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I am on Squid tour this month, 5 Greek spots, Milos again was very good, my fav has been Thalassa (tender & herb crusted), Pelagos was not so hot but others say nice.....
The Citysearch readers poll for best new restaurant is underway. WD-50 currently running 3rd. Cast those ballots.
And if you don't write in the Alias lamb burger for best hamburger, well, all I can say is that we know where you live.
EAT SHORT RIBS @ 36-92 (5 W 36)......great Korean BBQ....
hi dmt...been too long
few quick recent food notes for ya:
duck tongues in XO sauce at Congee Village on Allen: tastes like duck, melts in your mouth, with one little skinny bone inside. house special chicken (fried, in savory oil with toasted garlic) pretty great too
Panfried pickerel & whitefish at Henry's Fish Restaurant, Georgian Bay, Ontario: fantastic fish, love a restaurant you can't get to except by boat (or seaplane). But holy shit do the midwesterners like it bland - boring fries, white bread, coleslaw...i would have killed for some salsa.
on roasting your own
It's difficult to locate an egg that has been cooked with more care and more interestingly than the ones you crack at home, but my new favorite brunch is at 'inoteca where a truffled egg toast with battarga can be had with a glass of Muscat. Deeply satisfying.
Eating By #'s 2003
Grand Sichuan Int Midtown 12 Times
wd~50 10 Times
Wash Park 6 Times
66 5 Times
The Minnow 5 Times
Kai 3 Times
Meal #10 at wd~50 with a friend was as good as the others, it was my friends 2nd meal, he was blown away by it.....
I tried to avoid Lupa this year but I had a marvy lunch there today, better luck for me next year??....2*.......hey eat pizza
I hadn't been in a long time, but Saturday night was another fine meal at Prune. I love this place. Okay, there is a little too much butter for me on some dishes, but that's personal and if you know how to order right (whole grilled fish) it isn't a problem. The food is very simple and straight forward in a way that is apparently hard for most chefs to accomplish. You might call it no ego food.
It still doesn't have an air conditioner, although it looks like they are putting one in. And while you'd think that would be unbearable, it's actually not that bad. The fans are blasting. The very happy crowd is packed in but not complaining. And the chef Gabrielle is seducing everyone in sight from her lovely open kitchen. Great atmosphere, great food, great time. I've had to extend my definition of the LES to include 1st street so that this restaurant is in my neighborhood.
Finally had a look at Marja Samson's new Chibitini at 63 Clinton Street. This place makes the other tiny places on the block look spacious. Sake and dumplings, although I arrived too late for the later. The dark velvety red interior feels like a 23rd century take on the Victorian era. Looks great I think. And the maybe 12 other people that could fit inside seemed to agree. Classiest joint on the block I'd say.
Marja is the owner of the Kitchen Club as well as the small Chibi's bar next door. This one takes the small sake bar to its miniaturized extreme, but that is fine with me as long as I can get a seat. Looking forward to learning more about sake.
Suenos = Dreams, 311W17th St, i will still look for a dream of a Mexican reatarant, so far Itzocan Cafe is still close-ist.....didnt go to Pampero(sp?) which was called 2* by W Grimes, the place is part owed by the only ok Maya restaurant......
OK, no one’s mentioned The Restaurant. Inquiring minds want to know what the real people think...
Finally, a rave.
I had a very good easy dinner at Molyvos after snacks at Periyali after wine at Tavern after a long lunch at Fleur de Sel.....I had better post some of my "off" meals to get some credit-ability (hint hint), I am get-in too rahrah
thanks to Rachael for the Fleur de Sel tip, we rocked there for with our 9 course lunch menu the last (pre-dessert) course was up there with wd~50 food, the rest was 2*/3*......3* overall
2003 Top Eats
The Countdown to Ten Best
Globe All
Passadis Del Pep (Barcelona) 4*
Varoulko (Athens) 4*
Slanted Door (SF) 3*
Carballeira (Lleida, Spain) 3*
Uglesich's (New Orleans) 3*
#9 Park (Boston) 3*
El Torreone (Torrisellas, Spain) 2*
Asados Nazareno (Roa, Spain) 2*
Frankie & Johnny's (New Orleans) 2*
O Loutros Fish Taverna (Thessaloniki, Greece) 2*
Botafumeiro (Barcelona) 2*
Loc All
wd50 4*
Kai 4*
Al Di La 3*
Wallse 3*
Locanda Vini Olii 3*
Fleur de Sel 3*
66 3*
Cafe Boulud 2*
Annisa 2*
Grand Sichuan Int Midtown 2*
Tasting Room 2*
Hangawi 2*
Kebab Cafe 2*
Itzocan Cafe 2*
Il Gattopardo 2*
The Minnow 2*
Lupa 2*
We went to Locanda after a long time, we were completely blown away again, I still stand by my belief that between Al Di La and Locanda there is no better Italian food in all of NY metro...3*
Steak at Sur in Brooklyn is not bad.....
Kai was GREAT again last night and Sir Wylie sent me out a new yummy shrimp dish at wd~50 for the after Kai party....
A good place for lunch in Palo Alto.
A good place for seafood in Moss Landing (north of Monterey).
Cape Cod: If Brax Landing in Harwichport only served me Dayboat Cod with cold slaw, and a side on Monomoy Island clams fried I would give this place 2* but the other food makes it 1*, I am going back for the before mentioned 3 items every time I visit the Cape.....Villa Roma in West Harwich 1*....Sunday School serves only ice cream treats but gets 2*, this stuff is right on, we eat it every nite for dessert, Harwichport.....
We went to #9 Park in Boston (best meal to us in Boston, Radius years ago is now 2nd place), they were super kind and sent us some extra food, we loved it, the lamb dish was fantastic, many other delights, yum yum on the deserts, fantastic on the wine front....3*
Last nite went to Manducatti's for the first time in 6-7 months for dinner, we had a home-run nebbiolo blowout, all cheap all in purrfecto condition.......tonight we went to the restaurant in the Times today, Anh, have to say from the first round this is some yummy Vietnamese, best I have tasted in NYC.....
Grimes at Morrells