| |  | Solex | | | “With this sleek French wine bar, Frederick Twomey of the Italian Bar Veloce and the Spanish Bar Carrera has, as he puts it, “completed the triad.” —nymag | | Cuisine: French |
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| | | | | | Thinking of a quieter New Year’s Eve than visiting Times Square? Solex at 103 First Avenue (7th Street) might be the perfect spot. With a wood-y interior that magically blocks out all noise or vibration from First Avenue, Solex serves a range of whites, reds etal. that will likely quench your wineb... Read More | | | | | | A new French wine bar, Solex, opened in the East Village this week. Notable players are Frederick Twomey of the Bar Veloce empire, front-of-the-house man Christophe Charton-Michaud and a chef who's "reputation borders on mythical among chefs in New York." Full release after the jump. SOLE... Read More | | | | | | Solex 103 1st Ave @ 7th St 212-777-6677 Enfin, a good wine bar. I’m toasting to that! What I like about Solex is the selection of savory baked goods such as the tarte flambée Alsacienne ($10), quiche Lorraine ($10), and petits éclair “Wellington” ($12). With this, you have a g... Read More | | | | | | A new French wine bar, Solex, opened in the East Village this week. Notable players are Frederick Twomey of the Bar Veloce empire, front-of-the-house man Christophe Charton-Michaud and a chef who's "reputation borders on mythical among chefs in New York." Full release after the jump. SOLE... Read More | | | | | | Went for a drink. Great. Unbelievable fries Read More | | | | | | You can finally go French without going phony. You can also get tastefully wasted off of a wide variety of wines. Better than the average wine bar, trés chic Solex offers the... Read More | | | | | | Fran Derby has moved across town and likes it.Photo: Melissa HomThe last we heard from Fran Derby, he had hit the ejection-seat button from his position as Sam Mason’s co-pilot at Tailor. Now he's manning the stove at East Village wine bar Solex, where he has also upgraded the menu. Solex's old sele... Read More | | | | | | Solex 103 1st Avenue (betwn. 6th & 7th Sts.) 212-777-6677 The old saw, “Smaller is better,” should only apply to horse jockeys. For dinner? Pshaw. Perhaps owing to my Midwestern rearing, wherein I devoured marbled slabs of steak, I favor mountains of grub that make me unbuckle my pants. Two no... Read More | | | | | | Third base. Triplets. The Godfather: Part III. You’ve noticed good things come in threes. So has Frederick Twomey. Seven years ago he set the wine bar trend in motion with Bar Veloce, his modern Italian wine bar with a solid list of wallet-friendly bottles and a finger food menu that paired perfectl... Read More | | | | | | • Grayz will be closing on August 10 and reopening as a full-fledged restaurant. [NYS] • Andrew Carmellini is officially out at A Voce, and Fran Derby, formerly of Tailor, is cooking at Solex. [NYT] Related: Fran Derby, Sam Mason's Co-Chef, Leaves Tailor • Top Chef's Stephanie Izard had to s... Read More | | | |
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