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The Unfulfilled Promise of the Fall Preview
Posted 08/19/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Metromix remembers what we were all so excited about in 2007.
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Angelo Sosa the New Chef at Merkato 55
Posted 08/08/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Does his Asian background mean that Merkato will change its format?
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Marcus Samuelsson Out at Merkato 55?
Posted 07/17/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Is Merkato 55 meant to be just a nightclub?
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Will Bijoux’s Mime Save Nightlife?
Posted 07/10/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
When you can't get a drag queen to show up to the party, a mime will do.
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Chodorow Ponders ‘Times’ Debacle, High-Tech Food Court
Posted 07/07/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
A series of Belvedere ads also polls David Sarner of Pink Elephant, Kyky and Unik of Merkato 55, Nur Khan of Rose Bar, and Mark Baker of Mansion.
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Meatpacking in Flux: Changes at Florent, Brass Monkey, and Merkato 55
Posted 07/01/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Yesterday brought a new basement lounge. Today, a rooftop bar.
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Bijoux Emerges From the Shadows
Posted 06/30/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Like all hot spots these days, the lounge under Merkato 55 is accessed through a “private” door and a service hallway
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Merkato 55 Has a Notable Fan; Get a Look at Artichoke Pizza’s Crab-Dip Slice
Posted 06/27/08 in Grub Street: Neighborhood Watch
Mimi Sheraton likes Merkato 55, and a self-proclaimed Danny Meyer veteran has opened a restaurant in Cobble Hill, in today's neighborhood food news.
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Tables Available at BLT Market and Merkato 55; Allen & Delancey Mostly Booked
Posted 05/20/08 in Grub Street: Two for Eight
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Reviewed by Adam Platt.
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PM and Stereo Guys Fail Upwards in Hamptons
Posted 05/15/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
Unik Ernest, of shuttered PM (and Merkato 55), is teaming up with Mike Satsky, of shuttered Stereo, to open Lily Pond — near a helicopter pad.
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Tables Available at Accademia di Vino and Bar Stuzzichini; Allen & Delancey Fully Booked
Posted 05/02/08 in Grub Street: Two for Eight
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Reviewed by Adam Platt.
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Tables Available at Merkato 55 and BLT Market; Park Avenue Spring Mostly Booked
Posted 04/16/08 in Grub Street: Two for Eight
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Reviewed by Adam Platt.
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Flow Space Reopening; Unik and KyKy May Replace XL With High-rise
Posted 04/10/08 in Grub Street: NewsFeed
The promoters turned owners of PM discuss their past and future with Steve Lewis.
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Two Bruni Stars for Mia Dona; Mostly Good Things for Merkato 55
Posted 04/02/08 in Grub Street: The Other Critics
Mia Dona gets an appreciative two stars from Frank Bruni, it's good but not great reviews for Merkato 55, and it's three stars for Adour from Moira Hodgson
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Tables Available at Primehouse New York and Park Avenue Spring; Allen & Delancey and Dovetail Mostly Booked
Posted 03/31/08 in Grub Street: Two for Eight
It's 4 p.m., and that means it's time to play Two for Eight. Today: Reviewed by Adam Platt.
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Mas Revisited for Two Stars; Three Takes on Mia Dona
Posted 03/26/08 in Grub Street: The Other Critics
Mas love for Mas from Frank Bruni, differing views of Mia Dona, and a review of Commerce that will make you lose your appetite.
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Spanning the Globe, From Africa to Connecticut
Posted 03/24/08 in Grub Street: In the Magazine
In this week’'s magazine, eat African food, buy a Jewish cookbook, and find four restaurants that warrant a road trip.
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Merkato 55 Not Knocking Them Out; Chop Suey Chopped
Posted 03/19/08 in Grub Street: The Other Critics
Merkato 55 takes it on the chin from the Sun and Post, Bruni stops into La Sirene, a place you've likely never heard of, and Alan Richman wishes they would just leave him alone at South Gate.
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Charlie Trotter Details Emerge; Frank Bruni's Cross-Country Trip
Posted 02/27/08 in Grub Street: Mediavore
The first details on Charlie Trotter’s still-unnamed restaurant on Madison Square Park emerge: It will have 80 seats as well as a bar and lounge. [NYT] Merkato 55 may be turning New Yorkers on to African cuisine, but there have been plenty of excellent, albeit under-the-radar, restaurants offering the continent’s cuisine for years. [TONY] Related: Merkato 55’s Most Popular Dish: Doro Wat The Modern’s new wine director, Belinda Chang, is the kind of sommelier we want to be someday: “I’m definitely obsessed with magnums. They’re so fun to pour!” [NYS]
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Merkato 55’s Most Popular Dish: Doro Wat
Posted 02/21/08 in Grub Street: The Annotated Dish
Merkato 55, Marcus Samuelsson’s tribute to the pan-African cookery, has only been open a few weeks, but already one dish has begun to break out — and oddly, it’s the most traditional thing on the menu. Doro wat, chef Andrea Berquist tells us, is essentially the national dish of Ethiopia, “so there was a lot of pressure to do it well. But I’m happy with it. It’s definitely our most popular dish. I did 50 orders just last night!”
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