Gourmet October 2007 - The Restaurant Issue: on Newsstands September 25, 2007.Restaurant Guide: Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants Across the U.S. Chef's Account of a Visit from a Restaurant Critic -- Bruce Feiler Bruce Feiler (born October 25, 1964) is a writer on social issues and, particularly more recently, on religion. He tends to write in an accessible, conversational style, blending travelogue, interviews, autobiography, and personal musings with history and archaeology. Goes Undercover as a Parking Valet in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Alumni Reunion at London's River Cafe Gourmet Entertains Menus: David Chang, Momofuku, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; Holly Smith, Cafe Juanita, Seattle Where to Stay and Eat in Sonoma, CA -- Roadfood: The Sterns in Nashville Phyllis Richman Inspires a Chef from South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. -- Dining in Dining in is a formal military function for members of a company or other unit. The practice is thought to have begun in 16th Century England, in the monasteries and early universities. Kabul Farmers and Purveyors Honored by Chefs Across the Country -- Le Carnet de Route Guidebook in France Two Chefs in England on the Sustainable Cutting Edge -- Profile of Spanish Chef Angel Leon Sydney, Australia, Restaurant Guide -- Profiles of Three Women Restaurant Designers in NY, CA, and Boston NEW YORK -- "In the world of restaurants, the big new thing is the farm-to-fork movement, which has chefs elbowing each other out of the way to find nearby sources of fruits, vegetables, and meat. Organic farmers, artisanal cheesemakers, and savvy fishermen are turning into bona fide [Latin, In good faith.] Honest; genuine; actual; authentic; acting without the intention of defrauding. A bona fide purchaser is one who purchases property for a valuable consideration that is inducement for entering into a contract and without suspicion of being celebrities. And it's about time It's About Time may refer to:
"Local Flavor: America's Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants" (page 67): Gourmet's editors spent the past year eating from coast to coast to create the 2007 Restaurant Guide, which features the country's best restaurants that are focusing on the seasonal, the sustainable, and the homegrown. These chefs are sourcing ingredients locally and using them in new and unusual ways. Log on to www.gourmet.com for longer descriptions of the restaurants. In "The Mouth That Matters" (page 80), chef-owner Dan Barber of Blue Hill in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Blue Hill at Stone Barns gives a behind-the-scenes account of how restaurants really react when there's a food critic The terms food critic, food writer, and restaurant critic can all be used to describe a writer who analyses food or restaurants and then publishes the results of their findings. in the house. In "Operating Instructions" (page 149), best-selling author Bruce Feiler goes undercover as a parking valet to the rich and famous at Hollywood's Sunset Tower Hotel, an Art Deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) landmark. Feiler provides a look at the secret world of valet parking valet parking n. Parking arrangements provided by a commercial establishment, such as a restaurant, whereby patrons leave their cars at the entrance and attendants park and retrieve them. Noun 1. , the least understood corner of the hospitality industry, and discovers that a single tip can sometimes equal an entire month's rent. His Top Five Tips for Consumers are on page 150. In "Most Likely to Succeed" (page 240), Gourmet contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. Colman Andrews looks at the new generation of notable chefs who trained under Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray at the River Cafe in London during the past two decades. The River Cafe, one of the most influential restaurants in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , just celebrated its 20(th) anniversary and has been the breeding ground for many of London's best young chefs: Jamie Oliver This article is about the TV chef. For the member of the Alternative Metal band lostprophets, see Jamie Oliver (musician). James Trevor Oliver MBE (May 27, 1975), better known as Jamie Oliver and nicknamed The Naked Chef (Naked Chef TV series, restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. ), Samuel and Samantha Clark Samuel and Samantha Clark not only work together but are also husband and wife, and have both cooked at leading restaurants such as the Eagle gastropub and The River Cafe. Sharing a passion for the Moorish regions, they joined forces to open Moro in Clerkenwell in Spring 1997. (Moro, London), Matt and Shelley Armistead (Soho House, to open in West Hollywood, CA), April Bloomfield (The Spotted Pig, New York), Theo Randall (Intercontinental, Mayfair), and Arthur Potts Dawson (Acorn House, London). Gourmet Entertains features two autumn menus from two young chefs on each coast--David Chang of Momofuku, New York City; and Holly Smith of Cafe Juanita, Seattle. "Hungry Heart" (page 204) is a delicious and innovative menu from David Chang, the James Beard Award-winning chef-owner of the rapidly expanding Momofuku empire (Noodle Bar, Ssam Bar, and the soon-to-open Momofuku Ko): Apple Soju Cocktails; Pickled Vegetables; Pork-Belly Buns; King