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Pour & Present: Wells Guthrie of Copain Wine Cellars at Per Se

Tomorrow evening Per Se kicks off its An American Table at Per Se dinner series with special guest Wells Guthrie of Sonoma County's Copain Wine Cellars. The series will allow guests to experience limited production American wines alongside a...

Posted by Chris McBride on May 27, 2009 1:17 PM

Chef Paul Kahan On The Publican

We'd heard recently that Paul Kahan, chef and co-owner of The Publican in Chicago, was planning to introduce brunch at his wildly popular beer- and pork-themed restaurant. It turns out that this past Sunday was the first day of service...

Posted by Chris McBride on March 19, 2009 9:00 AM

NYC: Gabe Thompson and Joe Campanale On L'Artusi

By Louise McCreadyThe duo Joe Campanale and Gabe Thompson opened their second restaurant, L'Artusi, in December after the success of their intimate and initial West Village venture, Dell'Anima. This week, The New York Times restaurant critic, Frank Bruni, gave...

Posted by Chris McBride on March 9, 2009 9:00 AM

Damon Wise on Damon: Frugal Fridays at Craft

By Louise McCready National restaurant sales are suffering as diners increasingly choose to cook at home, but at Damon: Frugal Fridays, thrifty cum trendy couldn't be more popular. Craft's adjacent private dining room, host to pre-Recession priced prix fixe...

Posted by Chris McBride on February 27, 2009 12:04 AM

Bev Eggleston On His Outrageously Fine Swine

Photo by Stephanie Todaro If you've eaten pork recently at any of New York City's more high profile restaurants chances are you've tasted the fruits of Bev Eggleston's labor. Eggleston, a protégé of Joel Salatin, the champion of small-scale...

Posted by Chris McBride on February 20, 2009 10:47 AM

New in NYC: La Fonda Del Sol

By Elizabeth S. BennettWhen it comes to La Fonda del Sol's legacy, ambitions, flavors combinations and décor, "big" and "bold" leap to mind. La Fonda is the second take on the eponymous 1960s Latin-themed restaurant and takes its cues from...

Posted by Chris McBride on February 17, 2009 9:00 AM

New Pizza in NYC: Co.

By Elizabeth S. Bennett Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery (and no-knead bread) fame, has realized a decade-long dream of opening a restaurant dedicated to the creation of, in Lahey's words, "individual custom loaves of bread with signature toppings."...

Posted by Chris McBride on January 27, 2009 12:27 PM