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Cheese by Hand is a project by Michael Claypool and Sasha Davies to “capture the experience of cheesemakers around the country, in their own voices, and share them with consumers and cheese fans everywhere”. Jasper Hill Farms cheese = great; audio about JHF approach to cheese, even better. (via megnut, who, if you haven’t noticed, is blogging up a storm about food lately)
Set of photos depicting NYC in the 80s. Everytime I see pictures of subway cars covered with graffiti, I marvel at how clean the cars are now.
I can’t find a permanent link to it, but for the next week or so, you can see the NY Times package on the Empire State Building, which turns 75 this year. Lots of photos, rememberances, etc.
Taste of Chinatown tomorrow (4/22) in NYC. Taste a variety of Chinese food for not so much money.
Bouchon Bakery has dog biscuits with foie gras and bacon in them. Taste test verdict? “Not good for humans. Good for spoiled dogs.”
Ed Levine gets served a hot dog at Per Se. “I’m quite sure this was the first time Thomas Keller ever served anyone a hot dog in one of his restaurants.” Let’s see if this works…I totally want a hot dog next time I’m at Per Se. (via the eater)
Interview with Miuccia Prada and Rem Koolhaas on the occasion of the reopening the of Soho store here in NYC. In it, she rebuts the rumor that she might do a design for H&M. And 3.5 years on, Prada still doesn’t know what to do with their web site. (thx, anne)
Ironic Sans has an ongoing series of posts about animated Manhattan; that is, depictions of Manhattan in animated films and shows. So far he’s covered The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Tom & Jerry.
Demographic charts for New York City using data from 1790 to the present.
Slideshow of graphics submitted for New York magazine’s High Priority feature, the production of which Michael Bierut says “is as close as the graphic design world gets to an Olympic event”.
Shopsin’s is moving to Brooklyn. Wonder at the marvelous information design of Shopsin’s menu or read Calvin Trillin’s outing of the restaurant in the New Yorker.
Even native New Yorkers are often disoriented when exiting subway stations, so why doesn’t the MTA print a little direction indicator on the pavement near the exits? Better yet, download the stencils provided here and let’s do it ourselves.
While not exactly a starred review, Bruni ruminates on the Shake Shack in his blog and is also on a more general burger warpath.
I did some important investigatory journalism today: burgers at the Shake Shack on opening day. Journalism has never been so delicious.
PDF of the 2006 James Beard Award Nominees. Dan Barber is up for best NYC chef.
The Pour is a wine blog by the NY Times wine guy, Eric Asimov. Asimov joins Frank Bruni on the food and bev blogging front for the Times. The Pour includes a list of links to other wine blogs and resources as well. Nicely done.
The lively pulse of New York’s new media scene. There’s something about the companies that started during the bust. They’re healthier, more efficient, the ideas behind them are more solid…they had to be to survive.
The line for cupcakes at the Magnolia Bakery in Manhattan. Insane. (via ag)
Megnut reports that Thomas Keller (an In-N-Out fan) may be doing his own burger joint in the Napa area. He must have tired of Danny Meyer crowing about the Shake Shack at all those restauranteur slumber parties. (ps. Shake Shack reopens in 6 days!)
72 degrees this early in March means eating lunch outside. (And 90 in Austin this weekend? Woo!)
The NYC Dept of Health is cracking down on the practice of sous vide (low temperature cooking of vacuum packed food for better tenderness and flavor) in the city’s restaurants. Also this tidbit: Thomas Keller is doing a sous vide cookbook…is Rulhman involved?
Whitney Biennial 2006, through May 28 in NYC. NY Times review. Momus describes his first day as a performance artist at the Biennial.
Part 2 of the Bill Simmons/Malcolm Gladwell conversation is even better than part 1. They really rip into what Isiah Thomas has done as GM of the Knicks. “The mess [Thomas] is creating right now in New York will be studied by business school students 50 years from now alongside Enron and pets.com.”
BurgerClub is a message board for hambuger enthusiasts. NYC-centric, but includes other locales.
Were you up on the High Line on Feb 20? Did you lose your digital camera? It’s been found…claim it on Craigslist.
Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery is set to open in the Time Warner Center on March 6. They’re going to “serve various breads, pastries, and cookies of the highest quality” as well as “sandwiches, salads, soups, and even hand-made chocolates”.
Earlier today I posted a link to Frank Bruni’s new food blog over at the NY Times. At the same time, I added a comment to this post about how restaurant reservations work here in NYC. I went back to see if there was any further conversation and my comment had been deleted (or had otherwise disappeared). Not such a good start. I’ve resubmitted the comment…we’ll see how long it lasts.
A look at the special Valentine’s Day dinner that White Castle offered yesterday. Tablecloths (well, not cloth exactly), candles, menus with a scripty font, table service, and a crystal candy dish. Awesome. More photos on Flickr.
NY Times food critic Frank Bruni has a new blog where he’s going to write about some of the stuff that happens during his eating week that doesn’t make it into the newspaper. Here’s the intro post.
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