chefs + restaurants
Taillevent After Vrinat
The legendary Parisian restaurant lost its owner and guiding light this year. What has become of the place?
08.12.08
- Keywords
- colman andrews,
- restaurant notes,
- paris,
- jean-claude vrinat
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Le Gaigne
Mickael Gaignon cooks with amazing precision, but his signature is a passion for the finest produce.
08.11.08
- Keywords
- alexander lobrano,
- first taste,
- paris,
- mickael gaignon,
- pierre gagnaire
chefs + restaurants
More of Ruth Reichl’s Paris Restaurant Finds
Last spring I spent a week trying to find out how well I could eat (and sleep) in Paris for very little money. The answer is: Very well indeed.
08.11.08
- Keywords
- ruth reichl,
- chefs,
- paris,
- french,
- seafood
chefs + restaurants
Fine Dining at the Farmers Market
Farm-to-table restaurants face stiff competition from the very market where they get their produce.
08.08.08
- Keywords
- david tamarkin,
- restaurant notes,
- produce,
- chicago,
- farm-to-table
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Holeman & Finch
Linton Hopkins has built a menu that is resolutely American, but he’s not of the Freedom Fry School of cookery.
08.06.08
- Keywords
- john t. edge,
- first taste,
- southern u.s.,
- atlanta,
- linton hopkins
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Estragon
Estragon brings tapas and a convivial bustle to a newly-developed corner of the trendy South End neighborhood.
08.04.08
- Keywords
- charles kelsey,
- first taste,
- boston,
- tapas,
- spanish
chefs + restaurants
Eight Great Mexican Breakfasts in Denver
There's no wakeup call like the bracing spice and rib-sticking sustenance of a Mexican breakfast. Denver has some of the best in the country.
08.04.08
- Keywords
- tucker shaw,
- eight great,
- denver,
- mexican,
- restaurant notes
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: McKiernan Luncheonette Bar a Vins
McKiernan’s represents Quebec’s bipolar food culture, deftly straddling the tension between high and low.
07.29.08
- Keywords
- adam gollner,
- first taste,
- fred morin,
- montreal
chefs + restaurants
My Quest to Build the Perfect Burger
What McDonald’s and Burger King taught this chef about America’s quintessential sandwich.
07.28.08
- Keywords
- chefs,
- eric ripert,
- hamburger,
- meat
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: La Veranda
Gordon Ramsay’s stylish restaurant in Versailles has impeccable food, but the service is royally exasperating.
07.17.08
- Keywords
- alexander lobrano,
- first taste,
- gordon ramsay,
- france,
- hotels