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Bar Room at the Modern. I'm not looking at it in a money is no object place (although the bill adds up very quickly). But it's a great envrionment, upscale but casual and Danny Meyer is involved. Maybe take a look at da art if things go well.
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A few weeks ago I watched chef Liebrandt in one of those cook off challenges on Food Network. So smooth and confident in his execution that it jumped out the screen. Really wish I had tried Gilt because no doubt he is talented.
Do you remember which show. I'd really like to see it. I worked with Paul at a Starchefs event was and he was kind, generous and had a killer sense of humor. I wish him the best.
Found it.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_cc/ep...7_44579,00.html
What did he cook on the show?
Thanks!
Thanks for the post and link!
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A few weeks ago I watched chef Liebrandt in one of those cook off challenges on Food Network. So smooth and confident in his execution that it jumped out the screen. Really wish I had tried Gilt because no doubt he is talented.
Do you remember which show. I'd really like to see it. I worked with Paul at a Starchefs event was and he was kind, generous and had a killer sense of humor. I wish him the best.
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Thanks for the posting. I tried to do a walk in here two days after they opened and the place was packed and there was a 75 mi ute wait. The menu seemed pricey but since the buzz machine was at full speed for this place we wanted to try it. Maybe we'll wait a bit longer.
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Can the first person to try the Bald Guy please let us know how his chocolates are? Don't know anything about him or them but what I read in the Times yesterday.
Susan
Stumbled in the store by mistake on Thursday on our way to see Little Miss Sunshine in Union Square (good movie). It had a Willy Wonka style set up and an overabundance of clerks. I'm assuming they were overstaffed due to the opening. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I don't know much about chocolate but we bought a 1 lb chunk of milk chocolate and it was spectacular. The packaging is very nice too.
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I can't believe the change this restaurant has undergone in less than a year. When I was externing there last year I'd heard someone new was coming on board but had no idea the turnaround would be so great!
yeah, I know what you mean, i'm thinking of asking for a trail (something I wouldn't really have considered based on the food a year ago) really, I might want to work there.. Especially if Chef is as much of an asskicker as everyone says. BANG BANG! Actually, it would really be an honor...based on my one meal there...
Do it! The staff that remained after Humm's overhaul are great cooks who are eager to show students proper from and technique. It's also a MASSIVE kitchen. A real luxury by NYC standards.
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I can't believe the change this restaurant has undergone in less than a year. When I was externing there last year I'd heard someone new was coming on board but had no idea the turnaround would be so great!
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Went to Momofuku last Monday for their kimchi stew. The last time I had this dish there it was so incredibly good that I think I may have built up unrealistic expectations for my follow up visit. We started with the pickled vegetables and they were terrific. Nice bold flavors, the mushrooms in particular were very tangy.
The kimchi stew was svery good but it seemed thinner and less spicy than the last time. It had been about two months since I'd tried it so maybe I had revised the dish in my mind but it was definitely not of the same calibre I had the first time.
Place was jam packed for a Monday in the summer.
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It's also a welcome addition to what is still a bit of a culinary black hole, West Chelsea. The 7th and 8th Avenue strips from 14-23 don't really have any destination restaurants that I can think of, and it gets worse moving west.
It's a few blocks north of your geographic limit (and maybe not quite as good as its fans claim), but don't forget the Biltmore Room.
I'm pretty certain Biltmore is closed for good. I live two blocks away and it hasn't been open in a few weeks. Eater also says that the space is up for sale.
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My husband and I were in NYC for the July 4 weekend for a wedding. We stayed a couple of extra days to visit museums and celebrate a milestone anniversary. Friday night we ate at the Bar at the Modern, Sunday we ate at Babbo, and Monday we ate at Jean Georges. (It's a no-brainer to figure out which day was our anniversary.)
