"He's a good-looking guy."Photo: Patrick McMullan
Amuse Biatch Presents Paola and Sam [Amuse Biatch]
Chef Sam Broke My Heart [NYP]
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Spurned Ex Calls Sam Talbot a Two-timing ‘Dog’
Le Cirque Alum Alain Allegretti’s Restaurant Opening in Two Weeks; Dessert Truck Moves to St. Marks and Third
East Village: If you haven't been able to track down the Dessert Truck, don't fret that chef Jerome Chang's on vacation. He's relocated to St. Marks Place at Third Avenue while NYU kids are gone for the summer. [Restaurant Girl]
Flatiron: Alain Allegretti's new French spot will open in two weeks in the former Arezzo space. [Zagat Buzz]
Lower East Side: There's a hands-on vegan (cooking?) class offered at Whole Foods tomorrow night. [NYDN]
Upper East Side: Fort Greene BYOB favorite Cambodian Restaurant has just reopened in a bi-level space at 1664 Third Avenue. [Zagat Buzz]
West Village: Former Kittichai pastry cook Hali Horn has added savory items like BLTs and veggie sandwiches to her retro sweets menu at Mama's Mudsliders. [NYS]
Sorry, Ladies: Sam Talbot Proposes to Model Girlfriend
Sam Talbot sports his kitchen whites at the Surf
Lodge.Photo: Patrick McMullan
'Top Chef''s Sam Talbot Engaged [People]
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]
Jalapeños to Blame for Salmonella?; ‘Rachael Ray Show’ No Place for Anorexics
• Government officials investigating the salmonella outbreak are now eying three kinds of hot peppers, including jalapeños, as the leading suspect for spreading the bacteria. [WSJ]
• With several restaurants out of business and others for sale, even dining destinations in the chichi Hamptons are suffering from the current economic downturn. [Real Deal]
• Three waiters at the Old Homestead Steakhouse say that ever since they sued the restaurant and won the case, they’ve been given the most undesirable tables in the house. Naturally, they’re filing another lawsuit. [NYP]
Sam Talbot Is a Hamptons Guy Now
Sam Talbot sports his kitchen whites at the Surf
Lodge.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Sam Talbot Finds His Groove in Montauk; Whole Foods Unpacking in Tribeca
Astoria: Tonight at Mojave (and every other Thursday), you get a free margarita and tequila tasting with dinner. [Joey in Astoria]
Clinton Hill: The owners aren't out at Los Pollitos (now called La Stalla), but they did take a new business partner. Il Torchio, however, has changed hands. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Dumbo: Farmers-market season starts June 15 at the Main Street entrance of Brooklyn Bridge Park. [Dumbo NYC]
Little Italy: La Esquina has changed its secret reservation line. [Eater]
Montauk: Sam Talbot seems to be off to a running start at Surf Lodge, which looks like a "throwback to seventies surf culture and Bruce Brown’s iconic Endless Summer movie." The summer-style food and sophisticated cocktails are serious, and the spot's already hosting after-parties. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Tribeca: Workers have already started unloading products at the new Whole Foods opening on Warren Street by the West Side Highway. [Grub Street]
Sam Talbot Finally Has a Menu Ready; Cosmo’s Popularity Not Fading
• Former Top Chef contestant Sam Talbot has put together his menu for the Surf Club in Montauk, and it includes his lobster rolls as well as fish sticks for $22. [Gridskipper]
• Celebrities own a variety of mostly bad restaurants and clubs. [amNY]
• In case you hadn’t already heard, there’s this pizza place called Artichoke and it’s really popular. [Villager]
Related: Passion For Pizza
Sam Talbot to Head Montauk's Surf Lodge
Talbot: Montauk bound.Photo: Getty Images
EaterWire: Sam Talbot In At Montauk's Surf Lodge [Eater]
Related: Sam Talbot (Formerly) of ‘Top Chef’ Splurges at Nobu
‘Top Chef’ Parties at South Beach Wine and Food Fest
Top Chef judge Gail Simmons with former cheftestants C.J. and Lee Anne Wong in South Beach.Photo: Josh Ozersky
Eater, Everyone Else Hot for Sam Talbot
Sam Talbot grinds with his pepper mill.Photo: Getty Images
Thor Struck Down on the LES; Bruni Rides the Bull in Midtown West?
