- October 9, 2006
- Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Week of October 9, 2006: La Lunetta, Noo Na, Metro Marché, and Pasita.
- October 9, 2006
- I-Chin
I’m surprised by the splendidly revved-up flavors at I-Chin. Yes, I’m sneezing and I feel peppery heat coming out of my ears. Yet I couldn’t be happier with the fiercely peppered ribbons of stir-fried chicken the waiter just snipped free of its banana-leaf girdle.
- October 9, 2006
- Purple Eggplant
Although it’s virtually fat-free and low in calories, when cooked in oil, eggplant absorbs fat like a sumo wrestler at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Which might explain why we find it so delicious.
- October 9, 2006
- Something Borrowed, Something New
Cobble Hill’s new Italian wine bar might be a bit derivative, but who’s complaining?
- October 9, 2006
- Heavy Hitters
Why wait till it’s cold? Any drop in temperature, however slight, is a good excuse to tuck into the hearty cooking you avoided all summer.
- October 2, 2006
- Object of Desire
- October 2, 2006
- Make Gno Mistake
When an intrepid eater of our acquaintance turned to us one recent night while dining at the East Village restaurant Bianca, scrunched up her nose, and admonished, sotto voce, These are the worst gnocchi I’ve ever tasted we knew it was time for a pasta primer.
- October 2, 2006
- Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Week of October 2, 2006: Porter House New York, STK, Fika. Plus, chocolate tortilla chips.
- October 2, 2006
- Picholine
Will a younger crowd be drawn, as chef-owner Terrance Brennan hopes, by this new stripped-down elegance (sedate if not soporific), new sound (Diana Krall instead of Pavarotti), and new pricing ($64 for two courses) from the updated menu?
- October 2, 2006
- Black Mint
Black mint isn’t an herb gone goth, but rather a type of peppermint that’s commonly used for tea and actually turns out to have more of a dark-purplish or brownish cast around the stem.