Osteria Morini

REVIEW

December 22, 2010


CUISINE: Italian
NEIGHBORHOOD: Soho

 

Michael White restaurant sans white table cloth and not in Midtown? Major score for the downtown set. Or is it?


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Posted in FOOD on December 22, 2010 3:23pm by Jena Steinbach | 6 comments





Souen: MACROBIOTISM 4 EVER

REVIEW

November 15, 2010


CUISINE: Health Food
NEIGHBORHOOD: East Village, Greenwich Village, Soho


souen.net

 

210 Sixth Ave. |  28 E. 13th.  |  326 E. 6th

 

I am about to spill a treasured secret of my food-loving soul.  After this review, there is no going back: I am going to reveal something B-I-G.  Ready?  Let’s get intimate.

I like health food.  Like, I really, really, really like health food.  I voluntarily eat things like tempeh and I use stevia extract in my coffee instead of sugar and I just have this thing for whole grains.  Kale is my BFF. 

Given this confession, can we still be friends?*

 

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on November 15, 2010 7:43am by Rachel Hochhauser | 17 comments





Emporio

REVIEW

July 8, 2010


CUISINE: Italian, Pizza
NEIGHBORHOOD: Nolita, Soho

 

231 Mott St. at Prince St.
(p) 212-966-123

You probably haven't heard of Emporio. It hasn't received much press, save for its un-hyped inclusion in New York Mag's Top 20 Pizzas of the Moment last June, but that doesn't mean it's not packing some serious heat. And thanks to the lack of buzz, you can expect to be seated right away, sans reservation — something to be cherished in this city.

 

Designed to look like a twenties-era Roman grocery – white tile, rustic wooden paneling and bags of pasta stacked high on shelves — Emporio has a relaxed, welcoming feel strengthened by affectionate Italian staff. CONT'D

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on July 8, 2010 9:26am by Jena Steinbach | 5 comments





AN OPEN LETTER TO SPRING NATURAL

REVIEW

April 8, 2010


CUISINE: American (Traditional), Health Food
NEIGHBORHOOD: Nolita, Soho

WTF is that? 

photo from keaner.net

 

66 Spring Street

t. 212 966 0290

 

Dear Spring Natural,

 

Oh, how I wish you were good.  I would really like to rate you as "worth it." I so need a healthy restaurant in my life.  I was attracted to you for so many reasons: You are big enough that you rarely have a wait, and the atmosphere reminds me of my childhood. (California upbringing, vegetarian mother, etc. etc.)  You are affordable, and close to my apartment. Thus, you've given me nearly every reason to turn to you as my go-to joint.  BUT NO.  You nearly had it in the bag, buddy, but my fantasies of a beautiful relationship have been destroyed. You've ruined everything because your food is bad. CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on April 8, 2010 3:00pm by Rachel Hochhauser | 137 comments





Balthazar

REVIEW

February 25, 2010


CUISINE: Bistro, French
NEIGHBORHOOD: Nolita, Soho

(photo taken from Balthazarny.com)

80 Spring Street

(P.) 212-965-1414

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To me, Balthazar is a New York institution.  I remember when I made my first solo trip to the city, I ordered the shepherd’s pie.  When I graduated from college, my family squeezed around a circular table, and the light reflected off of the speckled mirrors and white tabletop, where our wine left purple rings.  I remember meeting an ex-boyfriend for martinis at the long wooden bar, and squeezing an impromptu business gathering into one of the booths that flank the area.  The last time my grandmother was in town, we ate salade nicoise and drank cups of coffee.  Such are my memories of Balthazar.  CONT'D

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on February 25, 2010 3:22pm by Rachel Hochhauser | 9 comments