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Seriously: Don't Open a Restaurant

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:53:58 CDT

Do you dream of opening your own restaurant one day? Well, Nina and Tim Zagat have some advice for you: "Don't do it!" And they should know, considering they co-founded and publish Zagat Restaurant Surveys. Opening a restaurant is about a lot more than just being "a great host or...

Michelin-Starred Spot Sued for Serving Up Homophobia

Emily Rauhala — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:54:00 CDT

Dim Sum isn't the only thing on the menu at Yauatcha, a Michelin-starred restaurant in London. Managers and customers also serve up homophobic remarks and sexual harassment, a gay ex-waiter is charging. Vincent Ma, 31, is beginning legal proceedings against the Soho hot spot. He says he was constantly subjected...

And the Best Restaurant in the World Is...

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:41:43 CDT

After four years, El Bulli has been knocked off the pedestal: It was ranked the world's No. 2 restaurant in this year's survey of the 800 most influential chefs and critics. The new top dog? Copenhagen's Noma , which has been wooing foodies with its classic Nordic fare. Chef René Redzepi...

Michelin 'Star Wars' Unappetizing for Chefs

Kristina Loew — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:16:57 CST

Being awarded 3 stars from the Michelin Guide was once the highest honor for any chef, but non plus, reports Gourmet . Changing tastes and fancy-food fatigue have now pushed three of France’s biggest culinary kings to close their doors—by choice. "Running a three-star restaurant is an honor, but it...

20 Best New Places to Dine

Michael Roston — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:13:48 CDT

After surveying restaurants across the US, Esquire gave the country props for its chops, proclaiming "the emergence of American cooking as the most diverse and most innovative in the world." It highlighted 20 favorite new restaurants of the year: L20 (Chicago): Overlook its Midwest locale; this place serves the best...

Noodle Chain Rules London Dining Scene

Nick McMaster — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:44:01 CDT

Wagamama, a chain of inexpensive Japanese-inspired noodle bars, is London’s most popular restaurant in the latest Zagat survey, the Telegraph reports. The low-key chain topped fine-dining establishments such as the Ivy and Gordon Ramsay for the top honor, which also takes price, atmosphere, and overall value into account. Ramsay’s eponymous...

El Bulli Repeats as World's Top Restaurant

Jason Farago — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:15:04 CDT

For the third year in a row El Bulli, the restaurant-cum-chemistry lab outside of Barcelona, has been named the world's best restaurant. Feran Adrià's "gastronomic temple" got the top gong from a group of 700 chefs and critics. For Bloomberg's food writer El Bulli is "highly technically accomplished," but fundamentally...

Top New Chefs: Read 'Em & Eat!

Kate Rockwood — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:58:24 CDT

Food & Wine has posted its Best New Chef awards for 2008. Look for their profiles in the July issue, but take a peek at the winners here: Jim Burke: owner of James , a modern Italian restaurant in Philadelphia's Bella Vista neighborhood. Gerard Craft: owner and chef at Niche in...

Now Taking Reservations for Sometime Next Year

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:43:29 CDT

Move over, French Laundry. The US' most in-demand dinner seat is in "flyspeck" Kennett Square, Pa., 35 miles from Philadelphia, Portfolio writes. Talula's Table takes reservations for its single, 12-seat table one year in advance. "My parents paid me $30 to stand out here," says one teen angling for a...