Mark Bittman's Blog, page 55
October 25, 2010
Off the Menu: The John Dory
The new John Dory is set to reopen in the Ace Hotel on Nov. 1.
Ladle of Love Food Truck Needs a Place to Sleep
The environmentally conscious, electrically powered truck, stationed in Central Park, is too slow, and has too little range, to get to a cheap parking birth in Brooklyn.
The Temporary Vegetarian: Raclette
A hearty and tasty dish of melted cheese on cooked potato slices.
October 22, 2010
Sfoglia and Its Founders Have Split
The couple who founded Sfoglia in Nantucket and its Upper East Side offshoot are no longer involved in either restaurant.
Weekend Fare
This weekend, New Yorkers can taste soup, sausages and beer, quinces, ice cream, offal and samplings from restaurants from the East Village to the South Street.
How to Cook a Canada Goose
Jackson Landers, a hunting instructor and locavore based in Virginia, is coming to Brooklyn to teach New Yorkers how to braise the oversized fowl that lurks in city parks.
Off the Menu: Eolo and Tía Pol
Eolo will serve creative versions of Sicilian dishes. Timothy Steel is the new chef at Tia Pol.
Dear FloFab: My Name's Not 'Sweetie'
What do to when a server talks to you like a child, when you want to leave a restaurant after taking your seat, and when you are presented with a traditional Italian menu.
Lotus of Siam Coming to New York
Once called "the single best Thai restaurant in North America" by Jonathan Gold, the Las Vegas landmark will take over the former Cru space, according to Feast.
October 21, 2010
Where Everybody Knows Your Name, and Other Things About You, Too
When restaurants research prospective guests online, is it charming or creepy?
