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| | | For well over a decade the Vietnamese restaurant, Rain, was a fixture on the Upper West Side. Earlier this year the itinerant chef Michael “Bao” Huynh entered into a "committed" partnership with Rain owners Main Street Restaurant Group (Calle Ocho, BLT Prime) and undertook a project to c... Read More | | | | | | Getting the low down on Il Mulino on the Foods of NY Greenwich Village / SoHo tour.Very few people, only 35 in fact, are lucky enough to get to tag along with Calvin Trillin each year for his fabled food tour through Greenwich Village, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. Fortunately, there's an ... Read More | | | | | | We stopped in to the new Shake Shack yesterday afternoon to try out the goods and we regret to report that they still has a few kinks to work out. Sure, we know they've only been open a week, but the problems are noteworthy and easily fixable so we've decided to share them here. First, the good n... Read More | | | | | | For well over a decade the Vietnamese restaurant, Rain, was a fixture on the Upper West Side. Earlier this year the itinerant chef Michael “Bao” Huynh entered into a "committed" partnership with Rain owners Main Street Restaurant Group (Calle Ocho, BLT Prime) and undertook a project to c... Read More | | | | | | The James Beard Foundation has long been known as the host of each year's "Oscars of the food world," where top chefs and other food industry professionals are recognized by their peers for outstanding work. In addition to the awards the JBF also has a strong educational mission that is su... Read More | | | | | | // This Week on Savory Cities // The slew of new restaurant openings continues this week with a number of notable offshoots coming on the scene. We'll be checking out the new Shake Shack location as soon as we can get on up to the UWS. In the mean time we've been enjoying the fine burgers and wa... Read More | | | | | | For the past two Monday evenings, Chris and I have had reason to be on the UES at dinnertime and on both occasions, decided to eat at JG Melon. The last time I grabbed a bite at Melon's I was high school and only really remembered it as a hamburger joint that I never felt entirely comfortable i... Read More | | | | | | This week Shake Shack opened its second location--a first for any Union Square Hospitality Group restaurant--across from the Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side. The former Jacques-Imo's space was taken over by Danny Meyer and Co. earlier this year and given the full "urban vers... Read More | | | | | | Just this past week Michelin released its 2009 Bay Area restaurant guide and, as usual, Bibendum was majorly stingy with the coveted two and three star ratings. Once again The French Laundry scored the lone three star accolade and a mere five restaurants were bestowed with the 2-star "worth a d... Read More | | | | | | // This Week on Savory Cities // We stopped in to the new sushi-bar inspired Italian mozzarella emporium Obika this past week to try out the goods. Our advice: give it some time. The habit of staying close to home when it comes to searching out brunch can be overpowering. Next weekend it may be... Read More | | | |
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