http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off Food and Wine Editors' Blog en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:03:01 -0500 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:56:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/8/Cos-Pizza-and-Movie-Nights I remember sitting down with bread genius Jim Lahey the very first week his cult NYC pizza place, Co., opened, and having him tell me that he dreamed of projecting movies on the big, blank back wall of the restaurant. The fantasy finally becomes a re... Events Restaurants News Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:56:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/8/Cos-Pizza-and-Movie-Nights Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/5/Ottos-New-LateNight-Menu Since I always want more late night food choices, I was happy to read Grub Street's report last week that Otto Enoteca in Manhattan was launching a new late-night menu. Served from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., it’s a good deal: For $33 you get a ... Restaurants Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:12:58 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/5/Ottos-New-LateNight-Menu Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/3/Sledding-to-Dinner-in-Austria After six epic days in the Austrian Alps, I must admit that the highlight involved a sled, not a snowboard. In St. Anton am Arlberg, children and adults alike partake in rodeling (what we know as sledding in the States). One brilliant restaurateur (a... Travel Restaurants Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:13:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/2/3/Sledding-to-Dinner-in-Austria Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/29/Yoga--Food As Julia Moskin reports in this week’s New York Times Dining section, many yoga traditionalists are not pleased with all the eating and drinking now happening at yoga studios around the country. While austerity is at the core of many traditiona... Cooking Chefs Style Recipes Restaurants News Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:18:47 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/29/Yoga--Food Alessandra Bulow http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/28/The-Black-Truffle-Beignet-at-Eleven-Madison-Park It’s been a good week for me and black truffles. First I got to attend the three-course AC/BT (Andrew Carmellini/Black Truffle) dinner at NYC's Locanda Verde. There Carmellini (an F&W Best New Chef 2000) added truffles to everything fro... Restaurants Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:40:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/28/The-Black-Truffle-Beignet-at-Eleven-Madison-Park Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/27/Eat-Here-Not-There Because I’m so inspired by the Eat This, Not That series, and because I’ve recently found myself in frustrating situations at restaurants that made me feel that, really, I should have gone to that other place on the next block, I’ve... Restaurants Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:55:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/27/Eat-Here-Not-There Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/27/Shirako-Cod-Milt-Season The morning after a recent menu tasting at Brooklyn, New York’s Zenkichi restaurant, I woke up with a belly full of shirako cod milt (a.k.a. cod sperm) and no regrets. Available only in winter months, shirako is considered a delicacy in Japan a... Menus Restaurants News Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:46:01 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/27/Shirako-Cod-Milt-Season Alessandra Bulow http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/26/ACBT-Locanda-Verdes-Black-Truffle-Dinner Let’s count the reasons why it was awesome to go to the black truffle dinner at Locanda Verde in downtown Manhattan last night (a.k.a. AC/BT, AC for chef Andrew Carmellini). 1) Carmellini's three-course dinner was just $50. 2) It featured b... Restaurants Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:23:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/26/ACBT-Locanda-Verdes-Black-Truffle-Dinner Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/20/Sneak-Peek-JeanGeorges-Vongerichtens-ABC-Kitchen In February, New York City will get Jean-Georges Vongerichten's take on farm-to-table cuisine at ABC Kitchen, a roughly 150-seat café inside ABC Carpet & Home that will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and fresh juices at a juice bar. V... [More] Chefs Farms Restaurants News Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:44:58 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/20/Sneak-Peek-JeanGeorges-Vongerichtens-ABC-Kitchen Emily Kaiser http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/20/Big-Star-in-Chicago When I vacationed in Chicago last weekend, my first stop was star chef Paul Kahan’s latest bar and taqueria, Big Star. The large rectangular bar that dominates the space holds two of Big Star’s three specialties: some 50-odd bourbons and ... Bars Chefs Travel Cocktails Restaurants Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:18:40 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/20/Big-Star-in-Chicago John J. Mantia http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/19/Cocktails-for-a-Cause  In NYC, the Surrey Hotel’s awesome new Bar Pleiades is hosting a spectacular pairing event tomorrow (Wednesday, January 20). Here are three great reasons to stop by:1)   Mixologist extraordinaire Cameron Bogue, formerly the bar ... Bars Chefs Cocktails Restaurants Events Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:40:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/19/Cocktails-for-a-Cause Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/15/Dovetails-Haute-Onion I’ve eaten some porktastic dishes already this year, including the heart-stopping pig’s trotter at the Breslin and Maialino’s excellent “malfatti al Maialino,” malfatti pasta topped with a suckling-pig ragù. But sur... Ingredients Chefs Restaurants News Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:08:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/15/Dovetails-Haute-Onion Jen Murphy http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/14/Torrisis-NYCs-New-Best-Deli Sure it was exciting when The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli stuck his head inside the door of Torrisi Italian Specialties, the excellent new 20-seat deli in NYC’s Little Italy. But even better was when FDNY Engine Company #6 parked their tr... Restaurants Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:39:18 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/14/Torrisis-NYCs-New-Best-Deli Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/13/Madonnas-Pasta-of-Choice-at-Marea First Thomas Keller called out Marea’s fusilli with baby octopus, bone marrow and tomato: He told Eater that the pasta at NYC's Central Park South restaurant was his “single best dish of 2009.”   Then, the other night, ther... Restaurants Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:44:00 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/13/Madonnas-Pasta-of-Choice-at-Marea Kate Krader http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/12/The-15-Chicken-Era Last week, New York magazine announced the end of the $100 steak (actually it was Tom Colicchio, explaining why Craftsteak is becoming Colicchio & Sons). Since then, I've been looking for a way to characterize the new era and came up with thi... Restaurants Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:21:36 -0500 http://172.31.0.190/blogs/mouthing-off/2010/1/12/The-15-Chicken-Era Kate Krader