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As of this posting, The Feast will take a brief pause for technical upgrades. The long promise of a site that is not labeled "Beta" will be realized and very soon you'll be re-directed to www.thefeast.com...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Cascabel-Kicks-Off-Mezcal-Mondays-107586233.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:24 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/181*120/Cascabel.jpg
Starting next week through December 6, Upper East Side taqueria Cascabel will run Mezcal Mondays to promote the smokey Mexican spirit. A $35 three-course menu served between 6:30 and 8 P.M. includes drinks.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/David-Barton-Gets-RAW-With-Organic-Avenue-107553303.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:22 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/Organic+Avenue1.jpg
Juice fast king and health food store Organic Avenue opened a vegan cafe called RAW at DavidBartonGym in Astor Place earlier this month. Beyond liquids, solid edibles range from Kale Dulse salad to "Blueberry...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Celebrate-Southern-Cooking--107558999.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:26 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/185*120/texasflag.jpg
This week, Zagat Buzz reported that Marfa, the Southern-influenced tribute to Texas, just closed. Luckily, the city is filled with restaurants that show respect to that ultimate regional comfort food.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Hot-Milk-Meets-Chocolate-on-a-Stick-107542028.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:24 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*232/Popbar+Hot+Chocolate+on+Stick.jpg
Popbar in the West Village, (whose chocolate-dipped gelato on a stick topped The Feast's most popular stories for weeks summer) recently introduced "hot chocolate on a stick." Liquid on a stick, we thought...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Chang-Bloomfield-Host-Free-Levi-Workshops-107528003.html Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:28:14 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/April+Bloomfield1.jpg
The Levi's Photo Workshop opened up at 18 Wooster Street last month as part of the denim company's pop-up exhibition series, and a series of food-themed programming kicks off this weekend with an Edible...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Airplane-Food-Has-Always-Been-Awful-Taking-an-1889-Approach-to-Cooking-107519793.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:35:10 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/Airplane_Cockpit_Generic.jpg
For your extended attention span at lunch: A look at the awful history of airplane food and examining a 19th Century cookbook.

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"I find it very odd when I hear about those cooks who say they prepare food at home. Perhaps they don't do that much at their own restaurants."
In discussing small pleasures, Spain's famous Ferran Adria takes a dig at over-extended chefs.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Momofuku-Expands-to-Australia--107476853.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:21 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*137/david+chang1.jpg
In his first international play, chef David Chang will open an outpost of his Momofuku Empire in Sydney, Australia. The yet-to-be-named expansion will be housed in Star City, a shiny new $860 million hotel...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Rachael-Rays-Late-Night-Bacon-Turns-Into-Meme-107484279.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:17:24 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/042110+rachael+ray+p1.jpg
We get that no-frills meals are Rachael Ray's shtick. But do we really need Food Network stars telling us how to microwave bacon? According to the comments flooding the Food Network website for Ray's Late Night...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Brooklyns-Artisanal-Soda-Makers-107467703.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:22 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/brooklyn+soda.jpg
Jean-Georges' ABC Kitchen is just one of many restaurants slinging fresh sodas. Find a handful, of course, in the artisanal food borough: Brooklyn Farmacy in Cobble Hill focuses on the original chocolate soda...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Open-Letter-to-Pumpkin-Flavored-Things-107472053.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:55:10 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/doughnut+plant+pumpkin.jpg
"Dear Pumpkin-Flavored Seasonal Treats, So you're back. You just come waltzing into town like nothing has happened, like nothing has changed. Don't look at me like that. You're the one who left for a year with no explanation, no warning. "
Online literary journal McSweeney's publishes a timely open letter by Ilana Abby Plen.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/John-Dory-Opens-Today-Harold-Dieterle-Reveals-Thai-Secrets-107401543.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:18 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/180*120/dieterle.jpg
Food news while you caffeinate. Plus, what's on the menu for later.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Colicchio-and-Bastianich-Play-Rockstars.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:17 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/180*120/Tom+Colicchio1.jpg
Tom Colicchio is known to surprise guests at various events with impromptu musical performances, but rarely are such appearances planned. All that changes on November 23 at Del Posto, when, for a mere $250 a...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Lunch-and-a-Shine-at-The-Hurricane-Club-107314984.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:22:08 -0500
File this one under quirky deal tip of the day: To celebrate the launch of its lunch menu, The Hurricane Club will offer lunchers free shoe shines starting on Monday and running through the end of December.

