Since it first brought its popular-in-Europe restaurant guides for New York six years ago, there has been something of a cold war going between Michelin and the other publisher of red-toned restaurant guides, the recently-Googled Zagat Survey. The two companies put their New York guides out within days of each other and regularly try and steal each other's media thunder while distracting consumers from the plethora of free online reviews available (*cough* Yelp *cough*). Now, with both companies' 2012 guides set for release next month, the French tire company has gone and fired this year's opening shot today by releasing its "Bib Gourmand" list of restaurants serving two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (excluding tax and gratuity). Interestingly, it seems the fancy restaurant guide is taking the Times' lead and starting to look beyond Manhattan a bit.
Michelin Puts Bushwick, Bed-Stuy And Bronx Restaurants On Its Bib Gourmand Map
Videos: Mesmerizing Hand-Pulled Noodles
In lieu of an Ethnic Eating Adventure this week, behold instead the incredible spectacle of Men Making Noodles, right before your very eyes! Be dazzled by their dough-slinging prowess and finger flexibility. Be amazed by the precision and grace with which they stretch. And read on to learn where you, too, can enjoy a bowl of hand-pulled noodles.
New Restaurant And Bar Radar
Click on the images for the scoop on new restaurants and bars around town, which include (deep breath!) The Orient Express in the West Village, the Hell's Kitchen newcomer 9, the newly-reopened Chelsea Room under the Hotel Chelsea, contemporary Thai at Kin Shop, Hawaiian and Japanese food from Makana, the over-the-top restaurant/nightclub LAVO, Brooklyn's Pine Box Rock Shop (located in an old coffin factory), the DIY wine destination Brooklyn Winery, hand-pulled noodles at Hung Ry, "global comfort food" at Tolani Wine Restaurant, and The Best Chocolate Cake in the World (in DUMBO).
Food Banks Feel Food Price Pinch
Charitable food banks are also suffering from the recent increases in the cost of food. Last year food banks were being squeezed by the increased demand from the city's hungry, who were finding that rising rents, fuel costs, and transportation costs were limiting the income they had to devote to food. More and more people were turning to New York's charitable food organizations to make ends meet.
Columbia Hunger Strike Update: Striker Passes Out
The Columbia University students' hunger strike to protest Columbia's non-inclusive attitudes about redevelopment and curriculum continues with one less striker. Just after midnight on Sunday, a post went on up on the Columbia Hunger Strike website saying, "This evening, one hunger striker was admitted to St. Luke's hospital. She will not continue the strike for personal medical reasons." The student, Aretha Choi, who attends Barnard, later wrote:...my disappointment increases as I remember the bitter...
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