No, you may not stick your hand in there.Photo: Melisssa Hom
11/ 9/07
Dévi's Hemant Mathur Keeps It Real With His Tandoor
How to Master the World of Airport Dining
It was the Gobbler’s duty, recently, to spend a sizable amount of time foraging for sustenance in the city’s major airports. We sipped yogurt smoothies at Newark International, sampled withered, entombed-looking pretzel dogs at La Guardia, nibbled hideously large Cinnabons in the company of dazed-looking Nigerian travelers at JFK. Did this grim journey lead to an expanded, almost Yoda-like knowledge on how to survive in this culinary wilderness? Absolutely! Thus, here are the Gobbler’s commandments for dining in airports:
Tables Available at Pera; Centro Vinoteca and the Red Cat Nearly Booked
Lovescool's Bakery Open in Gramercy; Pupu Platters From the Fifties in Queens
Astoria: Chickenhead is playing at the beer garden this Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight. [Joey in Astoria]
Clinton Hill: J & J Cafe on Fulton near Waverly is already closed, but don't hold your breath for the next newcomer. With all the construction in the area “there's little use opening anything in that space…it's almost completely invisible.” [Clinton Hill Blog]
Fresh Meadows: Old-school Chinese-American restaurant Kim Yum has been serving Pupu Platters and strong drinks since the fifties. [Gothamist]
Gramercy: Dessert blogger and Golden Scoop award winner Kelli Bernard has opened her bakery and tea house at 171 Third Avenue between 16th and 17th streets. [NewYorkology]
Harlem: Harlem Tea Room tries to pull a fast one: “This may not be a sticking point if you haven’t grown up with scones, but they are not biscuits. They just aren’t. Biscuits are lovely things, but you cannot claim to sell homemade scones and serve biscuits.” [Uptown Flavor]
West Village: Gusto chef Amanda Freitag puts oodles of autumn into her recipe for free-form pumpkin ravioli with apple-cider reduction. [Restaurant Girl]
Chefs Aren't Giving One Another Any Holiday Compliments
Photo: iStockphoto
Adam Shepard, Lunetta: "I suppose this would be a good place to talk about someone I admire, but I don’t think I would hire anybody. You cook Thanksgiving dinner yourself."Andy D'Amico, Nice Matin and Mizza: "You want me to out somebody? I can’t do that."
David Shea, Applewood: "Myself."
To be fair, not all the chefs had a turkey-superiority complex. John Schaefer of Irving Mill would give the honors to his father-in-law, and if Park Avenue Autumn's Alex Kaketsu had to pick someone, he'd opt for Pierre Gagnaire. But your father-in-law or a Parisian legend aren't really local competition, either.
Thankful Thoughts [Metromix NY]
Zeppelin Hits a Snag, Won't Open Till Later Next Year
Better change that opening date.Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Related: Employees Only to Land a Zeppelin on 9th Street, and Eventually, Macao?
First Look: Midtown's Mega Pop Burger Readies for Opening
A hamburger today… or three weeks from now, anyway.Melissa Hom
Park Slope's New Prospect Cafe Shutters?
When a borscht hall falls in the East Village, Chowhound-addled gourmands make all kinds of sound. Yet when Park Slope's long-standing New Prospect Cafe went dark earlier this week, the normally vocal locals barely made a peep. The cozy, eclectic place opened in 1985, bringing a thoughtful menu to a nabe where, at that time, "seasonal American fare" pretty much meant an ice cream truck in the summertime. "It had a super-duper sincere, handwritten-menu homey-ness that I loved," says Death by Chick Lit author Lynn Harris Adelson, a Sloper since 1994. "They were like Park Slope's Moosewood, only with meat."
We've yet to make contact with management to get the whole story, but the founding owners have moved on to slinging their orange-glazed snapper and fennel tomato fondue in Rockland County, and the restaurant's phone has been mysteriously disconnected. Know more? Is this indeed the death of a neighborhood institution? Intel is welcome in the comments below. —Alec Appelbaum
Katz's Assures You They're Safe; Boulud on Buying Local
Katz's Deli denies selling out to developers and claims it would take “like $50 million” for them to sacrifice the historic deli. [Villager]
Related: Mother of Mercy! Is This the End of Katz’s?
Daniel Boulud reveals his tips for stocking a global pantry, noting that buying locally is all relative: “You drive from Vermont or you fly from California, in less than 24 hours you get it.” [The Canadian Press]
Sort out the growing food-truck scene with this list of the trendsetters including Taco Truck, Dessert Truck from a former Le Cirque pastry chef, and Wafels & Dinges Truck serving "Soft and Chewy waffles or a Light and Crispy covered in powdered sugar, Nutella, strawberries, whipped cream, or maple syrup." God bless the Belgian Ministry for Culinary Affairs. [Gridskipper]
Related: Taco Wars: Rockers Open New Front in Williamsburg
Need Your Fix of Johnny Iuzzini News? You're in Luck!
It's Z-man's happening, and it freaks us out!
John Mayer's Diet Comes With a Side of Irony
What's he eating? Can we get a closer look?Photo: Getty Images
Americans are celebrity obsessed, and that obsession shows no signs of stopping … I’ve decided to make the most personal facet of my life public. My meals.
11/ 8/07
Zac Young's Chocolate Cookie Dress Is Red-Carpet Ready
Bet you'd like a bite!Photo: Melissa Hom
And how will those cookies hold together under such conditions? »
A Quartet of High-End Bar Treats at Grayz
"This is my signature dish that I brought over from Cafe Gray, and it needs to be just right." »
On His Birthday, We Look Forward to Gordo's Next Year
Gord's Gold: better luck in the next 40?Photo: Getty
Tables Available at 5 Ninth and Rainbow Room; River Café Nearly Booked
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