »buddakan, chinatown brasserie, devi, japonais, mai house, masa, megu, morimoto, nobu, sumile sushi

Two for Eight 

1/16/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Masa and Morimoto; Buddakan Mostly 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: Haute Asian.