Top Chef: Adam Platt Misses Gail, Sees a Horror Show Ahead
Last night's episode: Ham-fisted product placements, insipid background music, and forced bon mots.
Posted 12/31/08 in Grub Street
Beef
If a Chef Cooks in His Kitchen, Should the Press Make a Sound?
Is Tom Colicchio's Tuesday dinner experiment worth a 'Times' headline?
Posted 12/24/08 in Grub Street
The Other Critics
Bruni Gets Up Close and Personal With Chefs
The ‘Times’ critic hits a few chef's tables and counters.
Posted 12/18/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Grinch-Like Adam Platt to Top Chef Producers: ‘A Pox on Their Houses!’
Last night's episode was like getting coal in your stocking.
Posted 12/12/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Caracas Arepas Bar Expands; Alcoholic Recession Specials
Plus: Tom Colicchio joins the lawsuit club, and the saddest restaurant closings of 2008, all in our morning news roundup.
Posted 12/11/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Is Top Chef’s Evil Baldy Capable of ‘Outpalating’ Even Adam Platt?
We discuss the latest episode with the magazine's esteemed critic.
Posted 12/04/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Adam Platt Wonders How a Watermelon and Tomato Salad Could Wow the ‘Top Chef’ Judges
As Ariane-gate continues to unfold, we asked our restaurant critic to make sense of it all.
Posted 11/21/08 in Grub Street
Padma-nia
Where Padma and Tom Eat Out
Padma recommends a place in Flushing; Chef Tom knows a guy who'll take you fishing.
Posted 11/20/08 in Grub Street
Enough Already
We'll Say It Again: Enough With the Sexy-Chef Thing
Sasha Petraske and Tom Colicchio are the latest to be singled out as sex symbols.
Posted 11/20/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
‘Top Chef’: Adam Platt Is Unnerved by PDA, Freakishly Bad Dishes
Our esteemed restaurant critic fears there are many bleak hours of non-drama ahead.
Posted 11/17/08 in Grub Street
Extravagance
Core Poor?
Is a $15,000-per-year private club not doing as well as it had hoped to?
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
More From Tom and Padma: Guest Judges, Food As Foreplay, and Colicchio As Sex Symbol
More 'Top Chef' talk from today's conference call. Turns out most of the season was shot in Brooklyn!
Posted 11/07/08 in Grub Street
Top Chef
Watch Tom With Tom
Craftsteak is throwing a ‘Top Chef’ viewing party, and Colicchio will be there.
Posted 11/05/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Yelp Creates an Army of Citizen Food Critics; Zagat Comes to Newark
Plus: Tom Colicchio watches the election returns, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 11/04/08 in Grub Street
Foodievents
Batali, Colicchio Enjoy a Five-Borough Feast
Last night, a sustainable farm dinner was served with a documentary on the sourcing of said meal. Meta!
Posted 10/30/08 in Grub Street
Election Eats
Colicchio’s Burger Bash Candidate Debuts on Election Night
And Thom Bar charges McCain supporters double.
Posted 10/30/08 in Grub Street
Recession Is Your Friend
Zagats Agree With Stephen Starr: Certain Restaurants Will Prevail
Will casual, lower-priced restaurants thrive because they're more convenient than eating at home?
Posted 10/24/08 in Grub Street
Starr Power
Exclusive: Stephen Starr Will Open Tom-Like Restaurant in Philly, Says Big Boxes Are Over
We spoke to him in anticipation of a discussion he'll have with Tom Colicchio on Monday, during 'Top Chef: Taste of the Five Boroughs.'
Posted 10/16/08 in Grub Street
Tom Tom Club
Tom: Tuesday Dinner Scores ‘7.5 Out of 10’ During Repeat Performance
One of our commenters assesses an encore performance at Tom: Tuesday Dinner last night.
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