A First Look at Co., Jim Lahey's Crusty New Pizzeria | Why New Yorkers Are Fat

	December 30, 2008
Videofeed Iuzzini Sexes Up Today, Disses Cantone A camera operator at the Today show is obsessed with pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini, according to a lingering close-up of a tight black T-shirt, tattooed biceps, and slicked-back fifties hair. Iuzzini stopped by Today this morning to shill his new book, Dessert Fourplay. The camera begrudgingly pulled out to allow Mario Cantone and Hoda Kotb intro the frame, but we could have done without Cantone's frantic slobbering. Iuzzini shares our sentiments. Mid-demo, as Cantone imitates Julia Child, Iuzzini turns to Hoda and says, "Is he always like this?" Read More » Two for Eight Tables Available at 15 East and Sakagura; Soto Fully Booked It's time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don't guarantee the results.) Today: Haute Asian. Read More » Openings A First Look at Co., Jim Lahey’s Crusty New Pizzeria In this week's openings, Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld ruin our New Year's diet resolution with news of Co. The dough-centric pizza parlor is owned by Jim Lahey of Sullivan St. Bakery, who "changed the face of artisanal bread-baking." Now see what he can do with pizza! Click through the slideshow for more tantalizing shots. Co., 230 Ninth Ave., at 24th St.; 212-243-1105 Read More » Videofeed Why New Yorkers Are Fat To support Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 percent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks like soda, state health commissioner Dr. Richard F. Deines made a YouTube video explaining why kids are such little fatties these days. Turns out we each drink about eleven cans of soda a week, six more than we drank in 1975. About three of those sodas are sugar-sweetened, adding an extra thirteen pounds of sugar or 21,000 calories to our diet each year. And since most of us sit around all day, now everyone's fat. (Note: Upstate New York is late to the whole Diet Coke thing.) If we have to pay more for it, maybe we'll drink... Read More » Denied! Chick-fil-A Denies New Yorkers a Free Sandwich It's bad enough that the only Chick-fil-A in New York State is in an NYU dorm. But must we also be denied free sandwiches? The formerly praiseworthy chain is giving away coupons for complimentary chicken biscuits with every purchase made on New Year's Day between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. We parsed the details to make sure that we would not be denied. Turns out the offer is no good in New York State! Thanks for nothing, Chick-fil-A. If that's what you think of New Yorkers, no wonder you only have one location in the entire freaking state. Now cluck off. If you need us, we'll be looking forlornly at... Read More » Closings Baker Blames Court Street for Closure Margaret Palaca of Margaret Palaca Bakes is closing her Cobble Hill bakery and blames her location at Court and Warren Streets. “I had such a wrong impression [about Court Street],” Palaca told the Brooklyn Paper. “It’s just such a ‘has-been’ kind of street." Oof! The bitter baker still has a shop on Columbia Street, which is presumably a more "now" kind of street. Dough Isn't Rising on Court Street [Brooklyn Paper] Read More » Green Grocer Bed-Stuy Gets New Produce Market The Fig Tree Fruit Market, a kosher produce store, will soon open on the corner of Myrtle and Walworth. "There really aren’t any decent produce markets in the area, so I believe that this place should do some decent business," writes the Bed-Stuy Blog. An eagle-eyed commenter points out that Fig Tree misspelled its own address on the awning — it should be Myrtle Ave., not Mytle. Whoops. Let's hope the fruits and vegetables are in better shape. [Bed-Stuy Blog via Brownstoner] Read More » Mediavore The Cutting Room Gets Cut; Market Diner Is Resurrected • The Cutting Room, the Flatiron lounge co-owned by Chris Noth, will close its doors on January 13 with a performance by club regular Joan Rivers. [en] • Market Diner in Hell's Kitchen, which closed in 2006, has finally reopened with a Jetsons-esque interior. • Suba beat out Craft LA to win the annual Copa Jerez contest for the best sherry pairing in the United States. [en] • Some helpful tips for those venturing to Park Slope baby hot spot Tea Lounge sans children: Avoid the front half and avoid eye contact with the little ones. [Fucked in Park Slope] • No fewer than five restaurants — including Nero... Read More »