Gothamist: Tidbits: Michelin Edition

October 9, 2007

It's Michelin madness! While we gave you the overall rundown yesterday, we wanted to follow up a bit. We noted the loss of a star at Tom Colicchio's Craft. Bruni ponders this change: "Craft’s demotion is more attention-getting. Has it really gone downhill? I hear mixed reports from regulars, and while my most recent meal there, perhaps a year ago, wasn’t as memorable as a meal I had eaten there about two years before that, it was certainly as worthy as meals at Michelin one-star recipients Oceana, Veritas and Fleur de Sel." In the good news category, we were very happy to see props go out to Michael Psilakis' Anthos in the form of a star -- the first Greek Michelin-starred restaurant outside of Greece. Psilakis has also been named Esquire's Best Chef of the Year.
In related news, Ed Levine calls out Michelin as being ridiculously antiquated. His picks for spots that should have gotten a star include "Momofuku Ssäm Bar, Esca, the Little Owl, Hearth, and Ouest, to name a few."
Speaking of Little Owl, Mouthing Off pays an early visit to "Little Owl-ish" newcomer Shorty's.32 and describes it as "deliciously no-fuss, bound-to-make-me-a-regular."
Two-starred Masa may give birth to a downtown offshoot, according to NY Mag's Intelligencer. Masayoshi Takayama supposedly has his eye on the old Honmura An space in Soho.

The Wall Street Journal on trashing food bloggers. Really, what's with all the hate?