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Maialino opens tomorrow

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

The chef is Nick Anderer, a veteran of Danny Meyer’s organization, having most recently cooked at Gramercy Tavern (for the past six years). Before that he worked in Milan at San Giorgio et il Drago, and before that he was at Mario …

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Dig Weekend Guide – Nov 6-8 | Dig Lounge

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Guests will be able to meet Kathleen Dirickson, the winery’s national manager, as well as to taste Joseph Phelps’ wines paired to a fall menu prepared by executive chef James Overbaugh. … Over 30 participating chefs include Adam Horton ( Saddle Peak Lodge), Ben Ford (Ford’s Filling Station), Celestino Drago (Drago Centro), Josie Le Balch (Josie), Neal Fraser (Grace) and the team of Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger (Border Grill, Ciudad). The event will take place at …

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Krostule (Fried Christmas Cookies)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Krostule (Fried Christmas Cookies) Klara Cvitanovich Drago’s Metairie LA From the video “An International Holiday Table” Makes 4 large platters of cookies Bourbon and dark rum flavor of these crisp, fried traditional cookies. The cookies can be stored, tightly covered, for 2 to 3 weeks. 6 eggs 2 cups heavy (whipping) cream 2 tablespoons vegetable [...]

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Association of Food Journalists' Food For Thought: AFJ 2009 …

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Others present were Donald Link from Herbsaint, Cochon and Cochon Butcher, Susan Spicer of Bayona, Tommy Cvitanovich of Drago’s, Allison Vine-Rushing and Slade Rushing of MiLa (where some of us had lunch earlier), Adolfo Garcia of RioMar and La Boca, David and Torre Solazzo of Ristorante del Porto, Aaron Burgau of Patois and Beth Biundo, the pastry chef at Lilette. While sipping Sazeracs and a fantastic champagne cocktail with brandy, lemon juice and zest, …

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When food ran short along the path of Hurricane Gustav, the state

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Louisiana officials knew chefs and restaurateurs such as Folse, the Cvitanovich family of Drago’s, John Besh of New Orleans and former Bella Luna chef Horst Pfeifer (now the proprietor of Middendorf’s) had stepped up in a big way after …

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Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: Good restaurants in New Orleans?

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

504) 891-9822), with very good food and a legendary owner, Mme Clevenger, whose son was once chef and philosophy major, and where I used to take most of the philosophers who were reading papers at Tulane. The son-chef will appear …. Another good choice would be Susan Spicer’s Bayona in the Quarter. If you want oysters, you cannot beat the char broiled oysters at the Acme Oyster House (in the Quarter) or at Drago’s (inside the downtown Hilton). The original location is …

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The year in food: changing tastes – latimes.com

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

There’s Rivera, featuring the modern Mexican cuisine of John Sedlar; the opulent Italian restaurant Drago Centro; the zillion-dollar bistro Bouchon in Beverly Hills; the mammoth Bottega Louie in the former Brooks Brothers store downtown; … And at the Culver City art gallery that became the white-hot center of haute cuisine for a couple of weeks when Ludovic Lefebvre, a protege of three-star French chefs Pierre Gagnaire and Alain Passard, and former chef at Bastide and …

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Kogi BBQ, Giruad, and Goin Coming to Food Fare This Thursday

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Food trucks and a best chef of the year award will make their first appearances at Planned Parenthood Guild’s food event. … evening sessions planned for the March 11th event, with tickets priced at $125 and $175 respectively. Details and tickets can be found on the Food Fare website. By: Hadley Tomicki Filed Under: foodievents, alain giraud, anisette, border grill, drago, food fare, grilled cheese truck, joe’s, kogi, la bottega marino, michael’s, ortolan, suzanne goin …

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Are Croatian Fritule the Inspiration for New Orleans Beignets?

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Klara Cvitanovich, the co-owner of Drago’s Seafood Restaurant in New Orleans and Metairie, La., is from Dubrovnik, Croatia, and she thinks her beloved fritule just might have been the inspiration for the Crescent City tradition of beignets and coffee. Croatian Fritule © Fllickr by Franimal. More than 100 years ago, beignets were made famous by … Whether you’re a novice chicken chef, or you’re looking for something new, here’s the ultimate guide on how to cook chicken. …

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Drago Drops Out of Fashion Island — Grub Street Los Angeles

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Chef Grant MacPherson will open an Italian restaurant of his own in the space, working fast within the last few weeks to fill what threatened to be glaring hole in the $100 million reopening’s restaurant lineup. …

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