Le Cirque

[docsconz]

... and here it is...

u.e.

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For what it is worth, what I got out of the article is that the food, though it may be very good, almost appears secondary to the "scene". It will be interesting to see how things really pan out here once the restaurant is officially open.

[ulterior epicure]

For what it is worth, what I got out of the article is that the food, though it may be very good, almost appears secondary to the "scene". It will be interesting to see how things really pan out here once the restaurant is officially open.

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Couldn't have said it better myself, doc. I've never visited any of its prior incarnations, but I'll be interested to try this one out if I get the opportunity.

u.e.

[cchen]

I will be trying it once my roommate thinks they've worked out their kinks - maybe in a few weeks?

Oh and the NYT article has an accompanying video - David Carr really should stick to writing...

Edited May 26, 2006 by cchen (log)

[stetson99]

http://events.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/dinin...ews/19rest.html

Two stars from Bruni. Exactly what I suspected.

"Le Cirque means luxury. Le Cirque equals privilege. Le Cirque connotes a culinary pecking order by which the rich and famous get the best tables and others get to breathe the same air. The name has so much iconic resonance that it’s molded into the butter on every table, stamped in gold on the chocolate flecks in some desserts and scrawled in red across the restroom towels.

"But the restaurant itself is no longer an especially exciting one, at least not in its current incarnation. The new Le Cirque, in the Bloomberg Tower in Midtown, seems to be coasting on its myth, counting on the star power of Mr. Maccioni to compensate for a menu that could use more spark and a kitchen that could show more finesse."

[cchen]

Having had the tasting menu at Le Cirque, I agree completely with the review. Frankly, the desserts outshine the savory side.

[tommy]

per their website, there's 35 dollar valet parking available. where's Rich when you need 'em.

[rich]

per their website, there's 35 dollar valet parking available.  where's Rich when you need 'em. 

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I think I'm going into the car parking restaurant business - there appears to be some major upside. I could charge by the mass and weight - thus an SUV would be $500 to park (about as much as a fill-up) and a VW Bug would be about $50.

Great business model - no money outlay for food, ambiance, wine, liquor, rent, snooty MDs, bartenders, and would only need to work the hours of operation - no prep time.

If this takes off, eventually we'll just eliminate the restaurant part altogether - just park the cars and tell the people that a restaurant used to be here but it became too costly to operate.