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Six of us went to the relatively new “seafood steakhouse Time and Tide , from the fancyfood folks at Kent Hospitality. It is steakhouse-like in that the fish is aged.

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and there’s a lot of expense account-y large format (and large price tag) menu items, like this tuna collar with gochuchang, which was delicious, but - as is typical for collars - did not contain much actual tuna. Look at the size of those radishes, though!

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I was most excited about the halibut pithivier, which looked very impressive. The fish was a bit bland, but I am easily seduced by presentation and vin jaune sauce.

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I also liked the monkfish make-your-own-mole-taco plate. The mole was quite spicy, as it should be, so I would advise choosing this or the tuna, but not both, 'cause it was a little too much overall heat.

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This crab tagliatelle was very nice, but not as crabby as in the video, so that was deceptive.
 
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And I fought for the wedge salad, but we had a leek freak among us, so we got the leek salad instead. I was won over. The frisee wasn’t as much like a ball of hair as frisee usually is.
 
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I was less enamored of the squid (the rest of the table loved it), as the sauce was too heavy.
 
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And I’m not much of a carrot fan (I lost the battle to not order this).
 
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The biggest disappointment of the evening was the uni toast, which had zero discernible uni. There’s none on the toast, as you can see, and there’s apparently none in the spread either, which just tasted of citrus (or maybe sour apple - that’s what’s listed on the menu).
 
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The steelhead and mackerel were fine - I kind of think it’s a waste to order raw fish in an expensive place, since it’s something I can make myself.
 
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And this giant goldfish is a good conversation piece, but not that exciting a dish. It’s a cheddar shortbread, basically (I was hoping for a biscuit).
 
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Desserts were very good, a panna cotta and maybe the best olive oil cake I’ve ever had.
 
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All in all, a mostly solid, very expensive meal, so this isn’t a place I’d rush back to. The room is enormous, so who knows how they’re going to keep enough tables filled to stay afloat (reservations look pretty easy to get). Service was excellent, and points for not making me feel bad about hurling my martini glass to the ground while trying to brush off my plate.
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1 hour ago, Wilfrid said:

A "neighborhood' restaurant and bar says the website. I guess neighborhood as in Park Avenue.

Yes, Eleven Madison Park is their neighbor.

1 hour ago, Wilfrid said:

I wonder why they call it a pithivier rather than a coulibiac? (Kind of thing I wonder.)

Dunno, it's (marginally) easier to spell?

You say pascaline, I say chawanmushi, let's call the whole thing off.

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If someone else is paying, definitely go and get the monkfish, the leek salad and the olive oil cake. There's also a lot more on the menu - the swordfish was of interest to me, as were the shrimp and the aforementioned wedge salad. And the chef just got a James Beard nomination, if you're a Beard whore (probably not). But yeah, your life will not be over if you miss this one.

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  • 1 month later...

We went early on and I decided not to post about it. Honestly, the only thing I remembered about the meal was the champagne (which was extraordinary, and actually priced below any retail I could find) and… literally nothing else. Until just now, when I was reminded of the leeks. 
 

The execution was perfect  nothing was bad. Nothing was interesting or memorable, though.

(OTOH, we just had our first post-Kent meal at Saga the other night. While maybe not perfect, it’s in good hands.)

 

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