January 2008

Timothy Taylor unloads on restaurant and food trends in an extremely well-written and fun rant. For me, the money quote: “Ban foam except that found on beer and cappuccino. It is clear that block of sponge that tastes like corn chowder is innovative. It is not clear in which way it is better than the [...]

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Good Bruni backgrounder piece on the various Blue Ribbon properties in NYC. I thought this was especially good: Here’s another interesting fact about the Blue Ribbon brood: the Bromberg brothers — Eric, 45, and Bruce, 41 — have apparently never hired a cook who immediately and directly took charge of a Blue Ribbon kitchen. They [...]

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