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NewsFeed

6/30/08

2:00 PM

Maremma’s Farewell Feast

fabio trabochhi, anne burrell, cesare casella

From left, Fabio Trachocchi, Anne Burrell, and Cesare Casella, around 1 a.m.Photo: Josh Ozersky

Though Florent got all the attention this weekend, another restaurant closed too: Cesare Casella’s Maremma. The Italian restaurant lasted only three years, but it had its fans, among them a disproportionate number of chefs, food writers, and Italian nationals. Representatives from all three groups showed up to close the restaurant on Saturday. In tribute to Casella’s trademark bouquet of rosemary, a lot of the men, and even a few of the women, tore branches off the restaurant’s rosemary plant and put them in their breast pockets. Casella was his usually merry self, if a little subdued, but the guest list was surely gratifying: Del Posto’s Mark Ladner, Centro Vinoteca’s Anne Burrell, Cesca’s Kevin Garcia, Fiamma’s Fabio Trabocchi, and a dozen other peers and friends.

More: NewsFeed »anne burrell, cesare casella, cesca, del posto, fabio trabocchi, fiamma, kevin garcia, maremma, mark ladner

NewsFeed

6/11/08

10:50 AM

Maremma Space Reborn As Dell’Anima Spinoff

Maremma, under its Tuscan regime.Photo: Shana Ravindra

In the restaurant world, the strong eat the weak. Hence the news this morning, over on Eater, that the guys from Dell'Anima are taking over the space of Cesare Casella's beleaguered Tuscan restaurant Maremma to turn it into a "rustic Italian" place. Dell'Anima has been a critical and commercial success since it opened up and benefits from the foot traffic and electricity from its space on Eighth Avenue and Jane Street. Can the spinoff flourish on a quiet corner of 10th Street off of Bleecker?

AM Edition: Team Dell'Anima Taking Over Maremma Space [Eater]

More: NewsFeed »dell'anima, italian, maremma, west village

Mediavore

6/11/08

10:00 AM

Empire State Tomatoes Safe; How ‘Top Chef’ Judging Works

• No salmonella here! All tomatoes grown in New York were deemed safe to eat by the State Department of Agriculture yesterday. [NY1]

• When it comes to fancy digital menus, Adour’s is the only one that isn’t completely wretched. [TONY]

• Top Chef judge Ted Allen says picking this season’s winner wasn’t easy and that he and the other judges used “numerical models” to evaluate the finalists. [Zagat Buzz]

More: Mediavore »adour, broadway east, cesare casella, david chang, food and wine classic, gray's papaya, james beard awards, kosher, lee gross, localvores, maremma, meat, padma lakshmi, ruth reichl, salmonella, ted allen, tom colicchio, tomatoes, top chef

Two for Eight

5/16/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Borough Food & Drink and the E.U.; the Little Owl 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: Neighborhood Chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, Applewood, bellavitae, borough food & drink, cesca, e.u., Maremma, perry st, sfoglia, the little owl

NewsFeed

5/ 9/08

1:20 PM

Cesare Casella Has Things Going on All Over Town

Cesare Casella, everywhere you look.Photo: Patrick McMullan

There’s been a lot of action in the Cesare Casella camp lately. The chef gives us an update. To wit:

• Maremma is for sale. “It’s on the market,” Casella says. “I’m waiting for a better offer than the one I have, though. If I don’t get it, I’ll renovate it and make it a little different.”

• Casella’s new restaurant will be called Salumeria Rosi, but it isn’t really a restaurant, per se: “It’s a grocery, that has a very small restaurant area of about 35 seats. It’s very casual — some antipasti, panini, a few pastas.”

• The Tuscan Tocque also tells us that he’s in negotiations to do a big, upscale restaurant in a luxe hotel being built in midtown. “We haven’t signed the contract yet, but it will be a very nice restaurant, and a kind of cooking I haven’t done before in New York.”

• Bean bar, Casella’s planned fast-food operation in Grand Central Station, is likewise on hold. Casella probably has ten other things going on that he's not talking about; but we'll settle for these. They're more than enough.

