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In the News

The Forward — Oct 2011 —

Bring On the Brisket, Boys: Top Chefs Put New Spin on Classic Jewish Comfort Food

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Esquire — Oct 2011 —

Other Great Post-Hurricane New Orleans Openings: A visual celebration of bold new restaurants in a city reborn.

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The Forward — Jun 2011 —

Chosen Chefs: Alon Shaya Adds an Israeli Touch to Italian Food in NOLA

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The New York Times — Apr 2011 —

Seder for Two, Please: Restaurants Court Tradition – Domenica in New Orleans, an Italian restaurant with a Jewish chef, Alon Shaya, offers Passover-inspired menus for a few days or the entire week and leave the ritual service up to the customers.

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The Times-Picayune — Apr 2011 —

Domenica chef Alon Shaya serves up Passover favorites with an Italian twist.

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Serious Eats — Jan 2011 —

United States of Pizza: Louisiana

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NOLA.com — Dec 2010 —

12 Drinks of Christmas: Baci di Noce

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Gambit — Nov 2010 —

Five Pre-Game Brunches Near the Superdome

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iVillage — Nov 2010 —

Alon Shaya's Italian Potato Latkes

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iVillage — Nov 2010 —

Alon Shaya's Slow-Cooked Veal Brisket

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WGNO/ABC26 New Orleans: Good Morning New Orleans — Nov 2010 —

Chanukah Menu at Domenica

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iVillage — Nov 2010 —

Hanukkah Recipes

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LX-TV — Oct 2010 —

On the Rocks: The Search for America's Top Bartender" premiere episode will air featuring Kim & scenes from DomenicaOn Saturday, October 30th "On the Rocks: The Search for America's Top Bartender" premiere episode will air featuring Kim & scenes from Domenica. The show airs on select NBC affiliates around the country right after "Saturday Night Live."

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The Times-Picayune — Sep 2010 —

The week in food news: Italian Rosh Hashanah, Edible Schoolyard and more

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Fox 8 News — Sep 2010 —

Chef Alon Shaya talks about Domenica's Rosh Hashana menu

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YouTube — Aug 2010 —

How to Make Domenica's Pizza Enzo with Chef Alon Shaya!

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Martha Stewart's The Radio Blog — Jul 2010 —

Dinner at Domenica

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Examiner — Jun 2010 —

Summer pizza and salads at Domenica

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restaurant-hospitality.com — May 2010 —

Debut: John Besh Branches Out

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MyNewOrleans.com — May 2010 —

GRAND OCCASION: Three dishes competing for the Fleur de Lis Culinary Awards

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The New Orleans Restaurant Report — May 2010 —

The pizza could be called the best of all time locally.

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Tips from the T List — Apr 2010 —

NOLA Adventure: The Roosevelt Hotel and WWII Museum

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nola.com — Apr 2010 —

New Orleans Social Scene: Dedication, dinner and dancing

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Tom Fitzmorris — Apr 2010 —

Dining Diary

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blackenedout.com — Mar 2010 —

Mangia

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New York Times — Feb 2010 —

Big Easy Italian

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The Times-Picayune — Jan 2010 —

John Besh, Alon Shaya's restaurant Domenica receives 'Four-Beans'

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TheTravelEditor.com — Nov 2009 —

A goat of many colours at Domenica: New Orleans

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nola.com — Nov 2009 —

Chefs turning pumpkin into everything but pie

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WDSU New Orleans — Nov 2009 —

Dining At Domenica - Table For 6 News Story

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MyNewOrleans.com — Oct 2009 —

Flavors of Fall

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Television and Internet

Treme on HBO.com — May 2011 —

Kitchen Confidential: Is Enrico Brulard Real?

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WWL-TV New Orleans — Nov 2010 —

Who has the best pizza in town? Napoleon knows.

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The Times-Picayune — Oct 2010 —

Domenica may still serve the best pizza in New Orleans, but it has acquired some challengers

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Esquire's 20 Best New Restaurants of 2010 — Oct 2010 —

Today Esquire magazine releases its list of 2010 best new restaurants, its 27th annual edition. Restaurant features writer John Mariani awarded restaurant of the year to Jean-Georges Vongerichten's New York City restaurant ABC Kitchen. Chef of the year went to Sean Baker of the restaurant Gather in Berkeley, California.

The four "chefs to watch" were Nick Balla (Nombe, SF), Joshua Hopkins (Abattoir, Atlanta), Alon Shaya (Domenica, New Orleans), and Michael Schulson (Sampan, Philadelphia).

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