| |  | Le Cirque | | | “Le Cirque old-timers will be relieved to find crispy pig's feet, tete de veau vinaigrette, and unabashedly retro quenelles de brochet.” —nymag | | Cuisine: French |
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| | | | | | Chocolate birthday cake at Le Cirque. ... Read More | | | | | | Dear Readers, I am writing you, on behalf of the human race, to inform you that a famous restaurant, a restaurant whose name still carries great cache, is a danger to humanity. Never have I been more outraged by a restaurant than I was on Friday night when my parents, who came to town, took me--unw... Read More | | | | | | Kalina via EaterLe Cirque is one of the few remaining bastions of classic old-French luxury in New York. Now in its third location, it was at various times a three or four-star restaurant, but critics hammered it when the current version opened in 2006. Frank Bruni and Adam Platt both returned two-... Read More | | | | | | 151 E. 58th St., btwn. Lexington & 3rd Aves. (212)644-0202 Website TYPE: Modern French VIBE: Austere elegance OCCASION: A momentous date or family affair DON'T MISS DISH: Spaghetti marinara (off the menu) DON'T BOTHER DISH: Scallops with walnut crumble & cauliflower a la Grenobloise DRINK... Read More | | | | | | Adam Platt takes a first stab at the new Le Cirque, awarding it two out of five stars in New York Magazine this week. He's certainly not wowed, but not thoroughly disappointed either. Some excerpts to whet your whistle: - On the space: "a great, polished, cruise ship of a restaurant" ... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina, 6/12/06.] It's hard to classify this latest version of Le Cirque, Sirio Maccioni and Son's restaurant in the Bloomberg building, as anything but a disaster to date. Poor reviews, most notably a two-star spanking by Frank Bruni, and atrophying crowds have left a mark on the Upper East Si... Read More | | | | | | Every week, we take our turn with Lady Luck on the BruniBetting odds as posted by Eater. Just for kicks, we track Eater’s bet too, and see who is better at guessing what the unpredictable Bruni will do. We track our sins with an imaginary $1 bet every week.The Line: Tomorrow, Frank Bruni re-reviews ... Read More | | | | | | Just stop by Le Cirque and chill out. Really?Photo: Melissa Hom As the fashion for haute cuisine falls away, the more casual wine bar has become a kind of economic savior for the city's classic high-end chefs — one reason, as we noted in our Fall Preview year, the likes of Daniel Boulud and Alain D... Read More | | | | | | A rock-solid classicist, no fan of "crazy Asian flavors."Photo: Melissa Hom Each week, we highlight one of the city’s great but obscure young chefs. Name: Jason Kallert Age: 29 Restaurant: Le Cirque Background: Kallert is a CIA graduate who, after time spent under the la... Read More | | | | | | [Pigging by Wilfrid: May 12, 2008] As Lutèce, La Caravelle, and La Côte Basque - not to mention LCB Brasserie Rachou - fade into memory... As San Domenico prepares to leave Central Park South, and Cipriani on Fifth Avenue bounces from a "no stars (poor)" Times review to t... Read More | | | |
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