An Ignoble Experiment: Spotted: Momofuku Cookbook

2009/08/27

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009

Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com

Reopenings
Inside the New David Burke Townhouse Plus: We've got the menus!
Two for Eight
Tables Available at Anthos, Benoit; Eleven Madison Park Fully Booked It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Certified Geniuses.
Brunch Time
What to Eat for Brunch at Charles The restaurant is breaking out the truffle oil.
Vendys
Vendy Dessert-Truck Nominees Revealed The Vendy Awards announce their sweetest treats on the block.
Lies
Fat-Girl Diets of Skinny Fashionistas They seem to subsist on a diet of cupcakes, cake, Slurpees, fries, and fish tacos.
Closings
The Sad Ending of Elettaria Akhtar Nawab's restaurant is closing.
Beef
Journalistic Exploits Paul Liebrandt is a difficult interview.
Cookbooks
Spotted: Momofuku Cookbook An illicit peek at the new book.
Marketing Gimmicks
King of the Shill: SHO Shaun Hergatt The 72 Shills of SHO Shaun Hergatt.
Mediavore
Graydon’s Mom in the Kitchen; High Hopes for Coconut Water Plus: Planet Thailand closes and Jay Dee meets Cheyenne Diner's fate, all in our morning news roundup.
The Other Critics
Danyelle Freeman Out at Daily News The Restaurant Girl is gone.
Top Chef
Top Chef: Michael Introduces Us to Nitro Gazpacho (Again) A recap of last night's episode.
Menu Changes
Public, Too, Was Dragged to Kangaroo Court Like Eight Mile Creek, Public was forced to take kangy off its menu. By the EPA, it seems.
Neighborhood Watch
Union Square Goes Mediterranean; Mayahuel Changes Up Its Mescal Plus: A Jewish-cooking event in the Lower East Side in our regular roundup of neighborhood food news.
User's Guide
Coffee Geeks How to make good brew.