Begin and End Your Week With Tasting Menus | Platt: Greek Modern at Amali; Governor Feels Slightly Off-Key

Monday 1 October 2012 by IrwanKch

MONDAY,OCTOBER 1, 2012

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

Influence
Swedish Chefs Finally Crawl Out From Under the Shadow of the Muppets These guys ferment everything and make vinegar from mushrooms.
Video Feed
For Second Episode, ‘Animals Eating Animals’ Goes All Cannibalistic in Murray Hill Pig face in Kip's Bay.
Go Fish
Tilapia Grows in Brooklyn VertiCulture's rooftop farming mission: peace, love, vegetables, and tilapia.
Bookshelf
Alain Ducasse Eats New York Oui, chef.
For Sale
Shuttered Retreat Lounge Auctioning Its Antler Chandeliers Today The forest-themed nightspot is no more.
Closings
Bondi Road Hangs On a Little Longer The cheap beer continues to flow.
There's a Storm Coming Mr. Wayne
Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Repos ‘Occupy’ Batmobile Luckily there's more than one Batmobile out there.
Big Top Roberta's
Roberta’s Outdoor ‘Tiki Tent’ Bar Shut Down Bushwick's tiki torch has been snuffed.
Blazes
2 Bros. Pizza and Little Tokyo Damaged in St. Marks Place Fire An apartment above the restaurants caught fire Saturday night.
Crime
Teen Pizza Boy Accused of Raping Woman at Delivery Address The 16-year-old's co-worker described him as "a good kid."
Eat Well
Eat Well: Begin and End Your Week With Tasting Menus (Seriously!) Plus: Kimchee, apples, and more, all in our weekly roundup of healthy eats.
Restaurant Review
Platt: Greek Modern at Amali; Governor Feels Slightly Off-Key My mother grew up in a genteel, mostly vanished world where the best restaurants lived long and prosperous lives.
Oatmeal
Slideshow: Seriously Transcendent Takes on Oatmeal Whether topped with bacon and cheddar or cinnamon mascarpone, this breakfast staple is humble no more.
In Season
In Season: Lulu & Po Chef Matthew Hamilton's Mutsu-Apple Salad Mutsus are good for sauce and cider, but best enjoyed in their natural snappy state.
Openings
Get Your Goat: 53 Local Restaurants Offering 'Goatober' Specials Its second annual "No Goat Left Behind" effort runs through October.