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NewsFeed

7/16/08

9:30 AM

Three Stars for Oceana; Richman Releases His New York Burger List

Everyone seems to have forgotten about Oceana, Frank Bruni tells us, but it's still three-star good, thanks to the polyglot imagination of its new chef, Ben Pollinger: “Mr. Pollinger matches seafood with its adornments carefully and cunningly, taking into account not only the fish’s boldness and other intrinsic attributes but also the ethnic logic of it all.” [NYT]

Alan Richman, who eats a lot of hamburgers, uses his GQ column to announce his five favorite burgers in New York. To wit: the Shake Shack (“Not a great burger, but a very good one ”), Big Nick's (“surprisingly good ”), Blue Smoke (“A great burger … I recommend it rare and without toppings, about as high a compliment as I can pay”), the Burger Joint in the Parker Meridien (“A tour de force.”), and Peter Luger (“wonderful” meat on “the best burger bun in America”). [GQ]

Scarpetta has made some fans, but Paul Adams isn't one of them. It's not because of the room or the neighborhood either: He just found the food overly rich, monotonous, and disappointing. [NYS]
Related: Southern Italian [NYM]

More: NewsFeed »alan richman, andrea thompson, ben pollinger, big nick's, blue ribbon bar, blue smoke, burger joint, cabrito, danyelle freeman, frank bruni, miranda, oceana, paul adams, peter luger, randall lane, robert sietsema, ryan sutton, sam talbot, shake shack, surf lodge, wildwood barbecue

Two for Eight

5/13/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Delmonico’s and Raoul’s; Peter Luger 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: Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

NewsFeed

4/29/08

2:00 PM

Samuelsson and Ripert Sell New York to the Tourists

Samuelsson happens to like Aquavit.Photo: Getty Images

The last wave of “Just Ask the Locals” tourism ads featured Danny Meyer, and this time around the city has selected chefs Eric Ripert and Marcus Samuelsson — along with Diddy! — to dish on their favorite spots. Ripert give props to the wood-burning oven at Peasant — “absolutely fantastic” — while Samuelsson fingers Aquavit (for shame!), as well as Jean Georges, Luger, Republic, and wd-50. For late-night eats, he's all about Blue Ribbon Brasserie, Florent (despite its imminent demise), the Spotted Pig, and “anywhere in Chinatown” — although, except for Wo Hop and Noodletown, places in C-town tend to close on the early side. So if you see confused tourists wandering the darkened streets of Chinatown or attempting to gain entry into a shuttered Florent, you know whom to blame.

Just Ask the Locals [NYC Visit]

More: NewsFeed »aquavit, blue ribbon brasserie, eric ripert, great ny noodeltown, jean georges, le bernardin, marcus samuelsson, peasant, peter luger, republic, wo hop

Two for Eight

4/25/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Delmonico’s and Keens Steakhouse; Peter Luger and Raoul’s 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: Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

Two for Eight

4/ 9/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at ‘21’ and Minetta Tavern; Peter Luger 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: Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

The New York Diet

3/28/08

3:30 PM

Carmine Agnello Is a Grown-up Gotti at Rao's

At Grotta Azzurra. "You go from a boy to a man
and that's it."Photo: Melissa Hom

It was a big week for Carmine Agnello Jr., grandson of John Gotti — he has just finished cutting his debut hip-hop album, his 22nd birthday is coming up (“you go from being a boy to a man and that’s it,” he says), and his father, who just served almost ten years, made a rare dinner appearance, an event that was filmed for an upcoming reality show that will bring fans up to date on goings-on since Growing Up Gotti. We’ve heard that Agnello, who lives in Old Westbury, Long Island, can’t move around the city as freely as the average diner, given his family history, but that doesn’t mean he can’t score a table as Rao’s.

More: The New York Diet »carmine gotti agnello, growing up gotti, long island, matteo's, old westbury, one if by land two if by sea, peter luger, pj clarke's, rao's, strata, victoria gotti

Two for Eight

2/19/08

5:20 PM

Tables Availabe at Delmonico's and Keens; Peter Luger Mostly Booked

It’s after 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 old school.

