Posted 05/20/09 in Grub Street
Bookshelf
The Twelve Key Ingredients of a Toque Tell-all
A chef from Waverly Inn, another from Dressler, plus a French Culinary School grad have spilled their stories.
Posted 05/18/09 in Grub Street
In the Magazine
Platt on Seasonal; De Niro As Restaurateur
Also in the magazine this week: A better Camembert and a recipe for French breakfast radishes.
Posted 05/14/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Carmellini to Cook Family Style at Locanda Verde; Plus: the Menu!
What to eat at the new variation of Robert De Niro's Tribeca restaurant.
Posted 05/12/09 in Grub Street
Openings
Carmellini’s Restaurant, Locanda Verde, Will Open Next Week
Details are finally out about the former A Voce chef's new venture.
Debra Messing Dishes About Her Ill-fated Tryout for Casino
Turns out Sharon Stone had nothing to worry about.
Posted 03/26/09 in Grub Street
Back of the House
Nobu: The Restaurant That Almost Wasn’t
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa recalls his early dealings with Robert De Niro.
Posted 02/23/09 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Everyone Studiously Avoided Their Exes at the Oscars
The Academy Awards were fraught with peril for Tom and Penélope, Jen and Brad, and Chace and Carrie. Anne Hathaway, on the other hand, was fine.
Posted 02/13/09 in Grub Street
Book Shelf
A First Look at Waverly Inn Chef John DeLucie’s Memoir, The Hunger
Exactly how much did the Waverly Inn chef dish about his celebrity clientele?
Posted 02/10/09 in Vulture
Quote Machine
Help Wanted: Mythical Writer Sought to Pen Planet’s Greatest ‘Dirty Harry’ Screenplay Ever
Plus: Are the guys in 'Flight of the Conchords' going full frontal?
Posted 12/22/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Breaking Hanukkah Special: ScarJo Half Jewish!
But she's so icy and Scandinavian, right? Only half! Other dreidl spinners: Jennifer Connelly! Shia Labeouf! And Cindy is misbehaving in London. In the Judeo-Christian gossip roundup.
Robert De Niro, Ron Wood, Damien Hirst, and More Make the Best of Alcohol-Free Museum of Islamic Art Opening
The opening of I.M. Pei's Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, certainly seemed to carry the newfound sense that the Bush-era 'Clash of Civilizations' might be coming to an end.
Posted 11/18/08 in Grub Street
Labor Strife
Timberlake’s Restaurant Sued, De Niro’s Threatened
The current chef isn't happy about rumors that Jean-Georges Vongerichten is taking over Ago.
Posted 11/18/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Anna Wintour May Casually Cast Aside Wicked-Queen Crown
So someone said! Also, David Wright was attacked by cheesy cougars, and Tyra paid for Isis's sex change. In the gossip roundup.
Posted 11/13/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
A-Rod Has ‘the Heart of a Poet’
He's been writing Madonna love notes. Also gross: Raffaello Follieri is tormented by rat poop in prison, and Artie Lange spanked it eavesdropping on Christina Applegate. All in the gossip roundup!
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