| |  | La Grenouille | | | “The Gallic gamut, plus gracious service, plush surroundings, and legendary floral arrangements.” —nymag | | Cuisine: French |
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| | | | | | La Grenouille is the grandest and the oldest of the city’s few remaining classic French restaurants. It’s not an every-day restaurant (at least, not for most people), but for that rare special occasion, I’m glad it’s there. My girlfriend and I paid a visit last week with my mom, on her 70th birthda... Read More | | | | | | Freshly cut Hydrangeas at La Grenouille. Altho... Read More | | | | | | There was always a familiar celebrity face seated at one of the red lipstick banquettes in front that created a buzz. Wasn’t that Jackie O? And, hey look, there’s Miss Imelda Marcos sporting a brand new pair of Manolos! Then there was Capote: He preferred sitting at the first table on the left, acco... Read More | | | | | | Vanity Fair offers a sweet little slideshow of ephemera from the historic French standard-bearer La Grenouille. It includes the opening announcement, a menu from 1966, paparazzi shots of celebs including Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, and a thank you note from Robert Wagner. [VF] Read More | | | | | | This morning Eater points us to Vanity Fair's "web exclusive" coverage of 45 years at La Grenouille (watch the Savory video). There is a short blurb about the restaurant and 15 photos showing old menus and yesterdays celebs coming and going from the establishment. VF has it right when t... Read More | | | | | | It’s after 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Gourmet French cuisine.Balthazar ... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York Josh "Mister Cutlets" Ozersky casts himself in the role of "Gastrodamus" on the new blog The Feedbag: Classic, old-school French “ocean liner” food will officially cease to be obsolete and instead become quasi-ironic, or at least Manhattan g... Read More | | | | | | Martha rocks her Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 at a party for Last Supper.Melissa HomJohn Mayer’s short-lived career as a food blogger was clearly a joke, but Martha Stewart seems pretty for real about her blog. Among posts that begin with “Yesterday happened to be donkey-washing day at the farm,” there a... Read More | | | | | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Destinations for gourmet French cuisine... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Yesterday, Astor Center packed in a slew of caterers, sous-chefs, stay-at-home-moms, PhD students and investment bankers anxiously awaiting their Top Chef audition at the show's open casting call. Chefs from notable restaurants including Daniel ... Read More | | | |
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