Blog Posts Tagged: alain ducasse

Plus: Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse's first meeting, too much money is being spent on fast food, and more in our morning roundup of news and gossip.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, brooklyn pigfest, daniel boulud, fast food, mediavore, pringles, sommeliers, tavern on the green

Posted 5/16/08 on Grub Street
Ask a Waiter

Adour Wine Director Thomas Combescot Isn't Sweating the Computer

Thomas Combescot of Adour believes you're making all the right decisions about your wine. Even when you're not.

Filed Under: Adour, Alain Ducasse, ask a waiter, Thomas Combescot

Posted 5/13/08 on Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch

Tickets Still Available for Taste of the Nation; Jean-Jacques Rachou Cooks Classics for Free at Benoit (But You Have to Pay for Them)

The Pioneer Inn space is to become the Brooklyn Ice House and the Randolph might expand in today's neighborhood food news.

Filed Under: 360, alain ducasse, benoit, brooklyn ice house, jean-jacques rachou, midtown west, mr. skewer, neighborhood watch, nolita, pioneer inn, red hook, rusty knot, the randolph, west village

Posted 5/13/08 on Grub Street
Mediavore

More Meat-Plant Trouble; Marco Pierre White Can Live Without the Molecules

Plus: Gordon Ramsay speaks French, Arianna Huffington longs for food in Venice, and more in our morning roundup of food news and gossip.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, arianna huffington, benoit, marco pierre white, mediavore, mei wai lah, molecular gastronomy

Posted 5/6/08 on Grub Street
VideoFeed

Overheard: Bistro Benoit

What did the early customers at Benoit think of Ducasse's new bistro? We asked them.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, benoit, french, le cote basque, midtown, videofeed

Posted 5/5/08 on Grub Street
Mediavore

Danny Meyer in Harlem; El Morocco in Washington Heights

Danny Meyer might open a café in Harlem, what Grant Achatz did when he was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and a new incarnation of the legendary El Morocco.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, benoit, crave ceviche bar, danny meyer, el morocco, geoffrey zakarian, grant achatz, mediavore, pussycat lounge, studio b, washington heights

Posted 5/1/08 on Grub Street
NewsFeed

Details Bubble Up About New York Wine & Food Festival

Not everyone is behind the New York version of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, occurring October 9–12 (you’ll recall local restaurateurs had mixed reactions), but Eater brings news of events that may get more people behind it.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, alice waters, anthony bourdain, dumbo, meatpacking district, new york wine and food festival, newsfeed, nigella lawson, rachael ray

Posted 5/1/08 on Grub Street
Mediavore

De Niro to Open Nobu Hotel; Start Stockpiling Food Today

Robert De Niro will put an outpost of the Japanese restaurant in his financial-district hotel, 'Law and Order: SVU' featured a locavore villain this week, and consumers are starting to stockpile food again.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, benoit, chick-fil-a, financial district, gordon ramsay, law and order, localvores, mcdonald's, mediavore, nobu, robert de niro, robin williams

Posted 4/25/08 on Daily Intel
Gossipmonger

The Real Housewives Successfully Stretch Their Fifteen Minutes Into at Least Twenty

They were sniping at a viewing party for the show's reunion special earlier this week. That, and all the rest of the city's best gossip in our daily roundup.

Filed Under: aaron brown, alain ducasse, anna wintour, britney spears, calista flockhart, cbgb, cnn, donald trump, eric gioia, eric ripert, gossipmonger, harrison ford, heidi fleiss, ice-t, jerry springer, john legend, john varvatos, keira knightley, maria sharapova, maria shriver, michael jackson, nbc, northwestern, oj simpson, paris hilton, quincy jones, real housewives of new york city, rupert friend, sophia bush, tenjune, top chef, vh1

Posted 4/25/08 on Grub Street
Mediavore

Ducasse Dines at Brasserie Cognac; Don't Eat Too Many Soft-shell Crabs

Alain Ducasse was seen dining at his competitor's restaurant, pecorino is free this weekend, and beware the mercury levels in soft-shell crabs.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, beer, benoit, big lou elrose, brasserie cognac, chinatown brasserie, cinco de mayo, dr. bbq, eric ripert, mediavore, pecorino, soft-shell crabs, southern hospitality, stephen aspirino, top chef, wildwood barbeque

Posted 4/22/08 on Grub Street
Mediavore

Meehan Talks ‘Times’; Benoit Opens

Benoit opened yesterday, Peter Meehan discusses who should replace him at the 'Times,' and beer shortages loom.

Filed Under: adour, alain ducasse, beer, benoit, dinner impossible, el bulli, food network, iron chef, la cote basque, mediavore, michael symon, milk, new york times, peter meehan, restaurant magazine, robert irvine

Posted 4/18/08 on Grub Street
NewsFeed

Brasserie Cognac Gets a Jump Start on Ducasse's Bistro

This week marked the opening of Brasserie Cognac de Monsieur Ballon (henceforth known simply as Cognac), the new Serafina restaurant.

Filed Under: alain ducasse, alessandra Rotondi, benoit, brasserie ruhlmann, newsfeed

Posted 4/14/08 on Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch

Ducasse to Open Benoit in One Week; Picholine Honors ‘South Pacific’ With Special Menu

Alain Ducasse will unveil his replacement for Brasserie LCB next Monday, Terrance Brennan is loosening up for spring, and Kyotofu imports Japanese mountain peach for its new menu.