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Dryden

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  1. Overall, a nice experience.  I wouldn't run back asap but I'd say it's on par w/Balthazar and better than Pastis.......meaning qlty bistro fare in a setting to match (esp for the UWS : )

    For the UWS, it isn't bad, but on a par with Balthazar? No way.

  2. - Chinatown Brasserie. Its a new restaurant, so nobody could possibly have had a lot of experience dining there yet, but without question they are serving the best Dim Sum in the city right now. If I was living in Manhattan I would have eaten there five times already just so I could sample the entire Dim Sum menu.

    OK, so we went there this past weekend to see what Jason was talking about...

    ...and I still have no idea. What did you eat there that was so remarkable? We must have tried a good 20% or so of the dim sum menu, and nothing was so impressive as to make me want to eat at CB more than, say, Golden Unicorn or Dim Sum Go Go.

  3. We went last night. The Cincinnati night menu is fairly short - just Skyline chili (3, 4 or 5 ways), Coneys, Montgomery Inn Ribs, LaRosa's pizza and 5 flavors of Graeters. As noted above, it's a bit pricey, but a great time overall. The regular menu is also available if someone wants to do the Cincy thing but their guests do not.

  4. In an effort to disagree with everyone as much as possible, we thought the best items this year with the rib tips from Smoki O's (the snoot was also darn good) and the brisket, particularly the deckle, from Salt Lick. I, personally, didn't feel like Mike Mills' ribs or Ed Mitchell's stuff was quite up to their own lofty standards from past years, but they were still darn good...

    The fastpass lanes were definitely moving about 1000% better Sunday than Saturday, but the waits weren't too bad either day. If my extremely pregnant wife can stand and wait 10 minutes for Ed Mitchell's stuff, not sure what the big fuss is. And for the clever people who ended up using cut up boxes, foil trays, plastic pallets and everything else in sight to transport 20 plates of barbecue, what's wrong with that?

    Another year with another great event. I'm hoping they keep doing it forever.

  5. Isn't the usage of "twee" itself, um, kind of twee?

    If the worst thing anyone can say of Keller is his use of quotation marks is absurd (which is obviously is), then I kind of doubt he's staying up "nights" worrying about "it".

  6. Having had both at Per Se over the years, the butter poached lobster is unbelievably tender, is the best piece of lobster I've ever had, and is amazing - the sous vide comes out just a little bit tough to cut, without quite the same degree of flavor (there's a big discussion of this somewhere upthread) and I have no idea why they decided to make the change. It's just inferior in every way.

  7. "SKYLINE CHILI, MONTGOMERY INN RIBS & PULLED PORK SANDWICHES, LAROSA'S PIZZA and, of course, GRAETERS ICE CREAM!."

    That's a quote from the Cincinnati Chili forum. My girlfriend's gone with friends a few times because they grew up in Ohio but more for nostalgia's sake than the quality of the food. Although it is great ice cream.

    Are you saying they carry Graeter's here in NY? That would be worthwhile to visit.

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