Dave From Top Chef One Opens Restaurant

[laurelm]

http://tc2blogger.blogspot.com/2007/12/not...ave-martin.html

Dave Martin, Season One Top Chef Contestant, opened a new restaurant in New York, Crave on 42nd.

Main Website- http://www.craveon42nd.com/

Looks like you can get Mac N Cheese with truffles as an appetizer that earned raves on Top Chef.

[chefadamg]

hmmmm...I wish him all the luck in the WORLD. And I hope I dont offend anyone w/ the following remarks: As a chef myself, and based what I saw on the show.. I'll wager it will be out of business in under 18 months. WHY.... OHHHH WHY would anyone want to bankroll a chef of average talent in what I would term an almost guaranteed failure?

Matter of fact...we should start to track what I believe is 8 restaurants from Top Chef contestants. Any guesses on a failure rate?

[laurelm]

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8 restaurants from Top Chef contestants

Do you know who else? I saw Steven from Season one is opening one and then winner, Harold. I havent really heard anything from Season 2 (which imo really sucked anyhow)

[gfweb]

  chefadamg said:

hmmmm...I wish him all the luck in the WORLD. And I hope I dont offend anyone w/ the following remarks:  As a chef myself, and based what I saw on the show.. I'll wager it will be out of business in under 18 months. WHY.... OHHHH WHY would anyone want to bankroll a chef of average talent in what I would term an almost guaranteed failure?

  Matter of fact...we should start to track what I believe is 8 restaurants from Top Chef contestants. Any guesses on a  failure rate?

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I'm not so sure a chef's talent is critical for the sort of place he's pitching..."affordable" etc. Marketed right it could do great. It could even be franchisable.

[Toliver]

Looking at the menu, I keep being drawn back to the "groovy gorgonzola" on the Smokey Rubbed Filet Mignon.

[Reignking]

  laurelm said:

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8 restaurants from Top Chef contestants

Do you know who else? I saw Steven from Season one is opening one and then winner, Harold. I havent really heard anything from Season 2 (which imo really sucked anyhow)

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Perhaps that includes those that already owned one? Like Betty...

[chezcherie]

  laurelm said:

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8 restaurants from Top Chef contestants

Do you know who else? I saw Steven from Season one is opening one and then winner, Harold. I havent really heard anything from Season 2 (which imo really sucked anyhow)

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during the holiday special, tiffani talked about her restaurant in LA being on the drawing board...