Clinton Hill: Recent openings: Manee Thai from the owners of Myrtle Thai and Nuevo Latino spot Tamboril. [Clinton Hill Blog]
Coney Island: The world’s largest “lollypop” has been installed by an artist to commemorate Philip’s Candy (1930–2001). [Kinetic Carnival]
Long Island City: LIC Bar at 45-58 Vernon Boulevard is hosting a BBQ and free concert with local bands this Sunday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. [Joey in Astoria]
Lower East Side: Thor gets gutted with no warning. [Eater]
Midtown West: Frank Bruni contemplated riding the bull at Johnny Utah’s. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Prospect Heights: Rye with fresh blackberries, mint, and ginger beer, and gin with peaches and homemade thyme syrup are among cocktails available at Flatbush Farm Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. during a farmer’s-market tasting event. [A Brooklyn Life]
Bondage and Brownies Together at Last in Soho on Sunday
Astoria: Time Cafe at 44-18 Broadway will have a jazz brunch Sunday. [Joey in Astoria]
Midtown East: In line with its plans for a New York expansion of immense proportions, Pret A Manger is opening a store on Madison at 49th Street. [Grub Street]
Soho: Use up all your indulgences on Mercer Street this Sunday when the Treats Truck sidles up next to Babeland. [The Treats Truck]
Southampton: You might consider dropping the name of Dune nightclub co-owner and cheesemonger Matt Schendell if you want to get in. [Down by the Hipster]
Tribeca: The grand opening of the new pub and restaurant Harrison Tavern on Chambers Street at West Broadway has revealed drab lighting, green-checked tablecloths, and a extensive menu of bar food that includes a ranch-chicken pizza. [Grub Street]
Hottest Club in the Hamptons Run by Cheesemongers
Chelsea: Izakaya Ten now serves weekend brunch featuring shrimp-fried-rice omelettes, wasabi Bloody Marys, and “Chu-Hais” made with shochu and citrus juices. [NYS]
Southampton: The owners of a Murray Hill fondue parlor are behind the Hamptons’ hottest new club. [Down by the Hipster]
Lower East Side: Spitzer’s Corner, having been spurned by Sam Talbot, has finally gotten around to installing a chef: Le Bernardin veteran Michael Cooperman. [Restaurant Girl]
Union Square: Reserve a spot for Italian Wine Merchants’ Saturday wine tasting dedicated to women winemakers; Batali-approved antipasti are sure to be served. [Eat for Victory/VV]
Upper West Side: The ten-year-old dining room at Jean Georges will close for renovations August 20 through 28. [NYT]
Lower Eastpacking District Tells Bar, ‘No Bull’
The first of a dying breed?
Photo courtesy of Johnny Utah's
‘Top Chef’ Heartthrob to Cook on the Bowery?
Dressed for success.Photo: Patrick McMullen
Related: CB2 July agenda
Twinkies Now Stuffed With Bananas; Lower Eastpacking District Now Online
Reporter files 500 words on the new banana Twinkie. [NYDN]
Talbot loses to Hall again in cooking contest. The real winners here: the women of New York. [NYDN]
The Spotted Pig’s DOH record is not exactly spotless — it’s accused of “vermin harborage,” and not just on weekend bridge-and-tunnel nights. [NYP]
De Niro may be choosing his L.A. partner Sciandri over his N.Y. partner Nieporent as partner in new hotel — turf war! [NYDN]
Vice creates a Virtual Lower Eastpacking District, uniting Internet dorks and party animals. [Gawker]
New York is Now Fat City; Korean KFC Comes to New York
Fat is where it’s at in New York today, thanks to the efforts of what Adam Platt would call the “refined meathead” school of chefs like David Chang and Zak Pelaccio. [NYT]
Related: You Know You’re a Meathead When… [NYM]
Kyochon Chicken, the Korean chain behind the current wave of Korean fried-chicken restaurants, has opened in Flushing. Two more locations are planned for Bayside. [NYT]
Ilan Hall defeated Sam Talbot in their outdoor Top Chef rematch yesterday, Hall’s soft-shell crab salad triumphing over Talbot's grilled quail and potatoes. [NYDN]
Sam Talbot Has a Mystery Suitor; Marco Pierre White Is Still the Man
Sam Talbot bailed from Spitzer’s Corner because some powerful restaurateur made him an offer he couldn’t refuse, and something big is in the offing. [NYP]
Marco Pierre White’s rags-to-riches memoir continues to inspire struggling cooks on both sides of the Atlantic. [Gothamist]
Related: Batali, Bourdain, and Ramsay Mentor to Finally Take on America? [Grub Street]
A shocking new study reveals that — are you sitting down? — there are more bodegas and fast-food restaurants in Harlem than on the Upper East Side. [NYP]
‘Top Chef’ Talbot Out at Spitzer’s Corner; FDA Too Weak Even for Industry
Top Chef runner-up Sam Talbot is out at what was to be his debut restaurant, Spitzer’s Corner. [Eater]
The FDA is facing increasing ire about its having largely abdicated its regulatory role. Even the produce industry wants the agency to do its job; suppliers are “virtually begging for stronger intervention.” [NYT]
Salsa mogul gives the Culinary Institute of America $35 million to advance the careers of Latin cooks and kitchen workers and to “deepen the United States’ relationship with food from Latin America.” [NYT]
Sam Talbot (Formerly) of ‘Top Chef’ Splurges at Nobu
"I usually cook for myself once a week, barely."Photo: Melissa Hom
Red Cat Owner Betting on Ilan to Win ‘Top Chef’
Hate all you want: Ilan Hall.Photo courtesy Bravo
‘Top Chef’ Fans Going Wild Online
Update: Snack reports that Ilan Hall has quit his line cook post at Casa Mono. Let the speculation as to whether this is because he won the show or lost it begin!
The Top Chef fans have spoken – or, rather, they’ve been bitching on the Internet. As America waits to find out whether Sam, Ilan, Elia, or Marcel gets the boot in tonight’s penultimate episode, it’s clear that the crowd’s heart is with Marcel, the Joël Robuchon cook the rest of the cast has been bullying all season. “I’m full of impotent rage at the idea that Ilan, Sam or Elia will win either of the competitions (fan favorite or Top Chef),” writes baconeggs on Television Without Pity.
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