Eye-Openers: Anthony Bourdain on The Colbert Report [Video] – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Posted on 08/05/2011 at 9:14 am by Paolo Lucchesi in Headlines, Videos
Lots of good stuff to start the Friday. Turkish cult chef Vahit Besir resurfaces in the TL, Anthony Bourdain goes on The Colbert Report, Ruth Reichl tells the story of a now-famous farm’s survival, the debate between neighborhood restaurants and star-craving ones, Unterman reviews Txoko, and so much more.
From the local scene:
Brock Keeling: Living the dream. [Grub St]
Chef Vahit Besir has resurfaced, and it looks like he’s opening up a Turkish place on Geary and Jones. [Chowhound]
Patricia Unterman reviews Txoko, and like the prior critics, she finds a bit of a disconnect between the impressive food and setting, but she very much digs it: “Essentially, Txoko is an eccentric, whimsical, bat cave of a place with no frills except for some outrageously lush fancy cooking. The juxtaposition of high and low makes it fun.” [SF Examiner]
From the national scene:
Above is the video segment of Anthony Bourdain‘s entertaining appearance last night on The Colbert Report.
New York’s celebrated Vandaag has lost its chef: “[Chef Philip] Kirschen-Clark said that Vandaag’s management had ‘different views on the direction they wanted the restaurant to take. They wanted a more neighborhood approach but I prefer doing more elaborate food.’” [New York Times]
Ruth Reichl tells the story of The Chef’s Garden, and how it went from losing everything to being one of the country’s best sustainable farms. [Gilt Taste]
Lots of good stuff to start the Friday. Turkish cult chef Vahit Besir resurfaces in the TL, Anthony Bourdain goes on The Colbert Report, Ruth Reichl tells the story of a now-famous farm’s survival, the debate between neighborhood restaurants and star-craving ones, Unterman reviews Txoko, and so much more. From the local scene: Brock Keeling: [...]