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NewsFeed

7/21/08

9:38 AM

Michael White to Open Seafood Restaurant in Former San Domenico Space

Coming in 2009 to this space: Marea.Photo: Shanna Ravindra

Having just finished reworking L'Impero as Convivio, and with sister restaurant Alto firing busily away in midtown, chef Michael White and partner Chris Cannon are now turning their attention toward a big new project: The two will be opening an high-end Italian seafood restaurant, Marea (“tide”), in the old San Domenico space at 240 Central Park South early next year. “We're going to concentrate on coastal seafood in a very refined way,” says White. “The fish will be sourced from all over the world, but the restaurant will be very Italian; don't expect to see any wasabi.” White says that the food will be comparable to the kind of simple but very composed seafood dishes currently on the menu at Alto. As for the economics, White and Cannon aren't scared by the rent, which is near $750,000 annually, high enough to send San Domenico packing after twenty years. “It's not that bad,” says Cannon. “It's comparable to what we pay at Alto. That's just the cost of doing business in midtown now.”

Earlier: L’Impero to Close, Reopen As Convivio
San Domenico to Go Big Downtown

More: NewsFeed »alto, chris cannon, columbus circle, convivio, italian, limpero, michael white, midtown, san domenico, seafood

Back of the House

6/19/08

9:00 AM

Scenes From San Domenico’s Last Supper

tony and marisa may, odette fada

Tony and Marisa May, and chef Odette Fada:
one last night in midtown.Photo courtesy San Domenico

At its final night of dinner service before reopening downtown next spring, San Domenico had nary a dry eye nor an unstuffed inch of GI tract in the house. Alumni including Andrew Carmellini, Scott Conant, Theo Schoenegger, and Benny Bartolotta joined chef Odette Fada in preparing a menu of SD classics, but the highlights were after dinner.

More: Back of the House »andrew carmellini, marisa may, odette fada, san domenico, scott conant, tony may

NewsFeed

6/18/08

5:00 PM

What the New San Domenico May Look Like

The Sims: San Domenico edition.Image courtesy Eater

Owner Tony May’s description of the new San Domenico may have been evocative, but there’s nothing like Sims-style computer graphics to really capture the feeling of what a restaurant is going to look like. In the renderings — obtained by Eater — transparent figures float throughout the pictures, like so many spirits of restaurants past, each one no doubt murmuring conversational inanities just beyond the reach of living patrons’ hearing. Certainly, the restaurant looks a lot more modern (maybe even too much so) than we would have expected, but May sounded like he intended to go for broke with his new place, and it looks like he has.

San Domenico Update: SD26 Renderings Revealed [Eater]
Related: San Domenico to Go Big Downtown

More: NewsFeed »flatiron, madison square park, san domenico, tony may

NewsFeed

6/18/08

1:15 PM

San Domenico to Go Big Downtown

The new San Domenico logo.Image courtesy San Domenico

In a short while, San Domenico patriarch Tony May is relaunching his celebrated restaurant downtown at 19 East 26th Street, across from Madison Square Park. May spoke to Grub Street in advance of his announcement about leaving Central Park and about his new menu.

More: NewsFeed »italian, madison square park, san domenico, tony may

Two for Eight

6/13/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Fiamma and Insieme; San Domenico and Scarpetta 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 »abboccato, alto, bar milano, del posto, felidia, fiamma, insieme, l'impero, san domenico, scarpetta

Two for Eight

5/30/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Abboccato and Del Posto; Scarpetta 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: High Italian.

More: Two for Eight »abboccato, alto, bar milano, del posto, felidia, fiamma, insieme, l'impero, san domenico, scarpetta

Mediavore

5/30/08

10:00 AM

Get Your $95 Beer in Brooklyn; Molecular Gastronomy Becoming More Expensive?

• The Modern’s wine list now has prices in euros, as well as dollars, but they don’t accept the foreign currency…yet. [Dr. Vino]

• Brooklyn’s Beer Table sells seventeen-ounce bottles of a rare Italian beer for $95 a pop. [NYDN]

• Fast-food chains around the country don’t need to worry about protecting their cash registers from burglars, since it’s the fryer grease they’re after these days. [NYT]

More: Mediavore »beer table, bravo, brooklyn pig fest, rick tramanto, san domenico, the modern, top chef

NewsFeed

5/22/08

9:43 AM

‘Best Bars in America’ Is Back in ‘Esquire,’ and a Little Baffling

Pegu is one of the great bars. But Grassroots Tavern?Photo: Melissa Hom

Esquire has released the latest installment of its annual "Best Bars in America" list, and the New York selections have us totally baffled. At least on the Website, the meaning of the ratings isn't clear, nor can we figure out why some bars get a full write-up and others a single sentence. Certainly the national bar map is cool, and possibly even worthy of an On the Road–style pilgrimage. But how, we wonder, could generic watering holes like the Saloon and Grassroots Tavern make it onto a list that is, rightfully, largely composed of one-of-a-kind drink meccas like Pegu, Little Branch, Bemelmans Bar? And while we love the bar at San Domenico, and would rather have a Prosecco there than practically anywhere, it's relatively small and part of a formal restaurant. It's also a favorite gathering place of Esquire editors. We're also glad to see that Minetta Tavern made it in for its last year of existence, like an elderly actor who wins an honorary Oscar before passing away. (Of course, since there's no mention of the place closing, it's probably more oversight than elegy.) And Bill's Gay Nineties is still the best piano bar anywhere in the world. If you're traveling and want a drink, Esquire can tell you where to go.