Related: Cesare Casella the Latest Chef Onboard the UWS Bandwagon

More: NewsFeed »bean bar, cesare casella, maremma, midtown, salumeria rossi, upper west side

Two for Eight

4/30/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Kingswood and the E.U.; Sfoglia and the Little Owl 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: Neighborhood Chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, Applewood, bellavitae, borough food & drink, cesca, e.u., kingswood, Maremma, perry st, sfoglia, the little owl

Two for Eight

3/27/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Perry St. and the E.U.; the Little Owl and Applewood 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: Neighborhood Chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food & drink, cesca, e.u., maremma, perry st, sfoglia, the little owl

Two for Eight

3/11/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Accademia di Vino; the Little Owl and Sfoglia 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: neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, bellavitae, borough food and drink, cesca, little owl, maremma, market table, perry st, sfoglia, the e.u.

Two for Eight

2/22/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Borough Food & Drink; the Little Owl and the Good Fork 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: Neighborhood Chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, bellavitae, borough food and drink, cesca, good fork, little owl, maremma, market table, perry st, the e.u.

NewsFeed

2/11/08

9:00 AM

Cesare Casella the Latest Chef Onboard the UWS Bandwagon

Cesare Casella, the life of any party.Photo: Patrick McMullan

The Upper West Side — flush with Dovetail's success; the boffo business at Kefi , Cesca , and Ouest ; and with Fatty Crab II on the way — seems to be — of all places — the hot restaurant neighborhood du jour. And the next chef heading northwest? Tuscan toque Cesare Casella, who has a lease on a 1000-square-foot space on West 73rd Street. The Maremma chef, who leads the Italian program at the French Culinary Institute, is also seeking to acquire an adjacent storefront. “If we can do that, we will have an Italian restaurant, but not a Tuscan cowboy one,” Casella says. “I have to represent all of Italy, the way I teach at FCI. If we stay with the small space, it will be Bean Bar or something like it.” Bean Bar is the Tuscan takeout bean operation Casella has wanted to open at Grand Central since last May. His new space won't be ready till fall or next winter at the earliest.

Related: Cesare Casella Jumps to Launch Bean Bar in Grand Central

More: NewsFeed »cesare casella, french culinary institute, maremma, upper west side

Two for Eight

2/ 8/08

4:00 PM

Applewood and Bellavitae Mostly Booked; Sfoglia Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food & drink, cesca, e.u., maremma, perry st, sfoglia, the little owl

The New York Diet

2/ 1/08

9:00 AM

TV Hostess Kelly Choi Likes Her Sandwiches With Mayo and Mustard

"My favorite food is eggs — especially the ones from Windfall Farms."Photo: Melissa Hom

If you haven’t seen Kelly Choi sporting a trench coat on her show Secrets of New York, you’ve probably seen her donning skimpier attire as the host of New York Eats. She also just appeared as a judge on Iron Chef and will soon team with a liquor sponsor to publish The 25 Most Delicious Dishes in New York. What’s one of them? The moussaka at Pylos. “I’m crazy about Greek and Middle Eastern food,” Choi tells us. She doesn’t have the extravagant expense account you’d expect, and she isn’t often hungry for complimentary desserts — but still, the former Ford model managed to put away quite a bit this week.

More: The New York Diet »banjara, bar boulud, el quinto pino, kelly choi, life thyme, maremma, matsuri, nha trang, pdt, tia pol, whole earth bakery, windfall farms

Two for Eight

1/23/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Borough Food & Drink and the E.U.; Perry St Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food and drink, cesca, e.u, little owl, maremma, perry street, sfoglia

NewsFeed

1/16/08

9:00 AM

Italian Chefs Just Can't Agree on How to Make Carbonara

The One True Carbonara (according to ITchefs - GVCI).Photo courtesy ITChefs – GVCI’s

So you think you know spaghetti carbonara? You don’t know spaghetti carbonara. That is the theme of the Italian chef coalition ITChefs – GVCI’s current campaign to educate New Yorkers about the classic dish. TChefs – GVCI’, which stands for Virtual Group of Italian Chefs, is charging four of the city’s top Italian chefs to make it exactly according to the “authentic” recipe for one night. On Thursday, Cesare Casella of Maremma, Mark Ladner of Del Posto, Kevin Garcia of Accademia de Vino, and Ivan Beacco of Borgo Antico, will make the dish according to the master recipe approved by ITChefs – GVCI. Or will they? Like every traditional recipe in every cuisine, "authentic" carbonara changes with every chef that makes it.

