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“Can't make it to the Cote d'Azur? This may be the next best thing.” nymag

Cuisine:  French
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Address: 137 MacDougal St., btwn. Prince & Spring Sts. Phone: 212.475.7500 Cuisine: Provencal French Vibe: Country charm Scene: An unassuming romantic Hours: Dinner, Mon - Sat, 5:30pm - 11:30pm. Inside Scoop: May 1st, Sunday night dinner begins. Come mid-May, lunch 7 days a week. Don't Miss ... Read More
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Drifting apart from college friends is a harsh, inevitable reality we face in our late twenties. I specifically remember in the few months after we graduated, I was sending out mass e-mails from my miserable sales job at the New Yorker magazine, hoping my friends would respond and that we would stay... Read More
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Provence, which is located on MacDougal between Prince and Houston, originally opened almost 20 years ago. A walk in the door transported you to the country side of France. I particularly loved the huge glass jar of pears marinating on the bar. The food was good and so was the ambiance. Staying ... Read More
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Provence: Owners Vicki Freeman and Marc Meyer (Five Points, Cookshop) Chef: Lynn McNeely (Barbuto, Fressen) Some restaurateurs just know how to make their customers feel good, and Vicki Freeman, new co-owner (along with her chef-husband Marc Meyer) of an old Greenwich Village standby, Prov... Read More
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When Michel Jean opened this homage to his native region, in 1986, it became a neighborhood institution, and, until it closed, a year ago, made its quiet corner of SoHo seem like a piece of French sovereign soil, with its Bastille Day pétanque tournaments and Beaujolais bacchanals in November. ... Read More
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Meet the new Provence, not the same as the old ProvencePhoto: Melissa Hom Among other things, this week’s Openings brings news of the return, under Cookshop and Five Points owners Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman, of Provence, the casual French restaurant that was a West Village institution for many y... Read More
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Uneven - we really didn't like it when we first went, but tried again recently and had a great meal... Read More
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Sounds like a good place for a date. Read More
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Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Provence, Vicki Freeman and Marc Meyer's resurrection effort on Macdougal Street. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 6-1 One Star: 3-1 Two Stars: 7-2 √√ Three Stars: 25-1 Four Stars: 25,000-1Restaurants gets interesting this ... Read More
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Chef Lynn McNeely has been handed a pink slip after mixed reviews at the new Provence; no word on who the next chef might be. [Eater] Related: Provence Redux [NYM] Pichet Ong is opening a cupcake store next to P*ONG. “Vanilla, chocolate, yuzu and cinnamon will be my staples,” he says. “I want t... Read More
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