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Slated to Impress: Cheese Boards from Brooklyn Slate Company
Apr 22, 2011 | (0) Comments
On her way to a fashion career, Kristy Hadeka was sidetracked by her family's slate quarry in upstate New York. Her grandfather started the quarry in 1946, and her father and brothers run it today....
Grant Achatz's Next Opens in "Paris, 1906"
Apr 14, 2011 | (0) Comments
The official opening date of Grant Achatz's new Chicago restaurant, Next, was April 6, 2011--just last week. But once you step inside, it's 1906, and you're in Paris. Not because of the decor--there are no...
Reliably Old School: Jacob Bromwell
Apr 5, 2011 | (0) Comments
In an age when businesses live or die by the next new thing, it's refreshing to see a manufacturer that has thrived by making the same stuff the same way for almost 200 years. When...
As Locavore As It Gets: Grow Mushrooms in Your Kitchen
Mar 30, 2011 | (0) Comments
Locavore has been the new culinary black for a while now. We're all paying more attention to where our food comes from and wanting to eat locally as much as possible. Many home cooks wistfully...
BODUM Goes Back to the Future with the FYRKAT Cone Grill
Mar 25, 2011 | (0) Comments
With spring finally here, can official grilling season be far behind? This year's hottest new grill may well be a visitor from another time. Created by the same folks who made French press coffee pots...
Gabrielle Hamilton: Her Unlikely Path to the Kitchen Becomes a Best Seller
Mar 16, 2011 | (0) Comments
As we celebrate Women's History Month this week, Gabrielle Hamilton is a natural choice. Chef/owner of the popular New York City restaurant Prune, Hamilton has quite a fascinating personal history. She grew up in a...
Heart Wine Bar Serves Serious Wine, But Not Seriously
Mar 10, 2011 | (0) Comments
For some of us, wine bars and wine tastings conjure up images of sniffing, swishing, spitting, and pontificating. Not so at Heart Wine Bar. Run by 25-year-old restaurateur Jeff Segal, the lively Mission District space...
What Happens When: One Space, Nine Restaurants, Nine Months
Mar 1, 2011 | (0) Comments
What happens when a Michelin-starred chef wants to get a little more creative? A temporary restaurant called What Happens When, appropriately enough. New York chef John Fraser's Upper West Side restaurant Dovetail has earned a...
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