tres bien reads//what i read when i’m not doing other things

Tres bien kids. It’s August in Paris and that means no one is here. The city empties out faster than a whore in church. It’s quiet and I’m not down.Call me a neurotic New Yorker ‘k? Anytoodles, I’ve used my non-schooling time to plan weekend trips and read a bit. Here are some good reads [...]

Chefette’s rule the kitch, bitch.

hola chicas
Bon Appetite came out with their Restaurant issue this month. I have to give only a tiny bit of love to their article on Women Chefs: The Next Generation. There is something vaguely annoying about this feature(and frankly, the whole magazine) though I can’t seem to put my finger on it. Oh wait, I [...]

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Elettaria
As per usual, below is a list of the most interesting GastroGirlie relevant articles:
Frank Bruni takes a trip to Scotland and finds it is quite the culinary odyssey, even calling one restaurant “The French Laundry of Scotland”. [NYT]
How did Eric Ripert scientifically research the build of a perfect burger? By looking at the Big Mac [...]

Wednesday Reviews: Nicely Done

- Bruni gives a very rare three stars to elegant mid-town seafood restaurant, Oceana and even calls it “Le Bernadin lite”.
- Ruth Reichl gets a sneak peek at the re-invention of L’Impero: Convivio and calls the pastas “extraordinary”.
- Platty three stars Scarpetta, calling Scott Conant’s Italian fare “high minded, almost priestly”. It’s no wonder Conant [...]

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Some tempting and delicious reads:
- Last week the NYT researched and unearthed the perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. Tollhouse it isn’t.
- Serious Eats uncovers the worlds smallest espresso maker…I can finally go camping without fearing caffeine withdrawal.
- CITY magazine runs a long piece on family meals (the kind of family meal where the staff gets [...]

Time Out NY: Cheap (tr)Eats

El cheapo
Some highlights from the TONY Cheap Eats issue:
- Where do your favorites chefs eat cheap?
Key picks: Pichet Ong of P*ong digs Grand Sichuan (to do: soup dumplings), Julie Reiner of Clover Club gets down with Great NY Noodletown (to do: roasted sucking pig), Sohui Kim of The Good Fork lurves Taro Sushi (to do: [...]

Mid-week reviews

This week, we bring you: dueling reviews…
- Adam Platt hates Alan Ducasse’s ode to a French bistro Benoit [NYM]. For the record, I do not like Platt, I do not like his writing and I hardly ever agree with him.
- Meanwhile, Frank Bruni doesn’t mind Benoit. [NYT]
- Andrea Strong is pleased with Hundred Acres [The [...]

Article Wrap Down: Wednesday reviews

I was her for Halloween once.
Alas, ’tis another mid-week day where we flip through the well inked pages of several newspapers to find what scathing or divine words our favorite restaurant reviewers have for us:
Bruni wants more out of the pasta at Bar Milano [NYT]

Strong loves the microscopic Indian restaurant Graffiti (she’s right, it’s great) [...]

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bromance: red wine and books
- Thank the lord. Here’s a rundown of ALL the pizza slices in Park Slope.
- Big Hair is back. YAY. I have HUGE hair. Most excellent.
- A 12 year old featured his award winning Fracophilean burger recipe on The Today show. Looks ridic. Not kidding.
- NYP features the Most Exclusive Dishes. [...]

Article Wrap Down: Hump day reviews

Frank Bruni finds Gottino’s “food rises far above the glorified snacks with which wine bars once made do.” I agree. I went on Friday and it was great. Great wine, prosecco and wonderful nibbles.
Sisters try out the new Steak Frites for brunch in Page Six, The mag (lurve).
Carla and Raakhee check out vegan spots in [...]