Jonathon Benno’s new restaurant LINCOLN at Lincoln Center has been a long-awaited, highly anticipated addition to the dining scene in NYC. But before you ever sit down to order a plate of strozzapreti, there has to be a place to do so. Designing a restaurant that will exist in one of New York’s most important and beloved cultural institutions is no…
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French Women DO Get Fat!
To be filed under Misery Loves Company: This week the BBC reports that, like a double-stuffed Oreo cookie, obesity rates among adults in the EU are twice, and then some, what they were two decades ago. The fattest nation states? England and Ireland weigh in at numbers 1 and 2, respectively, with wild-card Italy winding up the slimmer side of the pudge scale — who knew?! Blame…
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Chicken of the Sea? Maybe You Should Be…
According to a new study by Consumer Reports magazine, you ought to be a little chicken about what you’re getting from the sea — at least as far as albacore tuna in a can goes. In 42 samples of canned and pouched tuna, CR found the stuff to be as loaded with dangerous methyl mercury as ever. So much so, that eating one…
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John Lennon Eats
Everyone over the age of 35 remembers this week vividly from the year 1980. December 8, 1980. John Lennon would have been 70 now and it is interesting to think about where he would be and what he would be doing right now. My guess is he would be an unflagging antiwar activist, perhaps living in NYC still and enjoying…
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Food App of the Week: Mario Batali Cooks!
Mario Batali Cooks! Developer: High Five Labs Inc. Cost: $4.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: www.highfivelabs.com/mario.htm “Questo app è stupefacente!” or, “This app is amazing!” At $4.99 there was a lot of expectations to fulfill, but Mario Batali Cooks! is the most complete food app I’ve tested to date. Like his Penne alla Puttanesca, it’s that good.
The Rise of the Fast-Casual Salad Restaurant
A good salad is hard to find — even in California. Reliable Caesars and Cobbs colonize menus everywhere, as do ubiquitous piles of mixed greens dressed with vinaigrette. Beyond that, creative salads made with quality ingredients are still an exception. For too long, they were also the province of expensive, sit-down restaurants. In the last few years, however, several fast-casual…
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