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Continue reading →: hotsnack: go west michelin
Today, Michelin announces the second US guide will be….San Francisco, California. Didn’t I snack that last year? Must be that east coast – west coast time delay. The first 2007 edition will be released in October. It includes Napa and Berkeley, which means three stars for Thomas Keller’s French Laundry…
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Continue reading →: snackspot: guy savoy las vegas
I’ve been tracking the American debut of French superstar Guy Savoy since last year. I was in Vegas last week, and I went looking for news amidst the slot machines. The 75-seat restaurant on the second floor of the new Augustus Towers is almost ready to take your reservation. A…
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Continue reading →: snackology: in the desert….
Did you miss me? I’ve been in Vegas. I’ll have lots of sin city posts for you next week, including my dinner at Robuchon and the tequila goddess. But while I was away, I did print some stories, like the spring preview on Le Cirque, The EU, L’Atelier de Joël…
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Continue reading →: tvsnack: single serving
Merci beaucoup to all of you who’ve made my in-box a treasure trove of delights. Here’s the latest gem currently circulating through the pr world – a search for the most eligible chef to be “The Bachelor.” Do you know any single, tele-genic toques? Comments are open for your favorites,…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: and the nominees are…
It is certainly not news that I’ll be at a cocktail party later. Though it is worth noting tonight the James Beard Foundation announces the nominees for the 2006 awards. Breaking news here at 8PM tonight Gotham time. Handicapping begins tomorrow.
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: Naret’s twelve
The scene: I was in South Beach for the Wine & Food Festival, seated at table #3 at the Ferran Adria Tribute Dinner. While waiting for the parade of courses to begin, I heard about Naret’s twelve. No, not the French version of the heist film. Naret would be Monsieur…
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: rocco rumor version .06
A snacker sent me the following tip via email: “Rocco Dispirito took space next to Gramercy Tavern.” Sounds familiar, no? I wrote about that back in fall of 04. Never materialized. It cropped up again in summer of 05. Now here we are in spring 06. Out of curiosity, I…
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Continue reading →: liquidsnack: free coffee psa
For all you snackers across the country planning to caffeinate tomorrow – here’s a public service announcement. Tomorrow is free coffee day at Starbucks. Details as cut-n-pasted from the press release.
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Continue reading →: snackology: word of mouth and clubland
The lovely Pim asked me not too long ago – what’s going on in New York? A Voce. Italian for ‘word of mouth,’ New Yorkese for whitehot. Did you see? I was in clubland last week.
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Continue reading →: hotsnack: gray in the machine part deux
Looking at my snack in-box this morning, it seems Gray Kunz has lots of fans who want to know more after yesterday’s post. He’s a talented chef and a bit of a New York culinary icon – so I’m happy to help spread the word on his latest greatest endeavor.…






