Copyright 2008 The New York Sun Thu, 15 May 2008 01:43:01 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Articles from the Food and Drink Section of The New York Sun. http://www2.nysun.com/section/11 istoll@nysun.com (Ira Stoll) webmaster@nysun.com en-us PAUL ADAMS http://www2.nysun.com/food-drink/charmer-of-tribeca/ Wed, 14 May 2008 01:32:42 EST Duane Park Cafe was always an under-heralded charmer, even something of a well-kept secret, its prime TriBeCa location forcing it to hold ground against a phalanx of the city's top restaurants. Last year, it was bought out by its general manager and shut down for a re-envisioning. It reopened earlier this year, losing the "Cafe" part of the name and leaving the new owners to tackle the same issue the space has always faced. The dining room pulls off a somewhat awkward straddle between elegant... JULIE WIENER http://www2.nysun.com/food-drink/baking-made-natural/ Wed, 14 May 2008 10:43:22 EST While a sophomore at Oberlin College, I found myself briefly eating in a student co-operative where a vocal and intimidating faction of vegans had managed to ban white flour, refined sugar and, of course, meat. Since that semester of brick-like bread, undercooked lentils and mushy brown rice, I have harbored a healthy skepticism of "natural foods," particularly those wholesome baked goods devoid of sugar and white flour. So I was pleasantly surprised by Ania Catalano's "Baking With Agave... BRET THORN http://www2.nysun.com/food-drink/kitchen-dish-2008-05-14/ Wed, 14 May 2008 01:32:42 EST NEW TOQUE AT THE STOVE Bradford Thompson will be the new executive chef of Lever House (390 Park Ave. at 53rd Street, 212-888-2700) starting June 2. He replaces Dan Silverman. Mr. Thompson won the James Beard Foundation award for best chef in the Southwest in 2006 as executive chef of Mary Elaine's at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Ariz. CONVIVIAL VIBES Scarpetta (335 W. 14th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-691-0555), Scott Conant's latest venture, opened yesterday. Mr. Conant, former...