"tavern on the green" news and stories

• More acidic oceans, a consequence of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, can produce jumbo-size shelled marine species, including lobsters, crabs, and shrimp.
• In other CO2 news, Max Burger restaurant in central Stockholm claims to be the first restaurant chain in the world to publish carbon dioxide emissions on its menu.
• Congress will get a school lunch next week when the USDA will serve them chicken fajita strips, sliced ham and canned green beans, the same products the agency gives schools across the country.
• Woman caught on a hidden camera sneaking into a New York apartment by coming in through a crawlspace and raiding the pantry. Resident believes she had been secretly living there for weeks.
• Ganja Gourmet becomes first marijuana restaurant to open. It's located in Colorado, where medicinal marijuana is legal.
• Memorabilia from the bankrupt restaurant Tavern on the Green will be auctioned Jan. 13-14. Items will include the Central Park restaurant's crystal chandeliers, silver candelabras, stone sculptures and other decorative items.
• Finally, Food & Wine has compiled lists of the best airport dining spots and the best places to dine out during the holidays, including Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix.

• "Going once, going twice ..." Many of the treasures from the iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant will be auctioned off next month to the highest bidder.
• With Hanukkah starting Dec. 11, non-Jewish chefs with Jewish spouses embrace, interpret and refresh traditional Hanukkah recipes.
• Move over, Ferran Adrià: The first sous-vide machine for home cooks, the SousVide Supreme, is on the market for $449.
• Sam Sifton admits Midtown's Korean barbecue restaurant, Madangsui, may not be much to look at "but jiminy crickets, is the dining fine."

Photo: Nate Steiner, Flickr.

• With massive amounts of salt and a strong coffee habit, do Mayor Bloomberg's eating habits betray his city policies?
• Fadi Jaber, his switch to baking and culinary management, and bringing trendy American cupcakes to the Middle East.
• The Minimalist makes a soba noodle salad.
• China is threatening to stop importing U.S. chickens -- but can they live without the chicken feet?
• Recipe Wikis have a lot of back-and-forth and battles over what's best, but will it all result in better recipes?
  
• The "geeky" and "unusual" French Jura wines rise in popularity as their food versatility finds a niche audience.
• Wedding receptions don't just serve up bars full of booze -- signature drinks are all the rage.
• Make a good dish and they'll want it forever -- the aggravation of having to stick to a menu.
• A Good Appetite mixes up ingredients on-hand to make Coconut Pilaf with Chicken.
• Has Le Fooding's rapid growth caused its classic gathering to stray from its ideals?
• The new management at Tavern on the Green may be staring down one nasty labor fight after insulting workers with their recent work proposal.
• British TV chef Keith Floyd passes away at the age of 65.
• South Korea's first lady Kim Yoon-ok's culinary diplomacy helps bring Korean food to the world stage.
• Restaurants: Hotel Griffou's celeb-alluring ways and rude service; the Schnitzel & Things truck has mastered the art of deep-frying.
• Food Stuff finds sophisticated vegan food, ficoïde glaciale's citrusy tang and bacon peanut brittle.
• New York's openings and closings and dining calendar.
  

New York's Tavern on the Green. Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images

New York's historic Tavern on the Green has filed for bankruptcy just days after New York City awarded a new restaurateur the license to operate the Central Park eatery.

Jennifer Oz LeRoy, the chief executive of the restaurant, said the Chapter 11 filing is "our only alternative given the current situation." On Aug. 28, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation awarded Dean Poll a 20-year operating license for the space on the west side of Central Park. The LeRoy family has run the restaurant since the 1970s.

But will Tavern on the Green remain open in the interim?

New York's Tavern on the Green. Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images

New York's historic Tavern on the Green may get a name change now that a new restaurateur will be running the space.

Dean Poll, who on Friday won a 20-year lease for the historic Central Park restaurant, says he may change the name of the iconic restaurant rather than lease the name from the previous restaurateur, Jennifer Oz LeRoy. Poll has said that while the name "has history," a new one would be "fresh," according to the Associated Press.

Shelley Clark, a spokeswoman for the LeRoy family, told Slashfood on Monday that "anything in this world is possible" in regards to the leasing of the name and that "the family is committed to the brand and determined it will have a future."