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Coming soon to the East Village in the former Persimmon space (10th beween First and A). They have their beer and wine license and are aiming to open this Thursday. Chef Jeremy Spector is a fine home cook I happen to know because he's a friend of a friend and I have had his food at parties. But last night's pre-opening tasting shows he has some restaurant chops as well. We had nicely seasoned steak tartare with smashing house-made chips and brandade, utterly delicious broccoli rabe with garlic and roasted beets with chopped preserved lemon (a total winner of a dish), perfectly cooked duck breast--rosy and tender with a nice crisp edge ---and well-executed branzino with bronzed skin. The menu is divided into 'spreads'--the tartare and brandade, potted shrimp, a few others--small plates and three entrees which include chicken fried steak and roast chicken. There is also listed poutine with duck confit which to the dismay of some members of our party was unavailable.
It's small and cozy, but the high banquette I was seated on was quite comfortable. About thirty seats in all including a couple at the bar and a few at a counter along one wall.
Just don't get me started on the name.
The Brindle Room
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 09:29 PM
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 10:22 PM
I do like a well executed Bronzino.
It was not a new dish, as I recognised my tooth marks. Wilfrid
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 10:26 PM
I am a terrible speller. 
Will edit.
Will edit.
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The mistake one makes is to react to what people post rather than to what they mean.---Dr. Johnson
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I want to be the girl with the most cake.
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The mistake one makes is to react to what people post rather than to what they mean.---Dr. Johnson
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I want to be the girl with the most cake.
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 10:30 PM
It was a case of 'interference' me thinks. The 'bronzed skin' fried your mental spell-checker.
It was not a new dish, as I recognised my tooth marks. Wilfrid
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 10:53 PM
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Posted 08 March 2010 - 11:58 PM
That's funny. Is it Daisy? Surely she would choose a name other than Mike Peed.
My mind sometimes does flips with: is it striped or stripped bass. (Ture. No, true. True, true.)
My mind sometimes does flips with: is it striped or stripped bass. (Ture. No, true. True, true.)
It was not a new dish, as I recognised my tooth marks. Wilfrid
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 12:15 AM
QUOTE(yvonne johnson @ Mar 8 2010, 06:58 PM) 
That's funny. Is it Daisy? Surely she would choose a name other than Mike Peed.
My mind sometimes does flips with: is it striped or stripped bass. (Ture. No, true. True, true.)
My mind sometimes does flips with: is it striped or stripped bass. (Ture. No, true. True, true.)
Only if served skinless and ungarnished (ungrenached?).
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"Butchering" is to "Breaking Down" as "Dining" is to "Taking In" -- mitchells, 12 August 2010
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 09:10 PM
I wish I could have a dollar for every person who's going to call it the Bridle Room.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 10:38 PM
I want a dollar for every person who asks if roast cat is on the menu.
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 01:01 AM
Who is designing all these retro menus?
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 04:09 AM
Ouch. $16 at Mara's Homemade.
Mind you, forty bucks for a pound of cheddar these days. I am thinking of going back to canned pilchards as my main source of nourishment.
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