More: Two for Eight »delmonico's, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house, vegetarian

Two for Eight

2/ 5/08

5:15 PM

Tables Available at Barbetta and Café des Artistes

It’s after 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »cafe des artistes, delmonico's, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house, vegetarian

Ask a Waiter

1/30/08

9:00 AM

Bernard Patten of Peter Luger Has a Strict ‘No Touching’ Rule (Even With Lindsay Lohan)

"Unless you knew [the new room] was a new addition, you wouldn’t know by walking in."Melissa Hom

Last night at Peter Luger, around 9 p.m., Lindsay Lohan dined with a large party, sporting black patent-leather quilted ankle boots with black semi-opaque tights and a black crushed velvet jacket that came to mid-thigh. One man who wasn’t fazed by this? Waiter Bernard Patten. Since moving from his native Dublin in 1985, he’s seen it all, first at the Waldorf-Astoria and then, for the past eighteen years, at Luger. The Williamsburg bastion of dependability has been going through some changes lately — a new steak on the menu, an expanded kitchen, and a new dining room (seen here) that Patten tells us has eased waiting times. In about six months, there will also be an upstairs lounge and bar with an adjoining private-party space. We asked Patten how he’s been weathering the changes.

More: Ask a Waiter »bernard patten, peter luger, steak, williamsburg

Two for Eight

1/17/08

4:30 PM

Tables Available at Barbetta and Minetta Tavern

It’s after 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonico's, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house

Back of the House

1/17/08

4:15 PM

Green Bay Is Getting Off Easy in This Year's Food Bet

And for this we get cheese spread?Photo: Getty Images

The unavoidable wager between the mayors of Green Bay and New York has been made, and AP has dutifully reported it. But as usual, New York is getting the worse of the deal. Green Bay mayor, Jim Schmitt, is betting a basket of cheese, some spread, and some New York strip steaks (New York strips! Imagine!), with some candy — a pair of cheese-wedge sunglasses. That’s if we win. If they win, the self-appointed “Titletown” gets twenty pounds of Peter Luger porterhouses, a case of Brooklyn Lager, and a cheesecake (take that, cheese heads!) from Carnegie Deli. Green Bay is getting the much better deal here. We suggest Bloomberg match Schmitt’s bet with a gristly steak from Tad’s and a black-and-white cookie from a random deli.

Bloomberg places bet on Giants-Packers game [Newsday]

More: Back of the House »carnegie deli, cheese, peter luger, super bowl

Neighborhood Watch

1/17/08

3:00 PM

Bruni Interviews the Bros. Bromberg; Can Diner’s Steak Compete With Luger’s?

East Village: BondSt has made its West Coast debut in the new Thompson Hotel in Beverly Hills. [Snack]
Hell’s Kitchen: Sietsema doesn’t think Metro Marché feels enough like a real bistro; maybe stepping out into Port Authority to view a homeless man peeing into a Dunkin’ Donuts cup just takes away the mystique. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Lower East Side: 'inoteca is back, with new and improved wine storage. [Eater]
Soho: Bruni uncovers the history of Blue Ribbon (which began in 1992 with a fancy French restaurant on Sullivan Street between Prince and Spring) and finds it interesting. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Williamsburg: Diner has "begun doing Porterhouses for two, four, sometimes six, along with bone-in rib-eyes and T-Bones, cooked to order and slathered with marrow butter," right across from Peter Luger. Has anyone been to both to compare? [Brooklyn Based]

More: Neighborhood Watch »blue ribbon, diner, east village, frank bruni, hell's kitchen, inoteca, lower east side, mertro marche, peter luger, port authority, porterhouse, soho

Two for Eight

1/ 2/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Keens Steakhouse and Petrossian; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »barbetta, cafe des artistes, delmonico's, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house

Back of the House

12/18/07

11:37 AM

Morton’s Arrives to Destroy the Last Bit of Brooklyn’s Soul

Morton's in Brooklyn: There goes the borough?Photo: Robert K. Chin

Now that Morton’s has announced that it’s opening a steakhouse in Brooklyn, the borough has lost its claim to a culinary soul. Morton’s — a chain steakhouse that presents its meat to customers under plastic wrap — is the culinary equivalent of the banks and drugstores that have pushed out mom-and-pop businesses all over town.

More: Back of the House »brooklyn, gage and tollner, morton's, peter luger, steakhouses

Two for Eight

12/ 5/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Delmonico's and Minetta Tavern; Il Mulino 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonico's, il mulino, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house

Two for Eight

11/13/07

4:35 PM

Tables Available at Keens Steakhouse and Delmonico's; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonico's, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house, the four seasons

Mediavore

11/12/07

10:34 AM

Nello Pissed at Model for Taking His Umbrella; Winner of ‘Next Iron Chef’

Oh, Nello! Fiesty Mr. Balan is in his latest rage because he lent a model his $1,000 leather umbrella “because it was raining because I am a gentleman … Stop behaving like a boulevardier [street person] and a petite voleuse [petty thief]. You don’t give me the umbrella, I sue you,” which he is now doing because she returned it broken in two. [NYP]
Related: A Model Breaks Nello's Heart, Umbrella

