Posted 03/26/09 in Grub Street
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Nobu: The Restaurant That Almost Wasn’t
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa recalls his early dealings with Robert De Niro.
Posted 03/24/09 in Grub Street
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Industry Comedy Show Suffers From Lack of Industry Jokes
But Sarah Baron gets a little less coy about identifying the diners that stiffed her at Otto.
Posted 01/20/09 in Grub Street
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Outed Sun-Times Critic Speaks
Chicago critic Pat Bruno says anonymity isn't a big deal. Oh, and blogs are bad!
Posted 01/16/09 in Grub Street
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Waiters Eat for Free If They Catch a Critic
A Chicago critic blows his anonymity; meanwhile, New York servers and critics are still playing hide-and-seek.
Posted 12/01/08 in Grub Street
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Family Restaurant Wars
Three notable restaurant families on how to maintain good relations and get out of a parent's shadow.
Posted 08/21/08 in Grub Street
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‘Wine Spectator’ Forum a Hotbed of Non-Controversy [Updated]
Supportive readers who sound as imaginary as L’Intrepido restaurant.
Posted 08/20/08 in Grub Street
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Exclusive: True Tales of a ‘Top Chef’ Paparazzo; Six Cheftestants Left?
What we heard while loitering outside Le Bernardin today.
Posted 08/19/08 in Grub Street
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A Hot-Dog Party, Natural Casings and All
This announcement from friendly Chelsea gay–bar XES was sent Grub Street's way earlier today, and it took us a few minutes to figure out its significance. You can go anyplace to eat hot dogs in summer! And Gray's Papaya...
Posted 08/19/08 in Grub Street
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‘Top Chef’ Shooting at Le Bernardin Tomorrow Night
Stop reading blogs on Thursday morning if you want to avoid ‘Top Chef’ spoilers.
Posted 08/01/08 in Grub Street
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First ‘Top Chef’ Spoiler of the Year Comes Courtesy of the ‘Today’ Show
A watermelon salad wins the day.
Posted 07/14/08 in Grub Street
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‘Time Out New York’ Tries, in Vain, to Show a Nicer Side of Lisa Fernandes
Is Lisa Fernandes all bad? Maybe.
Posted 06/26/08 in Grub Street
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Brad Thompson Plans a New Burger for Lever House
Behind the creation of a new haute hamburger.
Posted 06/19/08 in Grub Street
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Scenes From San Domenico’s Last Supper
Put a bunch of Italian chefs together, and trouble is bound to ensue.
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street
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‘Top Chef’ Runner-up: “When I'm Cooking, I'm Happy”
We interview a chef who made it to the finals, but not to the top.
Posted 06/12/08 in Grub Street
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Defeated Cheftestant: ‘That Night Was Crushing’
A Top Chef finalist relives last night's episode with us. Spoiler-filled interview below!...
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