SMALL FRY

ENFANT TERRIBLE'S HAUTE CUISINE

By BARBARA HOFFMAN
August 27, 2008 - THIS summer, by his own count, Greg Grossman seared 75 pounds of scallops, cured 30 pounds of salmon, plated 200 micro-green salads and reduced at least 20 bottles of red wine. He could have done more, but hey - they don't give catering licenses to 13-year-olds. That hasn't stopped him from saucing and searing his way 'round the...

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EX-CUOZZO ME!

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR FALL

By STEVE CUOZZO

IT'S Labor Day week - officially the worst time to eat in New York restaurants, with every able-bodied chef, manager and waiter off to...more >
JUST DESSERTS

IT'S CUPCAKE 2.0, A NEW GENERATION OF TREATS

By CARLA SPARTOS

THINK the city is crashing from its sugar-high induced by the cupcake craze of recent years? You obviously haven't been by the Treats...more >

PROOF POSITIVE

LUNA SUEÑO BLANCO TEQUILA

By ISAAC GUZMÁN
August 24, 2008 -
As a rule, blanco tequilas are feeble counterparts to their aged brethren. And when I learned that Luna Sueño distills its spirits no less than four times, I assumed its take on the blanco would be...more >
MR. NICE GUY

ITALIAN CHEF DEBUTS NAMESAKE SPOT; PLUS, WINE AND DIME IN GRAMERCY

By ANDREA STRONG
August 24, 2008 -
Allegretti 46 W. 22nd St.; 212-206-0555 Provençal cuisine is the hook at newly opened Allegretti, the namesake restaurant of chef Alain Allegretti, a Nice native who's cooked in the kitchens...more >
MAKING THE SCENE...

By JUSTIN ROCKET SILVERMAN
August 24, 2008 -
Eden 760 Eighth Ave. (between 46th and 47th streets); 212-398-2188 Hours: Thurs. and Fri., 5 p.m.-4 a.m.; Sat. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. For a decade 760 Eighth Ave. was the address of the infamous Hell's...more >
SHO TIME

FIDI NEWBIE DEFIES BAD ECONOMY, NAME

By STEVE CUOZZO
August 20, 2008 -
THIS fall, the city won't see a restaurant opening more daring than this one. SHO Shaun Hergatt is bringing a chef's exotic, expensive brand of South Beach-honed, poly-cultural cooking to...more >
ALL-AMERICAN PIE

PIZZA FOR THE (ALLERGIC) MASSES; PLUS A RENOVATED HOME DEBUTS

By ANDREA STRONG
August 17, 2008 -
Opus 1574 Second Ave., near 82nd Street; 212-772-2220 If you're allergic to gluten (or have a favorite meal companion who is), mark Opus as your next dinner spot. Chef Giuseppe Lentini offers an...more >
PROOF POSITIVE

GRANDE ABSENTE

By ERIC HEGEDUS
August 17, 2008 -
Popular in the 1800s but banned in the US since the early 1900s, the mystical absinthe has resurged since regaining legal status last year. But don't be fooled by its oh-so-pretty emerald hue...more >
CUISINE QUEENS

HIT THE STREETS FOR THE FOOD OLYMPICS!

By SETH GRUDBERG
August 16, 2008 -
OLYMPIC times call for Olympic measures. And while the athletes in Beijing are busy reppin' their countries, my wife and I decided to go global ourselves. Armed with $15 each, we rode the 7...more >
GO TO MATS

JGV'S GREAT ADVENTURE

By STEVE CUOZZO
August 13, 2008 -
'IT'S an adventurous dish," warns the waiter at Matsugen when I ask for the house special soba noodle dish. The dish includes 10-odd veggies and essences and is anchored by a gleaming...more >
'80S FAVORITES GROW UP

UPDATED DISHES WON'T GAG YOU WITH A SPOON

By CARLA SPARTOS
August 13, 2008 -
LIKE, what comes around totally goes around. Take the '80s, for instance. This summer saw Reagan-era rockers Bon Jovi, George Michael and the Police perform sold-out concerts, while Tretorn -...more >
MIXTURE & MINGLE

PAELLA FOR THE COMMUNITY- MINDED; AND N’AWLINS GONE GASTRO-PUB

By ANDREA STRONG
August 10, 2008 -
Socarrat Paella Bar 259 W. 19th St.; (212) 462-1000 If you dream about paella the way some people dream about Prada, then Socarrat Paella Bar, the second restaurant venture from La Nacional's...more >