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| | | | | | Open now for almost two years, the Modern’s Bar Room is nearly as packed with eager eaters as it was when it opened. This is after all a Danny Meyer restaurant, the same restauranteur behind the visionary Union Square Cafe, Tabla, 11 Madison Park, and five other restaurants across town and, together... Read More | | | | | | Great Food In A Great Setting.... Is There More? There is something amazingly clever about eating at a museum. For years, I have loved eating at museums… in Europe (where the food is just downright great) and in the US (where the food can sway between terrific and a sandwich shelf at 7-11). Eat... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews two of Danny Meyer's finest, Eleven Madison Park and The Bar Room at the Modern, which was previously bundled in a review of The Modern restaurant. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:ELEVEN MADISON PARK Zero Stars: 15-1 One Star: 5-1 Two Star... Read More | | | | | | Address: The Museum of Modern Art, 9 West 53rd Street, New York http://www.themodernnyc.com/modern/modern.html Phone: 212-333-1220 The interior of The Bar Room at the Modern restaurant, with its well-lit dining room and small tables and chairs, looked very much like an upscale modern cafeteria.... Read More | | | | | | The past Friday evening, I had dinner at the Bar Room at the Modern with Ariel. Since I have arrived there earlier than he did, I took the time to take in the atmosphere and the vibe of this place since it is so different than what I have experienced for lunch the last time I was here. It’s more en... Read More | | | | | | As a prelude to the Arcade Fire concert at the opening of the High Line Festival, Connie, Nicky and I were wandering around the bleakly corporate area of Midtown near Radio City in desperate need of some good food. After much deliberating, we decided to pop into the Bar Room at the Modern to get a ... Read More | | | | | | For my birthday, Craig pretended to get me a membership to MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art). We showed up the other night to see Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami's documentary "Homework," and when Craig opened the envelope that came from MoMA with our joint membership there was only car... Read More | | | | | | For some restaurants, a favorable New York Times review is make-or-break. Alain Ducasse fired chef de cuisine Christian Delouvrier after Frank Bruni demoted his restaurant from four stars to three, and not long thereafter he closed the restaurant altogether. The owners of Gilt fired Paul Liebrand... Read More | | | | | | This is arguably the most expensive lunch I ever had. Period. I had lunches from pricey restaurants (e.g. Le Bernardin a few years ago and recently Eleven Madison Park) by trying their prix fixe or tasting menu but it never come to the total that I have paid just a few days ago. You’ll understand as... Read More | | | | | | BAR ROOM AT THE MODERN 9 W 53rd St (5th & 6th Ave) 212-333-1220 $$$ The roasted garlic gnocchi with wild mushrooms, sage and crispy sweetbreads at the Bar Room at The Modern is simply divine! While it may sound heavy, the flavors of each ingredient are subtle and balanced. Much like the r... Read More | | | |
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