The gang at Eater has set up a blogger lounge, complete with laptops galore and shiny red espresso makers pumping out much-needed caffeine, as a central wifi hotspot for the food bloggerati to interact with chefs and other food festival notables. The Rachel Ray fly-by was earlier today, but right now Chef Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter (and soon-to-be of Food Network fame with her new show, The Cooking Loft) is in the house, along with Food & Wine Mag editor Dana Cowin and Mr. Murrays Cheese himself, Rob Klaufelt (armed with some serious goodies). And earlier, Adam Perry Lang discussed last night's Burger Bash and his favorite burgers. more ›

On all counts, Michael Psilakis has been on quite a roll. Though his two-starred Dona was shuttered due to a real estate snafu, he went on to earn a Michelin star at Anthos, one of only two Greek restaurants with this honor, his to-die-for gnudi recipe was featured on the cover of Bon Appetit, was named Esquire's chef of the year, and opened up Mia Dona, which just yesterday earned two stars from Frank Bruni. Now, to top it off, he's been named as one of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs of the year. Congratulations! The list is definitely lacking in the New York department, though. Where's the love? more ›