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JoeDoe Lives Up to Its Name

An Eatery That Relies on Personality

By PAUL ADAMS
September 24, 2008

When a restaurant bears the name of its chef, be it ill-fated Grayz (whose founding namesake, Gray Kunz, departed this month) or Gordon Ramsay's tepid Gordon Ramsay, the name on the sign often seems like a substitute for -- rather than a token of -- any personality within. JoeDoe is an unlovely name for a restaurant, but it feels like a true expression of its chef, Joe Dobias.

In a Black-and-White World, Mother's Knows Best

Danny Meyer's Concrete Take on Shake Shack's Latest Outpost

By ERIN LINDHOLM

Sharpening Youthful Skills in the Kitchen

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Sheridan Square's Go-Round Ends With Impressive Results

Marco Pierre White Rises From the Ashes

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Sheridan Square's Sister Tapas Bar and a Park Slope Food Festival

At Macondo, Size May Vary

By PAUL ADAMS

Looking at New York's Liquid Past

Kitchen Dish: Bloomingdale Road, de Santos, and Magnolia Bakery

Convivio Revamps the Old L'Impero

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