chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Lucier
Portlanders have been debating the merits of Lucier for months—and it only opened on Memorial Day.
06.03.08
- Keywords
- first taste,
- matthew amster-burton,
- seattle,
- seafood
chefs + restaurants
The Vegas-ization of Chicago
At the rate non-Chicago chefs are opening satellite restaurants here, pretty soon we’re going to look like Las Vegas.
05.29.08
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- david burke,
- marcus samuelsson
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Itinéraires
Chef Sylvain Sendra’s new restaurant in the Latin Quarter is a de rigeur addition to any bargain-loving bistro lover’s Paris itinerary.
05.29.08
- Keywords
- alexander lobrano,
- first taste,
- paris,
- sylvain sendra,
- france
chefs + restaurants
The Ten Hottest Italian Restaurants in San Francisco
Over the past few years, a host of new restaurants has returned to the roots of regional Italian cooking. Here are our favorites.
05.29.08
- Keywords
- laura fraser,
- restaurant notes,
- san francisco,
- italian
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: L20
Laurent Gras has the skill and, perhaps more importantly, the judgment to find a near-perfect meeting ground of pristine product and chefly invention.
05.22.08
- Keywords
- first taste,
- john willoughby,
- chicago,
- laurent gras,
- molecular gastronomy
chefs + restaurants
Letter from India
A solo trip to Dharamsala offers spiritual rejuvenation and culinary inspiration.
05.21.08
- Keywords
- chefs,
- eric ripert,
- travel,
- india,
- culinary culture
chefs + restaurants
Round Two in the Santamaría vs. Adrià Smackdown
Santi Santamaría, chef of the 3-starred Can Fabes, denounces Ferran Adrià’s “use of chemical substances like methylcellulose” as a “public health risk.”
05.20.08
- Keywords
- spain,
- lisa abend,
- chefs,
- ferran adria,
- santi santamaria
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Scarpetta
Among all the lovely food—bread with mascarpone butter, roasted capretto, and fritto misto—it’s the spaghetti with tomato sauce that you’ll come back for....
05.20.08
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- first taste,
- new york,
- italian,
- scott conant
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Hungry Mother
Chef/co-owner Barry Maiden deserves credit for baring his Southern culinary soul in Yankee Doodle town—something he does with style and refinement.
05.13.08
- Keywords
- charles kelsey,
- first taste,
- boston,
- southern u.s.,
- barry maiden
chefs + restaurants
The Check Please Effect
How a local television show is making (and breaking) the restaurant business.
05.08.08
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- david tamarkin,
- chicago,
- culinary culture,
- middle eastern