The newest Iron Chef is … Cleveland’s Michael Symon. [Serious Eats]

Laurent Tourondel tells Bruni he enjoys dining most in Vietnam, but the influence in the recipes for his Thanksgiving spread is all French. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

More: Mediavore »dressler, fette sau, frank bruni, havana chelsea, laurent tourondel, michael symon, nello balan, peter luger, thanksgiving, thanksgiving caterers, williamsburg

Two for Eight

10/26/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Delmonico's and Keens Steakhouse; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonico's, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian steak house, the four seasons

Back of the House

10/18/07

9:00 AM

Batali, Bastianich Dip From the Same Cookie Jar for Different Candidates

Politicos/Chefs

Clockwise from top left, Hillary Clinton, Danny Meyer,
Sirio Maccioni, and Rudy Giuliani.Photos: Getty Images

After Nino Selimaj was ordered to take down his photo of Chelsea Clinton at Osso Buco (it’s still hanging), we got to wondering where other restaurateurs fall on the political spectrum. All we had to do was run some names through the Huffington Post’s FundRace 2008 search engine to find out, for starters, that Mario Batali gave $1,000 to John Edwards while his business partner Joe Bastianich gave $2,300 to Rudy Giuliani (this could get ugly). So who are other restaurant honchos like Drew Nieporent, Danny Meyer, Siro Maccioni, et al backing?

More: Back of the House »brother jimmy's, danny meyer, drew nieporent, eleven madison park, joe bastianich, mario batali, osso bucco, peter luger

In Other Magazines

10/16/07

9:30 AM

‘Esquire’ to New York: Drop Dead

Esquire paints Dennis Foy as top twenty in the nation.Photo: Courtesy Dennis Foy

Are you kidding us? Only a trio of New York spots made Esquire’s “best new restaurants” list. And while the places described all sound good, if the likes of Rialto in Cambridge have all but three New York restaurants beat, then Pace is the new Harvard. The fact is this list represents a kind of trans-Hudson affirmative action for the restaurant world. Food columnist John Mariani picks good restaurants located outside New York in place of the more deserving restaurants inside the city limits, such as Insieme, Sfoglia, Ssäm Bar, Suba, Hill Country, and many others. It’s not their fault that New York has more good places than the rest of the country put together!

More: In Other Magazines »anthos, dennis foy, esquire, hill country, insieme, john mariani, peter luger, sfoglia, ssam bar, suba

Two for Eight

10/10/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at the Four Seasons and Minetta Tavern; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, four seasons, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

Neighborhood Watch

9/26/07

3:07 PM

Primehouse Opening in Flatiron; Trabocchi Siphoned Former Staff to Soho

Carroll Gardens: New wine bar Black Mountain Wine House on Union Street is filled to the brim with lovely sipping ladies. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Flatiron: Diddy has closed Justin’s because it’s not big enough. [NYP] Stephen Hanson’s steakhouse, Primehouse, opens Monday. [Zagat]
Harlem: Fall registration is open for free proper-dining lessons at “New York City’s only tuition-free etiquette school for children,” the Development and Finishing Institute. [Uptown Flavor]
Soho: New Fiamma chef Fabio Trabocchi “brought with him 12 members of the staff of Maestro, in McLean, Va., his previous employer" in order to ease his New York transition. [NYT]
Upper East Side: David Burke's Hudson Valley Foie Gras ‘PB&J’ Tourchon is pushing it. [NYO]
Williamsburg: The best way to be sure your beef is prime is to eat at a top steakhouse, and lucky for you, according to “Amy Rubenstein, whose family owns Peter Luger, the shortage is over.” [NYP]

More: Neighborhood Watch »amy rubenstein, black mountain wine house, carroll gardens, david burke, davidburke and donatella, development and finishing institute, diddy, fabio trabocchi, fiamma, harlem, justin's, peter luger, primehouse new york, soho, stephen hanson, williamsburg

Two for Eight

9/24/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Minetta Tavern and Petrossian; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, four seasons, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

Mediavore

9/21/07

10:00 AM

Grant Achatz Getting Better; Bourdain Spreads Blood and Holiday Cheer

Grant Achatz writes Ruhlman that the tumor on the great chef's tongue has been diminished by about 75 percent, thanks to aggressive chemo. [Ruhlman].

