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Single Serving is Never Enough

07.21.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

Breaking News! Padma Lakshmi will be starring in a half hour comedy, rumoured to be called Single Serving, where she will play someone working in the food industry. The show is being produced by NBC, and although I had no idea, Padma’s acting “chops” extend to Star Trek Enterprise (really?), Glitter (ouch), and some other [...]
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unlikely questions at the intersection of art and salami

07.19.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

What happens when art turns out to be edible? The NYT explores this tongue-in-cheek dilemma.

“And suddenly there rolled out onto my hotel room floor this salami,” he said. “And I was a bit thrown because I hadn’t been expecting to see a salami. And I picked it up and said, ‘Well, it looks pretty [...]
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The Rising Star of Butchery

07.14.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

According the NYT, young butchers are the new culinary stars. Dangerous, sexy, meat obsessed. They use twitter and they live fast. Hamburger steak? No problem. And it might all be because of Bill Buford, who’s adventures in the Italian countryside with a larger than life, dante-quoting butcher, are described in his engrossing book heat.
“Dario might [...]
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Foie Gras At Fuel Draws Protest

07.12.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

Always a touchy issue, I happened across a group of young people, many with faces hidden, protesting against Foie Gras outside Fuel Restuarant on 4th (one of my absolute favorites), in full view of their open kitchen and long-faced sous chefs. The diners at Maenam next door were particularly affected, with their big open windows. [...]
Celebrity Chefs, Word on the street

40+8 Hours with Chef Todd

07.06.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

Starting at noon on Friday July 17th, Chef Todd of 12B Fame will break his own record by cooking 48 hours straight. Hosted in the grace gallery, the event also features work by local film makers, to be enjoyed over your 3 course meal and a glass of paired wine. And it only costs $20 [...]
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Maenam eats Gastropod

07.02.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment | By Jonathan

I recently stopped to gape through the window of Gastropod, only to realize with shock and horror that it was no more. I went into immediate mourning for their seaweed wrapped and lightly tempuraed salmon served with wasabe creme fresh (I will never be the same). And then I turned to mother internet, who told [...]
Celebrity Chefs, Word on the street

Forged in the Fires of Hell: Araxi’s new Head Chef

06.29.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

It has been announced that the grand prize in the sixth season of Hell’s Kitchen, the Ramsay- screaming vehicle, is a head chef position at Whistler’s well-regarded Araxi Restaurant. “It is an amazing prize,” said Ramsay. “One of the best prizes we’ve ever had.”
I must admit, I am a Ramsay fan. And I loved the [...]
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Berlin’s Hidden Restaurants

06.17.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

One of the most popular posts on foodandtell.com is the post on Vancouver’s hidden restaurant, 12B. Since then I have seen this phenomenon covered on CNN, and most recently on the New York Times, which details the hidden restaurant trend in Berlin, and Berlin’s “Shy Chef.” There is something romantic and exciting about a restaurant [...]
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late night dining with lunarama

06.15.09 | Permalink | Comment? | By Jonathan

If you are up late partying, studying, or are simply nocturnal, it can be a pain to find an open restaurant. Lunarama aims to solve this problem with a list of late-night venues by city. Cool idea, not-so-great implementation. The site is stylish but simple, the listings very partial, and when I emailed a correction [...]
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Burger (and Padma) Worship

06.09.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments | By Jonathan

Padma, goddess of the food network, author of cook books and ex-wife of Salman Rushdie, brings a whole new energy to the hamburger in this extremely provocative spot, or as Gawker called it, in this “Sordid Bacon Cheeseburger Sex Tape.” It’s not for the faint at heart and I may never look at a burger, [...]