We thought the our meal at the Bar was lovely and we'd be happy to eat there again. Admittedly, we're also glad it was our first meal out of that trio of restuarants. A couple of the dishes were sublime and overall it was very good; however, it suffered in comparison to Jean Georges. Babbo's food isn't the same style so there's no useful comparison.
Both my husband and I ordered the Charred Octopus. I also ordered the Sorrel Soup with Foie Gras and my husband ordered the Alsatian Country Sausage. For entrees, my husband had the Duck Confit and I had the Swordfish. The Sorrel Soup was the highlight of my meal followed closely by the Octopus, easily the most tender version we've ever eaten and that includes Babbo's Grilled Octopus in Limoncello Vinaigrette.
Since the tables at the Bar are closely spaced, our meal was somewhat marred by the constant complaints of the husband of the couple seated next to us. At first it was annoying. The husband fancied himself a foodie, but his comments seemed clueless both in real time and upon further investigation.
Our experience was excellent: interesting, well-prepared food and attentive service. By the time the husband leaned over to our table to advise us on what to order for dessert -- the beignets but to make sure they bring whipped cream and tell them to hold the mango marmalade -- we could barely keep from laughing.
Indy 67
Thanks for the great review but I feel I should say that comparing the Bar Room of the Modern to the main dining room of Jean Georges would not be very fair to either restaurant seeing as how the price points and objectives of each room are so different. Perhaps a more apt comparison would be the Bar Room of the Modern and Nougatine as they may share more similar characteristics.
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Hi. Going to dinner on Wednesday night as a farewell to my sis who is moving to San Francisco. Wanted to go to Daniel but they didn't have room for us. Her criteria is somewhere with vegetarian options, but most importantly a good cheese course and great dessert. Any ideas on this?
Gramercy Tavern has some of the best cheeses in NY. I can't vouch for the desserts as I always get cheese service instead. Really well informed staff and I believe they even have a veg tasting menu.
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We go to The Spotted Pig about once a month. Always on the weekend but usually on Sunday either early..like 5:30 or late Sunday like midnite. Never a wait!
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Notice how no one talks about Del Posto anymore, not just here, but anywhere in the media. Does anyone know if its still open?
Scary if it is.
I put it up to the fact that summer has arrived in the big city. I haven't heard a peep about Gilt in two months either...and I think that's a restaurant far deserving of bigger buzz than Del Posto.
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i found the 49 day aged strip unremarkable, whereas my companions liked it a lot. i just didn't get much minerally flavor that i'd expect from something aged that long.
the grass fed strip blew me away, although my guests were not quite as convinced. it was the closest that i've ever gotten to florentine beef in the US. rich and herbal.
we were all reasonably pleased with the wagyu selections, of which we tried 2: rib eye and flatiron. i guess everyone really liked the texture. i'm not convinced that wagyu is necessarily big on flavor, though. my tastes apparently lean more towards assertive beefy minerally flavors.
if i go back i'm going straight for the grass-fed. you can get corn fed anywhere, so i don't see the big draw here.
the tuna tartar starter and soft-shell crabs were quite tasty as well.
I had he Grass Fed Steak and found it great for three bites and then it became just regular meat to me. I really missed the char that other steakhouses put onto their meat too. Definitely get the onion rings and Soft Shell crab if available. The Sweetbread appetizer is wonderful as well. There was also a wine by the glass which I THINk was a Seven Hills Cabernet that went really well with my grass fed steak.
Enjoy!
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For a different kind of scene you might want to consider the Bar Room at the Modern. Beautiful space, not sky-high prices, and there is a scene but I guess it would be more sedate. The best part is that you'd be enjoying Danny Meyer Hospitality. It would leave you in a kind of quiet part of midtown but that's what cabs are for! Also consider the Bread Bar at Table for Indian fare.
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Vegetarian Dim Sum on Pell & Mott is 100% Vegetarian and the menu is enormous. I have been going for three years and almost every dish I've had has been a triumph. Of special note is the gluten with 3 kinds of mushrooms and their pork spare ribs w/ Peiking sauce which are made w/ sweet potatoes and have the addictive quality of crack cocaine.