More: NewsFeed »accademia di vino, borgo antico, cesare casella, del posto, italian, ivan beacco, kevin garcia, maremma, mark ladner, pasta

Two for Eight

1/ 4/08

4:20 PM

Tables Available at E.U. and Borough Food & Drink, Applewood Mostly Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food and drink, cesca, e.u, little owl, maremma, perry street, sfoglia

Two for Eight

12/11/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Borough Food & Drink and the E.U.; Sfoglia Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food and drink, cesca, e.u, little owl, maremma, perry street, sfoglia

Two for Eight

11/16/07

4:20 PM

Tables Available at the E.U.; Bellavitae and the Little Owl Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food and drink, cesca, e.u., little owl, maremma, market table, perry street

Foodievents

11/ 6/07

9:00 AM

Are Tuscan Chefs That Good? Find Out This Week

Antonio Guida, straight out of Maremma.Photo courtesy Tuscany's Maremma

On the list of people we want to see destroyed, the recently returned Tuscan tourist ranks high. Everyone has met this person. Nothing is quite the same as it is in Italy; “the pasta we have here just doesn’t compare…” “the ingredients are handled with such simplicity…” and blah blah blah. Meanwhile, they have the same flour, olive oil, and wooden spoons in both places, so what’s the big deal? We aim to find out this week, when “Five Days to Taste Tuscany’s Maremma” hits New York.

More: Foodievents »del posto, italian, le cirque, maremma, osteria del circo, san domenico

NewsFeed

11/ 1/07

9:30 AM

Chef Centerfold Calendar Ready for 2008

Are these pictures absurdly brilliant, or brilliantly absurd?Photo: Melanie Dunea

We just got our copy of the Gourmet Institute calendar, and though we expected it to be pretty good (the pictures are by My Last Supper author Melanie Dunea), it turns out to be almost surreal. Dunea really gets the absurdity of chef glamour shots, but rather than try to tone down the portraits, she folds her insight back into the photograph. The pictures are so high-concept that they transcend their original food-porn purposes. Brilliant! The calendar, which helps to support City Meals on Wheels, features twelve big-shot chefs in her signature style, and includes such awesome shots as Maremma's Cesare Casella in a cowboy suit, looking like a tough Tuscan sheriff of the plains; Esca's David Pasternack, looking totally looped, pouring liquor into the mouth of his fish companion; and Barbuto's Jonathan Waxman, throwing what we hope is flour around in a gleeful, Tony Montana–like spree.

The Chefs of the Gourmet Institute 2008 Calendar
Related: Eating the Last Supper

More: NewsFeed »barbuto, cesare casella, esca, gourmet institute, jonathan waxman, maremma, melanie dunea, my last supper

Two for Eight

10/31/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at the E.U. and Perry St; the Little Owl Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, barbone, borough food and drink, cesca, e.u, little owl, maremma, market table, perry street

Two for Eight

10/15/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Accademia di Vino and Maremma; Bellavitae Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, bellavitae, borough food & drink, Cain, maremma, market table, ouest, sfoglia, the e.u, the little owl

NewsFeed

10/ 9/07

11:00 AM

Russian Tea Room Hires Marc Taxiera As Chef

Russian Tea Room

What magic will a new chef work at the Russian Tea Room?Photo: Kang Kim

The Russian Tea Room has found itself a new chef: former Beppe boss Marc Taxiera. Only in his first few weeks there, Taxiera is already revamping the menu, which has been in a state of suspended animation since former chef Gary Robins got the mitten in February. Taxiera has flown under the radar a little but is actually one of the more talented young chefs in town: Despite having no experience other than an ICE externship at Felidia and a job on the line at Baldoria, he did so well at Beppe that he was promoted from within when chef Cesare Casella left the restaurant to concentrate his energies on Maremma. Even though it's on what is usually thought of as a cursed street, Beppe continued to flourish, owing largely to Taxiera’s smart, muscular menu. Whether all that translates into Russian is another story, but it’s a smart move for the embattled Russian Tea Room.

