East Village: The Smith is hosting a panel discussion titled “Prospects, Pitfalls and Prodigies: The Hudson Valley Dairy Industry” on March 10. Tickets are available online for $10. [Grub Street]
Lefferts Gardens: A new bar called Lincoln Park Tavern is opening in the old Fly Fish space, one of Jim Mamary’s less successful ventures. [Brownstoner]
Little Italy: Try Chilean wines at Puro Chile on Thursday from 6:30 to 10 p.m. The suggested donation for the earthquake-relief fund-raiser is $100. RSVP via e-mail. [Grub Street]

Midtown East: March Madness at Golosi is less about college basketball and more about combination meals. Throughout the month, you get a slice of pizza, scoop of gelato, and can of soda for $5. [Grub Street]
Prospect Heights: Penny House Café is “coming soon” to Washington Avenue with coffee, bagels, and pastries. [Fork in the Road/VV]
Upper East Side: Attend class on “Wines of Argentina and Chile” on Saturday afternoon at Vero Panini & Wine Bar for $65. Proceeds benefit Chile earthquake-relief efforts. Reserve a spot by calling 212-935-3530. [Grub Street]
West Village: August is having a St. Patrick’s Day feast — March 17 for the non-Irish in the room — featuring corned-beef sandwiches and Irish coffee. [Grub Street]

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PX This hears that Shea Gallante (formerly of Cru) has left the gig he took in June as David Bouley’s corporate chef, and Feast confirms that the split occurred in December. The move was a bit of a head-scratcher to begin with — we’ll see if Gallante goes back to contemplating his own thing, or whether or not someone else scoops up the young heavy hitter.

The Blabber in The Trenches [PX This]
Shea Gallante Leaves Bouley [Feast]

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Filed Under: chef shuffle, cru, david bouley, shea gallante

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A print-only piece in this month’s Gastronomica considers all the dishes and eateries named after Obama and decides they’re not simply trying to turn a buck. Instead, they’re “trying to invest him with something by reinventing a familiar custom: namely, the gathering of a community around an individual in order to bestow their collective support as he or she begins a new stage in life’s journey — and at the center of this custom is food.” Okay, but what would the laid-off pie baker (or so the story goes) who penned an anti-Obama rap say about all that?

Who knows, but Obama still has our love — if only because on the very day that his high-cholesterol levels come to light, CBS News catches him at Savannah, Georgia’s Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room vowing to sample everything on the menu (fried chicken, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cream corn, biscuits, pulled pork, and so on). Somewhere, Bill “Alliance for a Healthier Generation” Clinton is either shaking his head or licking his lips (or both).

Obama: “Don’t Tell Michelle” About Southern Lunch [CBS]
World Net Daily Folks Release Crappy White People Rap Thing [Wonkette]

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Don’t be fooled by the name; the menu is more New American than it is French. Hanging out on Hudson Street in what…

New French

522 Hudson St, New York

(212) 807-7357

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Rayeula epitmozies slick and slinky in the ever-hip Lower East Side. The heralded youthful Latin American powerhouse…

Rayuela

165 Allen St, New York

(212) 253-8840

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Michael Stillman of Fourth Wall Restaurants (Park Avenue Winter, Maloney & Porcelli, Smith & Wollensky, and upcoming tiki joint Hurricane Club) tells BlackBook he wants to open a Quality Meats in London (“They’ve started to have more American meats, but nothing with this look and feel”), and Josh Ozersky hears that Shake Shack is also planning to cross the pond.

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Filed Under: empire building, fourth wall restaurants, london, maloney & porcelli, michael stillman, park avenue winter, quality meats, shake shack, smith & wollensky

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Dine in Brooklyn, the borough’s own restaurant promotion, will take place March 15 through March 25. More than 175 eateries, from Bath Beach to Williamsburg, will offer three-course meals for $20.10 (lunch) or $25 (dinner). Borough President Marty Markowitz “also reminds everyone to be generous and properly tip their wait staff,” his office said today. (Hear that, David Sax?) [Visit Brooklyn]

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Here’s something to download right after the new Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives app: FreshDirect has released a gizmo that allows you to order LaFrieda burgers and the rest from your iPhone. [iTunes]

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Filed Under: app-etizing, apps, freshdirect, iphone, iphones, pat lafrieda

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from Grub Street San Francisco

Last weekend’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake came at the beginning of harvest time in Chile’s grape-growing regions, which is lucky for both vintners and drinkers. As Wine Enthusiast reports, some wineries suffered minor damage to tanks and barrels, but stored bottles and older vintages in tanks received the most damage. The majority of the 2010 vintage remains safe, and still on the vines. “We have water, but we need electricity to run the destemmers and presses. Fortunately, only white grapes are ready now,” said Francois Lurton, owner of Hacienda Araucano. You can exhale now, all ye hoarders of bargain priced Carmenères.

Chile’s Wine Industry Wounded But Largely Spare by Massive Earthquake [Wine Enthusiast]

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Ray’s isn’t the only East Village spot that has started delivering (Neither More Nor Less reports volunteers made $90 in tips in just a few hours). We’re told Carteles just started dispatching Cuban sandwiches (plus new desserts like banana cream puffs and guava empanadas) from 11 a.m. till 11 p.m. Call 212-614-6817.

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It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten restaurants the best time they could squeeze in a couple for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Platt’s Best New Restaurants.

Minetta Tavern (Menu)
212-475-3850
Two for eight? No
Best available: 11:00 p.m.

Aldea (Menu)
212-675-7223
Two for eight? No
Best available: 9:30 p.m.

Maialino (Menu)
212-777-2410
Two for eight? No
Best available: Fully booked

SHO Shaun Hergatt (Menu)
212-809-3993
Two for eight? Yes

A Voce Columbus (Menu)
212-823-2523
Two for eight? Yes

Seasonal Restaurant & Weinbar (Menu)
212-957-5550
Two for eight? Yes

Marea (Menu)
212-582-5100
Two for eight? No
Best available: 8:15 p.m.

Filed Under: two for eight, a voce columbus, aldea, maialino, marea, minetta tavern, seasonal restaurant & weinbar, sho shaun hergatt

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The James Beard Foundation sends word that Alton Brown, Lidia Bastianich, and Wolfgang Puck will host their awards ceremony at Lincoln Center on May 3, 2010, while Kelly Choi and Andrew Zimmern will do the honors at the Media & Book Awards Dinner the evening prior. Presenters will include past Outstanding Chef honorees Mario Batali, Thomas Keller, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Daniel Boulud, Nancy Silverton, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz, Alfred Portale, Dan Barber, Larry Forgione, and David Bouley. The semifinalists in the chef and restaurant categories were announced last month and the finalists will be revealed March 22.

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