chefs + restaurants
America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants: Hotels + Inns
Where fine dining meets fine living.
July 2008
- Keywords
- hotels,
- farm-to-table restaurants,
- washington d.c.
chefs + restaurants
America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants: Romantic/Special Occasions
Eating locally isn’t simply about consuming products harvested nearby—it requires partaking in the customs they’ve inspired.
July 2008
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- farm-to-table restaurants,
- new orleans,
- seattle,
- portland
chefs + restaurants
As Spanish as Apple Pie
In the past, whenever
Spaniards mocked American food as being all hamburgers and hotdogs, I took them to Cornucopia, a rambling old apartment-turned-restaurant.
09.27.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- lisa abend,
- spain,
- madrid
chefs + restaurants
The Next 2 Big Cuisines
Two cuisines have caught my eye of late in Sydney, both from China
but also as different as can be.
09.27.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- pat nourse,
- chinese,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Fiamma
New Yorks Fiamma, where Fabbio Trabocchi and his crew are now in residence, is off to a running start.
09.15.07
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- first taste,
- new york,
- italian,
- fabbio trabocchi
chefs + restaurants
Let us Now Praise Famous Dogs
Chicago hot dogs are phenomenal—a dog snuggling in a poppy seed bun. Yellow mustard, some bizarre neon green relish, dill pickle, tomato, chopped onions, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt.
09.11.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- restaurant notes,
- chicago,
- meat,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: The Violet Hour
The Violet Hour, in Chicago’s Wicker Park, invokes Bernard DeVoto and is the newest, hottest, and best classic-cocktail revival bar anywhere.
09.07.07
- Keywords
- louisa chu,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- cocktail
chefs + restaurants
Taking a Knife (And Fork) to Atlanta Restaurants
08.27.07
- Keywords
- john t. edge,
- restaurants,
- southern u.s.,
- atlanta
chefs + restaurants
New New Orleans Food
When I travel to New Orleans, I clamor for New Orleans food. But my friends in New Orleans don't always want the same.
08.01.07
- Keywords
- john t. edge,
- restaurant notes,
- southern u.s.,
- new orleans
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Sepia
For every simple, perfectly grilled pork chop, there is a lusciously saline watermelon salad, funky and tart from goat yogurt and beguiling with lime zest.
08.01.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- restaurants,
- chicago