chefs + restaurants
Someone’s in the Kitchen with Eric
The role of the executive chef is to keep the kitchen running smoothly—and that’s not easy for someone who’s used to micro-managing.
10.03.08
- Keywords
- chefs,
- eric ripert,
- restaurants,
- behind the scenes,
- new york
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Bei
Some of Beijing’s most interesting modern Asian food is being cooked not by a Shanghai or Hong Kong player, but a New Orleans-born New Yorker.
10.02.08
- Keywords
- pat nourse,
- first taste,
- china,
- beijing,
- travel
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Avenues
This restaurant’s meticulously crafted dishes look and feel space age, but their balanced flavors make sense in the most classic way.
09.30.08
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- moleular gastronomy,
- curtis duffy
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Urban Belly
White-tablecloth dining comes down to street-food form, and the stunning results speak for themselves.
09.29.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- first taste,
- chicago,
- asian,
- bill kim
chefs + restaurants
Vegetables for Dessert
Candied eggplant, parsnip cakes, tomato-berry tarts: Le Bernardin’s pastry chef explains how to use savory ingredients in sweet new ways.
09.29.08
- Keywords
- michael laiskonis,
- chefs,
- dessert,
- pastry
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: LAVO
This gastropub offers the kind of lavishness we’d expect from Sin City, with an over-the-top take on molecular gastronomy.
09.26.08
- Keywords
- max jacobson,
- first taste,
- las vegas,
- molecular gastronomy,
- ludo lefebvre
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Sofra Bakery and Cafe
This warm and inviting Mediterranean restaurant is sure to attract regulars from the neighborhood and beyond.
09.25.08
- Keywords
- charles kelsey,
- first taste,
- mediterranean,
- ana sortun,
- maura kilpatrick
chefs + restaurants
Eight Great Recession Busters in Cleveland
Cleveland is in the midst of a foodie boom; here are a few of the best affordable dining options.
09.25.08
- Keywords
- anne trubek,
- eight great,
- midwest,
- restaurant notes
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: The Giaconda Dining Room
Paul Merrony’s honest bistro cooking is a welcome change from London’s prolific tourist-trap restaurants.
09.24.08
- Keywords
- james cameron,
- first taste,
- paul merrony,
- london
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Gjelina
In the bohemians of Venice, California, sip wine and nibble thin-crusted pizzas and salads of nectarine, Burrata, and speck.
09.24.08
- Keywords
- kay sackler,
- first taste,
- los angeles,
- travis letts,
- pizza