"I go to the Spotted Pig maybe two or three times a month."Photo: Melissa Hom
All Posts Tagged: ‘momofuku’
Rising Star Chef Gavin Kaysen Celebrates With Lamb’s Heart
David Chang Named Most Influential, Pounds PBR
Enter the Cube: David Chang [Esquire]
Jenn James of the Rusty Knot Never Wants to Hear ‘Hotel California’ Again
"We do something called a 'pickle back' — a shot of Jameson with a shot of pickle-juice brine."Melissa Hom
‘Times’ Confirms Meehan Is Over ‘$25 and Under’
Eater is reporting that Peter Meehan has resigned as the Times’ “$25 and Under” columnist. We haven’t been able to reach Meehan, but his editor, Pete Wells, told us, "Peter had a wonderful appetite and passion for the job, and we know he's going to do really well in whatever his next project is." The Times had recently cut his column to biweekly from weekly; the payday Meehan just received from Random House for selling a Momofuku book with David Chang may have been incentive to literally book it out of there. The Times will post the official story later today.
Artichoke Pizza Hasn't Heard of David Chang; Green-Tea Cookies So Good in the East Village
Coney Island: You can get a mozzarepa here, all year long. [Lost City]
Boerum Hill: Southerner blogger Nichelle Stephens once only considered "whoopie" to be a "euphemism for sex used only by contestants on the old television show The Newlywed Game," but with help from Northeast bakeries like One Girl Cookies, she discovered how good a real whoopie could be.
East Village: Chang dog was apparently spotted at the new Artichoke pizza welcoming the owners, complimenting their fritters, and introducing himself. However, they weren't familiar with this "Momofuku" he spoke of. [Eating in Translation]
Danyelle Freeman lays out a list of her favorite cookies, and she's included Panya's mini green-tea butter cookies. We concur. [Restaurant Girl]
Harlem: There's a "Coffee Bark" with refreshments for dog owners (or sitters) this Saturday at St. Nicholas Park between 136th and 137th Streets. [Uptown Flavor]
West Chelsea: Suzy Wong gives out lewd fortune cookies. [Down by the Hipster]
What’s So Funny ’Bout Peace, Love, and Momofuku?
David Chang's armies are here to stay...Photo: Getty Images
Elvis Costello, Foodie? The Momofuku Mystery [Rolling Stone, via Eater]
Psychic Predicts Atomic Bomb, Momofuku's Survival
The latest Urban Daddy newsletter is hitting in-boxes right about now, and today's edition features an interview with noted psychic Judi Hoffman. Amidst her predictions about the fate of Eliot Spitzer, Steve Jobs's next invention, and the direction of the real-estate market, she also takes a moment to play Gastrodamus:
UD: What about the [forecast for the] LES?
JH: It's way too oversaturated, and the unlabeled restaurants thing is going to be over, the kind where you need the phone number or a psychic to find the place. Everything I say about restaurants, though, doesn't apply to Momofuku. I love Momofuku. After the atomic bomb, all that will be left will be cockroaches and Momofuku.
And even then, you still won't get a reservation at Ko.
Good Times for High and Low in This Week's Issue
This is what a three-star restaurant looks like.Photo: Eric Laignel/Courtesy of Adour Alain Ducasse at the St. Regis New York
Momofuku, Freemans, Spotted Pig Honchos Break Bread With Stephen Starr
Li Lo does Luger.Photo: WireImage
Yakitori Taisho Starts Saying ‘Irrashaimasse!’ One Hour Earlier
We're leaving work early.Photo: Daniel Maurer
Ring in the New Year With David Chang!
How to Eat in Tokyo, Michelin Capital of the World
In Tokyo, have faith and eat.Photo: Getty Images
‘GQ’ Names David Chang Chef of the Year
Stop and smell the kudos, David!Photo: Wireimage
Year of the Pig [GQ]
Related: Yet More Kudos for David Chang!
