How to Pair Classic Cocktails With Movies; Starbucks Steamed Over Tully's Loss
By Kelly DobkinHow Much Water Is Needed to Produce Food and How Much Do We Waste? [Guardian]A Guide to Cooking Grains [YumSugar]How to Pair Classic Cocktails With Movies [FR]Tully's Auction Losers...
View ArticleSodikoff’s Restaurants Get New Websites and Possible Location
By Sarah FreemanTrendy restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff’s restaurants (Gilt Bar, Maude’s Liquor Lounge, Doughnut Vault, Au Cheval and Bavette’s Bar & Boeuf) were so cool they didn’t even have...
View ArticleLa Mar Launches Ceviche Bar, Southern Brunch at Co-Op
Ceviche at La Mar By James MulcahyFlatiron's La Mar just announced a new feature for ceviche lovers. The Peruvian eatery just announced a new interactive bar where diners can watch the seafood being...
View ArticleBest Thing We Ate This Week: Pastrami Slider at City Tap House
Story and Photo by Danya HenningerPastrami is one of the best things that can happen to beef, and burgers are definitely another. The two come together in a tasty marriage at West Philly’s City Tap...
View ArticleRus Uz Brings Uzbek to Ballston
Photo: Jody BradyBy Olga BoikessEastern Europe and Central Asia are flashing all over the dining radar screen. Ballston charmer Rus Uz is the latest showcase of the former Soviet Union’s cuisines to...
View ArticleArctic Roll: The Retro Dessert Makes a Comeback
By Malika DalamalThe Arctic roll is making a comeback! The retro ice-cream-and-sponge-cake dessert was a childhood favourite and we're happy to see it popping up on menus around London. Here are three...
View ArticleFlour Back Bay (Might) Open Today at Noon
Flour Bakery + Cafe in the Back Bay, getting ready to openBy Naomi KookerIf the health inspection this morning goes well, as planned, the fourth location of Flour Bakery + Café at in the Back Bay is...
View ArticleStage 48 Now Hosting Shows, Z Bar and Restaurant Coming Soon
By James MulcahyA while back, we told you about a massive new restaurant and nightlife complex Z Bar, which will be a potential game changer in Hell's Kitchen (at least for the concert-going set who...
View Article10 Bars to Hit Up For a Hot Toddy in SF
By Meesha HalmHaven’t you heard? Today is National Hot Toddy Day, and frankly with the cold snap that just moved in, we’re about ready for a warm and potent drink. The following 10 Bay Area bars are...
View ArticleA Chef and A Shotgun: The Hunt Brings Strange Game to Next
By Sarah FreemanHere's the latest from Achatz world: Blood and bones and food served on logs. The latest video released by Next shows the new menu is more than strange game meat (although that is a...
View ArticleYep, Food World Celebs Are Also Obsessed With SoulCycle
By James MulcahyThe fitness obsessed people in your office won't shut-up about SoulCycle (ahem...um..we don't talk about it that much!), and it turns out that some big names from the food world are...
View ArticleJeremy Fox Leaves His Old Soul Behind, More Chefs Pop In
The Churchill's Bruce KalmanBy Lesley BallaChef Jeremy Fox is on the move again. He most recently popped up with Old Soul at Square One Dining in East Hollywood, weekend night dinners coordinated with...
View ArticleViet Pham on Foraging, Extreme Chef and Beating Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America
By Kelly DobkinKicking the crap out of Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America is no small feat, but neither is winning Food & Wine's Best New Chef 2011, or owning and operating your own über-buzzy Salt...
View ArticleGet That French-Alps Feeling at Aka Bistro's Fondue Party
Aka Bistro's al fresco fondue partyBy Naomi KookerIt has become a sold-out annual tradition, so we’re giving you the heads up now. Lincoln's lauded French/Japanese restaurant Aka Bistro is holding its...
View ArticleRich Landau and Kate Jacoby of Vedge: Two Truths and a Lie
Story and Photo by Danya HenningerIn just over a year since opening Vedge, husband and wife partners Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby have accomplished quite a bit. They’ve proved to diners and critics that...
View ArticleNew Dumpster Diving/Cooking Reality Show Hits Airwaves in Europe
By Kelly DobkinWe've all seen our fair share of primetime exposés and NY Times trend pieces about dumpster diving - chronicling the late night adventures of anti-consumerist "freegans." But now one...
View ArticleA Taste Tour of TASTE at Figat7th: Juicy Lucy, Oleego and More
By Lesley BallaIt's not everyday we'd go traipsing through a mall food court to find good food, but with all the new chef-driven spots opening at the upgraded Figat7th complex in Downtown LA, it got...
View ArticleLA Bacon Fest Hits Town Next Month
By Lesley BallaJust when you thought bacon was over (not us), someone comes along and creates an entire event around it. Not to be confused with Cochon 555, which returns to LA this spring, the...
View ArticleBest Thing We Ate Last Night: Breakfast Pancake at Chez Sardine
By Jacqueline WasilczykWhen you think Japanese pancake, okonomiyaki may immediately come to mind, but at recent West Village arrival Chez Sardine, you'll find something a tad different (though just as...
View ArticleKosher Goes Gourmet at Bubby’s Cook-Off on January 23
Salmon from Citron and RoseBy Danya HenningerKeeping kosher is not an easy feat - meat and dairy can’t touch, all fruit and veggies must be inspected, the kitchen must be blessed, etc. On January 23,...
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