New York City

A collection of links from the reporters and editors of the Dining section.

Ryan Sutton likes the recent menu changes at Gabe Stulman and Tien Ho's Montmartre. On the entrees: "Pot-au-feu ($44, for two) becomes pot-au-pho, with cinnamon-clove aromas coming off the beef and intense marrow-spiked broth. It's loaded with oxtail richness and the clean spank of Thai basil that makes this hot soup okay for summer. Duck for two ($78) is code for duck tacos, thanks to buckwheat pancakes. Giant slabs of roasted breast meat give way to your knife with ease, while braised leg practically shreds itself after a good stare." Sutton gives the restaurant two stars, with a special shout-out to Tien's sweet and salty fries. [Bloomberg] As noted yesterday, Pete Wells is not a fan of Graydon Carter's The Beatrice Inn: "Lamb porterhouse showered with roasted artichoke leaves was very satisfying once I ignored the grainy, salty sauce of dried black olives around it. So were crisp and fresh fried oysters with smoked char roe, as long as I didn't focus too much on a bitter and blandly sweet citrus purée." Goose egg. [NYT] Joshua David Stein files on Lafayette this week: "Astute is exactly how I would describe most of the food. Inspired? Not really. But smart and perceptive, certainly. Raclette, a cheese too often confined to blanketing potatoes, ennobles a very good brisket burger at lunch. Muscat grapes, like capers, are used to great effect, as in a perfectly prepared dorade, where they cameo in an update of sauce veronique, or at lunch, where they top little grilled shrimpies and are studded with capers." [The Observer] Gael Greene files on two relatively new Upper East Side establishments: 83 1/2 and Cocina Economica. On the former: "The service alternates between friendly, effusive and wrong table, but that's forgivable given a lemony caponata, the familiar eggplant stew with pine nuts and raisins to pile on toast, and fricco, parmesan crisps that we're dragging through a thin 'aioli' of Calabrian chili and honey. Only the watery housemade ricotta with pesto disappoints. My friend finds her Sicilian gimlet with homemade limoncello pleasantly refreshing. She gives me a sip. I agree." Ms. Gael not wowed by the Mexcian fare at Cocina Economica. [Insatiable] [Lafayette by Krieger] Adam Platt gives two stars to Lafayette: "The small-plate toast dishes popularized by Jean-Georges at ABC Kitchen are called tartines here, and you can get them piled with spoonfuls of opulent duck-liver mousse ($8) or Selles-sur-Cher goat cheese, decked with tomatoes and slivers of fresh radish. My classic beef tartare ($18) was a much better deal than the mealy Hawaiian prawns ($19 with sauce verte), but if you're in the mood for serious feed, begin your dinner with the lardon-rich salad frisée, which is served on a plate the size of a small hubcap." [GS/NYM] [Nightingale 9 by Krieger] Although she's not a fan of the decor, Ms. Jordana Rothman likes Robert Newton's take on Vietnamese fare at Nightingale 9: "The iconic Hanoi dish cha ca la vong—typically turmeric-blasted fish served with a pickler's pantry worth of dill—is served as a rice noodle bowl, with sprigs of the herb, crushed peanuts and fingers of fried catfish that might be equally at home at Seersucker, the American Southern restaurant Newton operates nearby. Peanuts and slippery vermicelli noodles also anchor the bun cha bowl, with patties of charred Berkshire pork and curls of belly meat, a chop of scallions and leaves of butter lettuce." Three stars out of five. [TONY] [Sweet Chick by Krieger] In his last review for the Village Voice, Robert Sietsema recommends the signature dish at Sweet Chick in Williamsburg: "The menu's bedrock is the venerable combo of chicken and waffles. This being the 'Burg, the fried chicken mimics the extensively brined product sold not far away at Pies 'n' Thighs, with a thickish crust and pillowy flesh. While my own preferences are for a dusting of flour and not brining the bird (making it chewier but more

Instead of a review this week, Steve Cuozzo offers his recommendations for al fresco dining. He likes Sripraphai, Riverpark, Nougatine, Cafe Boulud, and also La Caye in Fort Greene. Of that last restaurant, Cuozzo writes: "At twilight, broiled conch with Creole sauce and black rice superimposes Caribbean warmth on the 'new' Brooklyn." [NYP]