Oyster Mushrooms with Pistachio pistachio (pĭstăsh`ēō, pĭstä`shēō), tree or shrub (of the genus Pistacia) of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family). The species that yields the pistachio nut of commerce is P. Puree pu·rée or pu·ree tr.v. pu·réed or pu·reed, pu·rée·ing or pu·ree·ing, pu·rées or pu·rees To rub through a strainer or process (food) in a blender. n. ; Roasted Brussels Sprouts Brussels sprouts, variety (gemmifera) of cabbage producing small edible heads (sprouts) along the stem. It is cultivated like cabbage and was first developed in Belgium and France in the 18th cent. ; Apple and Smoked-Bacon Salad with Lychees and Chili Nuts; Clay-Pot Miso Chicken; and Sliced Fuyu Persimmons. In "The Italian Job" (page 228), Holly Smith of Cafe Juanita in Seattle showcases her Northern Italian menu: Pear Brandy Cocktails; Calvados Calvados (kälvädôs`), department (1990 pop. 621,300), in Normandy, N France, on the English Channel. Caen is the capital. Sidecars; Roasted Hazelnuts with Thyme; Prosciutto-Wrapped Grissini; Beet Salad with Almond Butter and Bomboloni; Roasted Venison venison (vĕn`ĭzən) [O.Fr.,=hunting], term formerly applied to the flesh of any wild beast or game hunted and used for food but now restricted to the flesh of members of the deer family. with Huckleberry huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G. Mostarda; Turnip Gratin gra·tin n. A top crust consisting of browned crumbs and butter, often with grated cheese. [French, from obsolete grater, to scratch, scrape, from Old French; see grate1.] ; Pear Crisps with Vanilla Brown Butter; and Fennel fennel, common name for several perennial herbs, genus Foeniculum vulgare of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), related to dill. The strawlike foliage and the seeds are licorice-scented and are used (especially in Italian cooking) for flavoring. Ice Cream. In "Eight Ways of Looking at Sonoma" (page 222), Gourmet contributing editor Francis Lam travels to Sonoma, the neighbor to trendy Napa Valley, which has recently begun to come into its own. "The Details" (page 227) recommends where to stay and eat in Sonoma. Roadfood: In "Skillet Set" (page 56), Jane and Michael Stern discover Nashville's hot-fish sandwiches, a staple at soul-food restaurants, and explore the rivalry among the city's hot-fish restaurants. "And for My Second Act ..." (page 92): Phyllis Richman, the former restaurant reviewer and food critic at The Washington Post, got to know South African chef Peter Pankhurst and arranged for him to work in D.C.'s most prestigious kitchens, including Citronelle, The Inn at Little Washington, and CityZen. What exactly did he learn? In "Kabul Nights" (page 108), Kristin Ohlson, author of Stalking the Divine and coauthor of Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil, reports on finding restaurants in Afghanistan's capital, where there are few street names, no addresses, and the restaurants keep a low profile. Ohlson discovers the challenges of opening a restaurant there--inadequate electricity and sanitation, poor phone service, the lack of quality supplies in local markets, and having to import everything at very high prices. In "The Producers" (page 216), Gourmet editor Lesley Porcelli highlights the celebrated farmers and purveyors honored by chefs from across the country at this year's Citymeals-on-Wheels benefit in New York City. Chefs such as Alice Waters, Dave Pasternack, Scott Peacock, Michel Nischan, and Holly Smith brought along their favorite producers: Grant Hubbard, Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine; Jonathan and Nina White, Bobolink bobolink (bŏb`əlĭngk'), common name in the N United States and Canada for an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, related to the blackbird and the oriole, belonging to the family Icteridae. Dairy, Vernon, New Jersey; Morse Pitts, Windfall Farms, Montgomery, New York Montgomery, New York may refer to:
Either of two flat, round stones used for grinding grain to make flour. The stationary bottom stone is carved with shallow grooved channels that radiate from the centre. The upper stone rotates horizontally, and has a central hole through which grain is poured. Farm, Wilton, Connecticut; Linda Neunzig, Ninety Farms, Arlington, Washington. In "Move Over, Michelin" (page 136), Oliver Schwaner-Albright travels to France and dines alongside Luc Dubanchet, the author of the guidebook that all of France is talking about, Le Carnet de Route, which has no rating system and profiles only 200 restaurants. Le Carnet de Route is the antithesis of the staid, traditional Guide Michelin, and Dubanchet is unique, darting back and forth between the kitchen and the dining room throughout each meal, snapping photos of the dishes, and chatting with the kitchen staff. In "Rad Men" (page 84), Joe Dolce profiles two English chefs who have recently opened restaurants that are in the vanguard of the local-seasonal-foods movement. At Bordeaux Quay restaurant, in Bristol, "the most cutting-edge eco-restaurant in the country," chef-owner Barny Haughton is attempting to make sustainable restaurant food affordable. And Oliver Rowe, chef-owner of Konstam at the Prince Albert, in London, refuses to use anything that was not raised within a 40-mile radius of his restaurant. In "Soup from a Stone" (page 126), Paul Richardson profiles Spanish Chef Angel Leon--chef, scientist, inventor, and