March 2012 - Posts

• Ahmass Fakahany, From Merrill Lynch to Restaurants

  After a lucrative career at Merrill Lynch, Ahmass Fakahany is bringing a Wall Street sensibility to running restaurants. And so far, it has worked. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2012, 12:45 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Chefs, Cannon, Chris, White, Michael, Marea (NYC Restaurant), Altamarea Group, Goldman Sachs Group Inc|GS|NYSE, Citigroup Inc|C|NYSE, Ai Fiori (NYC Restaurant), Morgan Stanley|MS|NYSE, Osteria Morini (NYC Restaurant), Fakahany, Ahmass, Merrill Lynch & Co, Executives and Management (Theory), Banking and Financial Institutions, Bank of America Corporation|BAC|NYSE

• In Manhattan Pizza War, Price of Slice Keeps Dropping

  In Midtown Manhattan, rival businesses have been cutting prices so low that the only people who seem to be profiting are their customers. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2012, 01:20 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: pizza, Midtown Area (NYC), Avenue of the Americas (NYC)

• Westchester Dining: Trout Is on More Menus With Ingenious Preparations

  Chefs praise trout, whose fishing season opens April 1, because it’s affordable and lends itself to many artistic preparations. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 07:27 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Westchester County (NY), Lincoln Logs Limited|LLOG|OTCBB

• Connecticut Dining | Branford: A Review of G-Zen, in Branford

  The menu at G-Zen, which has the feel of an upscale spiritual retreat center, is entirely vegan, with lots of gluten-free dishes. But the restaurant also aims to appeal to a nonvegan audience. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 07:05 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Branford (Conn), G-Zen (Branford, Connecticut, Restaurant)

• New Jersey Dining | Jersey City: A Review of Azúcar, in Jersey City

  Azúcar is owned by a Cuban native who won the Food Network’s “Throwdown! With Bobby Flay” with his Cuban sandwich last year. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 06:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Jersey City (NJ), Azucar (Jersey City, New Jersey, Restaurant)

• Neighborhood Joint | Forest Hills: At King David Kosher Restaurant, Bukharian Jews Find Room to Celebrate

  There are many reasons a Bukharian Jew might throw a lavish party at the King David Kosher Restaurant: bar mitzvahs, circumcisions and, “for the very religious,” a boy’s first haircut. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 06:51 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Restaurants, Jews and Judaism, Forest Hills (NYC), King David Kosher Restaurant (Queens, New York, Restaurant), Dancing

• A Good Appetite: Short Ribs Replace Brisket for Passover

  Short ribs are a welcome addition to the Passover table, and can stand in for brisket in your grandmother’s time-honored recipe. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 06:32 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Meat, Passover

• Diner’s Journal: For Passover, Something Old or Something New?

  What dishes should join the short ribs and charoset at the Passover seder? Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 06:28 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Passover, home cooking

• Recipe: Vermouth-Braised Short Ribs — Recipe

  A recipe for vermouth-braised short ribs with spring herbs and honeyed shallots. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 06:12 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Recipes, Cooking and Cookbooks, beef

• Long Island | Dining Mineola: A Review of Brasa Rodizio Restaurant, in Mineola

  Brasa Rodizio bills itself as a rodizio — an all-you-can-eat style of restaurant where meats are carved tableside — and a churrasqueira, a place serving meats and fish grilled over wood briquettes on an open flame. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 06:07 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Brasa Rodizio (Mineola , New York, Restaurant), Mineola (NY)

• Diner’s Journal Blog: The Bologna Is on Bass

  A music video by the Canadian band Zeus features puppet versions of the musicians fashioned out of deli meat. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 04:51 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Music

• Diner’s Journal Blog: After Bill's Gay Nineties Closes, a Fight Over Its Antiques

  The owner of a recently closed Prohibition-era bar in Midtown Manhattan is battling in court with the landlord. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 04:49 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Bars, Drinking, Bill's Gay Nineties, Midtown Manahttan

• Diner’s Journal Blog: A Little Lamb, a Lot of Vegetables

  What to serve with your Parmesan-crusted chops. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 03:35 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking and Cookbooks, Lamb, Cooking, Main Course, Dinner, Italian, home cooking, City Kitchen

• 30 Second Wine Advisor: Rare and well-done

  The ultra-limited-production, hand-made Loire Valley wines of Puzelat-Bonhomme are rare indeed, and indisputably well-done. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 02:14 PM by WineLoversPage.com

• Diner’s Journal Blog: At NoMad, Bottle Service Goes D.I.Y.

  The NoMad hotel and restaurant in Manhattan offers bar carts that allow guests to mix their own cocktails. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2012, 12:30 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Bars, Drinking, NoMad Hotel, NoMad restaurant, Madison Square Park, bottle servicet