Coi
“Suck it up,” a friend and fellow blogger told me. “I think Coi has the potential to impress us.” Quite a reasonable reaction to my unreasonable hypocrisy. You see, I was just back from a trip to Paris, and suddenly I was Mr. Popular. I’d gotten mail from MasterCard and Citibank [...]
Read More..>>L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, New York: Le Sucre
In this, the third in a series of three installments focusing on L’Atelier (part 1 is here; part 2 is here), we’ll take a look at the sweet ending of a meal at L’Atelier. The dishes you’ll see below represent countless visits over the course of several months, but you can be assured of a [...]
Read More..>>L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, New York: Le Plat
In this, the second in a series of three installments focusing on L’Atelier (part 1 is here; part 3 is here), we’ll survey the dishes that skew more toward main courses rather than the tapas-sized portions that otherwise permeate the menu. The dishes you’ll see below represent countless visits over the course of several months, [...]
Read More..>>L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, New York: L’Entrée
In this, the first in a series of three installments focusing on L’Atelier (part 2 is here; part 3 is here), we’ll explore the tasty beginnings of the meal. The dishes you’ll see below represent countless visits over the course of several months, but you can be assured of a good meal whatever time [...]
Read More..>>Aragawa
Aragawa is certainly not known for its decor. As a restaurant located at the end of a dark hallway in the basement of an office building in Tokyo’s Shinbashi business area, some might even claim that this restaurant is humble: there’s certainly no grand entrance with valet parking. In fact, there isn’t even an entrance. [...]
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