December 2008 - Posts

• The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2008

  The top new restaurants reviewed by Frank Bruni last year. Read More... Posted Dec 31 2008, 10:23 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, New York City, Manhattan (NYC)

• Letter: Unimpressed

  To the Editor:. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 05:26 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Critic’s Notebook: Same Table Next Year? Not So Fast

  This was probably the best year for new restaurants in this city since 2004, when New York welcomed two four-star restaurants in one month. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 05:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, New York City, Manhattan (NYC), Bruni, Frank

• Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: Flatiron Bistro Is Friendly, if Limited

  Almond, a sibling to the restaurants Almond and Almoncello in the Hamptons, has limited ambitions and prices keyed to a drooping economy. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 05:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, Flatiron District (NYC)

• $25 and Under: In Bay Ridge, Newcomers Bear Treats

  Fifth Avenue, which runs through the heart of Bay Ridge, is the place to witness — and taste — the changes seen recently in the neighborhood. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 05:01 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Brooklyn (NYC), Tanoreen, Grand Sichuan

• How Caramel Developed a Taste for Salt

  In 2008, salt caramel became one of those rare flavors that works its way from an elite culinary obsession to the American mass market. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Food, Desserts, Salt, Obama, Barack, Caramel

• Letters: The Presidential Palate

  To the Editor:. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:56 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine

• Food Stuff: In Sips of Tequila, Flavors of Jalapeño and Tropical Fruit

  In a new line of flavored tequila, Tanteo, the flavors are subtler. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:51 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Fruit, Tequila

• Food Stuff: A Place for Cupcakes in the East Village

  At Butter Lane, frosting samples in various flavors and styles are set out for customers to taste. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:50 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bakeries and Baked Products, East Village (NYC), Cupcakes

• Food Stuff: A Rooftop View of 2009 (Loungewear Included)

  The customers of the bar simply named 230 Fifth Avenue have more than their cocktails to keep them warm. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Bars, Cocktails, New Year

• Dining Briefs | Recently Opened: New Pizzeria in Williamsburg Shows Promise

  Motorino, which opened in October in Williamsburg, is worth rooting for. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, Williamsburg (NYC), Pizza Pies

• Resolution: Dine Well Without Breaking the Budget

  Here are some of the best inexpensive places reviewed in the Dining section this year. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Reviews, Restaurants, New York City, Economic Conditions and Trends

• Sherry Is Ready to Come to Dinner

  With Spain’s food and wine more popular than ever in this country, the spotlight is moving toward finer sherries. Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:06 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Spain

• Whether True or False, a Real Stretch

  Diamond Jim Brady is famous for eating enormous amounts of food, but could his culinary feats have been exaggerated? Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 04:04 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Books and Literature, History, Brady, James Buchanan

• The Complete Cook | Onion Goggles

  The latest in eyewear by YSL? Read More... Posted Dec 30 2008, 03:07 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine