John Dory Bartender Alexis Sarandon Catches Customers Staring
"All of us are in awe of the number of little cans and fish and trinkets that [Ken Friedman] finds."
Posted 02/18/09 in Grub Street
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Sweetiepie’s J.P. Behar Likes Pairing Hot Dogs With Pricey Tequila
"This past Sunday, a princess from Saudi Arabia came in."
Posted 02/11/09 in Grub Street
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Tomasz Chrzaszcz Explores New Flavors With Pichet Ong at P*ong
‘Pichet usually explains a lot of things about the food when I’m trying to make cocktails.’
Posted 02/03/09 in Grub Street
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Tall Black Girls’ Julie Black Encourages You to Buy Her Shots at Motor City
'It's pretty common that ... some band, if they play at Bowery, will do guest-D.J. spots at Motor City.'
Posted 01/26/09 in Grub Street
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Golden Unicorn’s Sam Chen Expects a Crazy Chinese New Year
'Some old dishes will never change ... spring rolls, shrimp dumplings, pork shumai. Old-style.'
Posted 01/14/09 in Grub Street
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Convivio’s Jacqueline Raymond Likes Waiting on Critics
Frank Bruni 'very easy to take care of; very little fuss.'
Posted 01/07/09 in Grub Street
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Nick Ferrante of Hearth and Terroir Invites You to Paul Grieco’s Wine Sandbox
'Those conversations night after night are basically like a master class.'
Posted 12/31/08 in Grub Street
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Craftsteak’s Alice Lipping Will Chase You Down for a New Year’s Tip
"That didn’t include gratuity, and people got so drunk they forgot to tip."
Posted 12/23/08 in Grub Street
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Jeton Qallaku of Inside Park Comforts Colleagues at Night
"You name it, he does pickle everything, and I kind of adore that."
Posted 12/16/08 in Grub Street
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Allegretti Captain Michael Dolinski Thinks Responding to Critics Is a ‘Dangerous Game’
'There's kind of a cliché about what French chefs are like, and it's not entirely undeserved.'
Posted 12/09/08 in Grub Street
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Mrs. Quicke’s Daughter, Jane, Discovers a World Beyond Cheddar at Murray’s Cheese
An interview with the celebrity spawn of sorts, who has been working as an intern and participating in 'cheese tourism.'
Posted 12/03/08 in Grub Street
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‘21’ Beverage Director Phil Pratt Wants You to Come Get Your Wine
'They would bring in Ballantine's, Roederer, Hine, which is a cognac, and they would sell brand-name stuff as opposed to bathtub gin.'
Posted 11/25/08 in Grub Street
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Park Avenue Autumn’s Andi Rankin Weathers the Seasons
'Everything, right down to the hand soap in the bathroom, changes. Everything will be white and silver.'
Posted 11/19/08 in Grub Street
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Christopher Pravdica Gets Dirty at Hank's and Serves Ski Water at Café Select
'The Mary-Kate twins? What are they called?'
Posted 11/13/08 in Grub Street
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Exclusive Excerpt: Le Bernardin’s Ben Chekroun Shares the ‘129 Cardinal Sins’ of Service
An exclusive excerpt and slideshow from Eric Ripert's new book, ‘On the Line.’
Posted 11/12/08 in Grub Street
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Bobo’s Derek Goodman Might Play Your Record Request
'If it’s more of a party atmosphere, mid-eighties rock, because a lot of the crowd, that’s what they grew up on.'
Posted 11/05/08 in Grub Street
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Obiká's Taisha Cotto Speed Serves Fists of Mozzarella in Midtown
'When you cut the mozzarella, it should release a milky serum, which is a sign of freshness.'
Posted 10/28/08 in Grub Street
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Matt Reina Won’t Be Replaced by an Electronic Waiter at Aureole
'What we do offer is, on Monday nights, for anyone in the industry (waiters, cooks, anyone), a tasting menu for $45.'
Posted 10/21/08 in Grub Street
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Char No. 4 Bartender Jeff Galli Rides the Bourbon Renaissance
'Whiskeys will age in the barrel, but not in the bottle.'
Posted 10/15/08 in Grub Street
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Eric Deljanin’s Customers Put Away a Lot of Soufflés at Capsouto Frères
‘You can see a lot of change since September 11.’
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