Related: Russian Tea Room Fires Gary Robins, and Robins Fires Back

More: NewsFeed »baldoria, beppe, cesare casella, felidia, gary robins, marc taxiera, maremma, russian tea room

Two for Eight

9/27/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Borough Food & Drink and the E.U.; Bellavitae Fully Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »accademia di vino, applewood, bellavitae, borough food & drink, Cain, maremma, perry st, sfoglia, the e.u., the little owl

Two for Eight

9/12/07

4:03 PM

Tables Available at Alias and Cafeteria; Applewood Mostly Booked

It’s just past 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »alias, applewood, bar-bo-ne, bellavitae, cafeteria, Cain, etas-unis, lure fishbar, maremma, perry street

Neighborhood Watch

8/16/07

3:30 PM

Soho's Jerry's May Be Reincarnated in a New Space

Astoria: The owners of Sai Organics health-food store have opened an organic restaurant in the old Keystone Diner spot on 30th Avenue near 31st Street. [Joey in Astoria]
East Village: The prices of Gemma’s rustic fare are shocking “and not in a Kobe/Gilt kind of way.” [Gastro Chic]
Meatpacking District: PM may lose its liquor license soon if complaining neighbors sway the community board. [Down by the Hipster]
Midtown East: Menchanko-Tei has been closed by the Department of Health. [Midtown Lunch]
Soho: Jerry’s diner has closed, but the owner may be looking for a new space. [Eater]
Tribeca: Peat Week at Brandy Library starts August 20 bringing a series of public “peated” Scotch tastings and special menu offerings. [Brandy Library] Pomodoro’s II on West Broadway at Murray Street will soon share its space with a Cheesesteak Factory Express. [Grub Street]
West Village: Reservations by phone are required if you want to eat the last of the Chianina steak at Maremma only on offer through next Friday. [Grub Street]

More: Neighborhood Watch »astoria, brandy library, cheesesteak factory, chianina steak, east village, gemma, jerry's, keystone diner, maremma, meatpacking district, menchanko-tei, midtown east, peat week, pomodoro, sai organics, soho, tribeca, west village

Two for Eight

8/ 8/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Perry St; Applewood and Bellavitae 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: Neighborhood chic.

More: Two for Eight »applewood, bellavitae, cafeteria, cesca, etats-unis, grocery, lure fishbar, maremma, perry street, urena

Neighborhood Watch

7/17/07

3:19 PM

East Village Face-off as CBGB Tells DBGB to Cease and Desist

Clinton Hill: Il Torchio, an enoteca and Italian tapas joint at 458 Myrtle Avenue, is under construction; the exposed-brick interior and outdoor space look promising. [Clinton Hill Blog]
East Village: CBGB, DBGB: We get it. [Eater]
Greenwich Village: Grey Dog Coffee’s University Place location opens Thursday. Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. [Eater]
Nolita: Vig Bar’s temporary close had something to do with a change of management and a lot to do with the State Liquor Authority, but it’ll be back serving downtown bankers by Thursday. [Down by the Hipster]
Park Slope: FreshDirect messed with the wrong groups when it temporarily, and possibly accidentally, raised its delivery minimum from $50 to $100. [Gowanus Lounge]
West Village: From 4 p.m. until close tomorrow, the Blind Tiger will feature Christmas-themed beer from England’s Ridgeway Brewery including Very Bad Elf, Seriously Bad Elf, and another favorite, Santa’s Butt, all for no apparent reason. [Blog Chelsea] Maremma is cooking up purebred Chianina steaks starting this Thursday evening for one week only. [Grub Street]

More: Neighborhood Watch »blind tiger ale house, cbgb, chianina steak, clinton hill, daniel boulud, dbgb, east village, fresh direct, greenwich village, grey dog coffee, il torchio, maremma, nolita, park slope, ridgeway brewery, vig bar, west village

Two for Eight

6/29/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Morandi and Felidia; Babbo 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: High Italian.

More: Two for Eight »a voce, babbo, cesca, del posto, enoteca i trulli, felidia, l'impero, maremma, morandi, san domenico, sfoglia

6/14/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at San Domenico; A Voce 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: Gourmet Italian.

Two for Eight

5/30/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Maremma and i Trulli; Felidia 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: Gourmet Italian.

More: Two for Eight »a voce, babbo, cesca, del posto, felidia, i trulli, l'impero, maremma, morandi, san domenico, sfoglia

Neighborhood Watch

5/16/07

3:08 PM

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]

More: Neighborhood Watch »balducci's, bungalow 8, cain, chelsea, hamptons, jamaica, jfk, maremma, new york toasts italy, otto, pink cupcake, southhampton, west village