Does the Crowd Ruin Dinner?; Clubbing Goes Green

Marketing food to kids, hiring only female hostesses, rare cocktail books, and more, in our daily news roundup.

Chicago Chef Art Smith Plans New York Venture and Possible White House Gig

Will Art Smith cook for Obama?

Have You Ever Been (New York Culinary) Experienced?

A veritable who's who of the New York food world.

Bouley, Waltuck, and Waters Show and Tell About Kitchens

The chefs will be pondering kitchens tomorrow on "The Leonard Lopate Show." In the meantime, feast your eyes on them.

David Bouley to Bring Precious Japanese Eggplant to States

The chef tells Gothamist about his new Tribeca restaurant, Brushstrokes.

The French Still Occupy New York, If Not Greenmarket

Classic French food is back, says the 'Times.' So just what is the spirit of the age right now, anyway?

Bouley Closing Danube by End of Year

David Bouley will close Danube and turn it into a traditional French restaurant.

Pelaccio Fails Epicurious's Crab Test; Brushstrokes Has a Cracked Foundation

Andrew Knowlton just can't get good crabs in New York, more bad news for Bouley, and a Nello hotel in the North Fork.

David Bouley's End Run Goes for Touchdown: Liquor License Approved

David Bouley's ballsy end run around his opponents on Community Board 1 worked, and last night the full committee gave Bouley approval for his new restaurant, Brush Stroke.

David Bouley Tries to End-run His Foes

David Bouley isn’t throwing in the towel quite yet in his struggle to get a liquor license for Brushstrokes, his new Japanese restaurant, Eater reports.

Park Slope Gets a Pinkberry (Clone); Meatphilia Alive and Well in Williamsburg

David Bouley Stymied by Community Board 1 in Move That's Increasingly Common

Johnny the Tofu-Maker's Wobbly Treat Blows Into the East Village; Chinantla Tacos Tastier Than Ever in Bed-Stuy

A Hip-hop IHOP in Brooklyn; Grant Achatz Beats Cancer

Jacques Pépin Eats Everything Except Raw Fetuses

Bouley Staying Put for Now; Who Are the New Owners?

Will Laurent Tourondel Clean Up David Bouley's Miami Mess?

Another Look at Bar Boulud

Madman Runs Amok With BBQ Knives; Traci Des Jardins Overboard on ‘Next Iron Chef’

Madman Runs Amok With BBQ Knives; Traci Des Jardins Overboard on ‘Next Iron Chef’