Wild Salmon Saved by Salmon; Borough Food and Drink Gets Bronx Cheer

As it has in so many other reviews, Wild Salmon's raison d'être saves it from getting hammered. The excellence of the title fish is no longer in question. [NYT] Related: Salmon Cured? [NYM] Borough Food and Drink meets the world of criticism with a three- (of six) star review from Randall Lane, who finds its tribute to New York’s foods redundant and “leaden.” [TONY] On Avenue Z (where else would you expect to find him?), Sietsema alights upon Temada, one of the city's few Georgian restaurants, and is entranced by their turnovers, kebabs, and French fries. [VV]

Posted 08/01/07 in Grub Street : The Other Critics

Tags: amalia, bar stuzzichini, borough food and drink, frank bruni, nick paumgarten, paul adams, randall lane, robert sietsema, temada, The Other Critics, wild salmon, zipper tavern

Gold St. and Zipper Tavern Bring Much-Needed Help to Their Neighborhoods

Rob and Robin bring good news to two very underserved neighborhoods in this week’s Openings. The diurnal financial district gets a 24-hour brasserie complete with sushi bar in Gold St. Meanwhile the West Thirties, the grim border area between Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea, welcome Zipper Tavern, a legitimate gastropub with its own house-made charcuterie. We assume the view of passing tumbleweeds out the windows only adds to the atmosphere. Openings: Provence, Resto, Gold St., Zipper Tavern

Posted 04/13/07 in Grub Street : In the Magazine

Tags: chelsea, gastropubs, gold st. financial district, hell's kitchen, in the magazine, openings, zipper tavern