At Daddy-O: "The perfect all-purpose, no-frills burger."Photo: Melissa Hom
All Posts Tagged: ‘spotted pig’
Rising Star Chef Anne Burrell Introduces Us to ‘Big-Girl Soda’
Alain Allegretti to Possibly Open New Restaurant; Rayuela’s Street-Food Spot Opens Tonight
Astoria: Fresh Start Market is hosting a fund-raiser Saturday night for a cleft-lip-surgery charity and will have wine, cheese, and live music. [Joey in Astoria]
East Flatbush: "Cool people" like Andrew Feinberg, of Franny’s, opt for the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket on Saturdays to pick up supplies from Ronnybrook Dairy and Blue Moon Trout. But it's not really shocking, since Franny's is in Brooklyn. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Flatiron: Former Le Cirque chef Alain Allegretti may be opening an eponymous restaurant on 22nd Street, off Fifth Avenue, as soon as this month. [Snack]
Lower East Side: The Rayuela team unveils its Latin-street-food spot, Macondo, on East Houston Street tonight, and they have funky cocktails on the menu like a frozen avocado-and-mescal colada. [Strong Buzz]
Midtown East: Zen Burger's now serving a few more vegetarian versions of McDonald's standards, including an off-menu Filet-O-Fish. [Midtown Lunch]
Union Square: The Village Pourhouse's owners have opened SideBar, their latest boozy pub in a line of many more to come across town. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
West Village: When you order the Spotted Pig's burger naked (without blue cheese), "the thing truly does taste like steak on a bun." [Hamburger Today]
A Guided Tour of Pig Parts, Here in New Pork City
Think Pig [TONY]
Taavo Somer, the Man Behind the Music at the Rusty Knot
Taavo Somer of Freemans and the Rusty Knot.Photo: Chris Buck
Tequila Cocktails Come Out With the Sun; New Wine Bar in South Slope
Astoria: Vine Wine, at 12-09 Jackson Avenue, is having a Kosher-wine tasting on Saturday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. [Joey in Astoria]
East Village: Artichoke opens at 3:30 p.m. today. Hopefully, the cousins are getting closer to finding an apartment. [Eater]
Midtown East: After a long, sunny day spent indoors, "you deserve a treat, a salty, sour, and sweet treat that comes in a glass as big as your head and can knock you on your ass." Zarela, on Second Avenue, might make the best margarita, according to this roundup, but there are eight other spots here where you can take that cute "co-worker who just so happens to love tequila." [Gridskipper]
Park Slope: A wine bar will open on Seventh Avenue to replace short-lived coffee shop Café Eleven. [Brooklyn Paper]
West Village: April Bloomfield admits that people might think her using condensed milk at the Spotted Pig is "kind of hokey…until you boil it for four hours, and then it becomes sex in a tin!" [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Mi Cocina has transformed its front dining room into a tequila bar with 80 brands of the spirit and specialty cocktails like the Besame Mucho, which combines tequila with the Mexican fertility flower damiana, and the less-dangerous Que Curvas, a simple mix of tequila, mango, and lime. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
‘Forbes’ Eyes Tomorrow’s Celebrity Chefs
From left: Bloomfield, Pelaccio, Mehta.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Ken Friedman Spotted With Robin Wright Penn
Inquisitive gadabout Joshua David Stein has word of an unlikely pairing: that of Spotted Pig and Rusty Knot owner Ken Friedman and actress Robin Wright Penn. “Ken Friedman, not a bad-looking guy by any means…is treading in some deeeeep waters. Wright is totally out of his league. However, from our tipster, ‘The man is smitten, and she's loving every minute of it.’” As you wish, Ken Friedman. Good for you.
Inconceivable! Restaurateur and Actress Canoodle [My Memoirs]
Related: Friedman Reveals a Little Bit (Just a Little Bit) About John Dory, Rusty Knot
At the Rusty Knot, There's a Bass on the Wall and ‘Barracuda’ on the Jukebox
The keeper of the jukebox.Photo: David Leventi
The Rusty Knot Will Knot Be Open Tomorrow
Ken Friedman and friend.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Related: Friedman Reveals a Little Bit (Just a Little Bit) About John Dory, Rusty Knot
LeBron James and Anna Wintour Cozy Up at Waverly; Moby Makes Out at R Bar
Courtside at the game?Photo Illustration: Getty Images, johnnyz's flickr
Friedman Reveals a Little Bit (Just a Little Bit) About John Dory, Rusty Knot
Friedman, dressed for the dive bar.Photo: Melissa Hom
A Chat with Ken Friedman [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Earlier: Daniel Boulud and Ken Friedman Reveal New Projects in Belvedere Ads
What’s It Take to Get a Decent Grasshopper Around Here?
Yum.Photo: iStockphoto
Spotted Pig's Super Bowl Party: Grasshoppers, Mariachis, and Pig (Natch)
Read it and party.Photo: Courtesy of Down by the Hipster
Pickle in a Tube: More Blechtacular Than Burger in a Can?
We won't say no to an animated pickle.Photo: Courtesy of PickleSickle
PickleSickle [Official site]
Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst Thing I've Ever Seen [Gizmodo]
Momofuku, Freemans, Spotted Pig Honchos Break Bread With Stephen Starr
Li Lo does Luger.Photo: WireImage
Spotted Pig's Ken Friedman Likes Your Sexy Stank
"Has anyone ever told you that you smell like sex?"Photo: Melissa Hom
For those who managed to avoid underarm products, the idea of using them is anathema. “I never use deodorant,” said Ken Friedman, an owner of the Spotted Pig, a restaurant in the West Village. “I like girls who don’t use anything. They sort of smell like sex.”
