Even though it’s 70 degrees outside, Christmas is still coming. Toys, kids, carols, the Grinch, feasts. And seafood. A seven-fish feast, to be precise. Yep, John Tesar is again bringing back a taste of his long-closed Spoon, the best seafood ...
Surf-and-turf chef John Tesar tells Hatch HQ that he’s added more seats and more dates to his seafood-centric pop-ups meant to recreate the food he served at his shuttered Spoon seafood restaurant. We told you about the pop-ups here. We told ...
The guy who earned early acclaim for his way with seafood then recreated himself as America’s King of Steaks is mind-melding both in a series of seafood-focused pop-up dinners to wind up the year. “I’m bringing Spoon back,” ...
Chef John Tesar told me a few minutes ago that he is shuttering his acclaimed seafood restaurant Spoon Bar & Kitchen after New Year’s Eve dinner service tomorrow night. Tesar and Chanticleer Holdings, Inc., which own the restaurant, have ...
John Tesar hopes to turn scallops into pearls with his new ventures If you don’t follow the business of restaurants closely, you might be surprised to learn that few chefs actually own their own restaurants. Most use a combination of ...
Chef John Tesar just returned from Meatopia (we told you about that here) to find this on his fish counter at Spoon: a pretty six-ounce truffle from Tuscany. He says he’ll be shaving it into Sauternes-enriched risotto and butter ...
John Tesar is the chef and owner of Spoon Stephan Pyles (source: Stephan Pyles) Where’s John Tesar tonight? In New York City for a fancy shindig. That’s where Esquire and food writer John Mariani are announcing their picks for Esquire ...