[Kat Bryant] CHARITY —Last night, Alice Waters, PDT’s Jim Meehan, and Paul Grieco joined a group of hosts and donors to throw a fundraiser dinner for Edible Schoolyard, raising $120,000 for the evening.
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EaterWire: Breakfast Announcements from Buttermilk Channel, Salume
Feast gets word that the soon to open Standard Rooftop bar has now been dubbed Le Bain (French for the bath), and in a twist, will be programmed by Andre Saraiva , the Paris based artist and nightlife impresario. There have been rumors floating around for months that Standard owner Andre Balazs was hoping to get Saraiva and his international party posse involved in the operations of the Boom Boom Room and the rest of the top floor party areas. It seems that once Andre S.
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Nightlife: Standard Rooftop Goes Andre x Andre With Le Bain
Welcome back to Haus Call , where Eater periodically checks in with BaoHaus and Xiao Ye chef/owner Eddie Huang to see what he’s up to these days. With the opening of his newest restaurant Xiao Ye looming, Eddie Huang took some time last week to make some tweaks at his first restaurant, BaoHaus
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Haus Call : Eddie Huang Talks Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Jeezy/Yeezy
La Quercia, an Iowa producer, now makes applewood smoked bacon; Murray’s new chicken bacon is minimally smoked and salted.
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Food Stuff: Applewood-Smoked Bacon and Chicken Bacon Go to Market
On the agenda: a class on how to make red velvet cupcakes; Gay Pride Weekend; celebrating the full moon; and a cheese-eating competition.
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Events: A Tribute to Florent and a Jell-O Mold Design Competition
It’s 5 PM, which means we’re about to send out the daily Eater New York Email Newsletter . Filled with all the latest news on chef shuffles, food trends, openings, closings, mulligans, and SLA meetings, it’s delivered free to your inbox every afternoon. And sometimes, this puppy offers bonus content and prizes.
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Housekeeping: Get All Your Eater at Once with our Free Email Newsletter
As an accompaniment to his article on dining ethics in this month’s GQ , Alan Richman penned a hilarious list of the “10 Commandments of Ethical Eating,” now online. Included is this nugget: “Transform your front lawn into a garden
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Eat No Evil: As an accompaniment to his…
The review is up: Sam Sifton follows the line and gives Annisa two stars . More interestingly, he calls Anita Lo an OG : “Ms. Lo, an original gangster in this regard, remains one of the better ones.” [NYT]
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[ Thrillist ] Earlier this month, Todd English unveiled his glorified food court in the basement of the Plaza Hotel. Modeled after European-style food halls like London’s Harrods, English’s Food Hall is housed in the subterranean space that used to house the hotel’s laundry operations, and features eight stations serving upscale fare ranging from pizza to dumplings to oysters and sushi
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Good News/Bad News: Midtown Mostly Embraces Todd English’s Plaza Food Hall
Charlotte NC’s International airport (CLT) is fast becoming a fan favorite for passengers in Central Virginia. US Airways will be adding a 7th daily flight (and 5th regional jet) during the summer from CHO to CLT and for good reason. With 632 daily departures and non-stop service to
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By Lizzie During my last trip to NYC , I discovered this cool new service called Airbnb that helps you find accommodation in some of the most glamorous cities around the world.
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Airbnb Helps You Crash in a Room or Couch Anywhere Around The Globe
Word on the street is Sam Sifton will file his review this week on Anita Lo’s revamped Annisa . Now the place just today received a whopping four stars from Jay Cheshes and earned three from Platty earlier this month
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Not that New York restaurant critic Adam Platt could be that anonymous anyway—he’s a hulking giant of a man—but for those who are interested, here he is. In Niagara Falls.
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To Catch a Critic: Here is a Picture of Critic Adam Platt at Niagara Falls
For the next two weeks, National Geographic Traveler columnist Christopher Elliott will be trekking through the Los Angeles area with his family in search of the real Southern California . This is his first dispatch
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The Real Southern California: Olives, Marshmallows and Mega-malls
The US has a lot of great low-cost carriers. Between Southwest’s “Bags Fly Free” convenience, JetBlue’s occasional $10 fares, and Virgin America’s in-flight entertainment, US travelers have quite a few options when it comes to flying for less
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Sleep tight: Low-cost AirAsia X offers flatbed seats
Little details are known at the moment—calls to the restaurant and inquiries to the owners have gone nowhere as of yet—but Charles is closed for renovations. Who knows
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Renovation Report: Something Afoot at Once Exclusive West Villager, Charles
…with apologies to Crosby, Stills and Nash …this is being written on the train from Casablanca to Marrakech. I’m on the way to a meeting with my ACI regional director colleagues in Marrakech hosted by Ali Tounsi, my colleague who serves as Regional Secretary for ACI-Africa
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Aboard the Marrakech Express . . .
Looks like La Mar Cebicheria , a Peruvian-based chain of ceviche parlours with one well reviewed location in San Francisco, will be opening up shop in New York next year. The restaurant group has secured a space on 27th and Madison with a spring 2011 opening planned. For more on what to what to expect from this Latin American import, check out Eater SF’s coverage of the west coast location.
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Expansions: Looks like La Mar Cebicheria, a…
Welcome to Eater’s column, Decanted, in which WineChap’s Talia Baiocchi guides us through the treacherous world of New York wine lists. Today: Franny’s . From the now legendary bivalve pizza to the rotating roster of pastas, house-cured meats, and veggie-centric starters, Franny’s has not only gained a 4-year allegiance from everyone within a 10-block radius, but it’s also inspired pilgrimages from as far away as Manhattan Island (even Tribeca!).
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Decanted: Franny’s Reveals Italy’s Nether Regions
Over at Eater National, Joshua David Stein has an excellent interview with Alain Ducasse . Do click over to hear the chef ruminate on the projects that didn’t work in New York, the rise of the Food Network, and the challenges of opening up so many restaurants all around the world.
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Eaterrogations: Over at Eater National, Joshua David…