) RUB – BBQ (I really like Dinosaur in Harlem but its out of the way if your not going to be up there) Also, definitely check out RGR’s tour of the LES. Have a good trip.

. This dish was a hit. Lastly was a breast of partridge, which was a touch over cooked, but sauced with a nice jus. Cheese plate and dessert were impeccable, with the cheese coming from Les Amis, and the dessert being some...

'm thinking that the OP should get at least one restaurant-inspired book that is NY-based. Those that come to mind: Balthazar; Babbo; Les Halles; something by Tom Colicchio, Claudia Fleming, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuellson, etc....

such diversity – no Little Italy, no Chinatown for me. I also liked Michael Sanders “From Here You Can't See Paris” about life in a small French town and the restaurant there, Les Arques. I too am inspired to...

Of course with brussels sprouts, you can pull off the leaves. Some high end restaurants around the SF Bay Area use that as an appropriately high labor intensive side dish. And 'les petit choux' are coming into season now too.

& hollandaise $15 Roasted Mussels fiddlehead ferns, tomato confit, garlic & thyme $15 OLIVE OILS (1 oz.) Kürbiskernöl, Auer pumpkin seed oil (Styria, Austria) Nuñez de Prado, (Baena, Spain) Les Moulins Mahjoub (Tebourba, Tunisia)...

that is stashed in my purse for “shopping emergencies.” I have a number of great looking reusable totes that I’ve collected, including a super one from BiRite in San Francisco and an insulated bag from Les Amis...

(middling) Four-stars in general (Trotter, Tru, Everest etc.): 14809; also entire thread beg. at 14797 Le Francais: 12498 Heat: 14549, 17702, 3841 Kevin: 10040 Kevin, Vivo, Printer’s Row, Crofton On Wells: 17145 Les Nomades: 13965...