The Best Bars in America [Esquire]

More: NewsFeed »bemelmans bar, bill's gay nineties, cocktails, esquire, grassroots tavern, little branch, minetta tavern, nightlife, pegu club, san domenico

The Other Critics

5/21/08

9:30 AM

Another Rave for Ko; Mixed Reviews on Bar Q

Randall Lane made it in to Momofuku Ko and gives the place five stars, gushing, “dish after dish dazzles with class, innovation and balance.” The behind-the-counter action, with David Chang berating a girl cook for the way she wrings a dishrag, maybe isn't “great theater” though. [TONY]

Bar Q “thrilled” Steve Cuozzo “on all visits but one,” when chef Anita Lo wasn't around, which is too bad, since his dishes on the off night mar what might have been a rave review. [NYP]

Robert Sietsema, on the other hand, hits bar Q hard: Lo's BBQ sauce “tastes like it's been dumped out of a white carton from the local Chinese carry-out,” and her “pork wings” “remain flightless because they're heavily coated with cloying Korean ketchup.” Ouch! [VV]

More: The Other Critics »alan richman, bar milano, bar q, broadway east, danyelle freeman, elettaria, momofuku ko, olana, paul adams, randall lane, robert sietsema, ryan sutton, san domenico, steve cuozzo

Two for Eight

5/ 9/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at i Trulli and San Domenico; Del Posto and Il Buco 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 Italian.

More: Two for Eight »a voce, abboccato, babbo, del posto, felidia, i trulli, Il Buco, insieme, l'impero, san domenico

Two for Eight

4/23/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Morandi and Insieme; Del Posto and Il Buco 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 Italian.

More: Two for Eight »a voce, abboccato, del posto, felidia, i trulli, Il Buco, insieme, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

4/ 7/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at A Voce and Felidia; Babbo 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: High Italian.

More: Two for Eight »a voce, abboccato, babbo, del posto, felidia, i trulli, Il Buco, insieme, l'impero, san domenico

Back of the House

3/18/08

3:30 PM

‘Esquire’ Escalates Chef-Fashion War With ‘Maxim’

john macdonald and piero trotta

I say, old man! Where did you get that tie?Photo courtesy Esquire

Has it really come to this? Maxim and Esquire are going at it hammer and tongs to see who can print more ridiculous images of chefs as fashion models. Esquire started it, with a never-to-be-forgotten Simon Hammerstein–David Chang tough-guy shoot. This year, Maxim released its April spread early to get the jump on Esquire, but both mags shared a few models (formerly known as chefs): Michael Psilakis of Anthos, Neil Ferguson of Allen and Delancey, and Craig Koketsu of Park Avenue Winter. Psilakis, for his part, is even wearing similar suits in both spreads. (Did he leave the Maxim refrigerator and head straight to his Esquire lunch at Insieme?) Other chefs of note in the shoot include Ben Chekroun, the elegant maître d' of Le Bernardin, whom we interviewed for Ask a Waiter back in the day; San Domenico's affable wine director, Piero Trotta; and the boyish Wesley Genovart of Degustation, tucking into a plate of duck and soba noodles. We give Esquire the edge for shooting the dapper John McDonald at Keens. Though he’s more of a bon vivant restaurateur than a chef, Johnny Mac is a quintessential Esquire man.

Man’s Gotta Eat [Esquire]
Related: Chefs Put on Something a Little More Comfortable
When Chefs Play Dress-Up

More: Back of the House »ben chekroun, craig koketsu, degustation, esquire, insieme, john macdonald, keens, maxim, michael psilakis, neil ferguson, piero trotta, san domenico, wesley genovard

NewsFeed

3/17/08

1:13 PM

Tony May to Make San Domenico Bigger and Less ‘Stuffy’

We were able to reach San Domenico’s Tony May and ask him why he would move one of the city’s most-stable restaurant operations. May was very candid with us. “Everybody takes us for granted,” he says. “Everybody thinks we’re a little stuffy. So we want to move forward and put ourselves in a more contemporary environment and serve Italian cuisine in a way contemporary diners want it.” As for the proximate cause of the move, May was open about that too. “They say the life of a restaurant is its lease and ours was up. We need something bigger, and we’re getting it. The truth is that we need to do a much higher volume if we are going to pay the rents landlords want today as well as the other costs of doing business.” May promises Grub Street he'll let us know the new location of San Domenico once the lease is signed, which he expects to happen shortly. Adds Marisa May, Tony's daughter, “San Domenico will be around forever, but now we are moving forward into the 21st century.”

