Entries from The Amateur Gourmet tagged with 'Daniel Boulud'
Dinner and a.... [K-Town Chicken + Karaoke; Bar Boulud & "Dr. Atomic"]
One subject everyone can relate to, regardless of where you live in the country, is the decision-making process one goes through when one plans a night on the town. Of course, there's dinner but what to do after dinner? And how important is the after dinner activity when choosing where to eat dinner? If you eat dinner in an obscure part of town with nothing else to do, is the night ruined? Inversely, if you choose an awesome after dinner activity (let's go rollerskating!) are your plans foiled when the only place to eat nearby is a 3rd rate pizza joint? Happily, living in New York provides many opportunities for a fantastic dinner AND a fantastic after dinner activity. Allow me to share two such examples, after the jump....
Vegas Days 3 & 4: Picasso, The Cook Off & Grand Tasting, "Love," Daniel Boulud Brasserie, Craftsteak
If you go to www.endoftheinternet.com you reach a page that tells you "sorry, but you've reached the end of the internet." I bring this up because on Saturday night, at Craftsteak at the MGM Grand, I received a message from my stomach that said: "Sorry, but you've reached the end of eating." It waved a white flag, as did the stomachs of my companions, and by the time we left Vegas on Sunday morning we vowed never to eat like this again....
The Gourmet.com Launch Party at Bar Boulud
Here are the people we saw last night at the Gourmet.com launch party at Bar Boulud: - Calvin Trillin - Mark Bittman - Eric Ripert - David Chang - Jonathan Waxman - Aaron Sanchez - Michael Psilakis - Rebecca Charles - April Bloomfield - Alfred Portale - Joey Campanaro - Daniel Boulud (it was his place, after all) and, of course - Ruth Reichl (it was her party). To say the room was choc full of food celebs would be a profound understatement. I spent most of the party wandering around with Craig saying, "Whoah--do you know who that is? He's/she's a legend." I also had fun chatting with all my food blogging cohorts--Ed Levine & The Serious Eats Team (Adam and Alaina), the Eater crew, Josh Ozersky. I befriended the managers of The Little Owl and Market Table (the latter of whom was freshman roommates with one of my college friends). I shook hands with Daniel and told him that one of his close friends was one of my favorite teachers in grad school (a true fact!); I kibitzed with Rebecca Charles who told me how she cooks a rib-eye at home (no oil, extremely hot pan, render the fat from the side of the meat first, then finish in the oven---oh and lots of coarse salt and pepper). It was a whirlwind of glitz and glamour, but mostly it was just passionate food people talking about food. And speaking of food, wait 'til you see the spread....
