After walking by the uber-rustic-chic Tres Carnes corner of Chelsea for the past couple of weeks, we finally had a chance to dine “in” yesterday, and see what the lines are about. Serious Eats gave them a first look, and we’re glad we did. In a neighborhood saturated with fast casual outlets, it seems they are poised to take on the storm.
There’s a verified pit master, Chipolte-level efficiency of service, and what seem to be many happy meat eaters in the midst.
Food Tech + Connect is co-hosting the inaugural Internet Week NY Food Tech Brunch with Food52, Cookbook Create, The Harvard Common Press Track and many others. Attendance will see you joining Internet Week speakers, food and drink do-ers, innovators, bloggers and media for drinks and bites to celebrate the launch of the Food Tech track.
Big news for specialty coffee in Gotham: Stumptown Coffee Roasters will open its first stand-alone Manhattan cafe this week, on 8th Street, and Intelligentsia Coffee will open in the High Line Hotel in Chelsea. This will be Stumptown’s most ambitious cafe to date — a $1 Million buildout, and Intelligentsia’s first cafe in New York.
Jeremiahs’ Vanishing New York talks with deli man Jake Dell about Katz’ Deli, why he loves the family business and won’t likely leave. An interesting insight into old New York.
One of the city’s best food fests has returned – the Madison Square Eats opened in Worth Square (5th Avenue between 24th and 25th Streets) yesterday, and will continue until Friday, May 31st. It’s hosted by the Madison Square Park Conservancy and Urbanspace. The Madison Park News has a detailed write-up on all the vendors which includes menus.
As DNAinfo.com reports this morning, at last night’s ceremony in Avery Fisher Hall, atLincoln Center, New York’s rock star chefs raked in accolades for their top-flight cuisine.
The full list of winners is here.
On Friday night the James Beard Award Winners for Journalism were announced.
Tonight, in a red-carpeted affair at Lincoln Center, the Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception, a black-tie fanfare of chefs, restaurateurs, and designers, for will be announced.
You can see a complete list of nominees here.
There are still some tickets left if you call the office.
Baked, the Red Hook Bakery which sells boxed-goods to William-Sonoma and its granola across the country, is looking to find retail space in Manhattan, which is no easy feat. They’ve created a clever campaign which earns a finders fee of a cake a month, and then some. Announced in a witty blog post, they’ll gain momentum from the spirit and likely gain some visits from how catchy their spiel is.
The Hot Bread Kitchen Incubates program offers affordable commercial kitchen space, finance advising, workshops and a diverse culinary community to help grow startup food businesses. They’ve just announced they’re looking for motivated food producers with a focused concept and proven sales to join their program before May 31st.
Thinking of of learning some new skills and getting some fresh culinary inspiration?
Haven’s Kitchen has added March and April classes to their newly revamped calendar.
You may also call 212.929.7900 or email classes@havenskitchen.com to register.
