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Sunday, January 10th, 2010

La Mangeoire: You may remember four-star chef Christian Delouvrier from his glorious Lespinasse days, but today, he has landed in this low-key neighborhood favorite where he reinterprets bistro darlings. Catch him while you can. …

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Wayne Nish's Career Path

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Though it won rave reviews, Nish (the chef) had turned a destination restaurant into a neighborhood joint, and there wasn’t enough foot traffic on 58th & First to pay the freight. The failure at Varietal wasn’t really Nish’s fault: …

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A neighborhood favorite quietly impresses with Mediterranean …

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

This past March he teamed up with John Currence of Oxford, Mississippi’s City Grocery to score a win in the Iron Chef competition at the Charleston Wine + Food Festival. Ondo has started to rotate his fixed-priced tasting menu every two …

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Neighborhood Notes – Portland Hosts One of the Largest Beaujolais …

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

The event also features an on-site auction, a raffle for a vacation in Bali, and—perhaps most important—fabulous food stations by James Beard award-winning chef Philippe Boulot of the Heathman Restaurant. Guests will visit the multiple …

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Fancy and Folly: How the Good Times Rolled Pt. 1

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Other great eats included John Besh’s miraculous August (which I state, here and for posterity, gives Gary Danko a run for his money), steak with hollandaise at neighborhood favorite Clancy’s, blackened redfish at Susan Spicer’s Bayona, … Lucky for us, our instructor was Frank Brigsten, a fifth-generation NOLA chef and owner of Brigsten’s restaurant. Frank constructed shrimp fritters, roumelade sauce, baked oysters, pork in apple cider, and pecan pie while we watched in …

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Bob and Sue's Culinary Adventures: Chicago | Andrew Zimmern

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Chef Takashi Yagihashi follows up his Beard award winning stint at Tribute in Detroit and opening Okada at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas with this neighborhood contemporary French – American fare with Japanese influences. …

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Nashville – Nashville Scene – Bites – Local Taco Opening in Sylvan …

Monday, October 12th, 2009

When the restaurant opens, fellow Bound’ry alumnus Michael Cribb will be on hand helping get things rolling. Also in the kitchen will be chef Clay Greenberg, formerly of Lime and Virago, a neighborhood resident who is currently hatching …

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the rastafarian turnip

Friday, October 9th, 2009

the story goes that the chef, thomas ferlesch, who got four stars from the new york times back in the 80′s, decided to come to brooklyn and open up a neighborhood joint. the restaurant has a good vibe, with german beers, and a nice deck …

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The Hunger: Incredible Feast – Where Farmers Are The Stars.

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The fundraiser was conceived by Chef Tamara Murphy of Brasa Restaurant and is organized by Chef Tamara and the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance. Tamara’s inspiration for this event comes from her personal experience of cooking with …

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Culinary Sagacity: An Interview with Alex Grunert, Executive …

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

When I met Alex Grunert back in 2005 he was the Executive Pastry Chef at both Bouley and Danube restaurants in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood. My first meal at Bouley was finished with such divine desserts that I simply had to meet the pastry chef. Since then, Alex Grunert has ….. Jacques Torres Chocolate of NYC Another top chocolatier, Jacques Torres buys raw cacao beans and roasts them himself on premesis. In Michael Mina’s Cave with Sommelier Stephen Deyton …

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