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The Future of Reviewing? Critic Files Live From Adour D.C. via TwitterGrub Street - Sep 11, 2008 Photo: istockphoto Thought Bruni’s “audio slideshow” was groundbreaking? Washingtonian critic Todd Kliman has to be the first critic to live-review his meal (at Adour, just opened in D.C.) via Twitter. Maybe he was … Also tagged: washingtonian, restaurant critics, todd kliman, other critics |
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Kidney Stones Won’t Come Between Lydia Hearst and Fashion WeekDaily Intel - Sep 11, 2008 Photo: Getty Images Jann Wenner's long-separated wife supposedly tried to get permission to clear beautiful native vegetation from their Hamptons estate to build a yurt to meditate in. Charlie Gibson, on a plane from … Also tagged: anne hathaway, gordon ramsay, lydia hearst, charles gibson, mickey dolenz, victoria beckham, mariah carey, daniel radcliffe, damon dash, gossipmonger, raffaello follieri, michael s, jacob arabo, jane wenner |
Grub Street - Sep 11, 2008
On the heels of Bruni’s pan, Vanity Fair’s Michael Wolff, famously MIA from the lunch scene at Michael’s, tells the Post, "If you have lunch a lot, Michael's is a good place to go because you're never tempted to eat …
Also tagged: vanity fair, michael wolff, michael s, a little bitter
Grub Street - Sep 10, 2008
As if Bruni’s restaurant reviews and his blog weren’t enough, the Times milks him for a podcastlike “audio slide show” in which he tells Dining editor Pete Wells why Michael's is empty at night: “Part of the reason …
Also tagged: michael s, pete wells, bruni s world
Grub Street - Sep 5, 2008
The mollusk has a surprisingly complex anatomy, Bruni discovered: "an 'incurrent siphon' and an 'excurrent siphon,' a heart and a foot, an intestine and an anus." As with pork and lamb, look for fried belly, like they …
Also tagged: clam belly, bruni s world
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The Foreseeable Future of Dining: Lunch Specials and Overbooked Tables?Grub Street - Sep 3, 2008 Photo: istockphoto Frank Bruni paints a portrait of the future of fine dining today, and the glass is half-empty or half-full depending on whether you’re a customer or a restaurateur. One thing’s for sure — if it’s a … Also tagged: economy, tipping, europeans, euros, recession, newsfeed, trestle on tenth, eleven madison park, happy hour specials |
Grub Street - Aug 21, 2008
• Food prices are expected to rise 5 to 6 percent this year, the largest increase since 1990. Look for costs to rise at that pace in 2009, too. [Reuters via NYP] • His bagel-flavored ice cream aside, do not call Wylie …
Also tagged: olympics, cookbooks, molecular gastronomy, boston market, grilling, food prices, waiter, vincent price, wylie dufresne, peking duck, mediavore, hydrox, big daddys diner
Grub Street - Aug 20, 2008
Having been tipped off first by a friend and then by “a popular blog,” Frank Bruni finds in Perbacco an avant-garde singularity worthy of two stars. That “popular blog” was onto something! [NYT] Related: Modern Italian …
Also tagged: james, robert sietsema, forge, the other critics, paul adams, ligaya mishan, ryan sutton, danyelle freeman, scarpetta, convivio, jay cheshes, kafana, perbacco, general greene, karczma
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Jean-Georges Basks Briefly in Soba GlowGrub Street - Aug 14, 2008 Jean-Georges: pleased as punch.Photo: Getty Images Jean-Georges takes a victory lap on his blog today, allowing himself a rare bit of celebration over Frank Bruni's three-star review of Matsugen in the Times. “More … Also tagged: tribeca, jean georges vongerichten, newsfeed, matsugen |
Grub Street - Aug 13, 2008
Frank Bruni admires Matsugen's austere, meticulous approach to Japanese food: “I was riveted by the way bitter, funky and briny notes in the dish jousted. And at the end of that same meal, I was riveted by the one-two …
Also tagged: james, robert sietsema, steve cuozzo, yerba buena, the other critics, paul adams, randall lane, one if by land, matsugen