Dining Out

joannetrattoria

Gaga’s Papa Premieres Pasta Place with Oprah’s Former Chef: ‘Little Monsters’ Little Meatballs’ on Menul


Don’t expect to get a reservation to tonight’s grand opening of Joanne Trattoria, the collaborative dining efforts of chef Art Smith and Lady Gaga‘s father, Joe Germanotta. We called ahead to see if we could maybe snag a seat, but seeing as the West Side eatery had been promoting its phone number on the red awning of 70th West 68th St. since early January, we were out of luck. (And so is everyone else: the restaurant is booked solid till Feburary 15th, and Fridays and Saturdays are a no-go until the end of the month.)

Still, Mr. Smith was kind enough to take our call and tell us about the Gaga-inspired dish of the evening. Read More

Oprah's Chef May Cook for Obama

When Oprah Winfrey endorsed Barack Obama, she probably didn’t expect him to snag her personal chef once he went off to the White House.

Gael Greene is reporting on her Insatiable Critic blog that the Chicago-based chef Art Smith, employed by Oprah as her personal chef for a decade, may become Sen. Read More