LBS – “I wouldn’t say [Tiger Woods] didn’t see that I was ready, but you do have a feel when the other guy is gonna hit,” Garcia said after his round, via Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner. Tiger defended himself after the round, saying the marshal told him Garcia had already hit his shot. “The marshal told me he already hit, so I pulled a club and was getting ready to play my shot,” Woods said, via Lavner. Tiger also couldn’t resist getting in a little dig at the Spaniard. “Not real surprising he’s complaining about something.” Yahoo – Attending an awards dinner for the European Tour, Sergio Garcia was asked if he was planning on having Tiger Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open considering the way the two had gone at each other since the Players Championship, and his response went from a war of words to downright ignorant. Garcia, channeling his inner Fuzzy Zoeller, said, “We will have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken.” There are moments when things can be taken out of context, but when you’re talking about racism, there just isn’t a smile or a joking tone that can smooth things over. Garcia took what was a battle with the best golfer in the world, and of this generation, and turned it into something ugly. What a feud we got going here! I wonder if Tiger is gonna make fun of Sergio’s dress next round. Quite possibly the two biggest tools in all of sports engaging in a cat fight. “He made noise when I was swinging!’ “He made hurtful comments about me!” It reads exactly like I’d expect a golf feud to play out. I don’t expect much more from Sergio Garcia. Dude is the biggest underachiever and the biggest whiner of all time. But Tiger has gotta bring the fucking noise here. Guy is arguably the greatest of all time. Worth a billion dollars. Pisses on whores. Get out of here with that “inappropriate comments” bullshit. You gotta come back over the top with that shit man. Tell him you only eat fried chicken with guys who have won a major. Tell him he can borrow one of your Green Jackets if he wants to sit down at the dinner table with you. Tweet about how he’s 0 for his last 57 Majors. For God’s sake, Tiger, tell him you’re gonna piss on his wife! Sergio Garcia is absolute garbage. Doesn’t deserve a shred of your respect. Man up, publicly embarrass this clown, win the US Open in a few weeks, and go take your place back on the throne. And have sex with hookers, obviously.

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An FBI agent fatally shot a man in Orlando, Florida early this morning, apparently during questioning in regards to the Boston Marathon bombing. The FBI field office in Tampa confirmed "the agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties" but has not officially released any other details. The Times identifies the deceased as one Ibragim Todashev, and sources tell NBC News that Todashev "was originally cooperative, but he was shot after attacking the agent." [ more › ]

Finally, we get the money shot: Anthony Weiner, everyone's favorite idiot crotchshot ex-Congressman AND warrior for the middle-class, has released the campaign video that finally officially announces his entry into the crowded 2013 mayoral race. In the 2:16 video, he addresses his love of taking pictures of his schlong and sending it to his social media lady pals at the 1:43 mark, "Look, I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons. I hope I get a second chance to work for you." [ more › ]

Daily Mail- A Dutch TV presenter stunned viewers after drinking milk direct from a mother’s breasts during his primetime Saturday night show. Host Paul de Leeuw had invited a group of women from a charity which allows the exchange of breast milk between mothers to his entertainment show, Langs de Leeuw. During an interview with the women, the host asked whether breast milk was ‘nice and sweet’ and asked if he could taste some. One of the women offered him a bottle of the milk but de Leeuw said he would prefer to drink from the source. ‘Well, if you don’t bite you may try it,’ the volunteer, named Wendy, said. De Leeuw leaned in and drunk from one of her breasts before pulling back and starting on the second breast. ‘I find the second one better tasting, but I can taste that you’ve eaten asparagus yesterday,’ de Leeuw quipped. The segment has generated criticism on social media but volunteer Wendy defended the unusual exchange, saying it was ‘for a good cause’. A lot of the news outlets that reported this story are like “Here’s something you’d never see in America!” Almost like knocking the USA for it. Some backhanded comment about our conservative ways because Conan or Jimmy Kimmel ain’t breast feeding on camera. Get the fuck out of my face with that shit. Last thing I wanna see is some bald asshole sucking on some big old floppy milk sacks. I don’t care if it was for charity. I don’t care if the people in Holland or Belgium or the Netherlands or whatever the fuck “Dutch” is thinks this is normal. Bottom line is chicks who breast feed in public are weird and gross and old men who drink from a stranger’s tits are probably some sort of deviants. If having certain standards that don’t allow fat post-pregnant broads to walk around with people sucking on their National Geographic milk wagons makes our country uptight and unprogressive then so fucking be it. Let the Dutch drink from each others titties like they are fountains of milk. I’ll be living like a civilized person in America.

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Headed home. The Mission Chinese chef will head to Oklahoma City, his hometown, to cook with Jonathon Stranger of Ludivine on Sunday and Monday, News OK reports. Local chefs Kurt Fleischfresser, Chris Becker, and Marc Dunham round out the line for the impromptu pop-up OK Chefs, which will donate 100 percent of its proceeds to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts. A growing group of New York chefs and food businesses is also raising money for tornado victims. [News OK, Earlier, Related] Read more posts by Hugh MerwinFiled Under: oklahoma, danny bowien, jonathon stranger, ludivine, mission chinese, new york, new york restaurants, oklahoma city, san francisco