The Strong Buzz is a blog for people who love food, who live for hot new restaurants, priceless dives, and old school classics alike, and who make it their business to keep their fingers on the pulse of New York City’s dynamic world of dining. In short, The Strong Buzz is made for you. (Yes, you!) SO GET TO IT. READ IT AND EAT!
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The Buzz is the place to come for trusted restaurant news: openings (and closings), chefs on the move, industry dish, and all sorts of other random 411 related to the world of eating, drinking and being merry in general.
July 24, 2008
“BREAKING NEWS! West Coast Eating Alert...”
Tomorrow, two former chefs from Prune will open Restaurant Eloise in Sebastopol, California. Read more about chefs Ginevra Iverson and Eric Korsh's restaurant on Pot Luck n ...
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Posted: July 24, 2008 - 7:53 pm
“Turn Water into Wine in Greenport”
Thinking of a weekend escape to the North Fork? Not sure where to eat, drink, and be merry? I have all your answers and more. Check out my article for New York Magazine here! ...
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Posted: July 24, 2008 - 5:37 pm
July 23, 2008
“Wii Boxing Tournament Debuts at Wildwood on Tuesday August 5th”
Fancy yourself a Wii Boxing Champ? Have visions of ultimate fighting in your head? Then mark your calendar for August 5th at Wildwood Barbeque for the debut of their weekly Tuesday night Nintendo Wii boxing tournament. The matches give you a chanc ...
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Posted: July 23, 2008 - 3:31 pm
“Chefs In and Out at Elizabeth and Sheridan Square”
After four months at Elizabeth, this announcement has been released by Baltz & Co., their PR firm: John Iconomou is no longer the chef at Elizabeth. Ryan Grant, formerly of Alain Ducasse and Jean Georges, has already taken over as c ...
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Posted: July 23, 2008 - 11:20 am
July 22, 2008
“Jimmy Carbone's 1 Dominick”
I’ve long been a fan of Jimmy Carbone, not only because he has the ability to turn a little hole-in-the-wall into a locavore’s temple (read: Jimmy’s No. 43), but also because of his commitment to the world beyond food. When I sta ...
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Posted: July 22, 2008 - 12:07 pm
July 20, 2008
“Something New--The Strong Buzz and TNT's Saving Grace”
Most of the writing I do revolves around the wonderful world of food. And I love it and all, but once in a while it’s nice to mix it up a bit. I’ve recently started writing a blog for the show Saving Grace, the TNT drama created by Nan ...
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Posted: July 20, 2008 - 9:43 pm
July 16, 2008
“Delicatessen”
Delicatessen is a word that may evoke over-stuffed sandwiches and sour pickles for many of us, but for me the word is inexorably tied to the 1992 black comedy where, well, people, not meat, were ground up and served. It’s just your eve ...
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Posted: July 16, 2008 - 5:21 pm
“Summer Restauant Week”
Summer Restaurant Week kicks off next week (July 21-25th, and will start again from July 28- Aug 1, 2008), and I am sure you’ve got all your reservations lined up! And if not, ...
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Posted: July 16, 2008 - 4:32 pm
“Shake Shack's new Competition ”
From the looks of things, Shake Shack may be getting some serious competition from Tabla with its new Street Cart, an outdoor, take-out food stand located in front of the restaurant on Madison Avenue at 25th street. Every Monday-Friday from 11:30a ...
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Posted: July 16, 2008 - 3:36 pm
July 13, 2008
“L'Impero becomes Convivo”
L’Impero, Chris Cannon’s elegant Tudor City Italian restaurant, has become Convivio. As you’ll recall L’Impero was first put on the map by chef Scott Conant, and last year was transferred to the capable hands of chef Michae ...
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Posted: July 13, 2008 - 8:34 pm
