HBO Bases Plotline on Feuding Restaurateurs

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Monkey Bar, in New York City
If you happen to have HBO, you may have noticed a funny plotline going on with the Jonathan Ames series Bored to Death. Ex-magazine editor George Christopher (Ted Danson) opens a locavore restaurant... read more

VIDEO: Advice for Top Chef Contestants

Posted by Ali Rosen, Daily Meal Video, The Daily Meal Staff
Brian Malarkey
  For more on what former Top Chef contestants are up to, check out the Top Chef Stars: Where Are They Now? Slideshow. Gearing up season nine? Read a breakdown of which contestants you should... read more

Watch Conan O'Brien Deliver Chinese Food

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Conan Taking Chinese Food Orders
During his week back in New York City, Conan O'Brien decided to spend some time delivering Chinese food, "just to see what it's like." Here are some highlights: During his first... read more

Watch the Google Team Carve Giant Pumpkins

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Watch the Google Team Carve Giant Pumpkins
Yes, Halloween is over, but Google's labor-intensive Halloween logo has been trending due to this stop-motion video. Watch below to see how cool working at Google would be. The Daily Byte is a... read more

Mario Batali Thinks Farmers Are the Next Hipsters

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Mario Batali
Mario Batali and Massimo Bottura kicked off the Identità New York cooking demonstrations (shown above), and as Bottura pointed out, “It’s not easy to be on stage with Mario.... read more

VIDEO: New York's Best Breads

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Bread
  When Bouchon Bakery pastry chef Alessandra Altieri told us New York needed good bread, some people in our office did a double take. We rounded up 11 baguettes and stiratos from New... read more

Winners of Dinner with Obama Spill on Their Date

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Obama and Four Lucky Winners
Remember when the announcement that donating $3 could win you a dinner with Obama? Well, the first round of winners (from the July contest) finally had their date, and Obama Foodorama has all the... read more

Jonathan Benno Loves Tripe and White Truffles

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Lincoln's Jonathan Benno
Next week’s Identità New York at Eataly is pairing New York and Italian top chefs in cooking demonstrations, then tossing all 12 chefs together to cook a seven course meal. Lincoln... read more