| |  | Matsugen | | | “Jean-Georges Vongerichten swaps 66’s foie gras dumplings for soba noodles, courtesy of three restaurateur brothers from Tokyo.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Asian (Southeast), Japanese, Sushi |
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| | | | | | Last week, a colleague invited me to Matsugen, which I reviewed previously in July. Since then, Matsugen received three stars from Frank Bruni, a judgment that seemed then, and still seems, overly generous.Mind you, Matsugen is a very good restaurant. As Bruni notes, it doesn’t pander to Western sen... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York Photographs by Robyn Lee Matsugen 241 Church Street New York, NY 10013 (at Leonard Street; map); 212-925-0202 Service: Knowledgeable (which isn't easy given the intricacies of the menu) and attentive, with a refreshing lack of downtown attitude and co... Read More | | | | | | Matsugen, which opened about a month ago in TriBeCa, is Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s latest Manhattan restaurant. It replaces 66, which I sort of liked, but which died a slow, natural death, and closed last year. Vongerichten has had a long love affair with Asian Cuisine. Vong and Spice Market are ... Read More | | | | | | Matsugen - Recommended with reservation 241 Church Street New York, NY 10013 Phone 212-925-0202 Boy is this place pricey. But if you are looking for quality Soba... there's really no other place that does it this well. Chef Kawada (formerly of Kai, now at Donguri) was the only other chef in the cit... Read More | | | | | | Uni with Yuzu jely As long as I can remember, soba was the plainest noodle dish available. Cold grey strands of buckwheat noodles set on a bamboo tray, with nothing but a soy-based dipping sauce accompanying it. Simply put, one eats soba purely for the noodles and not the fanciful toppings or... Read More | | | | | | Not since Momofuku Ko (with Gael Green's "I am forced to taste it again and again to be sure I hate it as much as I do" to Bruni's, "You’ll love it, provided you ever get access to it.") have two major critics diverged so dramatically on a new restaurant put forth by such a h... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Matsugen, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's new traditional Japanese noodle house in Tribeca. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 15-1 One Star: 9-1 Two Stars: 5-1 Three Stars: 3-1 Four Stars: 9-1 √√The first thing to notice this week... Read More | | | | | | Matsugen opened at old 66 spot in Tribeca. Jean George had a partnership with Matsugen, so this restaurant does not look like authentic Japanese restaurant... but Jean George didn't even involve menu creation. But I am surprised he was actually ther yesterday.. Interior was a little intimidating. T... Read More | | | | | | Inside Matsugen, a soba temple.Photo: Noah Kalina This week in New York, Adam Platt visits Matsugen with his wife. Neither was enthusiastic. In between gathering intel on openings this week it’s Pomegranate, a new Jewish grocery in Midwood and White Star, Sashe Petraske’s latest “sipping spirts” ... Read More | | | | | | Jean-Georges Vongerichten must be pleased by Frank Bruni's review of Matsugen in The New York Times today. Bruni writes about Matsugen with admiration, stating- "None of this restaurant’s eight types of sushi rolls wears the tag “California” or incorporates avocado...The sushi and sashimi ther... Read More | | | |
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