| |  | Kurve | | | “Pan-Asian bistro with a characteristically splashy Karim Rashid design and a menu that combines Eastern and Western ingredients and techniques.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Pan-Asian, Dim Sum |
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| | | | | | We finally have a first-hand account of someone who almost succeeded in eating at the bizarre and mysterious Kurve. But in the end, no dice: "So, on a whim, I went to Kurve on Saturday. The place was pretty much empty. The walls and menu designs made me think of a Nike Womens store or somethi... Read More | | | | | | Kurve photo: Ryan Charles After much schadenfreude online, Kurve has landed its ultramodern neon spaceship in the East Village. Andy Yang's (Rhong Tiam) pink Pan Asian started letting the general public in this past weekend and the Buzz stopped by for a drink at the curved bar. Our... Read More | | | | | | The owners of Kurve have finally opened to the public after their botched first try last month. A Saturday night walk-by confirms. At around 10 p.m. the curtains were up, neon lights beamed, and a handful of people sat at the bar while an overeager staff stood sentry at the hostess stand by the do... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Krieger, 7/20/08 Kurve, the bizarre Thai restaurant from Rhong Tiam's Andy Yang and designer Karim Rashid that we've all been waiting for for almost a year now, is finally set to open. And yes, it's just as bonkers inside as we expected it woul... Read More | | | | | | Kurve.Melissa Hom After finally, finally, finally throwing open its doors, Kurve is mysteriously closed, according to Eater. A rep assures us that owner Andy Yang closed for a few days to re-staff, but that he’ll reopen tomorrow. When we spoke to designer Karim Rashid, he told us the restaurant was... Read More | | | | | | Sweet, sweet Kurve, Andy Yang's absurd Thai restaurant on 5th and 2nd, is now in the running as having the most botched opening in the history of NYC restaurant openings (Central Kitchen and Tailor being its main rivals). To review: place was supposed to open last fall, started annoying the neighb... Read More | | | | | | Maybe Kurve isn't open after all. Voice critic Sarah DiGregorio succeeds in eating there but only a fraction of the menu is on offer: "Yang tells me, Kurve was not yet open when I went. But one can walk in the door and exchange American currency for food and drink. How is that not open? 'We ope... Read More | | | | | | "I’m interested in this idea of living in a world with no corners."Photo: Melissa HomWhen Andy Yang’s mysterious Thai venture, Kurve, finally went into soft-opening mode a few weeks ago, after almost a year of delays, the buzz wasn’t about the menu (you can view a version of it here, but k... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. In continuing with our daily Kurve surveillance, we stopped by the curious case last night. Place is still closed, lights still on. But we do have a vital update. Their PR gave us a ring yesterday afternoon— and gave dear Cizzuty a call too— to ... Read More | | | | | | Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Because Bret Thorn's description earlier today just wasn't enough, we bring you some sneak shots of Kurve, the mysterious and bizarre Thai place opening tonight or tomorrow, or maybe even next week on 2nd Ave. We'll keep you posted, and let us k... Read More | | | |
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