In his upcoming No Reservations holiday special, Tony Bourdain cooks a Thanksgiving dinner with L.A. rockers Queens of the Stone Age and spends "a fair amount of time spraying stage blood onto [his] niece and nephew’s face." [The Grinder/Chow]

Rickshaw Dumpling has officially opened. [Eater]

More: Mediavore »bar boulud, ed levine, grant achatz, peter luger, tom valenti, tony bourdain

NewsFeed

9/20/07

12:13 PM

Food Writers Continue to Be Confounded by Steak

At Sparks, the sizzle matches the steak.Photo: Jennifer MacFarlane

Details recently put out a list of “The Best New Steak Houses in America,” and it was not inaccurate. Most of the places across the country that delight enlightened meatheads made the cut: Cut in LA, Michael Mina’s butter-crazed Stripsteak in Vegas, and Robert’s (ill-served by an unrepresentative piece of choice beef in the picture) are indeed among the best going. But writers and diners alike are too happy to be served a big steak to gauge it accurately, which makes all steakhouse features unreliable at best.

More: NewsFeed »blt prime, la portena, penthouse executive club, peter luger, robert's steakhouse, sparks, strip house

The Other Critics

9/19/07

11:11 AM

Bruni Maintains Luger's Middling Reputation; Bar Fry's Tempura More Varied Than You'd Think

Frank Bruni complains about the steak, the service, the sides, and the salad at Peter Luger but caves and hands it two stars. [NYT]

Restaurant Girl gives Elio’s two and a half stars, citing its “charming lure of old-world” Italian, code for a menu that has barely changed in 26 years. [NYDN]

Alan Richman visits Il Mulino and in crushing it strikes a blow against “this style of oversized, oversauced, overcooked cuisine” with all the force he can muster. [Bloomberg]

More: The Other Critics »elio's, il mulino, peter luger, pong, saju, soto, southern hospitality

In the Magazine

9/10/07

9:30 AM

This Week’s Issue Is All About Simplicity

A blur of pasta-eating and cocktails at Bar Stuzzichini.Photo: Youngna Park

The food news in this week’s issue concerns the simple, the elegant, and the obvious. A guy in Brooklyn tries to raise his food in his backyard. Adam Platt respondes to locavore earnestness by battening down with a box of Oreos. Two Italian restaurants have opened with unambitious, utterly familiar menus, and he likes one of them, Bar Stuzzichini, more than the other, Gemma, which was lucky to escape with a single star. Another Italian restaurant, Accademia di Vino, specializes in grilled pizza, good pasta, and lots of wine, which pleases the Insatiable Critic. In this week's Openings, Alex Ureña gives up on foam, and another guy in Brooklyn opens a sandwich shop highlighted by a turkey sandwich with potato chips in it. Resto chef Ryan Skeen enjoyed the onion and tomato app at Peter Luger, and the bacon too, so he thought to make a recipe out of all three for In Season. And finally, the city gets three new choices for the age-old conundrum “coffee, tea, or milk.” It’s that kind of week at New York.

More: In the Magazine »alex urena, bar stuzzichini, gemma, kingswood, pamplona, papa lima sandwiches, peter luger, produce, resto, ryan skeen, sammy's halal

Two for Eight

9/ 7/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at ‘21’ and Minetta Tavern; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

Mediavore

9/ 5/07

10:03 AM

Mario Batali, Food Network Split; Vermin at Da Silvano and Peter Luger

The Food Network dumps Mario Batali, and he dumps Iron Chef America in return. [NYP]

Da Silvano‘s media connections won’t keep rat spottings out of the news as Inside Edition will air footage of the vermin tonight alongside similarly damning video of both Peter Luger and Blue Ribbon. [Eater]

"Nobody at the Bryant Park tents has to starve, sleep or stay sober" during fashion week thanks to sponsorships including Eleni’s cookies, Nespresso, and most importantly the entire Spanish wine region of Rioja. [NYDN]

More: Mediavore »alain ducasse, alex urena, blue ribbon, da silvano, daniel boulud, fashion week, jewish food, lucy latin kitchen, mario batali, pamplona, peter luger

Two for Eight

8/20/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Raoul's and Keens Steakhouse; Peter Luger 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 Old School.

More: Two for Eight »21, cafe des artistes, delmonicos, keens steakhouse, minetta tavern, peter luger, petrossian, raoul's, sammy's roumanian

NewsFeed

8/ 3/07

1:55 PM

After 120 Years, Peter Luger Introduces a New Steak

Run, children! They’re out of porterhouse at Peter Luger!Photo: Getty Images

Peter Luger’s menu has changed about as much as Stonehenge: You can get a porterhous