Ai Fiori, the newest venture in the expanding Michael White empire, located in the brand spanking new Setai on Fifth Avenue, has unveiled a new burger - the White Label, courtesy of the ubiquitous Pat La Frieda gang. It could be that because I'm absolutely famished right now (and on my way to Shopsin's) that the video has got my drooling.
Beck's Record Club is a super cool project that's been going on for some time now. Basically, it's an informal meeting of various people to record an album in a day. Many awesome interpretations have sprung from these meetings. Here's a sweet one for you. You should most definitely check out the rest of the goods.
What happened to Nate Appleman after he left Pulino’s? The answer is kind of extraordinary: A source told us that a week ago he started a corporate gig at Chipotle, and a call to the chef confirms that he’s working out of the chain’s Chelsea location. “I make burritos,” the Beard Rising Star chef says. “You can find me in the store making burritos day after day — that’s what I do.” Of course, it’s not that simple. Appleman says he’s “learning the system” with a larger goal in mind: Steve Ells has hired him full-time with an eye toward “improving the model, and focusing on cooking techniques and getting better ingredients.”
Appleman says that although he welcomed the opportunity to get out of the blogger spotlight (indeed when he heard from us, he told us “I’m not in the restaurant business anymore”), the main reason he took the gig is because it’s a larger-scale continuation of what he’s been doing his whole career, i.e., “finding good ingredients, raised the right way or grown the right way.” He tells us, “What led me to this was being able to make a change. I was just trying to figure out, ‘How can I make a difference?’ It’s one thing to be a really good chef and cook and it’s another to impact millions of people — from the farmers, ranchers, and everyone down to the 20,000 employees. As you get older and wiser, you’re looking for more fulfillment.”
Here’s hoping he finds it — this gig is pretty much the polar opposite of a star turn at a McNally joint. By the way, Appleman recently tweeted from D.C., where Chipotle is expected to open an Asian concept, but he says he won’t be involved in that.
People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round I really love to watch them roll No longer riding on the merry-go-round I just had to let it go
Ah, people asking questions lost in confusion Well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions Well they shake their heads and they look at me as if I've lost my mind I tell them there's no hurry I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round I really love to watch them roll No longer riding on the merry-go-round I just had to let it go I just had to let it go I just had to let it go
The seasons definitely play a role in the music I listen to at a particular moment in time. Sometimes that force is stronger than at other times. Today is the former. This has got a winter-vibe...at least for me. A dark and brooding storm that's cold and ominous is on its way...
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