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big year end finish at eater
wd50 mentioned
Best Dish 2005 goes to Captain Treats: this hommage to the lower east side starts off the most exciting tasting menu in NYC at wd~50
Best New 2005 goes to Aburiya Kinnosuke: my fav Japanese to date in this small town, yet Ushi Wakamaru rocks the sushi world and i didnt get back in all of 2005
Best 3:00 to 5:00 goes to The Modern: after tasting 20 dishes in the front room only (didnt love my one meal in the main dining room) this place with Tia Pol come in the best of 2005 with the above, p.s. great wine list at The Modern
Cru: cant bless this place enough thank you for doing what you do, been drinking rare treats all year, eating delish food. sadly while not affordable for all, there still is value for us whine geeks
2005: wd~50, Aburiya Kinnosuke, Cru, Tia Pol, The Modern
Skinny
chef interrupted interrupted
the kitchen from the apartment therapy people
ClarkLewis explores NYC.
uovo in the newyorker
eating out in portlands
Michelin NYC results. Per Se, Jean George, Alain Ducasse, Le Bernardin get the coveted 3 stars. WD gets only 1. Damn. When will they get their due?
bush chef
nearly FREE PIZZA via a guy in new york
Fall menu, with extensive pictures and notes, from Grant Achatz's Alinea in Chicago. (It takes a couple comments for the thread to get going...)
alias is getting its extreme hollywood julie taymor-related makeover today. unfortunately all the pictures are in my head. (i wonder if those snakes are poisonous, and, if so, could i borrow them for a wee bit(e).)
news to me which is hardly surprising.
Honey is an ancient ingredient in Jewish New Year celebrations; a lovely culinary symbol of the sweet year ahead. This holiday season you can give it center stage by inviting family and friends to a honey tasting. What is that? you're wondering. Read on.
one dollar pabsts at kajuns
dine for america
Had lunch at the Slanted Door. The Shaking Beef was fantastic.
Best. Pork dumpling. Ever.
Momofuko (1st Ave, just above 10th street on the west side.) Oh my god. And the buns look like they might be even better. I will report on the rest of the menu as soon as I go again. Tomorrow.
Report from the hinterlands of cuisine ...
Boulder Creek, which is somewhat culinarily challenged, had a new restaurant open recently. The Blue Sun has new owners, and has expanded service to include dinner ... and meat! I was all a-twitter.
All I'm gonna say about that is they don't even know how to procure and cook broccoli. Lord, I hope they kept the pancake recipie from the old management.