ktv 4 life

place your vote for the prettiest new restaurant in nashville.

hint: the answer is butchertown hall, designed by none other than katie vance (of powell architects)

watch this zany person in a bear suit steal this restaurant's dumpster

amazing

Southern Hospitality is Dead

I mean, the Justin Timberlake owned terrible restaurant on the Upper East Side has closed. There are people on facebook that just can't believe it, but that place was the definition of over priced and mediocre. If you just can't stand it, there is another one in Hell's Kitchen and one in Denver. via

where are you spending the first day of summer?

spotted. from the fairway parking lot in red hook, the beginnings of the brooklyn crab shack! i was pleased to learn that the restaurant is being opened by the owners of alma, another red hook spot that is fucking delicious.

The space will encompass two decks overlooking the New York Harbor, so like Alma, it should boast unrivaled views. They'll serve seafood from up and down the Atlantic coast and will offer salads, soups, sandwiches, and a raw bar. There are also rumors of miniature golf. It's unclear how long construction should take—it's a major undertaking and all of the owners all have small children—but they hope to open by this summer. (via)

bonus link : 10 exciting brooklyn restaurants opening in 2012

new business alert!

there's a new restaurant coming to henry + atlantic in brooklyn heights. the (ceeyute!) owners are fundraising via startup site kickstarter. it's called COLONIE and it's scheduled to open in november, so i'll see y'all in january or so...

We have an amazing chef who is focused on local, seasonal American cuisine with a definite bias to all things gastronomically Brooklyn, and our wine list will be unique yet super approachable and affordable. We have an incredible bright and airy space with high ceilings and lots of exposed brick, and we are looking to create an environment that is warm, comfortable and interesting. One of our design elements is to include an open kitchen with counter dining. To us, nothing is cooler than sitting at the kitchen while a chef prepares your meal right in front of you. Watching the art of cooking while you dine is like a new kind of theater and can be truly inspirational, changing the way you think about the food you eat. (via)

a donation secures you a promise of free food when they open. jicyww.

dine in brooklyn.

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full list of resaurants

the more you know (you're welcome)

i got a little email about this:

"Chef Daniel Holzman sharpened his knives at Le Bernardin, but he’s mastering a humbler art at The Meatball Shop, which he’s opening tomorrow with childhood pal and Frank alum Michael Chernow.

The genius concept: Start with meatballs — spicy pork, beef, vegetable, salmon, and chicken (the unlikely star). Get them alone, in sliders, on heroes, with sauce. Don’t forget sides like freshly milled polenta, ice cream sandwiches made by Chernow’s wife, and beers sold by the milk jug and pitcher.

The small space is Americana charming, with tables made reclaimed East Village tenement wood. Watch the open kitchen work while you wait at the counter; that’s La Quercia prosciutto going into the grind.

They serve till 4 a.m., for your prehangover convenience. And prices are almost too low to print.

We’re balls out for this one."

The Meatball Shop, 84 Stanton Street, between Allen and Orchard Streets

sounds good! but i can only imagine how turrible this place will be at 3:00 am when it's filled with people trying to sober up enough to drive their ed hardy t-shirts back to new jersey.

50 years of the Four Seasons

design rag metropolis mag just published an article about New York's famous Four Seasons. what strikes me about the profile of the restaurant contained within the iconic Seagram Building is how much it was a profile of one man, Philip Johnson. More than just the designer of the space, he established himself as the sort of de facto governor of the see and be seen crowd of professionals that paraded through the grill room. anyway, long live the four seasons and long live philip johnson. even though he is dead.