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Continue reading →: snackingaround: cross mojo-nation edition
Gawker, home of media and celebrity stalkings, announces full time food czar. Choptalk, the Gourmet Magazine blog, covering fashion (Lacroix darling!) via Paris. Wine Spectator goes youtube with a call for amateur wine videos (note: friends don’t let friends drink and film).
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Continue reading →: snackspot: shake shack chicago. (not.)
I recently got a call from a Chicago reporter who wanted to chat about potential sources in the hopes of tracking down a story. By the by, this person mentioned a Chicagoland rumor that Shake Shack was possibly opening, maybe, in Millennium Park. Of course Shake Shack is open now, here, in…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: a dollar and a drink
Recall the very worthy cause "The Tap Project" featured in snackwire last month? (Snackwire is the fun and informative category where press releases are posted in complete unabridged glory.) The gist is, go to one of these 290 restaurants tomorrow, pay a dollar for eau de new york and help…
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Continue reading →: Hotsnack: James Beard Awards, the fine print
Now that we have the nominees for this year’s James Beard Awards, the congratulations and complaints have begun. For every happy chef, rest assured there’s one with a mouthful of sour grapes. The Awards have always had a mysterious aura, even for those in the industry. No one can ever…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: and the nominees are…
Yes. There was a breakfast this morning at the James Beard House to announce the Award Nominees for 2007. a Between bites of truffled scrambled eggs and pain au chocolate, I sent out a text to David Chang: U R nominated 4 2 beard awards. To which he replied: holy…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: chefs on the move (or not)
Today’s snack is a pupu-platter of intel, with some international flava. a NYC: Joël Robuchon is in residence this week, behind the counter at L’Atelier. a London: Zak Pellacio’s Suka opens to the public on Friday. a Tokyo: Michael Romano & Co. open Union Square Tokyo on March 30th. a…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: gastrodome, say it with me
I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of Marco Pierre White’s autobiography The Devil in the Kitchen. We’ll get to a proper review later in May when it comes out. I know Marco (can I call you Marco?) was in town a few weeks ago, noshing on some pig at…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: work 4 dessert
Have you dreamed of learning all the tricks of the molecular gastronomy trade? Or want to spend quality time at the bar with chefs and foodies from around the globe? If yes, then today is your lucky day. There’s an opening in the Will Goldfarb Molecular Gastronomy and Hospitality Training…
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Continue reading →: snackwire: patricia yeo’s monkey business
Yes, it’s true. Patricia Yeo to take the helm at the Monkey Bar. Closing today, with the grand re-opening in May. Note that Ms. Yeo remains executive chef and partner at Sapa. She’ll do double duty overseeing both spots. Full press release grandeur after the jump.
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Continue reading →: snackwire: spanish renaissance man cooks at the beard house
For many, the future-forward cooking of Spain’s innovative chefs may be a bit esoteric on paper or on a discussion panel, but is usually much easier to understand (i.e enjoy) when you have the chance to eat it. On March 30th, one of Spain’s top chefs is cooking at the…
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