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Pipe Dreams: A blogger dreams that the Domino...

Eater | 15 minutes ago

A blogger dreams that the Domino Sugar Factory could magically become a multi-venue nightclub. It's not just the size and flexibility that gets their heart racing, it's also the location "in Williamsburg but away from its annoying Bedford and North...


The John Dory 2.0: A few hours ago, we speculated...

Eater | 15 minutes ago

A few hours ago, we speculated that Ken Friedman was planning a pared down version of The John Dory for the Ace Hotel. Now Friedman confirms his plans, saying the planning is in the "prenatal" stage but that he wants...


Stunts: In Stunt to Promote Reusable Cups, 'Bucks Makes Cup Mosaic

Eater | 57 minutes ago

Click the image above to view the full photogallery.[Femia] Weird. Yesterday Starbucks employees formed giant coffee mosaics on the ground in Madison Square Park in preparation for a commercial. According to a crewmember, the spot is about a new campaign...


Nightlife: Uniformed Drunk Helps St. Patrick's Day Lives Up To Its Reputation

Eater | 1 hour 33 minutes ago

What makes St Patrick's Day one of the Five Worst Nights in New York? Maybe it's the increased odds of finding a man in uniform with no shoes passed out drunk on your stoop. A Brooklyn woman returned to her...


Rumormongering: Will The John Dory Make its Comeback Within the Ace Hotel?

Eater | 1 hour 53 minutes ago

For the last couple of months, rumors have circulated that Ken Friedman is working on a new space within the Ace Hotel. No, it's not the Tin Pan Alley themed basement bar. And no, it's not the now open...


Checking In: An Eater SF tipster has found...

Eater | 1 hour 53 minutes ago

An Eater SF tipster has found a benefit to Yelp's new Foursquare-like check in feature for restaurant owners: "If you have an iPhone, you could join Yelp, log in on your phone and see who in the dining room is...


Pulino's Stalking: Per @AndrewOKnowlton: "UES fake boobs &...

Eater | 2 hours 58 minutes ago

Per @AndrewOKnowlton: "UES fake boobs & bad staff shirts @ pulino's; cabbage, sable, pork rinds, shrimp pizza—all great. bowery & houston: not greatest NYC corner." [Twitter]


Pioneer Woman, the Movie

Food Section, The | 3 hours 4 minutes ago

Coming soon to a theater near you: a movie starring Reese Witherspoon as blogger and author Ree Drummond of The Pioneer Woman. Via Serious Eats.


Katie Lee: West Virginia in West Village

Super Chef | 3 hours 16 minutes ago

Watch Katie Lee as she adds garlic powder to her “famous burger” rather than real garlic — for its “subtle hint” (!). This is must-see video footage. Enjoy! Related article: TV Clone Wars: Katie Lee


Certified Open: Fatty 'Cue is Open to the Public and Worth the Two Year Wait

Eater | 3 hours 28 minutes ago

Acting on some twitter intel last night, a group of Eater operatives in the vicinity of The Gutter in Williamsburg headed on down to South 6th Street to confirm that yes Zak Pelaccio's Fatty 'Cue quietly opened to the...


Jose Andres on Success

Super Chef | 3 hours 52 minutes ago

No bad memories


Proposed Bluefin Tuna Ban Fails

Food Section, The | 3 hours 53 minutes ago

In secret vote, members of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted 72 to 43 against banning trade in bluefin tuna. Libya is blamed for cutting short debate on the ban.


March Madness: Dessert Edition

Food Section, The | 3 hours 53 minutes ago

Place your bets in the tournament of cake vs. pie. Who will make the final four?


Listage: Pat Kiernan's Top 5 Go-To's; Guide to Hangover Helping Spots

Eater | 3 hours 53 minutes ago

[Black Market Rolls up its Gates]· Guide to Hangover Helpers: Best Bloody Marys, Greasy Spoons [Citysearch]· More on the New Mexican Joint Coming from Owners of Lokal [NYP; previously]· Kenmare Furthering Name of Big Tim Sullivan...


Spring Tracking: Per @KatieLeeKitchen: "Great tasting dinner at...

Eater | 3 hours 53 minutes ago

Per @KatieLeeKitchen: "Great tasting dinner at Kenmare last night, no surprise, Joey Campanaro always gets it right! Loved my scallops w/ spinach & strawberries." [Twitter]


#RuthReichlWins: Reichl Lampoons Her Own Tweets on Bourdain's Radio Show

Eater | 3 hours 53 minutes ago

Every week in Tony Bourdain and Eric Ripert's radio show "Turn & Burn," the hosts lampoon Ruth Reichl's weirdly poetic tweets in a segment called the Tao of Ruth. Yesterday, Ruth herself called into the show to join in and...


