Diancecht Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 it’s too bad this was an april fool’s joke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 (edited) i feel like i am reading a gussied up version of eater click “Food, service and design are the holy trinity,” he said. “You need to have two out of three. You don’t need to have all three.” Edited April 10 by Diancecht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Well, we here on this board were certainly talking about how going out to dinner was basically the night's entertainment. The thing is, we were talking about that 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I think this article, not writ by anyone in this thread's tile, is quite a bit more interesting: Where Will We Eat When the Middle-Class Restaurant Is Gone? It also has some cool pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Hey, remember when Tao opened? A quarter century ago? Neither does Priya Krishna. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, small h said: Hey, remember when Tao opened? A quarter century ago? Neither does Priya Krishna. I do. Or Jean Georges place over in the meat packing district (the name I forget). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, small h said: Hey, remember when Tao opened? A quarter century ago? Neither does Priya Krishna. Was Priya alive a quarter century ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 6 minutes ago, MitchW said: (the name I forget). Spice Market. 6 minutes ago, MitchW said: Was Priya alive a quarter century ago? Is she alive now, is the real question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Yep, Spice Market. It had nothing at all to do with decor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, Diancecht said: i feel like i am reading a gussied up version of eater click “Food, service and design are the holy trinity,” he said. “You need to have two out of three. You don’t need to have all three.” "(P)rimarily... food with ambience, service and price taken into consideration." NYT 101. And better than the quote above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, MitchW said: Yep, Spice Market. It had nothing at all to do with decor. And it depends what you mean by decor/ambience, even service. Roberta's was like someone's garage with non-matching furniture and pretty random service and drinks served in jars. That, apparently, was the point and greatly added to its appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, Diancecht said: i feel like i am reading a gussied up version of eater click “Food, service and design are the holy trinity,” he said. “You need to have two out of three. You don’t need to have all three.” I don't care much about design. Food and service are far more important. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voyager Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Phrased otherwise, I will gladly patronize a restaurant with mediocre interior design, but not mediocre food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I stopped in to the Pok Pok Ny pop-up at Superiority Burger and decided to do some interior design work. Whattaya think? Papa San level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 22 hours ago, voyager said: Phrased otherwise, I will gladly patronize a restaurant with mediocre interior design, but not mediocre food. Me too! All I care about is that the place is clean and I can hear my dining companion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 "I realized that this glamorous hot spot was in fact just a front for a piercingly intelligent and original restaurant, with a kitchen whose dexterity and finesse handily outshone the dining room’s influencer glow. A meal at Bridges can feel like discovering that your hot date also has a sizzling wit and a Ph.D." 🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 25 minutes ago, Simon said: "I realized that this glamorous hot spot was in fact just a front for a piercingly intelligent and original restaurant, with a kitchen whose dexterity and finesse handily outshone the dining room’s influencer glow. A meal at Bridges can feel like discovering that your hot date also has a sizzling wit and a Ph.D." 🤢 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 8 minutes ago, backyardchef said: your hot date also has a sizzling wit and a Ph.D. I was there with my dad in January. He has a PhD, so this partly checks out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I have a PhD and am therefore a hot date. Surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 this article would not be out of place on either eater or grub street What happens when a restaurant has no refrigerator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Whether you liked Shopsin's or not there was something remarkable about serving maybe 100 dishes from a kitchen the size of a child's wardrobe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 15 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Whether you liked Shopsin's or not there was something remarkable about serving maybe 100 dishes from a kitchen the size of a child's wardrobe. Put me in the love camp. Kenny's book is great, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Same. I haven't read his book, but this post reminded me of the documentary about him, "I Like Killing Flies." Looks like it was on Netflix at one point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 51 minutes ago, GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry said: Same. I haven't read his book, but this post reminded me of the documentary about him, "I Like Killing Flies." Looks like it was on Netflix at one point. The documentary is also fantastic. Kenny was a huge influence on me as a chef. I didn't necessarily want to emulate him, but his creativity and ingenuity stood out to me as I figured out my path. Shopsins was a place where my father, brother and I often communed. My father and Kenny would trade cantankerous old man patter until Kenny napped in a chair beside our table. Good times. Good eats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diancecht Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 20 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Whether you liked Shopsin's or not there was something remarkable about serving maybe 100 dishes from a kitchen the size of a child's wardrobe. we might need to make a pit stop there during an upcoming trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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