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Wendy's announces today that it is introducing a new French fry that's made from Russet potatoes with the skin left on. When Wendy's, home of the square burger patty, fancifies its fry offerings, it's fairly...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Coffee-Cocktails-Take-Off-107284253.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:25:23 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/180*120/coffee+cocktails.jpg
"[H]e traced a beverage frontier that is bound to get more attention over the next few years, as cocktail worship and coffee fetishism inevitably overlap."
Frank Bruni explores coffee cocktail culture at The Randolph on Broome Street.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Sara-Jenkins-Rejoices-in-Family-Olive-Oil.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:15 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/180*120/porsena_oliveoil.jpg
While Porchetta chef-owner Sara Jenkins waits for a beer and wine license to hopefully open Porsena in the East Village by the end of the month, a recent delivery is lifting her spirits: A drum of her family's...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/A-Veteran-Remembers-the-Food-of-Vietnam-Views-on-the-Past-Present-and-Future-of-Southern-Food-107265723.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:12:28 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/huckleberry+fried+chicken.jpg
For your extended attention span at lunch: A Vietnam veteran writes about his food related memories from Vietnam and various key players in the history of Southern food speak about its future.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Ai-Fiori-Opens-to-the-Public-This-Month-107256753.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:32:32 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/218*120/ai+fiori.jpg
Michael White's controversial all-star staffed Ai Fiori is currently serving hotel guests at the Setai Fifth Avenue, but the Altamarea group just announced plans to bring Riviera-themed Italian to the public...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Martha-Stewart-Brings-Housewarming-and-Gore-to-The-Colbert-Report-107234123.html Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:58:34 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/206*120/stewart+colbert+thanksgiving.jpg
Last night, domestic goddess Martha Stewart dropped by The Colbert Report to get schooled on the art of holiday housewarming from host Stephen Colbert. In addition to Colbert's questionable recipes such as...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Brit-Chefs-Campaign-for-Less-Meat-Hunts-Point-Produce-Market-Airs-Ads-107223553.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:59:27 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/SBFarmersMarket_vegetables.jpg
Food news while you caffeinate. Plus, what's on the menu for later.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Costumes-Beer-and-German-Beats-at-Loreley-Williamsburg.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:45 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/188*120/lorleywilliamsburg.jpg
Tomorrow night, Loreley Williamsburg will hold its eighth annual Elfter-Elfter party, which celebrates the kickoff of German carnival season every on November 11 at 11:11 A.M..

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Today, Times critic Sam Sifton files a zero-star review on Lavo, the clubby Upper East Side restaurant. Putting aside the question of whether the place deserves attention from a food critic, Lavo reminds us...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Thanksgiving-Dinner-From-Dovetail-to-Prime-Meats.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:13 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/186*120/Screen+shot+2010-07-22+at+4.54.56+PM.png
Thanksgiving recipes are great and all, but since this is New York, there are plenty of chefs doing the work for those dining out. Here are some of the best.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Ryan-Sutton-Goes-on-a-Truffle-Bender-107060998.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:39:23 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/trufflepalooza.jpg
"At Colicchio, the slivers curled at the edges and turned black as if they’d been broiled on a Pizza Hut sausage- lover’s pie. Truffles and high heat should not mix."
Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton samples a variety of truffle dishes around town, including a disappointing truffle pizza at Colicchio & Sons.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/A-Humorous-Take-on-Large-Scale-Recalls-Interviewing-Chocolate-Genius-Oriol-Balaguer--107047198.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:54:06 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/205*120/AP100625021876.jpg
For your extended attention span at lunch: The New Yorker files a humorous column poking fun at corporate recalls and a few minutes with former elBulli pastry whiz Oriol Balaguer.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Russell-Crowe-Keeps-His-Cool-at-The-Oak-Room-107044813.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:22:09 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/russelCROWE.jpg
Russell Crowe kept his famously short temper in check at the Plaza Hotel's Oak Room last night. The storied lobby bar (which now holds raucous Day & Night brunch parties) hosted the afterparty for Crowe's...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Make-Torrisis-Turkey-at-Home-107033224.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:42 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/167*120/torrisi.jpg
While it's true that Torrisi Italian Specialties is selling cooked turkey breasts through November 23, the New York Times publishes a recipe today for those willing to cook one at home.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Cuozzo-Falls-for-Morinis-Bouncer-107033908.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:41 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/163*120/bouncer.jpg
The Post's Steve Cuozzo wonders why Osteria Morini, the Lion, (and we'll add Minetta) keep bouncers by their doors. “You’d be surprised,”Morini's one-named Tirado explains. “A lot of kids come in with Mommy and...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Marilyn-Monroes-Stuffing-Yearly-Food-Subscribtions-as-Gifts-107031303.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:05:29 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*176/marilyn_monroe_birthday_cake_3.jpg
Food news while you caffeinate. Plus, what's on the menu for later.

