Charlie Rose with Jacob Weisberg, Joe Klein, Michael Lind & Armstrong Williams; Tim Zagat & Nina Zagat; William Byron (May 2, 1995)
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Zagat released its 2010 NYC edition and, as expected, old favorites remained on top. The most popular restaurants are Gramercy Tavern (number 1), Union Square Cafe, Le Bernardin, Babbo and Daniel while top food can was deemed to be founded at Le Bernardin (number 1), Daniel, Jean Georges, Per Se, and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon. Asiate had best decor and Per Se has best service. The top...
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
New Yorkers are eating fewer restaurant meals than a year ago, and when they do eat out they're skimping on appetizers, desserts and alcohol, according to the latest edition of the Zagat guide to the city's restaurants, released Wednesday. But Zagat Survey co-founder Tim Zagat said the upside of the downturn is that restaurants are trying harder to please.
Restaurant News Ressource (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The results of Zagat's 2010 New York City Restaurant survey, released today on ZAGAT.com (and at ZagatBuzz on Twitter) and covering more than 2,000 eateries across the five boroughs, offer a detailed picture of how the past year's financial turmoil has affected the city's dining scene.The Bad News: Based on feedback from 38,868 avid local diners, the survey shows a dramatic drop in dining...
Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
... And you still tip less than the national average. These are just some of the results of Zagat's annual survey , out today in advance of its 2010 Los Angeles/Southern California restaurant guide. Tim Zagat, who ushered in the ubiquitous wine-colored guides 30 years ago -- long before the trend of reader reviews was en vogue -- said the survey shows that the economic downturn is taking...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Gael Greene hears that departed Feedbag editor Josh Ozersky “will blog for Saveur.com , start a streaming-video network with Eater’s Ben Leventhal, and is in talks with Tim and Nina Zagat about finding a niche in their empire for his rants and crushes.” Given that Ozersky linked to the news on the moribund Feedbag , it’s quite possible he’s the one who leaked it...
Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish... (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... it is in the body of the article, not on the list of the Big Ten: "Worst trend?" said Tim Zagat, co-founder of the Zagat restaurant survey . "Buying wine to show off. It's not new but it got out of hand with Wall Street types this decade. If you spend $100 on a bottle now, you're exhibiting some degree of stupidity." Well, yeh! Gerry Dawes
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
New Yorkers are eating fewer restaurant meals than a year ago, and when they do, they're skimping on appetizers, desserts and alcohol, according to the latest edition of the Zagat guide, released today. But Zagat Survey co-founder Tim Zagat said th...
Restaurant News Ressource (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
The Zagat 2010 Los Angeles/Southern California Restaurants survey was released today. The new guide covers 2,034 restaurants as voted on by 10,311 avid, local diners via surveying on ZAGAT.com. This year's survey indicates that consumers' habits have changed significantly as a result of the weak economy. For example, 48% of surveyors reported that they are dining out less; 42% say they are frequenting...
