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The Feed file: Free fried chicken at Le Cirque; off-menu hot sauce at Umi Nom
The Feed Blog —
... ] Cru has slashed prices on its wine list by 30% and installed a new chef, Todd Macdonald, in a probable attempt to downscale in a waffling economy. [ Diner's Journal ] Tom Mylan can always be counted on to sear disturbing images into your mind. Today’s discovery of a BDSM sausage enthusiast is no exception. [ ...
Cru Redo: Flo Fab has an update this...
Eater NY —
... Flo Fab has an update this morning on the tenuous state of Cru, the restaurant that lost its chef and sommelier and entered into a battle with its landlord earlier this summer. It has a new chef, Todd Macdonald, a new somm, Greg Majors, and most vitally, it's slashing wine prices by 30 percent. [NYT] ...
Cru Decides It Might Just Be Time to Lower Its Prices
Grub Street New York —
... , has started the process of making itself “less fancy,” according to Diner’s Journal. That involves lowering its wine prices by 30 percent across the board and bringing back onetime chef Todd Macdonald (who left the restaurant to work for a caterer two years ago) to introduce a menu, in two weeks, of “easier, simpler, faster, cheaper and definitely tastier” food (main courses are currently $30 and up). It’s uncertain whether renovations planned for the first part of the year will include a Skee-Ball machine or a wheel-of-fortune that gives ...
When a Cru Becomes a Vin de Pays
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... The Times reports that Todd Macdonald is the new chef. He had been with the restaurant in 2004, when it opened, but left two years ago to join a catering firm. Robert Bohr, one of the owners said, “We wanted food that was easier, simpler, faster, cheaper and definitely tastier, which is what we think Todd will do.” ...
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Cityfile.com - Dailyfile —
... gives Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte one star; Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton says Blue Hill "needs work"; Jay Cheshes of TONY has mixed things to say about Ed's Chowder House; Steve Cuozzo visits Ed's, too, giving it 2 1/2 stars out of four; Gael Greene checks out Casa Lever; and GQ's Alan Richman picks his fave fried chicken in NYC. • Cru, which faced eviction this summer, is back with a new chef/menu. [NYT] • The Soho Italian spot Piccola Cucina has reopened. [Zagat] • Bruni's ...
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Fork in the Road —
... ] Todd Macdonald is the new executive chef at Cru. Since Shea Gallante left the restaurant in June, Scott Riesenberger, the former sous chef, was at the helm. Macdonald, who has been made a partner, was working in the kitchen when Cru opened until about two years. [ Diner's Journal ]
