Woody Allen on Elaine's Closing | Ryan Skeen Out at FishTag

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011 Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com
Booze News Brooklyn Brewery Debuts Milk & Honey–Inspired Beer; Brooklyn Winery Introduces House Wines Both will be available next month. Slideshow First Look at Alfama, Bringing Portuguese to Midtown East on Monday The onetime Portuguese favorite changes its look, location, and menu. Nice Try Maybe She Should’ve Thrown in Some Breadsticks A woman attempted to trade takeout greens for cocaine. Chef Shuffle Ryan Skeen Is No Longer Working at FishTag, Says Psilakis The chef is said to have been dismissed last night. Openings Big Gay Ice Cream Prepares a Shop It'll open next month. Closings Woody Allen on Elaine’s Closing: ‘I Was Crushed’ "Despite the unrelenting bad food I went there every night for decades, and it was such a fabulous experience." Quote of the Day Celebrity Confessions of a Baked Potato Man Richard "Sweatin' to the Oldies" Simmons pulls rank. Openings Xi’an Famous Foods Opens in ‘Old Chinatown’ Saturday With 40 seats! App-etizing Delivery.com Launches App GPS lets you place pickup orders, too. Marketing Gimmicks Kati Roll Company Asks: Where to Now? The chain wants customers to vote on its next location. The Other Critics Sifton Gives Three to Gotham Bar and Grill; Cuozzo Thinks La Silhouette ‘Occasionally Falters’ Plus: Shockey let down by Spasso, and more, in our weekly roundup of restaurant reviews. Food Journalism Gilt Taste Launches With Ruth Reichl at the Helm, Melissa Clark in the Kitchen They're selling a bunch of caviar and writing about gas-drilling practices. Mediavore Mexican Bologna Bust at Border; Starbucks Sued for Firing Dwarf Plus: Evidence humans were eating dog 9,000 years ago, Mississippi food prices on the rise, and more, in our morning news roundup. Neighborhood Watch The National Debuts a Theater Menu in Midtown; Fatty Crab Hosts a Memorial Day Party on the Upper East Side Plus: Sugar and Plumm Purveyors of Yumm to open, BONDST introduces new cocktails, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news. Fireside Chats Eighteen Bewitchingly Self-Deprecating Moments From Keith McNally’s Martha Stewart Interview Plus: Balthazar London may be a no-go? Scary Things Exploding Watermelons! It's happening in China, apparently. Openings What You’ll Eat at the Highliner When It Fully Opens Next Week The former Empire Diner space is currently in preview mode. Other Magazines Will the New Bon Appétit Matter? Yes, all the food blogs are excited that Gwyneth's on the cover. But is anyone else? Openings What to Eat at Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club, Replacing Water Taxi Beach SSS Next Week Foosball, billiards, Ping-Pong, and La Frieda burgers at South Street Seaport. The Great Outdoors City Taps Don Pintabona to Operate Outdoor Café at Union Square Pavilion The decision was years in the making.		I ♥ Brachetto. The bubbly red wine—Brachetto d’Acqui docg—has cast a spell on NY. Enjoy it all May. L’Artusi, Dell’anima, Anfora. Happy times!      Shop-A-Matic »    Vulture Digest »    New York Travels »    Fashion Alert »    See all newsletters »     Subscribe to New York