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Yoav's Space (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Last weekend Alli and I went to Paris . We had a fantastic time, an absolutely perfect trip. I'm going to review several pieces of the trip in separate blog posts, starting with this one. We had both been to Paris before, multiple times. We had done most of the classic tourist activities, so we wanted something different this time. The emphasis for this trip was on two things, eating good food and...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
It’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze in a couple for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Gourmet French. Adour Alain Ducasse ( Menu ) 212-710-2277 Two for eight? No Best available: 8:45 p.m. Allegretti ( Menu ) 212-206-0555 Two for eight? Yes Balthazar...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: Certified Geniuses. Adour Alain Ducasse ( Menu ) 212-710-2277 Two for eight? Yes Anthos ( Menu ) 212-582-6900 Two for eight? Yes Benoit ( Menu...
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yumsugar (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
What happens when a renowned fashion designer trades the runway for a kitchen? Just ask Peter Som , who recently ditched his stylish suits in favor of chef whites . Som, who is known for effortlessly chic womenswear, attended a Saturday morning cooking class led by Adour Alain Ducasse pastry chef Sandro Micheli. There, the Manhattan-based designer told Women's Wear Daily about his home-baking hobby...
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Swisher's Untitled Blog Project (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
The final frontier might not be space, but sex in space. This week aerospace executives will descend on Paris for the Paris Air Show hawking planes, weapons and all manner of intergalactic technology. It doesn't appear there's a lot of government interest in investing in space exploration these days. How might enterprising space flacks persuade policy makers to untie their purse strings and invest...
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Vagablond (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
Delectable gourmet food and exclusive delicacies at princely prices is the best deal for you if you are in Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, one of the most expensive restaurants in Paris. Your dining expense will be $231 per person and all you need is the craving to enjoy your dinner. This restaurant is exclusively for [...]
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
• Alain Ducasse once again talks about wanting to create space food for astronauts. [ Bloomberg ] • The owner of M2 is threatening to sue Beyoncé after the singer bailed on a concert at the club. [ NYP ] • Uruguay's El Garzón is one of South America's hottest new restaurants, despite being tremendously expensive and in a rural area. [ WSJ ] • A hawk recently snared...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
It’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze in a couple for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Gourmet French. Adour Alain Ducasse ( Menu ) 212-710-2277 Two for eight? Yes Allegretti ( Menu ) 212-206-0555 Two for eight? No Best available: 7:30 p.m. Balthazar...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
The chef Pierre Schaedelin has sharpened the flavors, improved the desserts, and broadened the menu at Alain Ducasse’s Benoit — though it’s still shadowed by mindless service.
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
Tickets for the New York City Wine and Food Festival go on sale this Sunday, so take the time to decide between the good (Alain Ducasse will prepare a Beard House feast), the badass (Anthony Bourdain in separate talks with David Chang and Frank Bruni), and the ugly (Daniel Boulud, Andrew Carmellini, and others will confront the future of fine dining). Besides the panel discussions and the big tastings...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: Certified Geniuses. Adour Alain Ducasse ( Menu ) 212-710-2277 Two for eight? Yes Anthos ( Menu ) 212-582-6900 Two for eight? Yes Benoit ( Menu...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
T.B.D. (John Del Signore/Gothamist) T.B.D. Garden: True, we told you about the massive new courtyard garden at Greenpoint's T.B.D . in last week's big roundup of al fresco drinking options, but what we didn't know then is that they're also going to be barbecuing back there every weekend and on select weeknights. Cook Min Chen, who knows T.B.D. co-owner Allen Welch from when they ran Long Island City's...
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Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
It’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze in a couple for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Gourmet French. Adour Alain Ducasse ( Menu ) 212-710-2277 Two for eight? No. Best available: 8:45 p.m. Allegretti ( Menu ) 212-206-0555 Two for eight? Yes....
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
PARIS — Not since the Kennedy era has an American first lady _ and in tow, her presidential husband _ been so eagerly awaited in Paris. Will they hobnob with their French counterparts _ President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, former model Carla Bruni-Sarkozy _ as the Kennedys did with the de Gaulles during their mythic 1961 visit? Or will they cut loose, Clinton-style, for a spontaneous sightseeing...
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