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| | | | | | Momofuku Ko 163 First Ave. (at 10th St.) 212-475-7899 Forget about Mario Batali’s prosciutto bianco, Wylie Dufresnes’ horseradish foam or even Chicago chef Grant Achatz’s flash-frozen wagyu beef. I had it, the most coveted reservation in the current American culinary world: a seat at Momofuku Ko. ... Read More | | | | | | Momofuku Ko’s online reservation site debuted at 10:00 a.m. yesterday. It crashed at 10:02.All day long at Eater.com, breathless editors chronicled the site’s ups and downs—mostly downs (here, here, here, here). It took about five hours for the first week to sell out, though it would have taken only... Read More | | | | | | Every week, we take our turn with Lady Luck on the BruniBetting odds as posted by Eater. Just for kicks, we track Eater’s bet too, and see who is better at guessing what the unpredictable Bruni will do. We track our sins with an imaginary $1 bet every week.The Line: Tomorrow, Frank Bruni delivers hi... Read More | | | | | | Or, 'Hi, My Name Is David and I'll Be Your Waiter Tonight' When a Wall Street Journal reporter detailed her experience at Momofuku Ko and questioned her overall experience there, I thought it was an exercise in needless complaining. But then, on the eve of Frank Bruni's review, I started thinking a... Read More | | | | | | Worried about not getting into Momofuku Ko, the newest food temple in David Chang’s empire, this week? Don’t be. It’s already too late. Yes, opening week reservations are booked. And the gates that guard the interiors are shut tight. But here’s what you need to know about… GETTING IN. You won’t see ... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina via Eater]David Chang’s latest restaurant, Momofuku Ko, is all set to open on March 12. Always attuned to his own self-promotion, Chang chose a Wednesday, so that Florence Fabricant can announce the opening in that day’s Times food section.Dinner service for Friends & Family began this ... Read More | | | | | | By now, there have been many, many posts written about Momofuku Ko, ranging the gamut from utter elation (over the food) to utter frustration (over the maddening reservation system) to utter snarkiness (over possible ko-nniving). As I caught bits and pieces of the madness, and listened to the laments of friends unable to gain a reservation, I shrugged my shoulders and wrote the whole thing off as... Read More | | | | | | With the launch of lunch service, David Chang?s Ko has just gotten a smidgen more accessible. Read More | | | | | | EAST VILLAGE—Dave Chang's Momofuku Ko, the object of food world fascination ever since it was a mere figment of Governor Chang's imagination is currently on track to open to the public on 3/12. Be warned now, however: the resy system here, at 163 First Avenue, is going to make getting into Per Se l... Read More | | | | | | Even Ko's crackling didn't make her giddy.Photo: Courtesy of the Wandering Eater Has any restaurant ever been more perfect for microscopic documentation than Momofuku Ko? The combination of exclusivity, originality, and general modness there is irresistible bait to food bloggers. The Wandering Eate... Read More | | | |
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