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
If there’s one thing Iowan’s know, it’s food. We’ve been living the whole “buy local” lifestyle since before it became a foodie buzzword. It comes from our self-sustaining rural lifestyle. Another thing we know is that hard work deserves a good meal. And though few of us toil in the fields day in and day out a farm-style meal is well worth the extra calories every once in a while. When we’re craving comfort food we head to the Iowa Machine Shed Restaurant in Des Moines. With the tag line: “ A Restaurant Honoring the American Farmer ®” it’s definitely not an “upscale” sort of place; the waitstaff wear bib overalls and you’ll enjoy your drink out of a Mason jar. But the food is fresh, the portions are large enough to share and the surroundings are “down home”
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Farm-Style Fare at the Iowa Machine Shed Restaurant
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…
Madison is known for being progressive, but when it comes to vegetarian restaurants , the city has long missed the mark. Vegetarians have often been forced to settle when it comes to food options in the city, with many having to make a …
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Pizza dinner with the Madison Area Vegetarian Meetup Group …
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…
Back in March came word that ancient (by LA standards, at least) Beverly Hills mainstay Ristorante DaVinci had reopened after its 2008 shutter with a fresh new look, new Mediterranean menu, and new chef. At the stoves was/is Chef Jason Fullilove who had previously worked at Ilan Hall’s The Gorbals downtown. Around that time restaurant management made an effort to draw in bloggers to check out the updated digs and sample the new menu, but clearly those efforts didn’t prove incredibly fruitful because the eatery is listed for sale by Bizben
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Up For Grabs : Ristorante DaVinci On The Market For $999,000
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
Yesterday Eater SF reported that ex-Ubuntu chef Jeremy Fox had landed a gig as chef at Daniel Patterson’s Plum coming to Oakland this Summer. This news arrives after Fox shacked up for a week inside the Animal kitchen with his week-long pop-up of veggie-based dinners that attracted meat eaters alike to a full week of sold out success.
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Chef Shuffle: Jeremy Fox, New Chef For Daniel Patterson’s Plum in Oakland
After years of looking a bit weedy compared to Cannes (admittedly the biggest film festival in the world), the Paris Film Festival (otherwise knows as Paris Cinéma) seems to gain strength every year. For the 2010 edition there will be some high-profile guests (Jane Fonda – now 72!, M
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2010 Paris Film Festival from 3rd – 13th July 2010
Décidément sortie de l’ombre de Cannes qui le ternissait un peu, le festival Paris Cinéma s’épanouit de plus en plus avec des invités de taille (Jane Fonda – 72 ans !, M. Night Shyamalan, Louis Garrel…) des avant-premières (Toy Story 3D…) des ressorties en copies neuves (Il était une fois dans l’Ouest…) et une tonne d’événements intéressants comme la brocante du cinéma ou Les Traversées de Paris – un rallye ludique pour découvrir les liens entre la capitale et le cinéma
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Festival Paris Cinéma 2010 du 3 au 13 juillet 2010
Todaro's Pizza in Clemson I remember back in college when I had my first stuffed piece of pizza. Let me remind you that I’m not talking about Pizza Hut stuffed crust pizza, but an entire stuffed pizza. That’s a layer of pizza crust, toppings, and then another layer of crust
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Todaro’s and the Stuffed Pizza
Honest reviews of Rao Hotel and Restaurant , Oecussi, Oekusi, East Timor: Rao Hotel and Restaurant is the only place within the Oecussi township but that’s no problem, the place is more than adequate and reasonably priced for a modern …
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Rao Hotel and Restaurant, Oecussi – Reviews and Cheap Rates – Oekusi
A nourishing, refreshing mango drink with the special flavor of rich and creamy coconut milk. Vegans will relish this dairy-free, fiber rich mango lassi. Blend 2 cups of peeled and diced mangoes, few ice cubes, 1/2 cup thick coconut milk (increase for a thinner consistency) and honey or sugar as required.
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Summer Coolers ~ Mango Coconut Smoothie
In a hilarious play on words, Milan was yesterday invaded by bees, with a bunch of them settling on a Vespa scooter in Piazza San Babila . The word for bee in Italian – “ape” – is also used for the little three-wheeled Piaggio trucks which were originally based on the Vespa scooter. “Vespa” means ‘wasp’ in Italian and we’re amused to find this nest of escaped bees settling on the namesake of a larger breed of similar insect
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Milan invaded by bees: six hours to free a Vespa
Ferrari president and well-known Italian entrepreneur , Luca di Montezemolo , has announced at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Monza that Italy’s famous Formula 1 race will stay in Monza. The announcement comes after concerns that the race would be moved to Rome, thus ending a historic relationship between Monza and the F1
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No F1 in Rome: Luca di Montezemolo says hands off Monza Grand Prix
A Korean theme park has decided to amend its commercial MV due to unfavoured public responses. The original music video for Caribbean Bay water park, which featured pop groups SNSD and 2PM, has received mixed reviews since its recent release. Apparently some fans were not too happy that their idols are getting too intimate with each other, e.g.
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Fans say no to Korean idols’ lotion rub
photo credit: Jean Pichot Isabella and I were having a discussion a couple of weeks back (right after Northern Voice 2010) on how we were planning to make Mental Health Camp Vancouver 2010 , e.g. deal with child-minding at the unconference. Let me add all the disclaimers.
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Child-minding and Mental Health Camp Vancouver 2010 #mhcyvr10
Another favorite place of mine in Northern Liberties/Fish Town is Arbol Cafe , a small Paraguay cafe owned by a very friendly couple. It’s quietly tucked away on a side street, you can have a relax afternoon here sipping Yerba Mate Tea . The warm and homely interior is lovely! The first time I was there, they just finished baking these chocolate chips cookies
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Arbol Cafe (Philadelphia)