Word: bistro
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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HOTTEST NEWS The bistro. The food world seems to concur that this traditional favorite is back in style, but there is little agreement about what the word means. To some it stands for eateries serving such traditional French fare as coq au vin, pot-au-feu and gigot. To others a bistro is merely a cafe with quick and simple food, much of it indistinguishable from California cuisine. Symbolic of the confusion is the representation in a new book, American Bistro, by Irena Chalmers and Friends (Contemporary; $35). Cited are Kansas City's high-style American Restaurant and the posh...
MOST WELCOME NEW RESTAURANT CONCEPT Smaller prices for smaller portions has been the dream of delicate eaters for years. Now large and small portions at large and small prices are being offered by Woods on Madison Avenue in New ! York City, Gordon in Chicago and the Seventh Street Bistro in Los Angeles. Others plan to follow...
...such economies that give Lutece with its four dining rooms the air of a simple country bistro -- an aura that appeals to some, but not to others. The most decor-conscious shun it, but it attracts many celebrities such as Jack Lemmon, Woody Allen and Bill Blass. Says Blass: "I love it because it has great food and because it is a bistro. I like to stop at the kitchen window and talk to Andre about what we will eat. I also like not having to jump up and embrace someone every other minute, and I like seeing...
...empties "early," around 1 a.m. Commuters on the Long Island Rail Road are buying a lot less liquor. Trendies at Sage's restaurant in Chicago interface over watermelon coolers. Everyone is still drinking white wine, according to Michael Roberts, chef and partner of Trumps, the hip West Hollywood bistro. "It's not nearly as interesting as red," says he. "It has a lot less personality. I guess most people have less personality...
Indeed, earlier this month Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis made a trip to Hollywood and gave a party at a posh Beverly Hills bistro to entice film makers to come to the Bay State. In most places the commissions will get all the necessary permits, persuade hotels to offer discounts, scout out locations and even provide someone to take the director's spouse shopping. The Illinois office has a geography expert on staff who can pinpoint the location a script requires and requisition a state helicopter to show it to the director...