by jbfauthor on November 12, 2010
Here’s what’s happening at the Beard House and around the country next week:
Sunday, November 14, 6:00 P.M.
Friends of James Beard Benefit: Pismo Beach, CA
Enjoy breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean while feasting on chef Evan Treadwell’s California coastal cuisine. Treadwell takes seasonal and local cooking seriously, changing the menu with each solstice and equinox and airing his regionally sourced creations with exciting and often little known Central Coast wines.
Monday, November 15, 7:00 P.M.
Taste of the NFL
An all-star group of Texas and New York chefs is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Taste of the NFL, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting hunger whose founder, Wayne Kostroski, won our 2010 Humanitarian of the Year
by jbfauthor on May 26, 2010
Many of New York's iconic dining establishments vanished from the pages of
Zagat long ago, but there are some that William Grimes, former
New York Times restaurant critic and author of
Appetite City, told us he would love to eat in if he had a time machine. Here's a stroll down memory lane:
Clark and Brown’s Chophouse
Water Street, circa 1830
“One of the earliest and most famous examples of a restaurant style that, along with the oyster cellar (see below), defined New York dining. Mutton chops were the big thing, thick, juicy, and bordered with a nice stripe of fat. Bread toasted over the open fire with a fork was the usual accompaniment, along with English ale.”
Dorlon’s
Fulton Market, circa 1870
“Just finding Dorlon’s, the city’s premier oyster house,
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