SOHO —For those of you wondering where to go right now at 6 PM on this sweltering day— A60 , the rooftop bar atop 60 Thompson is in full swing. [EaterWire] UPPER WEST SIDE —There may be trouble afoot at Tom Valenti’s Upper West Side restaurant West Branch .
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EaterWire: Pies ‘n’ Thighs Delivers; It’s 90 Degrees and A60 is Open
A commenting war of sorts is currently being hashed out in yesterday’s Sift Happens post about the NYT Prime Meats review, that has escalated into a heated debate about Brooklyn restaurants versus Manhattan restaurants, and whether one is looked upon more favorably than the other by Sam Sifton . The whole thing is worth a read, but here are two particularly inspired takes on the subject: Point : Wiliamsburg is a part of Manhattan as far as I’m concerned. It’s all about the gimmick.
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Point/Counterpoint: Prime Meats Review Ignites Manhattan/Brooklyn Feud
The finals for the Food Network’s new Tyler Florence -hosted cooking competition show The Great Food Truck Race will be filmed on the streets of NYC this weekend. The two finalists will be dishing out their best fare for a chance at $50,000 in prize money at yet-to-be-determined locations around the city (both trucks are prohibited from leaking their locations via social media).
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Food Truck Mania: The finals for the Food Network’s…
The new restaurant space at the Sunshine Hotel isn’t the only new bit of glam to come to Bowery 2.0. EV Grieve reports that three adjacent properties on the corner of Bowery and Great Jones (one is the old auto mechanic) are on the market. The listing boasts 800 square feet of outdoor space and notes that restaurants are welcome .
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Bowery 2.0: The new restaurant space at the…
Basketball fans are hungry to show support for their local sports affiliate, or at least the NBA thinks so. So the logical conclusion? Make edible team logos that can be put on a pizza , because nothing says “Go Team!” like eating a reasonable facsimile of your favorite team’s insignia
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The Future of Food: Basketball fans are hungry to show…
The Lo-Down reports that a true Lower East Side institution—the bar Max Fish on Ludlow Street—is aiming to relocate to Chrystie Street between Stanton and Rivington because of skyrocketing property taxes and high rent at its current location. Last night, though, Community Board 3 swiftly put the kabosh on the plans
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Community Boards: LES Institution Max Fish Tries, Fails to Relocate to Chrystie
Over the last year or so, many, many restaurants have opened up in downtown Manhattan with a gimmicky concept or menus that revolve around one item (see here , here , here , here , here and here for reference). Although many have done very well, received acclaim, and continue to prosper, others have been forced to either change their concept several times over to appeal to their customers ( Permanent Brunch ), or shutter completely once things didn’t work out as anticipated ( T-Poutine ). After weighing the successes and the failures, we now present a few tips for making your gimmicky downtown restaurant concept work
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Making it Work : Six Tips for Making Your Gimmicky Restaurant Concept Work
Suddenly out of nowhere a deep throated hack breaks the mood of the dining room. Guests turn their heads in unison towards the kitchen as the sous continues his phlegm filled chorus while plating a perfectly seared Ahi Tuna. With both hands full he has little time to cover his mouth as the Flu that has been stalking for days finally broke through the anti biotic barrier and captured his inner-self.
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Restaurant Chefs don’t need a Doctor’s Note to Cook Pasta
The array of social media sites that avail themselves to us today is equally abundant and because there is virtually o cost involved at getting your message to a market, we tend to jump on every bandwagon we can.
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Ten Tips on Perfecting Your Restaurant’s Social Media Plan
But, in another Twitter search, McNally’s recent culinary confrontation with New York Magazine food critic, Adam Platt, who wrote a less than complimentary review, reached dynamic proportion with numerous Tweets telling the Twitter world that McNally called Platt, fat.
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Is Social Media Keeping Restaurant Owners out of the Dining Room and in the Limelight?
“I needed the app to stay current,” Bernstein said, defending her latest cyber marketing tool, adding, “Look at this; it has wine notes for the customer to read while drinking the wine they just ordered. It offers directions to the vineyard, daily specials, and a moveable treasure chest that offers a changing complimentary appetizer or dessert if the find it within the app.” …
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Are Restaurant Owners Getting the Marketing Message?
Then the coffee giant, Starbucks developed the pre-made egg and convection oven concoction that I never thought would work. Reheated eggs don’t do much for me. But, for many with taste buds that can’t tell the difference between frozen hamburger or fresh, the convection creation seems to be working
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Subway Enters the Breakfast Battle
I mentioned the problem to the manager. While he claimed the lights were changed to the “greener, fluorescent bulbs” – those new spiral circular energy efficient bulbs- because they are more cost effective and efficient, he seemed to enjoy the fact that it was brighter than mid day inside at night. Unfortunately, the lights bothersome brightness will take the glitter off any evening.
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Don’t try to be too bright when it comes to lighting
naughty girl!!
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Blog 8, brazilian restaurant
Small world department—I used to eat at Penang’s sister restaurant in New Jersey. This one is located in Chamblee, in the same shopping center as Pho Bac. (That little strip mall turns out to be a go-to spot for food in Chamblee.) Indonesian food borrows from a number of nearby traditions, as you might expect, including Chinese and Indian, but makes good use of its own local ingredients, the peanut being the most memorable.
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Penang
This is part 3 in a series of vlog videos that I shot when I left for Hong Kong on Feb 6,2010. (THAT MEANS IM BACK IN CANADA, just I didn’t have a computer to upload my videos so I’m uploading them now) So here’s a brief description of whats in this video: Last time I was talking about in the apartment buildings and how we were leaving togo eat breakfest
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HongKong blog: Eat+Hair cut rant!
CASTING CALLS — Today the food blogger behind New York blog NYC Foodie , Butcher Bay co-owner and CB3 critic Adam Cohn , and The Naked Cowboy all showed up to audition for the new NBC show “America’s Next Great Restaurant.” [Feast] EAST VILLAGE — Colors , the cooperative restaurant near Astor Place, is now open for dinner. [EaterWire] THE HAMPTONS —This summer Richie Notar is planning a Nobu pop-up that will pretty much just serve regulars.
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EaterWire: A Yarn Shop/Wine Bar; the Regulars-Only Nobu Pop-Up
Guest of a Guest brings word that safari-themed club Cain will be closing next Wednesday . The club resides on the formerly mighty West 27th Street, which was once home to some of the city’s hottest hotspots, including Marquee, Bungalow 8, and the now-shuttered B.E.D. and Guest House
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The Shutter: The Shuttering of Cain and the Decline of West 27th Street
Just a little P.S. on this lovely 70 degree day: The Standard Beer Garden is open and serving pretzels and sausages to the masses. So, if you’re at the cube reading this and not already en route to Washington Street, you’re doing something wrong
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Signs of Spring: Standard Beer Garden is Officially Open; GYC Coming Soon
You do hate to see that on such a beautiful day. Cafe Habana’s take out shop has been shuttered by the DOH, a sad reality for those who planned on eating a steak sandwich out on their lovely benches today. But don’t worry, Nolita, the main restaurant is still open and is pretty much guaranteed to be a full house tonight
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DOH Chronicles: Cafe Habana To-Go Gets DOH Slam Just Before the Weekend