Spotted Pig was a bit of a disappointment to me.
― Michael White, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Spotted Pig owned by former, original Smiths manager J0e M0ss, yes?
Don't forget: leave the 'service' part of the card receipt blank for Extra Gastro.
I'll read that link momentarily but if there are places to go eat Fergus' food in NYC I encourage you to go for it.
― Bristol Meth (suzy), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i miss the les lotus. it's been turned into an "irish" bar called... donnybrook.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
eeesh
it just occurred to me that i've been away so long i have no concept of what reasonable menu prices are in new york anymore
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
suz, i know, and i'm sort of kicking myself already for deciding to miss out, but it's just not in the budget.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
(the bill at the place he's cooking at tonight adds up faster than, um, a thing that adds up really, really fast.)
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Spotted Pig = overrated.
also, NYMag today goes over cheap eats (via eater.com):http://eater.com/archives/2008/11/cheap_living.php
― Dandy Don Weiner, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
have fun at babbo, btw. based on my one meal there, it definitely lived up to hype.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
$17 hamburger isnt all that expensive for an 'upscale' restaurant.
also i guarantee you its better than the one you had at the hard rock cafe.
― Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
$17 hamburger is £10 burger and we have plentee of those in London.
Oh L, that is teh suck. There is also the added p4rkins0n's problem - who knows how long before he has to stay out of the kitchen? Mind you, I have never ever ever actually paid to eat at St John because of artworld afterdinners; it is my little hunch that he might be over there and cheffing up for one BUT FOR WHICH ARTIST OR GALLERY? Find out, and dinner is served.
― Bristol Meth (suzy), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
haha, i would love to spend my afternoon stalking fergus! not in the cards, though, unfortunately. this is the menu for tonight:
http://www.momofuku.com/noodle/fergus.asp
most of these dishes are "small plates," so you can see how the check could easily inflate to ginormous.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
tapas formula:
create menu+ make every portion 1/3 the size, keep price the same+ dim lights= profit!
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
this is the same place that charges $8 for a plate of bread and "artisanal" butters, so go figure. i love the food at the ssam bar, but at this point i think that d.chang sits around cackling while playing in ballpit filled with money.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
duck fat fried potaters sound yumm yum
― ian, Monday, 3 November 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Avoid Bobo. Bruni's review last week in the NYT was pretty spot on. At least it wasn't frighteningly expensive. Among the most disappointing tasting menus I've had. At least the wine pairings were pretty great.
Oh, and I finally ate at Shake Shack. Them burgers are good but I thought the mushroom burgers were basically fried cheese balls.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Sunday, 9 November 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
oh god I want to eat here so badly
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/11/momofuk-bakery-and-milk-bar-its-damn-good-east-village-nyc.html
― Dandy Don Weiner, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
oh wow
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
can't wait to get one of the poached egg sandwiches. i think that's what i'm doing on my day off next week.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i just went into a trance staring it
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
kind of dreading the prices, though.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
fried poached egg sandwich + chorizo challah + pistachio soft serve = perfect brunch?
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
my interesting new opening is 10 downing
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
milk bar full menu for those interested. most looking forward to banana cream pie.
xpost 10 downing does look good, gabbneb
― z z. st. z z. uv (Lamp), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
bets on literality of 'compost cookie'
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:36 (fifteen years ago) link
hey gabbneb or has anyone eaten at bar bouloud?
― z z. st. z z. uv (Lamp), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
er boulud
― z z. st. z z. uv (Lamp), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
dudes i finally tried no. 7! and loved it!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
one of my friends has been raving about bar boulud. her mother comes into town fairly often, and that's been their go-to spot. it's a bit pricey for me at the moment, though i'd love to try it.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i want a job where i get paid to eat at these places because its going to be very difficult to keep eating at nice restaurants when im not living with parents and have to pay rent
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't been to bar boulud. based on limited experience, i'm not a big fan of his. I might try it for lunch at some point, tho.
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
ojeez prokandegg bun dasgmggggggggg
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Friday, 14 November 2008 17:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Momofuku milk bar is dangerously close to my office, I'm worried about fried poached eggs becoming the foundation of my personal food pyramid.
― saudade, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
same here. for me, it's the perfect stop-off on the way in.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i just had a fried poached on my salad at no. 7 and it was decadent for sure
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link
those eggs/that salad were my favorite part of the meal
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 17:28 (fifteen years ago) link
that ham too!!
sounds like my meal!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, we ordered the same thing at no7
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ack theater district, i hate you. not a lot of time to meet someone for quick dinner before play tonight. i have thought of uncle nick's ouzaria or empanada mama, but i dunno... a place closer to theater that is not $$$ would be good...
― ;n_n; (tehresa), Friday, 14 November 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I just had a mediocre lunch because all I could think of was Milk Bar. What's wrong with me?
xpost - 10 Downing looks promising but...yeah, it fucking looks promising.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Friday, 14 November 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
GOOD DANCING VENUE SUGGESTIONS 4 2NITE HERE THX :)
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
ok as long as we're talking about what i ordered at 7: we split the broccoli tempura and the tuna to start (YUM), and i had that egg/ham plate, with the green salad + goat cheese crouton thing as my entrees
MM!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
bring me some desert next time yr there
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
:P such a pretty space
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link
the restaurant is really nice and spacious - the vibe at the bar is off tho
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i was surprised at how spacious it was!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
the bartender was kind of a jerk to me as i recall
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
yah im not feelin their bartenders drinks or attitudes or anything
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
next time i go ill text u and just go up 2 ur apt for pre-dinner drinks
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
totes
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link