seasoned fisherman--who is exposing the classic flavors of Cadiz province to his penchant for invention at Aponiente. For the past decade, Leon has also worked part-time in the food technology department at the University of Cadiz, and projects that he has developed--including one that uses low-frequency sound waves to open oysters--have not only caught the attention of fellow gastronaut Ferran Adria and will soon be seen in restaurants around the world. In "Upping the Ante Down Under" (page 100), Pat Nourse, Gourmet Traveller's features editor, offers an up-to-date restaurant guide to Sydney, Australia's, changing food scene, with an Address Book (page 104) for one of the world's greatest dining destinations. "If They Build It, Will You Come?" (page 160): Haley Thurshwell, Gourmet's market editor, profiles three women architects who are designing restaurant interiors that make for a special experience: Elizabeth Falkner and Sabrina Riddle, the designers of San Francisco's Citizen Cake and Orson; Stephanie Goto, designer of Monkey Bar, in New York City's Hotel Elysee, who also worked on Masaharu Morimoto's New York restaurant; and Monica Ponce de Leon Ponce de Le·ón , Juan 1460-1521. Spanish explorer who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage (1493-1494) and discovered Florida (1513) while looking for the legendary Fountain of Youth. Noun 1. and Nader Tehrani, designers of Banq, soon to open in Boston. Gourmet's October 2007 issue features a guide to "America's Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants": RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill, NC Eve, Alexandria, VA La Provence, Lacombe, LA Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC Pacific'O and I'o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Tree House Pastry Shop and Cafe, Santa Fe, NM MENU CHANGES DAILY/OFTEN Aqua Santa, Santa Fe, NM Bix, San Francisco, CA Boulettes Larder, San Francisco, CA Floataway Cafe, Atlanta, GA Francine, Camden, ME Harvest, Madison, WI Literati II, Brentwood, CA Queen's Hideaway, Brooklyn, NY CASUAL Bay Ave. Trattoria, Highlands, NJ Blue Bird Bistro, Kansas City, MO Bona Terra, Sharpsburg, PA Burgerville, locations throughout Oregon and Washington Canele, Atwater Village, CA Duo Restaurant, Denver, CO The Farmhouse, Emmaus, PA Fife Restaurant, Portland, OR The Flying Fig, Cleveland, OH The Flying Pig on Lexington, Mount Kisco, NY Local Burger, Lawrence, KS Market, Del Mar, CA Prairie Grass Cafe, Northbrook, IL Sage, Des Moines, IA Spoonriver, Minneapolis, MN Steelhead Diner, Seattle, WA Vindalho, Portland, OR SEASONAL (CLOSED PART OF THE YEAR) The Back Eddy, Westport, MA Christina's (open from February to October), Eastsound, Orcas Island, WA Clam Box of Ipswich (open from February to December), Ipswich, MA Five Islands Lobster Co., Georgetown, ME Hawk's (open from December to May), Rayne, LA Hell's Backbone Grill (open from March to November), Boulder, UT URBAN Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, Chicago, IL Grace, Los Angeles, CA Josie, Santa Monica, CA Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, Miami, FL Reef, Houston, TX Rendezvous in Central Square, Cambridge, MA T'Afia, Houston, TX Telepan, New York, NY White Dog Cafe, Philadelphia, PA Wilshire, Santa Monica, CA WORTH THE TRIP The Farmhouse Restaurant, The Inn at Serenbe, Palmetto, GA Five & Ten, Athens, GA Guadalupe Cafe, Sylva, NC Harvest Moon Cafe, Sonoma, CA Kai, Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Chandler, AZ Journeyman Cafe, Fennville, MI Restaurant Tallent, Bloomington, IN The Turquoise Room, Winslow, AZ ROMANTIC/SPECIAL OCCASIONS 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY Brigtsen's, New Orleans, LA The Fearrington House Restaurant, Pittsboro, NC The General's Daughter, Sonoma, CA Hen of the Wood, Waterbury, VT Joseph's Table, Taos, NM Le Gourmand, Seattle, WA Manresa, Los Gatos, CA The Painted Lady, Newberg, OR Paley's Place, Portland, OR MEAT RULES Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine, Fort Worth, TX The Corn Exchange, Rapid City, SD L & M's Kitchen and Salumeria, Oxford, MS The Linkery, San Diego, CA Pirogue Grille, Bismarck, ND Route 7 Grill, Great Barrington, MA Watermark Restaurant, Nashville, TN HOTELS + INNS Cielo at Ventana Inn & Spa, Big Sur, CA CityZen, Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C. The Inn at Dos Brisas, Brenham, TX The Inn at Shelburne Farms (open from May to October), Shelburne, VT North Fork Table and Inn, Southold, NY Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, CA BAR FOCUS Cyrus, Healdsburg, CA FIG, Charleston, SC LOCAL PIONEERS Alice Waters, Chez Panisse, Berkeley, CA Carrie Van Dyck, Ron Zimmerman, and Jerry Traunfeld, The Herbfarm, Woodinville, WA Peter Merriman and Neil Murphy, Merriman's, Waimea, Big Island Peter Hoffman, Savoy, New York, NY Greg Higgins, Higgins Restaurant & Bar, Portland, OR Peter Davis, Henrietta's Table, The Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA Dan Barber, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY Lucia Watson, Lucia's Restaurant and Wine Bar, Minneapolis, MN Alan Wong, Alan Wong's Restaurant, Honolulu, Hawaii Annie Somerville, Greens, San Francisco, CA Patrick O'Connell, The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, VA Alex Young, Zingerman's Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI |
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