We've been to this one and it was TERRIBLE! We wouldn't go back if you paid us. The appetizer "pork" ribs were so bad, my SO wouldn't eat them. I forget what else we had, but I took most of it home for a terrible lunch the next day. I think I had some kind of "chicken" and SO had some kind of "beef". So bad, we still laugh about it.
On a MUCH MUCH better note, there is a place kind of near Bleecker street, near the Biography book store (kind of near the Magnolia bakery) diagnolly across the street, a corner Chinese restaurant that has vegetarian General Tso's chicken that is so amazing! Absolutely delish. I think they have a vegetarian "duck" too. But it's a regular chinese place, so any non-veggies would be happy too.
But I just love that veggie general tso's chicken. It's crisp and the sauce is so similar. Only about $10 too.
Sorry I can't remember the name, I'll try to contact someone who lives in the area. But we stand in front of the Magnolia bakery, walk towards the right, diagnolly cross the street, it's a corner chinese place.
Any more suggestions? But that place on Pell was terrible.
I believe the original posting on this thread is asking for a completely vegetarian restaurant.
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Vegetarian Dim Sum on Pell & Mott is 100% Vegetarian and the menu is enormous. I have been going for three years and almost every dish I've had has been a triumph. Of special note is the gluten with 3 kinds of mushrooms and their pork spare ribs w/ Peiking sauce which are made w/ sweet potatoes and have the addictive quality of crack cocaine.
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I saw Kerry having dinner at Craftsteak as a guest on Monday while I was at the bar. I don't believe he is still at Hudson Yards.
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It'll certainly help your post count if you like to keep track of that sort of thing!
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Lolita on Broome and Allen is also a good choice. Open early and have a great backroom as well as an all sunday happy Hour that is quite generous.
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Met a friend for drinks at Craftsteak last night and ended up having a light meal as well. Service at the bar was friendly and helpful and the overall vibe was fantastic. A complimentary crostini with chickpea puree and and what I think was duck ham was very nice. We tried every oyster at the raw bar and they were terrific. came with fresh horseradish, lemon wedges and cicktail sauce if I recall correctly. Also tried the sweetbread appetizer and it was amazing. Very crisp exterior and nice and soft in the middle. The roasted baby shittakes were nothing special and could have used a bit more seasoning. The kitchen sent out a complimentary dish of salmon crudo (I think...started to get foggy after our third bottle of wine) which was the highlight of the meal. But that spotlight can easily be shared with their onion rings which were out of this world. They also sent out a complimentary side of english peas which were expertly cooked but lacked salt.
I am very eager to return for a full meal soon.
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I did a three month externship at EMP in the fall of '05 and can say with a bit of certainty that it was one of the poorest run kitchens I had ever seen. Technique was lacking, it was fairly dirty and many of the cooks lacked discipline. There were minimal expectations and that made it easy to work there. I am sure that under Humm things have been tightened significantly. I'm still in contact with one of the sous chefs and he says that the majority of the staff in the kitchen left due to the fact that they could not meet the culinary expectations of the new regime. Chef Humm's requirements were much more stringent than what was expected before. Due to this mass exodus, those that remained were and sometimes still are clocking in up to 100 hours a week.
I ate there again a few weeks ago and can say that it has all been worth it. The kitchen is already light years from where they were when I was there.
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has anyone had brunch at Prune? I love dinner there.
Prune has great brunch but a long wait. If you want really HIP I'd say ty Freeman's on the Lower East Side or Diner in Williamsburg. Freeman's in ok but it's very cool. I think Diner makes great food. Or change it up and go to Peter Lugers for a brunch burger.
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When I was in college in Washington D.C my roomate would have these mailed to him in dry ice overnight from Nick Tahus. I'm not kidding.
Dining Room at Country vs. at The Modern
in New York: Dining
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All things being the same I would vote The Modern for the view and the room.