Bar’rique Take 2
After a great meal at Bar’rique a few months ago, I decided to go back to try it again when I met a friend for dinner. My friend got the pea soup, which she said was very good. I had the pork belly...
View ArticleRARE (Fashion District)
I had heard great things about Rare for some time, and had a few cocktails in their bar on the east side, but I had never sat down for a meal. We went with a big group of people one night, so there...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Conception
How does a restaurant come to be? I am fascinated by this topic. I’ve read enough of Anthony Bourdain’s musings to realize that it is ridiculously difficult to open (and keep open) a new restaurant....
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Menu Sneak Peak
As Chef Bill and I sat at a table chatting about his concept and menu, I couldn’t help but look down with a hint of sadness at the tater tots we ordered. I love tater tots, but they just seemed to get...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: “True Food”
If you haven’t caught up on the first parts of this story, I am chronicling the opening of the restaurant, The Keys, by Chef Bill Seleno. You can start at this introduction post, then read about the...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Development Update
I am currently documenting the opening of The Keys restaurant in NYC by Chef Bill Seleno. Please see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4 to learn more about the concept and menu. Part of my...
View ArticleMaine Take 2: The Quarter Deck, Bar Harbor, ME
Somehow, in just 4 days on our August 2010 trip to Maine, we managed to stop in Portsmouth, NH, spend time in Blue Hill, explore a bit of Portland, and make our way up to Bar Harbor. I was ambitious...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Movin’ Again!
So… what is happening with The Keys? (If you have no idea what that even means, I am currently documenting the opening of The Keys Restaurant in NYC by Chef Bill Seleno. Please see Part 1, Part 2,...
View ArticleA Restaurant Is Born: The Paperwork is In!
It has been an unbelievably long road to open The Keys. (For a full recap of the story so far, you can start from the first post of “A Restaurant is Born”) The original open date was aimed for Summer...
View ArticleAlder’s New Tasting Menu
We went to Alder in the opening weeks after loving our meal(s) at WD-50 (from the same incredibly well respected and loved Chef Wylie Dufresne). WD-50 had to close down recently, sadly, but they...
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