Le Cirque Vet Pierre Schaedelin Leaves Martha Stewart for Benoit
Will this make the difference at Alain Ducasse's troubled bistro?
Posted 11/25/08 in Grub Street
Beef
Ducasse Fracas
Alain Ducasse thinks New Yorkers are like spoiled children.
Posted 11/24/08 in Grub Street
The Other Critics
Cuozzo Issues Gag Order to Restaurateurs Who Don’t Dig Their Reviews
Steve Cuozzo tries to shut up restaurateurs, such as Alain Ducasse and Alain Allegretti, who’ve been sniping back at critics.
Posted 11/18/08 in Grub Street
Beef
Alain Ducasse Blames American Ignorance, Journalists for Benoit’s Rocky Start
Adam Platt and others failed to educate us in the ways of French food.
Posted 08/27/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Is Adour Chef Tony Esnault Out?
That could be one reason the restaurant took an extended August vacation.
Posted 06/25/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Local Produce Not Always Carbon-Friendly; Scores East to File for Bankruptcy?
Plus: Alain Ducasse ditches France, Florent Morellet keeps a secret about what will replace his diner, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 06/16/08 in Grub Street
Foodievents
New York Wine & Food Festival Tickets Are Now on Sale
The four or five coolest events will likely sell out soon, so get moving.
Posted 06/02/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Tavern on the Green Pays Up; Pigfest Doesn't Run Out of Pig
Plus: Daniel Boulud and Alain Ducasse's first meeting, too much money is being spent on fast food, and more in our morning roundup of news and gossip.
Posted 05/16/08 in Grub Street
Ask a Waiter
Adour Wine Director Thomas Combescot Isn't Sweating the Computer
Thomas Combescot of Adour believes you're making all the right decisions about your wine. Even when you're not.
Posted 05/13/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Tickets Still Available for Taste of the Nation; Jean-Jacques Rachou Cooks Classics for Free at Benoit (But You Have to Pay for Them)
The Pioneer Inn space is to become the Brooklyn Ice House and the Randolph might expand in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 05/13/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
More Meat-Plant Trouble; Marco Pierre White Can Live Without the Molecules
Plus: Gordon Ramsay speaks French, Arianna Huffington longs for food in Venice, and more in our morning roundup of food news and gossip.
Posted 05/06/08 in Grub Street
VideoFeed
Overheard: Bistro Benoit
What did the early customers at Benoit think of Ducasse's new bistro? We asked them.
Posted 05/05/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Danny Meyer in Harlem; El Morocco in Washington Heights
Danny Meyer might open a café in Harlem, what Grant Achatz did when he was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and a new incarnation of the legendary El Morocco.
Posted 05/01/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Details Bubble Up About New York Wine & Food Festival
Not everyone is behind the New York version of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, occurring October 9–12 (you’ll recall local restaurateurs had mixed reactions), but Eater brings news of events that may get more people behind it.
Posted 05/01/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
De Niro to Open Nobu Hotel; Start Stockpiling Food Today
Robert De Niro will put an outpost of the Japanese restaurant in his financial-district hotel, 'Law and Order: SVU' featured a locavore villain this week, and consumers are starting to stockpile food again.
Posted 04/25/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
The Real Housewives Successfully Stretch Their Fifteen Minutes Into at Least Twenty
They were sniping at a viewing party for the show's reunion special earlier this week. That, and all the rest of the city's best gossip in our daily roundup.
Posted 04/25/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Ducasse Dines at Brasserie Cognac; Don't Eat Too Many Soft-shell Crabs
Alain Ducasse was seen dining at his competitor's restaurant, pecorino is free this weekend, and beware the mercury levels in soft-shell crabs.
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