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| | | | | | I love a good bistro for easy warmth and a hearty meal, but at Ouest you can expect much more than leather banquettes and good wine. Tom Valenti is one of the most talented chefs working in New York City and the food here inspires reverence. For something new, taste the Truffled “Omelet Soufflé... Read More | | | | | | You might begin Ouest's classy pre-6:30 prix fixe dinner ($31) with a salad; I've always been enthralled by the soup of the day. Here, butternut squash soup encircled parmesan custard thatched w... Read More | | | | | | Fresh lychees in Chinatown, after dim sum at Jing Fong. So grad school may not prevent me from eating (as my disturbingly regular afternoon chocolate chip cookie break can attest), but it certainly prevents me from writing about it. In between chapters of the U.S. military's Counterinsurgency Manu... Read More | | | | | | On Tuesday I went out to dinner with David Leite, founder of the obsessive but excellent Leite's Culinaria as well as the author of that great NYT fried clams piece. We ate at Ouest, and though two food writers dining together don't usually do this, we both ordered the gnocchi with short rib ragu a... Read More | | | | | | EXCELLENT FOOD, OWNER TOM VALENTI "GREAT GUY1'' | | | | | | Try the Omelet Soufflé! Looks amazing. | | | | | | | | | | | | It’s 4 p.m., and that means it’s time to play Two for Eight. We just asked ten 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: Refined Meathead.BLT Prime (Menu) 212... Read More | | | | | | First Ouest's Tom Valenti was spotted at the old Aix space, and now this: "Sitting outside were 2 people on dust covered bar stools. One guy (owner-ish type) was asked what type of restaurant was going in there – he said they were still 'working on that'. Sitting next to him on the other stoo... Read More | | | | | | Photo Courtesy of the Le Parker Meridien While brunch places and specials abound throughout the city, only a select few were able to withstand the rigorous scrutiny of the Gobbl formula. The ten left standing are: 10. Norma’s 118 W. 57th St., New York NY 10027 (pictured above) 9. Jane 100 W... Read More | | | |
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