chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Drink
This sparse space is the perfect backdrop for the mixology show being swizzled, shaken, and poured by John Gertsen and his team.
10.16.08
- Keywords
- charles kelsey,
- first taste,
- mixology,
- john gertsen,
- barbara lynch
chefs + restaurants
A Tribute to Jay Jacobs
Jay Jacobs, Gourmet’s restaurant reviewer from 1972 to 1986, recently passed away at the age of 86. Here, our fond remembrances.
10.15.08
- Keywords
- jay jacobs,
- culinary culture,
- restaurant notes
chefs + restaurants
Eight Great Lobster Rolls in Boston
Boston is all about lobster—especially when the sweet, opalescent meat is mounded into a buttery split-top bun.
10.15.08
- Keywords
- charles kelsey,
- eight great,
- boston,
- restaurant notes,
- seafood
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Tarry Lodge
Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali have looked to the suburbs and transformed this historic building into a warm, sparkling restaurant.
10.13.08
- Keywords
- colman andrews,
- first taste,
- joe bastianich,
- mario batali,
- italian
chefs + restaurants
Ducasse Made Easy
Best-selling French author Sophie Dudemaine brought the master’s recipes into the home kitchen—and she’s only begun to conquer the U.S.
10.08.08
- Keywords
- alexander lobrano,
- chefs,
- cookbooks,
- alain ducasse,
- sophie dudemaine
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Porchetta
Nowadays, less is more. Porchetta resembles a bare-bones food stall, but it serves a glorious pork roast.
10.08.08
- Keywords
- robert sietsema,
- first taste,
- new york,
- pork,
- sara jenkins
chefs + restaurants
Dinner at the Source
You can’t get much closer to your vegetables than eating right in the field where they were grown.
10.08.08
- Keywords
- robert pincus,
- restaurant notes,
- jim denevan,
- tim stark,
- farm-to-table
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Le V
One Michelin-starred chef has quietly climbed to the top, and a $200 meal at his place may be worth every penny.
10.08.08
- Keywords
- alexander lobrano,
- first taste,
- paris,
- philippe legendre,
- eric briffard
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: 1897 Konyali
One of Istanbul’s most treasured restaurants goes from hole-in-the-wall home cooking to white-tablecloth dining.
10.06.08
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- first taste,
- middle eastern,
- istanbul,
- aydin demir
chefs + restaurants
The World’s Greatest Restaurant in 1969
A 40-year-old debate about the best food in the world reveals how our tastes have—and haven’t—changed.
10.06.08
- Keywords
- paul freedman,
- culinary culture,
- restaurants notes,
- books,
- french