Morimoto is returning to New York: "Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr - best known in these parts for enticing "Iron Chef" Masahuru Morimoto away from Nobu - is about to sign a lease for approximately 9,000 square feet at the Chelsea Market to bring the famed chef back to Gotham."
NYTimes Interactive Feature, Featuring Jamie Oliver and Amanda Hesser.
NY Cupcake Scene (audio tour and slide show). The Magnolia Bakery sells 3,000 cupcakes a day. According to the NYTimes, the best tasting cupcakes can be found at Amy's Bread, Mitchel London, William Greenberg Bakery, Sage American Kitchen.
Joi Ito went to the Karatsukunchi festival near Fukuoka, Japan and took photos of his meal, "We had an great meal including the incredibly rare kue fish."
NYMetro Best Chefs 2003: "Choosing New York’s best chefs sounds like a great gig. Until, that is, you realize how spectacularly blessed this restaurant-obsessed town is with kitchen talent, and how uncompromisingly passionate, bordering on belligerent, colleagues can be when it comes to reaching a consensus about something as subjective as food."