N.Y. Diet: David Alan Grier | What to Eat at Casa Pomona

Friday 21 September 2012 by IrwanKch

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Daily New York Food News from NYMag.com & MenuPages.com

Coming Soon
New Orleans–Based Buttermilk Drop Baker Looking at Harlem The baker turned actor from New Orleans sets his sights on Harlem.
Venues
Gramercy Tavern Alum Opening Bed-Stuy Culinary Event Space and ‘Private Restaurant’ Think ticketed chef dinners, cooking classes, and more.
Coming Soon
Scotch Bar Duke of Montrose Will Bring Speyside to the Slope Finally, a Scottish bar.
Pow!
Comic-Con Gets Lots of Custom Suds, One Unflappable Iron Chef Food and beer on tap, literally, for NYC Comic-Con
Just Desserts
Not So Sweet: Magnolia Bakery Suing Ex-Employee Over Cupcake Icing The cupcake specialist is claiming the owner of Apple Cafe Bakery copied its "unique and distinctive" icing swirls.
Coming Soon
Elizabeth Falkner Will Preview Krescendo at This Year’s Atlantic Antic Crescendo for Krescendo.
Celebrity Settings
Ryan Seacrest Talks Idol at Crown; Scott Rudin Celebrates Michael Chabon at a Still-Boarded Beatrice Inn Plus, Scarlett Johannson hangs out at Heathers, Kid Rock does dinner and a show at the Palm West, and more of this week's celebrity dining.
Food Media
Gilt Taste Hit With Editorial ‘Cutbacks’ The online deals company scales back its grocery bill.
Arena Food
Here’s Everything to Eat at the Barclays Center More than 130 vendors tried to land the gig.
The Grub Street Diet
David Alan Grier Overnights Duck Confit to Himself, Hits NoMad After His Show "Sometimes I feel like people have such bland tastes, and that must have been what was wrong with these women."
Leftovers
Cocktails Go Avant-Garde at the Modern; Prandial Launches a Bar Menu Plus: Beer Table adds nightly family-style dinners, Aquavit hosts a Swedish chef, and more of today's leftovers.
Quote of the Day
‘Luscious Eruptions’ Would Be a Great Name for a Band Old Homestead's $350 steak sounds, uh, interesting.
Openings
What to Eat at Casa Pomona, Bringing Seasonal Spanish to the UWS The restaurant opens October 1.
Video Feed
It’s a Bad-News Day for Fat Kids Don't even think about drowning your sorrows in sugar.
Lawsuits
David Chang to Kiwi Chef: Bao Out or I’ll Sue Chang's lawyers have sent a cease-and-desist letter.
Restaurant Power Rankings
Grub Street’s Restaurant Power Rankings: A Ramen Spot Debuts, Reynard Reappears Grub Street ranks New York's hottest restaurants in the most gleefully shameless way possible.
Pod People
Starbucks Starts Selling Verismo, Its Single-Serve Home Coffeemaker The coffee-drinks retailer wants a piece of your kitchen.