Barbecue in New York City - Times Article

[=Mark]

Article in today's Times about the state of barbecue in the city. Comments? I've not been to any of these places as I do it better at home!

[wally1]

Good recycling of old news to create the illusion of new news.

[tommy]

good thing they recycled it. i missed it the first time.

and i didn't know Pearson had an interest in a restaurant in NYC, aside from selling his stuff pre-cooked to the Rodeo Bar.

[Schneier]

I've only been to Blue Smoke, which was very good (if overpriced and trendy). I prefer my barbecue in dives, and plan on trying the more divey suggestion from that article next time.

Bruce

[Fat Guy]

good thing they recycled it.  i missed it the first time.

Not that there's anything wrong with a news roundup based on previous news, but the story about Daisy May's appeared in the Times dining section on August 27, 2003 ("FOOD STUFF; Where There's Smoke, There's Desire"). The Pearson's information appeared on Jusly 2, 2003 ("Butterfield 81, an Upper East Side bistro, is closing tomorrow. In September, it is to become a barbecue spot. Ken Aretsky, the owner, has teamed up with Ellen Goldberg and Robert Pearson, of Pearson's Texas Barbecue"). And the Blue Smoke information is of course old news. But it's standard procedure at the Times to let the restaurant information run through several iterations. Usually there's an Off the Menu or Food Stuff piece, maybe a Diner's Journal, followed by a starred review or a $25 and Under, and then follow-up coverage in Critic's Notebook or other roundup-type trends pieces; they might also get the chef in for a series, etc. That's just how smart media outlets leverage their content.

[pnapoli]

i've been wanting to try daisy may's, but they close at like 8:00 (at least on most weekdays). supposed to be expanding their hours in a few weeks tho.

[Holly Moore]

i've been wanting to try daisy may's, but they close at like 8:00

Now that sounds like an authentic down home bbq joint. Now if they were open just Friday, Satuirday and Sunday, they would definitely be the genuine article.

[snausages2000]

I'm glad the Times mentioned Daisy May's again. I missed the August piece.

I read it. I craved BBQ. I went to Daisy May's today. I wrote a little about it on the Daisy May forum:

Daisy May Forum

Edited September 19, 2003 by snausages2000 (log)