Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, Per Se Rate 3 Michelin Stars

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’s Nick Fox reports, “Michelin has just announced its third annual New York City restaurant ratings. Jean Georges, Le Bernardin and Per Se remained the city’s only restaurants with three Michelin stars. (Alain Ducasse at the Essex House was among them the first year, before it closed.) Gordon Ramsay [...]

Mag Lauds Queen’s Hideaway, Telepan, Savoy’s Hoffman

Gourmet magazine’s October 2007 issue features a guide to “America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants.” gourmet.com:
RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS: 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT; Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA; Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN; Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC; Eve, Alexandria, VA; La Provence, Lacombe, LA; Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC; Pacific’O and I’o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Tree House [...]

Morrone & Sons Closes; Luger Loses Star

IN THE NEWS: AM New York reports the recent closing of Morrone & Sons bakery, on East 116th Street in East Harlem since 1956. amny.com … The New York Times’ Frank Bruni knocks off a star, from three stars (excellent) to two (very good), in reviewing the venerable and influential Peter Luger Steak House (178 [...]

Posting Calorie Content Law Off, For Now

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’ Alan Feuer reports that a federal judge has struck down a proposed city health regulation that would have required more than 2,000 restaurants around New York — including chain restaurants such as McDonald’s — to post the calorie content of their dishes on their menus. The [...]

Grayz, Ilili, Tailor Top September Openings

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times’ Frank Bruni awards two stars in reviewing the new Japanese restaurant Soto from much-lauded transplanted Atlanta chef Sotohiro Kosugi (357 Sixth Ave., West Village, 212-414-3088), while Peter Meehan considers Go! Go! Curry (273 W. 38th St., 212-730-5555). … The Times also offers a roundup of upcoming restaurant openings [...]

Momofuku Noodle Bar to Move, Expand

IN THE NEWS: New York magazine’s Fall Preview edition rounds up fall restaurant openings, in particular haute wine bars, and also tries to make sense of the latest shuffling of chef David Chang’s Momofuku empire, including next month’s move of Momofuku Noodle Bar to a bigger space a couple of storefronts up the block. nymag.com [...]

Peter Luger Wins ‘Bon Appetit’ Top Steak

Brooklyn’s Peter Luger Steak House and New Orleans’ Willie Mae’s Scotch House were among the winners in Bon Appetit magazine’s recent Food Network special. Winning restaurants were selected from each of three semifinalists for the best versions of six quintessential American classics: pizza, steak, tacos, hamburgers, fried chicken, and ribs. The winners were announced on [...]

Longtime Greek Diner Gardenia Closing

IN THE NEWS: The New York Times‘ Anthony Ramirez reports on the closing in a few weeks of the circa-1977 Greek diner Gardenia, where an attention-seeking fan once lifted a French fry off Joe DiMaggio’s plate and where, at the counter, the “Lonely Guys Club” regularly convened between wives. … Critic Frank Bruni awards three [...]

‘Bon Appetit’ Cites DiFara Pizza, Peter Luger

Bon Appetit magazine’s September 2007 Restaurant issue features three finalists in a list of quintessential versions of six American classics: pizza, steak, tacos, hamburgers, fried chicken, and ribs. Winner will be announced on the Food Network on Aug. 18 (Good Eats with Alton Brown, 6 and 10 pm CDT). The finalists:
PIZZA: Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix; DiFara [...]

Rib Eye Makes Debut at Peter Luger

IN THE NEWS: New York magazine’s Grub Street reports, “Peter Luger’s menu has changed about as much as Stonehenge: You can get a porterhouse steak, lamb chops, hash browns, and tomato-and-onion salad. Technically, there’s salmon on the menu and maybe a few other sides, and they did add bacon, but the genius of the place [...]