Central Michel Richard on Mag’s Hot List

The June issue of Bon Appetit magazine epicurious.com/bonappetit lists 10 restaurants as “summer’s hotspots,” new foodie destinations around the country. Prices range from $10 pizzas at Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles to the $54 and $67 prix fixe menus at Bijoux in Dallas. Here’s the full list:
Momofuku Ssam Bar, 207 Second Ave., New York CityCentral [...]

Former Zin Chef Pops Up at Drugstore

IN THE NEWS: The Pitch’s Charles Ferruzza reviews Lill’s on 17th (815 West 17th Street) and reports, “Jeff Scott, the 28-year-old former executive chef at the now-defunct Zin, has turned up in Smithville, Missouri, of all places, as the sous-chef for a stylish little restaurant called Drugstore. Less than a month old, the 66-seat bistro [...]

Lumiere Chef-Owner Partners on Achilles

IN THE NEWS: The Globe’s Sheryl Julian blogs that Lumiere chef-owner Michael Leviton is partnering in a second spot with Michael Krupp and Shaka Ramsey, owners of a Fort Point Channel retail and restaurant spot called Achilles. … The Globe awards three stars in its review of Flat Iron Tapas Bar & Lounge (107 Merrimac [...]

Chandler Set for New Benihana

IN THE NEWS: Benihana official say the company has Benihana teppanyaki restaurants under development in Chandler, Ariz., Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; and Dulles, Va., the South Florida Business Journal reports. … Star Buffet Inc. is on the move with the acquisition and opening of new restaurants in Texas, Idaho and Oklahoma, bringing its total lineup to [...]

Palace Cafe Chef Wins Best of Show

IN THE NEWS: Gambit’s Ian McNulty reviews Café Amelie (912 Royal St) and reports, “More than 75 local restaurants took part in the grand tasting events at the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (www.nowfe.com) over Memorial Day weekend and a few took home awards for the creations they served to guests. Palace Cafe’s (605 [...]

Trois Makes ‘Bon Appetit’ Hot List

The June issue of Bon Appetit magazine epicurious.com/bonappetit lists 10 restaurants as “summer’s hotspots,” new foodie destinations around the country. Prices range from $10 pizzas at Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles to the $54 and $67 prix fixe menus at Bijoux in Dallas. Here’s the full list:
Momofuku Ssam Bar, 207 Second Ave., New York CityCentral [...]

Tambellini’s on 51 Closing Set For June 30

IN THE NEWS: Tambellini’s on 51, a local dining institution for more than 60 years, is set to be retired, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports. After buying the South Hills restaurant from Andrew Tambellini last July, Ed and Anna Dunlap will close the Route 51 landmark at the end of June. “We tried it for [...]

Westpark Village Tavern, Others Open

IN THE NEWS: The Plain-Dealer’s Bill Lubinger reports on: The former Bartley’s Tavern near Kamm’s Corners in Cleveland reopening June 8 as the Westpark Village Tavern Sports Bar & Grill; the opening of Steak on a Stone, the first of what could be multiple locations, in the former Kristofer’s spot in North Olmsted (30111 Lorain [...]

Food Service Giant Opens Wayzata Eatery

IN THE NEWS: The Star Tribune’s Rick Nelson reports, “A Minnetonka company that serves 34 million meals a year is finally getting into the restaurant business. Taher Inc., which has been specializing in providing food services to schools, senior citizen residential complexes and vending machines for 26 years, has opened Wayzata Eatery & Wine Bar [...]

Market Street Brewery Sold; McFadden’s Set

Reports the Nashville Post’s nashvillepost.com Richard Lawson, “Market Street Brewery & Pub, one of the early businesses in Second Avenue’s revival, has been sold to a restaurant and bar chain spreading from the Northeast. New York-based East Coast Saloons bought the pub, and as of (June 6), Market Street is under new management, making new [...]