Platt Finds Enthusiasm at Shang; Mussels Return to NY Menus
Plus: a new "Choking Victim" poster, chefs talk about the obesity tax, and more in this week's magazine.
Posted 01/21/09 in Grub Street
The Other Critics
Daniel Stays Perfect; Richman Loathes L’Artusi
Plus: Steve Cuozzo forgets Center Cut and Sietsema can't believe what he's paying at the John Dory, all in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 01/08/09 in Grub Street
Food Politics
Concoct Faux Foie Gras, Collect $10,000
PETA is offering chefs a $10,000 prize for vegetarian foie gras.
Posted 01/07/09 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Forge Forges On With New Name; Top Chef’s Leah Gets Promoted
Plus: big-money hot dogs, and Staten Island Restaurant Month, all in our morning news roundup.
Posted 12/11/08 in Grub Street
Crime Scenes
Was Dirt Candy’s Menu Box Vandalized by the ‘Vegetarian Mafia’?
Are vegetarians upset because chef Amanda Cohen called their restaurants horrible?
Posted 12/09/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Finish Your Food or Pay the Price at Hayashi Ya; Joe Biden Drops Into the Elephant
Plus: Garden Cafe is Zagat's best in Brooklyn, and the story behind Dirt Candy's name, all in our morning news roundup.
Posted 11/05/08 in Grub Street
Semantics
Reader Questions That Whole ‘Dirt Candy’ Thing
What's wrong with this sentence: "When you eat a vegetable you’re eating nothing more than dirt that’s been transformed by plenty of sunshine and rain into something that’s full of flavor."
Posted 10/29/08 in Grub Street
Openings
Dirt Candy Brings Sweet Veggie Dishes to the East Village
Chef Amanda Cohen' s "candy from the earth" theme doesn't sound so lame when you read the menu.
Posted 09/03/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
What We Learned From the ‘Times’ Fall Preview
Franklin Becker’s new project, who will cook in the old Dani, and more restaurant news for a packed autumn.
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