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| | | | | | Mr. Treker's parents had reservation for dinner at Craft last Thursday and invited us to join them. We always love going out with his folks and had been doing pretty well on our budget so we decided to tag-along. First of all, I have to say that while I have always been interested in trying out ... Read More | | | | | | [The Wandering Eater] Craft, Tom Colicchio’s landmark haute barnyard, has just celebrated its seventh anniversary.Since my last visit, about two years ago, Tom Colicchio and Danny Meyer went through an amicable corporate divorce, with Colicchio leaving Gramercy Tavern to focus on his expanding Craf... Read More | | | | | | Now 7 Years Young, A Serious Chef Continues to Prove His Point As someone who loves food and who has now lived in NYC for several years, I recently asked myself an important question. How can you have never been to craft? I’d been to craftbar, craftsteak… hell even ‘wichcraft. But never the jew... Read More | | | | | | After reading about Craft for years, I’ve always thought about eating here but hating the fact that they don’t serve lunch, except at its sister branch Craftbar. That’s until I read from the NY Times’ blog, The Diner’s Journal that Craft started to serve lunch again. Interior photos (more…) | | | | | | Taking Sides It’s logical to compare Craft to Hearth given Hearth’s chef used to work at Craft and Craftbar and Tom Colicchio is a financial backer of both. Plus, they serve some of the same dishes – notably side dishes of gnocchi and hen of the woods mushrooms. Well, now that I’ve been to both a... Read More | | | | | | This is one of my favorite restaurants. Tom Colicchio is the chef and now I have both of his cookbooks. Basically it’s very buttery, rich, delicious, food. What I love most about it is that the actual restaurant is a very nice place—the tables are big and there isn’t a lot of loud music so you can a... Read More | | | | | | Like, shouldn't there be a mural there or something?Photo: Shanna Ravindra Dear Grub Street, I’m hoping someone can explain Craft to me. I was taken there the other night for my birthday dinner and came away completely confused and disappointed. Really, what’s the big deal? What’s with all the g... Read More | | | | | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked nine restaurants the best time they can squeeze a couple in for dinner; you need only make your chosen reservation. (As always, we make the calls but don’t guarantee the results.) Today: Danny Meyer/Tom Colicchio.Bar Room a... Read More | | | | | | Pastry chef Karen DeMasco has distinguished herself not with subversive creations or unconventional methods, but with exemplary, classic desserts. Trends may come and go, but Karen's elemental style that embraces seasonal fruits has sustained her ever-evolving career and a seven-year run at Craft.... Read More | | | | | | Damon Wise: I am so in senior management now.Photo: Josh Ozersky Restaurant Girl reported earlier today that Shane McBride, formerly of 7Square (RIP), had been hired as the chef at Craftsteak, taking over for Chris Albrecht, apparently nudged out in January. Craft emperor Tom Colicchio set the recor... Read More | | | |
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