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Continue reading →: snackspot: konnichi wa union square
Danny Meyer and Michael Romano have inked a deal with Japanese restaurant group Wondertable to take their beloved Union Sqaure Cafe east – as far east as Tokyo. Union Square Tokyo is set to open Spring 2007 in a new Roppangi-esque development called Tokyo Midtown. It will be modern fine dining…
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Continue reading →: papersnack: hispter haiku
My recent blog negligence has been due to a hectic dead–lines and travel schedule. Whist waiting in airports to fly, I’ve been reading Hipster Haiku by Siobhan Adcock (Broadway Books $9.95). Have enjoyed it immensely and wondered, should I start sna-iku? Here’s two for the road…news breaking tomorrow. . Proudly…
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Continue reading →: tvsnack: top chef and rocco’s 911
Today I bring you a little mixed bag of news from tvland. (Mario roast recap post coming as soon as I get the photos.) . This week, the final episode of the second season of Bravo’s Top Chef is being shot in Hawaii. The Top Chef is being chosen as…
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Continue reading →: snackspot: blt burger
I dropped in to BLT Burger on Friday night to see what the all hubbub is about. I was impressed with the controlled chaos, as the staff seemed to be effectively and sweetly corralling the crowds of burger-lovers. And said burgers? 100% meaty deliciousness. I’m always amazed at how well…
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Continue reading →: partysnack: molto roast and toast
I’ve been shamelessly posting on tomorrow night’s roast of Mario Batali, mostly because it benefits the Food Bank for New York City, and also because it will not be recorded or rebroadcast – and is a kind of once-in-a-lifetime event. Here’re a couple of last minute details I picked up…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: real estate shuffle
I still expect to have further details coming today on the state of affairs at Aquavit/Grayz, but here’s my current status report. To recap… . Back in March, Gray Kunz announced plans to take over the Aquavit space and called it Grayz. Initial opening was this fall – delays pushed…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: aquavit/grayz off the market
We interrupt this blog for breaking news. Incoming intell says the aquavit/grayz space is not on the market. Stay tuned for details. Time to work the phones.
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: freebies from my mailbox
While snack lives online, there’s still much to be found in the pile of paper in my mailbox. This week’s mail yielded two nice offers. . Union Square Cafe is 21 years old this year. To fête this auspicious event, Messieurs Meyer and Romano are uncorking some vino for everyone…
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Continue reading →: snackspot: 13-15 west 54th street
I’m getting ready to do some snack renovations and thought it was time to delete the floor plans for Grayz, the Gray Kunz project in the old Aquavit space that has been scuttled since the renderings were posted up back in March. But perhaps they can be helpful to those…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: a mighty michelin blows into the windy city
To cap our week of Michelin news, snack will not recapitulate and re-heat the NYC Guide and its stars, prose or relevance. Michelin has been rating restaurants for 107 years since 1900. If they want to rate your town they will. And they’re here to stay. . Instead, snack looks…
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