Micromanage My Life

[bloviatrix]

Bonner's post reminds me that my brother is coming into to town next month and we're doing a cousins dinner which means it will fall on me to pick a place. Finding a reasonably priced kosher place is a challenge if you want to stay in Manhattan. And my Manhattan cousins are unlikely to want to travel to Brooklyn.

[Steve R.]

Cant vouch for the food, but Colbeh opened a Kosher Persian place in midtown. https://www.colbeh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/manhattan_dinner_menu_v1.pdf

I assume that you know about Le Marais: https://www.lemarais.net

And, of course the various supposed Kosher Indian places around Lex/26th St. (vegetarian, but are the kitchens supervised?  I dunno) & one that seems to have a buzz called Ahimsa. https://ahimsanyc.com/new-york-murray-hill-ahimsa-food-menu

Have fun.  Brooklyn's easy.

[small h]

2 hours ago, joethefoodie said:

On the other had, if you can get into a place can it then actually be scene-y?

And would you belong to a club that would have you as a member?

[small h]

1 hour ago, bloviatrix said:

Finding a reasonably priced kosher place

Will they accept vegan food? My kosher friend is okay with it. Because I'm not paying $37 for an arugula salad at Wolf & Lamb or whatever they have the chutzpah to charge these days.

[bloviatrix]

2 hours ago, small h said:

Will they accept vegan food? My kosher friend is okay with it. Because I'm not paying $37 for an arugula salad at Wolf & Lamb or whatever they have the chutzpah to charge these days.

I have a couple of cousins who won't (and a spouse who will accept it reluctantly if there are no kosher options such as when we were in Springfield, MA last month).

 

[small h]

Ah, too bad. You lose a lot of options that way. But I come from a very meat-centric (and mostly kosher) family, so I get it.

[Neocon maudit]

I love Frenchette, but I should probably go somewhere else this week. Where ought I to dine on Thursday [Downtown of course]?

[Seth Gordon]

On 9/27/2022 at 9:13 PM, Neocon maudit said:

I love Frenchette, but I should probably go somewhere else this week. Where ought I to dine on Thursday [Downtown of course]?

Ko Bar

or maybe Manhatta 2.0

[Sneakeater]

Manahatta 2.0!

[AaronS]

did they change chefs?

[rozrapp]

1 hour ago, AaronS said:

did they change chefs?

Yes. The e.c. is now Justin Bogle who was previously chef de cuisine at Le Coucou. He has completely overhauled Manhatta’s menu.

[AaronS]

thanks, I had no idea. I walk past it regularly  on my way out of the theater and had been thinking about eating at the bar for the view but maybe I’ll have a proper meal.

[Neocon maudit]

On 9/28/2022 at 11:26 PM, Sneakeater said:

Manahatta 2.0!

Thought you weren't keen on Manhatta . . . but I suppose that was 1.0. What's changed?

So Manhatta is from Danny Meyer and in a different skyscraper altogether from Crown Shy?

[Sneakeater]

Read @rozrapp's post above.

Yes re Danny Meyer and skyscraper (a VERY different skyscraper).

[voyager]

Bubbling to the top, how is Le Coucou today?    Haven't heard you guys mention it in ages.