New York Times

Amy's Baking Company Hires Joe Arpaio's PR Firm To Change Public's Perception

by Tina Nguyen

How good is Rose, Moser & Allyn? They represent the highly controversial Maricopa County Sherrif Joe Arpaio, the law enforcement official so divisive that someone recently tried to blow him up with a package bomb.

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Alain Ducasse On Lafayette: 'Andrew Carmellini Gets It'

by Mariella Mosthof

Alain Ducasse graced New York with his discerning palate for a whirlwind week-long trip, during which he conveniently dined in and benevolently weighed in on three of the hottest new NYC openings.

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WATCH: Why Is Anthony Bourdain At A Fake KFC In Libya?

by Tina Nguyen

"That kid who you see, a militia member, at one point looks in the camera and says, 'This is the taste of freedom.' Which is both dismaying and heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time."

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WATCH: Jay Rayner Takes Down Locavorism In Snarky New Book Trailer

by Mariella Mosthof

British food critic Jay Rayner just released a trailer for his new book A Greedy Man in a Hungry World, which contains a sneak peek of his mind-blowing anti-locavorism argument. Turns out sustainability based on geography is poppycock!

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Media

Does Frank Bruni Miss Being A Food Critic? A Review Of His Tortured Op-Ed Food Metaphors

by Tina Nguyen 2:44 pm, March 26th

No matter how intellectually hefty becoming a New York Times op-ed writer might be, Frank Bruni has proved, once again, that he really can’t let that “being the Times restaurant critic” thing go.
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Last Call

Last Call: Hugo Chavez Dies, Leaving Behind Controversial Agricultural Programs In Venezuela

by Tina Nguyen 6:18 pm, March 5th

PLUS: Useless tools, IKEA cake, and coming out as a vegetarian.
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Last Call

Last Call: Starbucks’ ‘Come Together’ Campaign Is Totally Going To Solve All The World’s Problems

by Tina Nguyen 5:30 pm, December 27th

PLUS: Dr. McDreamy saves things, in the real world. Oh, Dr. McDreamy.
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Social Media

Now Is Your Chance To Ask Pete Wells Questions

by Tina Nguyen 12:43 pm, December 3rd

Tweet your questions using the hashtag #TalkToNYT, and Wells will be answering them starting at 3 PM. Bonus points if you can ask him why a toasted marshmallow tasted like fish.
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Last Call

Last Call: And With Pete Wells’ NYT Review Of Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy, The World Spins Madly On

by Mariella Mosthof 6:22 pm, November 27th

Plus Eleven Madison Park’s HUGE shakeup, Eataly’s holiday surprise, and predictable cat-poop-coffee drama.
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TV

WATCH: Guy Fieri Tells The New York Times To ‘Le Cirque My Le Dirque’

by Mariella Mosthof 10:12 am, November 19th

While Seth Meyers and Bobby Moynihan’s rehearsed a Weekend Update bit in which Guy Fieri reads and responds to Pete Wells’ New York Times review of Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar, the sketch sadly didn’t make the cut this weekend. Luckily, dress rehearsal footage still exists.
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TV

WATCH: Guy Fieri Responds To New York Times Review On Today

by Mariella Mosthof 8:45 am, November 15th

“I think we all know what’s going on here. He came in with a different agenda.”
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Tricks Of The Trade

Pete Wells Discovers That People Don’t Really Want Tasting Menus, Either

by Tina Nguyen 3:51 pm, October 11th

Today, he wrote a blog post on Diner’s Journal marveling that — surprise! — he wasn’t the only one exhausted by fixed-course tasting menus.
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Books

Stanley Tucci And Felicity Blunt’s Love Was Borne Of Butchery

by Mariella Mosthof 6:00 pm, October 2nd

“Mr. Tucci recalled that he found her in the kitchen the morning after, in her bathrobe, using her bare hands to tear cold flesh from the piglet for a platter of leftover pork.”
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Tricks Of The Trade

NYT’s Pete Wells Reveals The 3 Best Tricks From 21st Century Limited’s Alinea Staging

by Mariella Mosthof 6:32 pm, September 27th

Yes, the Alinea takeover of Eleven Madison Park kicked off last night, and Pete Wells of The New York Times has dutifully reviewed it, spoilers and all.
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