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Trying Tenderness in Las Vegas

PERHAPS the most curious thing about Twist by Pierre Gagnaire in Las Vegas the American beachhead soon to be established by a legendary seigneur of Parisian cooking is its intended humility. MR. UNPREDICTABLE Pierre Gagnaire's first restaurant in the ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pierre Gagnaire,  Alain Ducasse,  Ruth Reichl,  New York Times Company

Tips for Cooks and Waiters

SO exclusive is this restaurant on an industrial stretch of Queens Boulevard in Long Island City that it isn’t open to the public and it doesn’t even have a name. But: linens? Check. Floral centerpieces? Check. Sleek gold-ish décor? Check. Daily ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Tavern on the Green,  Alain Ducasse

State Liquor-License Delays Ease

HAS the new chairman of the New York State Liquor Authority, Dennis Rosen, ridden to the rescue of the state’s restaurant and bar owners, easing the liquor-license logjam? Consider the improbable evidence. Mark Gallagher had his lawyer file for a ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York State Liquor Authority,  Harvard University

Chef Do-It-All, the Master Builder

ATTENTION, diners navigating a nation of struggling restaurants: a whole universe of new properties is secreted in the feverish brain of Michael Bao Huynh, if only he can get to them all. MOVER AND SHAKER In his chef's role, Michael Huynh preparing ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Ho Chi Minh,  Drew Nieporent,  Chris Johnson

Diner's Journal: A Reunion of Chefs at Le Cirque

Given its longevity, Le Cirque has been something of a New York City public utility for the well heeled and the well known. But the pesky problem with celebrating the 35th birthday of a celebrity restaurant is that some of the most fervent loyalists on ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Daniel Boulud,  David Bouley,  Beverly Sills,  New York Jets,  New York Times Company

A Reunion of Chefs at Le Cirque

Julie Glassberg for The New York Times The cooks at Le Cirque, at 151 East 58th Street, prepared a feast to celebrate the restaurant’s 35th anniversary. Given its longevity, Le Cirque has been something of a New York City public utility for the well ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Beverly Sills

A Reprieve for Tavern on the Green

Preventing a mid-December shutting of , a federal judge said on Thursday that the landmark restaurant in Central Park — which filed for bankruptcy last month — will be able to remain open during the lucrative Christmas season and accept restaurant and ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tavern on the Green

Closing of Tavern on the Green Is Threatened

The current operator of Tavern on the Green says it would have to lay off all of its more than 400 employees during the lucrative Christmas season unless the parks department lets it occupy the restaurant for three months after its operating license ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  13 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tavern on the Green,  Peter Ward (footballer)

Timing Becomes an Issue in Tavern on the Green Dispute

But the future operator of the restaurant, Dean J. Poll, who runs the Boathouse restaurant in Central Park, said he opposed any extension, adding that if he is not able to take over the license on Jan. 1, he will give “serious consideration to closing ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  13 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tavern on the Green

A Necessary Evil Visits City Subway Riders, and Consternation Ensues

The Columbus Day weekend has long marked a celebration of the arrival, in the Americas, of the great navigator. But instead, Sunday proved to be a trial of navigation and late-arrival-agita for city straphangers, including the tardy, out-of-breath ...

From GLENN COLLINS, The New York Times,  11 Oct 2009

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