Zagat

Graham Elliot Recruits Tony Mantuano To Headline Lollapalooza's ChowTown

by Mariella Mosthof

The only shining beacon of hope on the Chicago summer food festival scene isn't really at a food festival at all.

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Jacques Pepin: Manly Grilling 'Doesn't Really Make Any Sense'

by Tina Nguyen

Plus: the best burger techniques, the best burger joint in America, and why Julia Child loved McDonald's.

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Lady Gaga's Dad Threatens Bloomberg, Blames Potatoes In Twitter Rant Over Health Inspection

by Tina Nguyen

All it takes is one potato to send Joe Germanotta, owner of Joanne Trattoria and father of Lady Gaga, into a full-blown Twitter rant against the oft-maligned NYC Department of Health.

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PHOTO: Glee's Cory Monteith And Gordon Ramsay Hang Out On Set

by Mariella Mosthof

We practically gave ourselves heart attacks last time MasterChef and Glee crossed paths, but luckily, we made it through last season of everyone's favorite Ryan Murphy musical comedy without any Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot, or Joe Bastianich cameos. Sadly, MasterChef won't be spared the same crossover fate.

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Smackdowns

Ruth Reichl: ‘Anybody Who Believes Yelp Is An Idiot’

by Tina Nguyen 12:23 pm, February 11th

Reichl does have some words for food critics who grew prominent after she departed from The New York Times — and it’s not pretty.
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Last Call

Last Call: Who Pooped In My Fruit Loops? The Alan Richman Story Of Beer Loathing

by Mariella Mosthof 6:30 pm, October 1st

Plus, another restaurant guide leak, famous white dudes putting out Japanese food, and the world’s most stuck-up hipster coffee shop.
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Restaurant Openings

Zagat Visits Guy Fieri’s New Restaurant, Drowns In Pun Overload

by Tina Nguyen 3:34 pm, September 11th

Well, that was quick! The lovely folks at Zagat put their reputations as Serious Food People on the line and visited Guy’s American Kitchen + Bar for its very first lunch service today.
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Interviews

WATCH: Anthony Bourdain Disappointed With Lack Of Serial Killers On Zagat’s Google Hangout

by Tina Nguyen 1:16 pm, August 23rd

Mr. Bourdain, we think you may have gotten Google Hangout mixed up with ChatRoulette.
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Video

WATCH: Fabio Viviani Makes Pasta Dough With Pizza-Flavored Doritos And Pringles

by Mariella Mosthof 11:55 am, June 29th

But why? Because Zagat made him.
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Feuds

Marcus Samuelsson Doesn’t Want Pity Because Of Gordon Ramsay’s Rudeness

by Tina Nguyen 4:31 pm, June 22nd

Last week, food bloggers everywhere had the vapors when we chanced upon an excerpt of Marcus Samuelsson’s new memoir Yes, Chef, that recounted a racist phone call between the Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised chef and the volatile Gordon Ramsay. The only person unruffled by the story? Samuelsson himself.
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The Internet

Bing Partners With Yelp To Compete With Google And Zagat In Search Wars

by Tina Nguyen 11:42 am, June 15th

To compete with Google’s recent rollout of search results integrated with Zagat reviews, Bing announced that they would do the same thing, but this time with Yelp reviews.
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Social Media

Google Integrates Zagat Into Local Search Results To Compete With Yelp

by Tina Nguyen 6:58 pm, May 30th

Though it’s hardly the Yelp-killer that Google’s been looking for, the move gives Google one clear advantage that benefits restauranteurs and chefs the most: Zagat’s sterling reputation, built up over the past three decades.
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