June 2009 - Posts

• Turf War at the Hot Dog Cart

  A new wave of upscale food trucks, offering from everything from artisanal ice cream to vegan tacos, has sparked a street vendors’ food fight. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:33 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Vendors, Street

• Restaurants: Another Wedge From the Wheel

  Cheese animates and dominates Bar Artisanal, Terrance Brennan’s TriBeCa spinoff of Artisanal in Midtown — and helps give it what modest appeal it has. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:30 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City, Brennan, Terrance

• Canadian Chefs Serve Seal, With a Side of Controversy

  Restaurants in Canada that serve seal have been thrust into the spotlight now that the European Union has banned imports of Canadian seal products. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:29 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Cruelty to Animals, Seals

• Paris Journal: As a Meal Tax Shrinks, Restaurants Hope to Gain

  The tax on restaurant meals in France is finally dropping, but not many restaurant and cafe owners think the reduction will make a big difference to their businesses. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:16 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Paris (France), Le Squer, Christian

• Cocktails Dance on the Head of a Beer

  Bartenders are experimenting with crossover drinks that marry beers with spirits, mixers and even wines. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 05:59 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Beer, Bartenders, Cocktails

• The Perfect Burger and All Its Parts

  Interviews with 30 chefs provided dozens of burger-making lessons for the home cook that aren’t terribly difficult and don’t cost much money. And it all yielded the ideal burger. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 05:48 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat, Hamburgers, Grilling (Cooking), Pickles and Relishes, Chefs, David, Michael, DBGB (NYC Restaurant)

• Not So Slick, but Still Tasty

  The UnFancy Food Show, Brooklyn’s answer to the Fancy Food Show, offers delicacies from local food producers. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 04:57 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food

• In a Cold Economy, Fancy Food Is Hot

  Artisanal products were the talk of the annual Fancy Food Show, a trade show that ended June 30 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 04:57 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Trade Shows and Fairs

• Six Arrested on Permit-Fraud Charges

  The thriving black market in illegal New York City food vending permits took a blow on Tuesday when six people were arrested as a result of multiple sting operations. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 03:53 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Vendors, Street, Frauds and Swindling, Black Markets, Department of Investigation

• Dining Briefs | NEW PLACES: Now at the Delacorte: Danny Meyer

  When you’ve waited six hours to snag tickets, Public Fare, Danny Meyer’s new concession at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, can seem pretty great. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 03:38 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City, Meyer, Danny, Shakespeare in the Park, Central Park (NYC)

• Dining Briefs | Revisit: The Neighborhood Changed, But the Local Restaurant? Not So Much.

  Diner is shaggy, improvisatory and cheeky, much like Williamsburg — or at least, like Williamsburg when Diner opened there a decade ago. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 03:36 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Brooklyn (NYC)

• Findings: Calculating Consumer Happiness at Any Price

  Could it be that humans are not quite as gullible as advertised? Researchers can’t always sway diners with the lure of a bargain. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 11:26 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Psychology and Psychologists, Science and Technology

• New wine research centre opens in Bordeaux

  Bordeaux's new oenology university and research institute, Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin, Bordeaux Aquitaine (ISW), has finally opened. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:55 AM by Decanter News

• Internet not a suitable tool for wine sales, says Vinexpo CEO

  Vinexpo CEO Robert Beynat has dismissed the internet as a commercial tool for wine. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2009, 04:00 AM by Decanter News

• 30 Second Wine Advisor: Bottom-feeding Bordeaux

  Question for thrifty wine lovers: Can we find value in a niche where the critics and points-chasers focus on the three-figure bottles while much of the cheap stuff is plonk? Read More... Posted Jun 29 2009, 11:05 AM by WineLoversPage.com