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☆ David Bouley, Influential New York Chef, Dies at 70
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Julia Moskin | More About Julia Moskin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was one of the first modern French restaurants to receive three stars from The New York Times. At his restaurant Bouley, open from 1987 to 2017, he introduced New Yorkers to new ideas like tasting menus, vegetable-based sauces and the value of locally farmed ingredients. “This was even before the Union Square farmers’ market,” said Bill Yosses, the former White House pastry chef, who worked at with Mr. Bouley at Montrachet and Bouley for almost 20 years. Mr. Bouley was born and grew up in Connecticut, but his path was shaped by his mother’s French heritage. In New York City, Mr. Bouley also worked at the landmark French restaurants Le Cirque, Le Périgord and La Côte Basque.

Persons: David Bouley, Lisa Queen, ”, Bill Yosses, Bouley, “, “ David, Dan Barber, Christina Tosi, Anita Lo, James Kent, Bouley’s, Paul Bocuse, Joël Robuchon, Roger Vergé, Gaston Lenôtre, Le Périgord Organizations: The New York Times, Union, White House, Basque Locations: French, American, Kent, Conn, Montrachet, TriBeCa, Connecticut, New York City, La

☆ Colorado’s First Michelin Restaurant Guide Serves Up Few Stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Julia Moskin | More About Julia Moskin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five restaurants in Colorado — four in Denver and one in Aspen — each won a Michelin star on Tuesday night, and no two- or three-star restaurants were anointed by the influential culinary guide in its first round of awards in the state. (A signature dish at the Wolf’s Tailor is called Venison and Its Diet: roast venison loin with matsutake mushrooms, huckleberries and bitter greens.) At a ceremony in Denver, 30 restaurants joined the ranks of “Michelin recommended,” one of several categories and awards the company has recently introduced to pull more restaurants into its brand orbit. (She was the only woman to win a star of her own.) A group of Colorado state and local tourism authorities and resort companies paid Michelin a total of about $600,000 to help create the guide, so only restaurants in Boulder, Denver, Aspen, Vail, Snowmass and Beaver Creek were eligible for stars, a decision that rankled chefs in municipalities that did not pitch in money.

Persons: Kelly Whitaker, Kiddo, Kelly Kawachi Organizations: Colorado —, Michelin, “ Michelin Locations: Colorado, Denver, Aspen —, Boulder, Boulder , Denver, Aspen, Vail, Snowmass, Beaver

☆ Michelin’s Coveted Stars Can Come With Some Costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Julia Moskin | More About Julia Moskin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michelin gave no restaurant three stars, and named only one with two stars: L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, in Miami’s Design District, an outpost of a global restaurant chain founded by French chef who had been dead for four years. “It was utter shock.”Amid decades of expansion, Michelin has maintained that its stars transcend geography, taste and trends; that a one-star restaurant in Hangzhou can (and must) have the same value as a one-star restaurant in Hamburg or Honfleur or Hialeah. Today, “when someone is flying from Germany to San Diego to eat at your restaurant, the stakes are much higher,” said William Bradley, the chef-owner of Addison, Southern California’s only three-star Michelin restaurant. Michelin inspectors are full-time employees, and are sent around the world to perform evaluations, ensuring that no inspectors can privilege relationships or preferences in their own regions. Mr. Poullenec said that Michelin’s culinary and editorial judgments far outweigh financial considerations.

Persons: L’Atelier, Robuchon, “, ”, Niven Patel, William Bradley, Poullenec Organizations: Michelin, Design Locations: Miami, French, Hangzhou, Hamburg, Hialeah, France, Germany, San Diego, Addison , Southern

☆ The Fight to Control Big Gay Ice Cream, Which Made the Rainbow Its Brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Julia Moskin | More About Julia Moskin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Both men say they hope to pull the company back from the brink and continue without Mr. Chapski, whom they hired as a financial adviser in 2011 and made a partner in 2016. The founders continued to develop new products and marketing efforts, but Mr. Chapski effectively ran the business. Mr. Quint is seeking at least $4 million, claiming damages arising from breach of contract, fiduciary irresponsibility and “willful misconduct” by Mr. Chapski. Mr. Quint said in an interview that Mr. Chapski has maintained his lifestyle even as the company has descended into debt. On Friday, Mr. Wladis said he had been granted permission to use the Big Gay brand and recipes by Mr. Chapski, who repeatedly assured him that the founders were no longer involved.

Persons: Chapski, Quint, Petroff, —, Agnes, Jeremy Wladis, Wladis Organizations: Public, New York, Gay Locations: New York City, TriBeCa, Montauk, N.Y, Suffolk County, Manhattan

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