Food Porn: The Feed gets some food porn...

Eater | 19 hours 30 minutes ago

The Feed gets some food porn shots at Joey Campanaro's new menu at Kenmare, which includes gravy meatball sliders, artichoke and hearts of palm salad, roast chicken, and gnocchi with shortrib ragout. The restaurant is scheduled to open next week....


EaterWire: Mary Ann's Seized, Reese Witherspoon in Food Blog Film

Eater | 19 hours 30 minutes ago

EAST VILLAGE— East Village Mexican stalwart Mary Ann's has been seized by the tax man. [FitR] RED HOOK— The previously mentioned Cathy Erway-Sixpoint Brewery rooftop garden will now include live chickens. [Feast] BLOG DEALS—Deadline learns that Ree Drummond's food blog,...


Spring Tracking: Per @kkrader: "awesome lunch at ma...

Eater | 20 hours ago

Per @kkrader: "awesome lunch at ma peche, w/michael schwartz of burger bash fame...at ma peche, michael schwartz approves of the burger. and special ribs rock. resto not open but staff training is full force." [Twitter]


Board Wrap: Getting What you Pay for at Free Food Stunt by Tabasco

Eater | 20 hours 31 minutes ago

· Tried the Free Tabasco Truck Food, Tasted Like a Hot Pocket [Yelp]· How to Get a Fatty to Lower His Cholesterol [SE]· The North Vietnamese Food You're Looking for Doesn't Exist in NY [CH]· Why Can't...


March Madness, Cont: There's the real NCAA tourney, the...

Eater | 20 hours 31 minutes ago

There's the real NCAA tourney, the Restaurant Madness bracket, and now, the all important Cake v. Pie Tournament. Each day Jezebel pits a pie against a pie, a cake against a cake until the winners from each side battle it...


Plywood Special: Bamboo Installation Now in Progress at LES Tiki Bar Painkiller

Eater | 20 hours 31 minutes ago

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [Jessica Lin] For the last month, the gate has been rolled down tight on the old East Side Company Bar/future tiki bar Painkiller space on 49 Essex. Last night, the beginnings...


DEALFEED: Jerry's Cafe

Eater | 21 hours 24 minutes ago

The Deal: Per ">The Feed, "Every Thursday and Friday from 5 to 7pm, Jerry’s Cafe serves unlimited Angus-beef sliders and cans of PBR for $20." When: Thurs & Fri, 5 - 7 PM; 212-608-1700.


Thursday Opening Report: Chipotle Union Square, Lan, 57 Napoli, More Certified Open

Eater | 21 hours 24 minutes ago

1) Harlem: Harlem Condo Life and Grub Street report that Ryan Skeen's upcoming restaurant 5 & Diamond is opening tonight or tomorrow. Status: Unknown, no answers to calls; 2072 Frederick Douglass Blvd., 646-684-4662. 2) East Village: The Lan space on...


DEALFEED: Bocca

Eater | 23 hours 3 minutes ago

The Deal: 50 percent off all bottles of wine. When: Sundays; 212-387-1200.


Retooling: Initial Crap Reviews Force Kyochon to Close for Retraining

Eater | 23 hours 3 minutes ago

Midtown Lunch reports that Kyochon, the $2 million Midtown flagship of the Korean fried chicken chain, is currently closed for retraining. Says their tipster: "they’re closed for the next two days to retrain all of the employees due to the...


Holy Jesus Ramps!: Per @SamSifton: "There are dudes with...

Eater | 23 hours 3 minutes ago

Per @SamSifton: "There are dudes with loafers, no socks, women in sunnies smiling at the budding trees. Cripes! Soon there'll be ramps on every menu in town!" And @Tom_Colicchio: "Its spring in NY bring on the ramps...@SamSifton 8 days and...


The Day After: The Aftermath at McSorley's, The St. Paddy's Day HQ

Eater | 23 hours 34 minutes ago

As much as it must disappoint EV Heave to report, East 7th St., the eye of the St. Patrick's Day storm, was not covered in puke this morning! Actually, the main activity going on in bars across town right...


Customers Only Loiter When You Need the Chairs

Restaurant Blog, The | 23 hours 52 minutes ago

Let's face it-when restaurants are empty, owners love lollygagging customers who sit at a table for hours, especially in the window. However, two days later when that restaurant is full, the same owner wants the same customer to leave after a reasonable amount of time.

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The NRN Foodservice Blog provides "The Scoop" about the foodservice industry, brought to you by Nation's Restaurant News.


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Eater is a New York City restaurant, bar and nightlife blog.


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Emeril's Notes From the Kitchen is chef Emeril Lagasse's guide to all things culinary.


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The Amateur Gourmet provides food insight from an amateur's viewpoint.