Earlier: Breaking: San Domenico Moving From Central Park South

More: NewsFeed »italian, midtown, san domenico, tony may

NewsFeed

3/17/08

11:55 AM

Breaking: San Domenico Moving From Central Park South

San Domenico, long a fixture on Central Park South, is moving. Staff were told the other night that the place will remain open through June and then close for six months. It will reopen in January in a location which will be announced once the lease is signed. Modernist designer Massimo Vignelli and Daniel Barteluce Architects already have a new design in the works. We are trying to reach owner Tony May to find out the reason behind the move, although naturally we guess that exorbitant rents may have something to do with it. More as this develops.

More: NewsFeed »italian, marisa may, san domenico, tony may

Two for Eight

3/ 4/08

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Abboccato and San Domenico; 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, abboccato, babbo, del posto, felidia, i trulli, il buco, insieme, limpero, san domenico

Mediavore

3/ 3/08

10:00 AM

Momofuku Ko to Open Next Week; Wheat Prices to Affect Pizza and Bagel Lovers

Momofuku Ko is scheduled to open on March 12, and once the friends-and-family period ends, the only way to get in will be through online reservations. [Eater]

Café Boulud still has the power to draw big names like Tom Ford, Barbara Walters, and Bruce Springsteen. [WSJ]

The same I.D. scanners that help keep out underage drinkers at nightclubs are also helping police track down the various shooters and stabbers that frequent these places. [NYP]

More: Mediavore »barbara walters, blt market, bruce springsteen, cafe boulud, easter, eleven madison park, frank bruni, gelato, momofuku ko, san domenico, talia's steakhouse, tom ford

User's Guide

12/21/07

9:30 AM

Where to Go for Restaurant Week

New York Restaurant Week is coming round again next month (January 24–25 and January 28–February 1), and today the reservation lines open up. We’ve always loved the whole concept, even though at some restaurants you get a simplified menu that may not do the place justice. But what’s great about the deal ($24.07 for lunch, $35 for dinner) is the chance it gives you to try places you might not otherwise get to if you had to pay full fare. Who rolls the dice when they know they’re looking at dropping two bills at the end of the meal? But at these prices, you can afford to see where you stand on places you may only have read about. Think of it as an introductory trial offer. We would recommend the following:

More: User's Guide »anthos, chanterelle, i trulli, new york restaurant week, peacock alley, river cafe, san domenico

Two for Eight

12/20/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at A Voce and Insieme; Il Buco Mostly Booked

It's 4:30 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, abboccato, del posto, felidia, i trulli, il buco, insieme, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

12/ 3/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at i Trulli and Insieme; Il Buco Mostly Booked

It's 4:30 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, abboccato, del posto, felidia, i trulli, il buco, insieme, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

11/12/07

4:35 PM

Tables Available at Abbocato and Morandi; Babbo Mostly Booked

It's 4:30 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, abboccato, babbo, del posto, felidia, i trulli, insieme, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

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

Two for Eight

10/24/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Morandi and San Domenico; Del Posto 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, abboccato, del posto, felidia, i trulli, il buco, insieme, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

10/ 5/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at A Voce and Abboccato; Babbo 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: High Italian.

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

Back of the House

9/26/07

3:30 PM

Ov-er-ra-ted! (Clap-Clap-ClapClapClap)

Junior's cheesecake really isn't all that…Photo: Corbis

The Post returned to an evergreen feature idea today, every editor’s best friend: the “overrated” list. Since our philosophy has always been to slavishly ape the Post in every way short of peppering our posts with the phrase “tot-slay suspect,” we thought we might add a few of our own. Since the Post didn’t limit itself to specific dishes at specific restaurants, we won’t either. Here are a few things that we find ourselves less than overawed with these days.

More: Back of the House »a voce, alto, carnegie deli, insieme, jamon iberico, junior's, juniors, l'impero, san domenico, the palm, the stage deli

Two for Eight

9/20/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Abboccato and I Trulli; Morandi 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, abboccato, babbo, del posto, felidia, i trulli, insieme, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

8/16/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at San Domenico and Enoteca i Trulli; Babbo 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: High Italian.

More: Two for Eight »a voce, babbo, cesca, del posto, f. illi ponte ristorante, felidia, i trulli, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

8/ 1/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at San Domenico and L’Impero; Morandi 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, f. illi ponte ristorante, felidia, i trulli, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

Two for Eight

7/16/07

4:00 PM

Tables Available at Felidia; Babbo and Del Posto 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, f. illi ponte ristorante, felidia, i trulli, l'impero, morandi, san domenico

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

Mediavore

5/21/07

9:57 AM

A Rescue Plan for Restaurant Workers; No Fatty Crab for the UWS

The Restaurant Responsibility Act, just introduced in City Council, would keep eateries from abusing the help by tying operating permits to labor laws. [Gotham Gazette]

Fatty Crab owner writes in to say that Eater has it all wrong about an Upper West Side location. [Eater]

It’s salmon season in Alaska’s Copper River, and some of the city’s top fish cooks are spawning original dishes to take advantage. [NYDN]

More: Mediavore »alexandra guarnaschelli, birdbath, butter, eater, eric ripert, fatty crab, italian, labor, lonesome dove, maspeth, san domenico,