Green Greek Comes to Flatiron; Thanksgiving Eats Aplenty
Chelsea: Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit will present a free Thanksgiving 101 wining and dining seminar on Saturday, November 17, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. that will be catered by City Bakery and feature chef Don Pintabona of Dani, pastry chef Nancy Olson of Gramercy Tavern and chef Galen Zamarra from Mas (farmhouse), giving cooking tips in addition to the requisite wine tasting. [Grub Street]
East Village: Chikalicious will be serving on Thanksgiving, if you’d like to pass up a traditional feast for a $12 tasting of “warm cornmeal pound cake with corn ice cream and a duo of grapes in Moscato d’Asti.” [Restaurant Girl] The new and improved Momofuku Noodle Bar now features soft-serve ice cream served in brownie-stuffed cones. [Eater]
Financial District: Blue Ribbon Sound on Ann Street is a recording studio brought to you from the restaurant group of the same name because the owners of the sushi houses and bakeries around town are also “dedicated to high quality sound production in a comfortable and professional environment.” [Down by the Hipster]
Flatiron: Parea will be remade into a rustic Greek eatery, with an organic menu and green architecture. [Restaurant Girl]
Flushing: Sai Bhavan Snack & Sweets at 141-20 Holly Avenue is a good place to find vegetarian South Indian fare to celebrate the India’s annual Festival of Lights. [Gothamist]
Harlem: The farmer’s market outside of Morningside Park at 110th Street and Manhattan Avenue on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. will close for the winter after November 17. [Uptown Flavor]
Midtown East: Alto has a special table for two that overlooks the dining room, but protocol for securing the prized seating remains hazy. [Eater]
New Momofuku(s) Opening Next Week; Meryl Streep to Play Julia Child
Momofuku Noodle Bar 2.0 is set to open Tuesday, which by David Chang’s accounts should mean Ko will be raised in one night and ready by Wednesday in the original’s former space. [Eater]
Related: Keeping Up With the Momofukus
Food & Wine questions whether Meryl Streep can carry the role of their “Patron Saint” Julia Child, though they have hope from a scene in The Hours in which the actress “deftly separated egg whites from egg yolks by letting the whites run through her fingers.” [Mouthing Off/Food&Wine]
Hudson Valley is the largest foie gras producer in the country so even though 15,000 breeding ducks were killed in a fire this week, it “shouldn’t seriously affect production,” says Frank Bruni. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Chang Has Big Dreams for Vegas; Nobu to Cater
David Chang plans to open a Momofuku in Vegas where everyone “wants you to do well. [And] there are no government officials who go after you and none of the bull[bleep] that’s in New York City.” [NYP]
Nobu heads to the Sundance Film Festival this January as the first push to establish a catering arm of the company. [NYP]
Gordon Ramsay at the London, Insieme, and Toloache are some of the newer restaurants spicing up pre-theater dining. [NYT]
Last Weekend at Red Hook Ball Fields; RUB Introduces Frito Pie to Chelsea
Astoria: You can ask the chefs from Bistro 33, at 19-33 Ditmars Boulevard, to prepare a special tasting menu — but be sure to request the chocolate-espresso-stout ice cream served on a warm fudge brownie for dessert. [Joey in Astoria]
Chelsea: RUB has introduced the “open-face” and “sloppy” grease fest that is Frito pie to its menu and it’s best inhaled with a kindred Texas brew. [Gothamist]
East Village: David Chang is looking for one experienced cook to join his team for Momofuku Ko, "a very unique operation, with the possibility of no servers." [Eat for Victory/VV]
Greenwich Village: Anita Lo has released a recipe for Rickshaw Dumpling Bar’s kimchee-and-tofu dumplings. [Restaurant Girl]
Red Hook: This is the last Sunday of the season for the ball-fields vendors. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Bourdain: I Am Not the Guy You Saw Last Night; Momo Boxes Now Available
Bourdain says he’s not the asshole he looked like on Top Chef last night. [Bravo]
In Momo news, David Chang has started serving bento-like Momo Boxes during lunch at Ssäm Bar. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Bobby Flay’s Bolo is about to be flattened to make way for more real estate. The 22nd Street curse continues! [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Richman Flings Feces at Monkey Bar; Soto Drops the Sushi Ball
Alan Richman gives it to Monkey Bar, and means it to stick. He gets that the place is supposed to be fun, but the bottom line is that the food sucks: “The dishes are incoherent and the food is thuddingly heavy. No focus. No finesse. Lots of salt.” [Bloomberg]
Soto seems to have shot itself in the foot, dazzling Frank Bruni with its composed dishes, “vibrantly seasoned and intricately composed works of culinary and visual art,” but disappointing with the sushi, and screwing up the service (proof that lack of anonymity doesn’t matter). Now they have to settle for the same catchall two-star rating as Franny’s. [NYT]
Randall Lane seems to have bestowed four (of six) stars on Wakiya more out of a sense of duty than anything else — the restaurant described in his review sounds infuriatingly stuck-up, and the food, by his account, spotty at best. Wakiya is still getting the benefit of the doubt, but it can’t hold up for long. Something tells us that a slam is coming. [TONY]
Related: We Catch Wakiya’s First Guests on the Street
Summer Ends and Life Begins Again, In Restaurant World
Alain Ducasse and Daniel Boulud, by the glass.Photos: Mackenzie Stroh
Meatopia V: Grilled Gore and Guts
Mr. Cutlets approves this menu!Courtesy of Josh Ozersky
A Japanese Mercenary Enters Noodle War
Ramen invades Greenpoint.Courtesy of Ichiran Ramen
Is Setagaya the Romulus of Ramen?