]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9c72a086ea3fef4532f4caf49e83251a&p=4 9c72a086ea3fef4532f4caf49e83251a ]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:05:29 -0500 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Per-Se-Cuts-Reservations-to-the-Month-107001808.html Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:11:21 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/206*120/042209+Per+Se+Oysters+and+Pearls.jpg
Starting November 13, Thomas Keller's jewel of the Time Warner Center, Per Se, will take reservations only one month in advance, as opposed to the previous two like West Coast sibling The French Laundry.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Demand-Good-Restaurant-Coffee.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:38 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/183*120/EMP_siphon.jpg
It's no secret that New Yorkers are quickly developing a taste for designer coffee and Grub Street's recent discovery of two high-end convenience stores serving up Stumptown signals that the trend rages on.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Jon-Snyder-Takes-Il-Laboratorio-Del-Gelato-to-the-Next-Level-106982893.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:19 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/jonsnyderthumb_640x480.jpg
Jon Snyder's tiny, cultishly-loved Orchard Street gelato spot Il Laboratorio del Gelato settled into shiny new digs on Ludlow this morning. The Feast stopped by to chat with Snyder about the new space, why he...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Fryer-Down-at-Shake-Shack-Madison-Sq-Park-106982878.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:39 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*186/shake+shack+madison.JPG
A late luncher reports this scene to The Feast: "I'm at shake shack and the fryer is broken people are mad!!!!" It's nice enough out, we say use that saved room for a concrete.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Filmmakers-Soccer-Fans-and-Nicaragua-Obsessives-Converge-at-Aldea.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:23 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/180*120/Aldea+Class+Photo+Group+Shot.jpg
David Bouley protégé George Mendes opened Aldea to fascinated reviews in the spring of 2009. The food is high-end, the space minimalist, but the food soulful. For his part, Mendes describes this style as...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Why-Creamy-Food-Tastes-So-Good-Waxing-Nostalgic-About-Colonel-Sanders-106969703.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:03:33 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/colonel+sanders+look-a-like.jpg
For your extended attention span at lunch: The science behind why we love ice cream (and other creamy foods) and a writer remembers Colonel Sanders.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Frisee-Salad-Gets-a-Makeover-at-The-Harrison--106966353.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:38 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/201*120/harrisonfrisee2.jpg
In this week's New Releases, Jimmy Bradley's Tribeca restaurant The Harrison introduces a new twist on a classic: The frisée salad. "We make a homemade bacon with duck instead of pork, that's what really makes...

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The National marks chef Geoffrey Zakarian's second collaboration with starchitect David Rockwell (who also designed the now-closed Town). Zakarian describes Rockwell as a "theater director's dream."...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Bill-and-Hillary-Clinton-Cant-Decide-on-Dinner-What-Men-Chefs-Eat-on-Thanksgiving-106952969.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:51:44 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/072810clintons04.jpg
Food news while you caffeinate. Plus, what's on the menu for later.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Robert-Downey-Jr-is-Mr-Peanut-106922588.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:27:05 -0500 Mr. Peanut's Facebook]]> http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*244/mr+peanut.jpg
A miracle this holiday season thanks to a lot of money spent by Kraft, which owns Planters nuts. Mr. Peanut now speaks! With the voice of actor and 'Iron Man' Robert Downey Jr.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Explore-Rice-Grain-by-Grain--106917273.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:36 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/164*120/ricedish1.jpg
Today, The Atlantic warns against the proliferation of "wild rice imposters," and claims that most of what's sold in stores and cooked in restaurants is actually an "odd, cultivated cousin" of the real thing.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Geoffrey-Zakarians-30-Year-History-With-Midtown-.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:27:26 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/zakarianthumb_640x480.jpg
Last week, Geoffrey Zakarian—chef, restaurateur, and judge on the TV show Chopped— opened The National at The Benjamin hotel. The all-day American cafe designed by David Rockwell is his second Midtown...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Il-Laboratorio-Del-Gelato-Opens-Tomorrow--106909118.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:55:43 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/198*120/il+laboratorio+del+gelato.jpg
No gelato for you today. After yesterday's soft opening preview, Jon Snyder tells The Feast that his new Il Laboratorio Del Gelato flagship and factory won't officially open until tomorrow.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Barbara-Fairchilds-Dessert-Forecast-106901803.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:23:20 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*160/Barbara+Fairchild.jpg
In the course of writing a 700-page dessert cookbook, Barbara Fairchild has learned a thing or two about sweets (including how to eat them in moderation). The Feast Chicago caught up with the exiting Bon...

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For your extended attention span at lunch: Pastry Chef MIchael Laiskonis of Le Bernardin in New York shares his tips on how to travel smarter, cataloguing the alumni of elBulli, and New York gets excited about...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Adam-Platt-Awards-Brooklyn-Fare-Three-Stars-106894288.html Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:23:30 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/163*120/Screen+shot+2010-11-08+at+12.02.52+PM.png
"My meal lacked the theatrical grandeur of the great omakase dinner at Masa, say, or the unexpected, off-kilter spin that makes David Chang’s Momofuku Ko or Daniel Humm’s newly retooled Eleven Madison Park such consistently interesting places to eat."
Adam Platt deems Brooklyn Fare worth the detour, but finds something missing (a forthcoming liquor licensee will help).

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Chefs-Break-for-Veggies-106889069.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:32:55 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*157/adour+cookpot.jpg
New York magazine introduces a new term this week: Vegivore. "Simply put, the once-meat-obsessed populace is realizing that vegetables actually taste good," explain Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Pasta-Primer.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:06:09 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/agnolotti+del+plin+delposto.jpg
New York has always been a good Italian town, but these are heady times for its pasta makers.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/feast/Ardesias-Female-Kitchen--106862578.html Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:22:25 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*134/ardesia.jpg
Food news while you caffeinate. Plus, what's on the menu for later.

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