June 2011 - Posts

• Hey, Mr. Critic: What’s Crunchy, Sweet and Used to Quack?

  The digital mailman brought questions from an aunt, an art lover and a devoted granddaughter, all looking for places to eat well in Manhattan. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 02:57 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Manhattan (NYC)

• Diner's Journal: Ready to Fry? First, Choose Your Fat

  When making fried foods, the oil is as important as the batter or breading. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 01:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Olive Oil, Oils and Fats, lard, Cooking, home cooking, fried food, frying, canola oil, fat, oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, avocado oil, peppermint patties

• Diner's Journal: Brewing Beer With Dancing Strawberries

  Making a batch of Dogfish Head strawberry beer, told in cinemagraph images: pictures with movement. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 12:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Beer, Strawberries, gluten free, Beer and Ale, Dogfish Head

• Bordeaux 2010: Chateau Haut-Brion releases, Forts de Latour breaks ranks

  Chateau Latour has broken ranks with the other first growths by releasing its second wine at a much higher price than its peers. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 11:31 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Diner's Journal: Remembering Larry Bogdanow, A Restaurant Designer with a Craftsman's Aesthetic

  The architect who created the interiors of Union Square, City Hall and other restaurants has died. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 10:41 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Design, Union Square Cafe, Architecture, City Hall, telepan, Savoy, Bogdanow, Larry, Larry Bogdanow, David Rockwell, William Grimes

• Prince Albert of Monaco chooses Provencal wine for wedding

  Monaco's Prince Albert II has chosen wine from a 15ha organic vineyard in Provence to celebrate his marriage to his South African fiancee Charlene Wittstock. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 05:38 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Op-Ed Contributor: Fire Up the Grill, Not the Atmosphere

  A Fourth of July menu big on taste and small on carbon emissions. Read More... Posted Jun 30 2011, 12:23 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Environment, Global Warming, Air Pollution, Grilling (Cooking), Independence Day (US) (July 4), Carbon Dioxide

• Larry Bogdanow, 64, Dies; Crafted Cozy Restaurants

  Mr. Bogdanow was best known for his design work on dozens of elegant, casual restaurant interiors, including Union Square Cafe, Savoy and the Cub Room. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2011, 09:28 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Manhattan (NYC), Deaths (Obituaries), Daniel (NYC Restaurant), Union Square Cafe, Architecture, Cub Room, Bogdanow, Larry, Wild Blue

• Mark Bittman: Tough Week for Meatless Monday

  No question, the Fourth of July holiday is challenging for anyone wanting to avoid meat. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2011, 02:46 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Food, Meat, Proteins, Independence Day (US) (July 4), diet, Mark Bittman, Fourth of July, meatless mondays, protein

• Near Dock, Tastes of Home for Filipino Cruise Ship Workers

  Some crew members flock to a makeshift food stand in Red Hook serving pork blood stew and other delicacies from the Philippines. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2011, 01:50 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Red Hook (NYC), Philippines, Cruises

• Diner's Journal: What If a Food Truck Can't Park?

  What are the implications of the New York Police Department's rush to banish food trucks from metered parking spaces? Read More... Posted Jun 29 2011, 10:37 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Midtown Area (NYC), Police Department (NYC), Parking Meters

• Bordeaux 2010: Lafite, La Mission release, Beausejour Duffau more than doubles

  Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released at the same price as its peers â€" and as far as price is concerned, La Mission Haut Brion is now a first growth. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2011, 07:26 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• New Zealand's Marisco goes into China

  New Zealand's Marisco Vineyards has signed a distribution deal with a major Chinese company. Read More... Posted Jun 29 2011, 03:49 AM by Wine News | Decanter

• Feed Me: A Play Date With Champagne and Burgers

  Rita Jammet, formerly of the restaurant La Caravelle, is out to prove that her Champagne goes well with more things than people think. Read More... Posted Jun 28 2011, 07:28 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Champagne (Wine), Hamburgers

• Recipes for Burgers

  Spanning the entire burger spectrum, recipes for beef, turkey, veggie and other patties for the summer grill. Read More... Posted Jun 28 2011, 07:27 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: des