Only empty because Momofuku called in a bomb scare. (Just kidding!)Photo: RJ Mickelson
Earlier: New East Village Ramen Spot Insists It’s More Authentic Than Momofuku
Related: Ramen War Brewing in East Village: Momofuku 1, Setagaya 1 [Eater]
Ramen Rivalry About to Boil Over in the East Village?
Astoria: All pints of Lagunitas beer will be $4 tonight at Sunswick on 35th Avenue at 35th Street. The bar food is supposedly pretty good, too. [Joey in Astoria]
Clinton Hill: Don’t get too excited over that fancy new organic market going up on Lexington Avenue near Grand Avenue; it’s part of a set for a Steve Martin flick. [Clinton Hill Blog]
East Village: Momofuku responds to Setagaya’s claims that its ramen is more authentic… [Eater] And the Tokyo-based chain has already lured crowds of diners — and impressed them. [Eat for Victory/VV] The Sunday Greenmarket now has a Hamptons-based fishmonger. [Gothamist]
Harlem: Fishers of Men has expanded to 125th Street, and rather than oust Papaya King from the space, the seafood restaurant has opted to share it. [Uptown Flavor]
McCarren Park: JellyNYC’s summer pool parties kicked off the series this weekend with dodgeball, Slip 'n Slide, Brooklyn Beer, and grilled grub (and we have video). [Down by the Hipster]
Midwood: DiFara is once again up and running. [Slice]
Park Slope: Union Market will bring its fresh produce to a long-empty storefront on Seventh Avenue, but there’s concern over nearby mom-and-pop grocers. [The Brooklyn Paper]
Ridgewood: Butcher Karl Ehmer inspired such love of meat in a young girl that she now sells meat-inspired pillows to “hipsters, artists and Western Europeans.” [The Food Section]
New East Village Ramen Spot Insists It’s More Authentic Than Momofuku
You probably won't be hearing Pavement songs here.Photo: RJ Mickelson
This Is Why New York’s Not Hot
The question the Gobbler gets asked more than any other is “What’s hot?” And for a several months now, the Gobbler has answered, with tedious regularity, “Nothing.” People are still clawing their way into Waverly Inn, and if you enjoy offal products done up in an elegant, Asian-fusion style, Momofuku Ssäm Bar is the place for you. But the grandiose cycle of openings which began with the arrival of Masa and Per Se at the Time Warner Center four years ago and reached a crescendo early last year with the giant Meat District extravaganzas like Buddakan and Del Posto has more or less petered out. Sure, there have a been a few tepid revivals (the Russian Tea Room), and bigfoot out-of-town chefs like Joël Robuchon and Gordon Ramsay have opened franchise outlets. There are plenty of restaurants in town, and plenty of them are busy. But this most recent boom may have run its course. Here are some possible reasons why.
Almost as Good as Rodney Dangerfield: Back to School With Culinary Stars
The Insatiable Gourmet herself, Gael Greene.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Sbarro Disappears Into the Corporate Maw
Don't you just love man in uniform, stuffing his face?Photo: Mark Peterson/Corbis
MidOcean Partners Announces Agreement to Acquire Sbarro, Inc. [New York dBusiness News]
New York Chefs Tell of Nightmarish Beginnings