Are you listening, Beyoncé?
Daniel Boulud and Ken Friedman Reveal New Projects in Cheesy Belvedere Ads
Friedman, dressed for the dive bar.Photo: Melissa Hom
Meatpacking Moguls Remm, Birnbaum, and Rabin on How to Be Cool
Tenjune owners relax with Dave Matthews.Photo: WireImage
Win a Date With Thomas Keller; Year-end Lists Abound
Mix up your holiday charitable giving by entering a raffle for a coffee date with Per Se’s Thomas Keller or Ferran Adrià of Spain’s El Bulli. [NYT]
Related: Ferran Adrià, Molecular Gastronomist—Who, Me? [NYM]
On his No Reservations holiday special, Anthony Bourdain spoke with a veterinarian who explained that foie gras production is not the demonic act it has been portrayed as by animal-rights groups, so eat up! [Eat for Victory/VV]
If Amy Sacco didn’t convince you of the growing synergy between restaurants and real estate, consider that Centovini has just struck a deal with luxe condo Soho Mews that offers not only delivery to the building but also the option to have executive chef Patti Jackson provide in-home cooking. [NYP]
Misled Socialites Outraged by Tamsin Lonsdale's Supper Club
Tamsin Lonsdale is making the boldfacers go red.Photo: Patrick McMullan
BURP! Sykes Sister Strikes Out! ‘Exclusive’ Brit Supper Club Lays an Egg [NYO]
Earlier Socialite Tamsin Lonsdale’s Supper Club Probably Doesn’t Want You
How to Eat in Tokyo, Michelin Capital of the World
In Tokyo, have faith and eat.Photo: Getty Images
Gordo Casting Restaurateurs; Thomas Keller Feels for Celebrity Chefs
Gordo’s back on Fox TV for another season of Kitchen Nightmares, and he’s looking for a floundering restaurateur to belittle on national TV. [Eater]
It’s hard out there for a chef, according to Thomas Keller: “No longer are critically-acclaimed chefs allowed — as they might have been even ten years ago — to call it a day after opening a single successful restaurant. Instead, he said, food wizards like him are … expected to pen best-sellers, give lectures, judge reality TV shows and host benefits like the one he gave last night.” [NYO]
The massive, multistory Pop Burger at 14 East 58th Street will start serving baby crab cakes and grilled filet mignon in addition to burger boxes by mid-November. [Strong Buzz]
Related: Massive New Pop Burger Popping Up in Midtown
Will Ken Friedman Open a Restaurant With Ilan Hall?
Is it time for Ilan Hall to put his clubs away?Photo: Getty Images
Does the Name Chef Really Work in the Kitchen Anymore?
April Bloomfield taking a rare break at the Spotted Pig.Photo: Ellie Miller
Dear Grub Street,I'm in New York on business for a little while and will have the opportunity to try a handful of restaurants while I'm here. What are some of the top spots in the city where the chef whose name is on the door is still in the kitchen? I've eaten at both Lupa and Otto, but I imagine Mr. Batali's clogs haven't graced either kitchen in some time (though the food and service at both were excellent, especially Frank behind the bar at Otto). It's not that I need to see a celebrity chef in person … I just want to try good food from good chefs who are still plying their trade. For example, my understanding is that Wylie Dufresne actually still works at wd-50 every day, and, as you recently mentioned in one post, Eric Ripert is always in the kitchen at Le Bernardin. Anywhere else?
Thanks,
Meet the Chef
Josie of ‘Top Chef’ Opens Restaurant; Schumer Opens a Second Front
Josie Malave’s restaurant Speakeasy in Clinton Hill has had its soft opening. [Eat for Victory/VV]
One food editor learned some things from last week’s nose-to-tail feast Fergus Henderson–at–the–Spotted Pig including “Hung Huynh is much sweeter than the series might lead you to believe … Ilan Hall has a project up his sleeve … there’s no graceful way to eat a roasted pig’s head when Heath Ledger is sitting at the next table watching.” [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]
Related: Fergus Henderson to Cook Tomorrow at Savoy, Wednesday at the Spotted Pig
Chuck Schumer has joined another foodie cause: In response to the recent Topps Meat contaminations, he has accused the USDA as being “toothless tiger” and plans to introduce legislation that would give the Department of Agriculture authority to close down plants that repeatedly fail inspections and order recalls. [NYP]
Related: Senator Schumer Springs to the Red Hook Ball-Fields’ Defense
A Pastry Purge at Alto and L’Impero; Dosa Man Wins His Vendy
Executive pastry chef Tim Butler has left L’Impero and Alto after a two-year stint citing “creative differences” with recently installed former Fiamma chef Michael White; Alto’s chef de cuisine Kevin Sippel has also stepped down. [Restaurant Girl]
In a stunning upset, Dosa Man Thiru “Susan Lucci” Kumar won at the Vendy Awards on Saturday. [NYDN]
Manhattan sidewalk dining is ghetto, and the reasons New Yorkers suffer through it might include wanting to pretend they’re like Europeans and “if something is in limited supply, New Yorkers want it, period.” [NYT]
Market Table Already Bumpin’
Looks crowded behind that door.Photo: Youngna Park
Johnny Iuzzini Is the Badass You Want Him to Be; Bloomfield vs. an Iron Chef
In true badass-with-a-softer-side form, the latest rock-star pastry chef Johnny Zs reveals he dreamed of becoming a stuntman before discovering his love for baking. [Restaurant Girl]
The Spotted Pig’s April Bloomfield is stepping into the ring this morning to battle an undisclosed Iron Chef. [Down by the Hipster]
True top chef André Soltner formerly of Lutece goes on about the pros and cons of food TV. [Newsday]