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First Taste: Momofuku Ko

Halfway through dinner at the new Momofuku Ko it hits you: You will never eat dinner here again. “No phone. No favorites. No exceptions,” vows David Chang.
03.04.08
chefs + restaurants

First Taste: Adour Alain Ducasse

No matter how you look at it, Adour is not what you expect. If you’re anticipating a replay of Alain Ducasse’s last New York venture, this old-fashioned menu is a surprise....
02.12.08
chefs + restaurants

The Gourmet Q + A: Marcus Samuelsson

Gourmet Editor in Chief Ruth Reichl visited Marcus Samuelsson at Merkato for a first taste, and spoke to him about the challenge of introducing an entire new palate to American diners....
02.08.08
chefs + restaurants

First Taste: Chop Suey

Nobody is going to go to Chop Suey for the food. But in a city woefully short on spectacle restaurants, everyone will want to go to Chop Suey for the view.
02.07.08
recipes

Apricot Pie

February 2008
food + cooking

Belafonte and Bay Scallops

What’s the proper etiquette when a celebrity’s standing next to you in the fish market? When Harry Belafonte asks for half a pound of sea scallops, is it okay to protest?...
01.28.08
chefs + restaurants

Highs and Lows down South

Local pheasant served with rutabaga puree, shredded kale and pickled peaches was so delicious I was loath to leave the table.
01.17.08
chefs + restaurants

First Taste: Bastide

Bastide's meal was unfolding like a delicious dream. An oyster shooter—the essence of the sea—followed by a ceviche of bay scallops, laid out on the plate like an opening orchid.
12.05.07
chefs + restaurants

First Taste: TABLE fifty-two

(CHICAGO) - I’ve eaten a lot of terrific food in the past few days in Chicago. But the one thing I find myself dreaming about are those heart-stoppingly delicious biscuits at Table Fifty-Two.
10.15.07
food + cooking

European Delights

It’s grouse season in London—and mushroom season in Paris. For people lamenting the creeping international sameness of restaurants, this is good news.
09.11.07
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