Posted 08/20/08 in Grub Street
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Two Stars for Perbacco’s ‘Prodigy’; A (Very) Mixed Review for Forge
Paul Adams at a sausage-fest, and restaurant girl on Convivio, in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 08/13/08 in Grub Street
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Three Stars for Matsugen; Yerba Buena Turns Out to Be Good
James drops the ball with one critic and scores with another (less influential) one, and more, in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 08/06/08 in Grub Street
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Matsugen Racks Up Raves; Persimmon Brought Down to Earth
Matusgen triumphs, Forge passes, and more, in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 07/30/08 in Grub Street
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Scarpetta’s Three Stars; Forge on Its Way
Love for Scarpetta and Forge, tut-tutting for Talay, and more, in our weekly reviews roundup.
Posted 07/23/08 in Grub Street
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Point-Counterpoint on Hundred Acres; Two ‘Times’ Stars for Szechuan Gourmet
Persimmon is no Ko, Alan Richman will have you know, and other opinions conveniently found in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 07/16/08 in Grub Street
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Three Stars for Oceana; Richman Releases His New York Burger List
Scarpetta takes a hit, Oceana gets a lift, and more, in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 07/09/08 in Grub Street
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Benoit Ekes Out One Star From Bruni; Cuozzo in Love With Alloro
Richman likes Hundred Acres (Restaurant Girl, not so much), and Cheshes on Scarpetta, in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 07/02/08 in Grub Street
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Bar Milano Scratches Out Two Stars; Cuozzo Loathes the Royalton Lounge
More abuse for Ago, and Alan Richman goes to Harlem, in our weekly review roundup.
Posted 06/25/08 in Grub Street
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Gottino and Terroir Win One for the Wine Bars; Scarpetta Doused With Approval
Scarpetta, Gottino, and Terroir feel the love; Bar Milano, not so much.
Posted 06/18/08 in Grub Street
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Bar Q Steals Two Stars; a Split Decision on Benoit
Differing verdicts on Benoit, the Bar Boulud review that Daniel dreamed of, and Cabrito gets hit with the "I can get better tacos on the street" card, in this week's review roundup.
Posted 06/11/08 in Grub Street
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Ago Gets the Bruni Bagel; Richman Sky-high on Scarpetta
Everything that could go wrong did at Ago for Frank Bruni.
Posted 06/04/08 in Grub Street
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Elettaria Comes Up Short; Bar Milano Does Too, But Somehow Gets Three Stars
One star for Akthar Nawab, Bar Milano dodges a bullet, and Eleven Madison Park just misses a fourth Bloomberg star.
Posted 05/28/08 in Grub Street
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Bruni Admires But Doesn't Love the Harrison; Same for Meehan at Artichoke
A huge boost for Pomme de Terre, affirmation for the Harrison, and a skeptical take on Artichoke Pizza highlight our weekly critics roundup.
Posted 05/21/08 in Grub Street
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Another Rave for Ko; Mixed Reviews on Bar Q
Ko rave No. 35, San Domenico gets some rare Richman love, and Bar Milano comes up short, in our weekly critics roundup.
Posted 05/07/08 in Grub Street
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Three Inevitable Stars for Ko; Five Surprising Stars for Eleven Madison
Ko cleans up, despite all its hardships, but that's no surprise; Restaurant Girl's going gaga for Eleven Madison Park at this late day, though, is.
Posted 04/30/08 in Grub Street
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Ko’s First Non-Rave Finally Arrives; One Star for Commerce
Ko isn't really all that to one critic, Benoit gets off with a bang, and Commerce takes a one-star hit from Frank Bruni this week.
Posted 04/23/08 in Grub Street
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A Decisive Single Star for Merkato 55; Big Ups for Elettaria
A middling, if forgiving, single star for Merkato 55 from the 'Times,' but it's a great week for Elettaria, Eighty One, and the wine bar at Le Cirque.
Posted 04/16/08 in Grub Street
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Ducasse Gets His Three Stars; a British Tribute to Maze
Alain Ducasse gets his wish, Paul Adams is seduced by Olana, and Jay Cheshes is not so enamored of Elettaria.
Posted 04/02/08 in Grub Street
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Two Bruni Stars for Mia Dona; Mostly Good Things for Merkato 55
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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