- Atlantic Grill’s chocolate tart
This season brought us many new restaurants from existing chefs and restaurant groups building their empire. It seems like every week a new place is opening to add to the list…
***Ciano
Italian
Flatiron
House made pizza bread with mouthwatering truffle butter are the perfect way to start a meal off right at Ciano! Perfectly cooked and beautifully seared, the Nantucket bay scallops ($18), are adorned with hazelnuts, brussel sprouts, and hubbard squash mostarda. For one of the tastiest meatballs I’ve had try the roasted veal meatballs ($18) with herbed creamy white polenta and truffle pecorino. Decadently rich, the homemade potato gnocchi ($28), swims in a sauce of black truffle butter, aged parmesan and sage. Beautiful Tuscan touches and friendly staff lend itself to an extremely pleasant dining experience! This is a great new addition!
- Ciano scallops
**Riverpark
American
Murray Hill
Off the beaten trail and through a building lobby you find Tom Colicchio’s newest endeavor. The burnt flour fettuccine($12/18) with cauliflower, pecorino and bread crumbs is wonderfully robust while still remaining light and delicate. Delicious diver scallops ($26) with hen of the woods, pear, butternut squash and kale chutney are well cooked and show off their luscious texture. Finish the meal off with a lovely chocolate tart ($11) with salted caramel. It is off the beaten track, but the food, atmosphere, and well priced wine list make it worth it, especially if you live in the area!
Bill’s Bar and Burger
Hamburgers
Midtown West
As you would imagine this new BR Guest burger joint is simply mobbed with tourists and hungry midtown lunchers. Start off with the delicious boneless chicken wings ($7.50) tossed in Frank’s Red Hot. The classic with american cheese ($7.50) is a tasty burger. But more importantly do not leave without having a cookies and cream shake ($6.95). It might change your life…
Atlantic Grill at Lincoln Center
Seafood
Upper West Side
Much larger than its UES sibling, it still maintains that BR guest friendly service and consistent good food. The butternut squash ravioli($12/22), brown butter, ricotta, aged balsamic. And of course this seafood haven can be relied upon for fresh and flavorful fish any day! They have a nice array of tarts ($5) for lunch dessert in particular the chocolate tart with salted caramel is quite nice.
- Atlantic Grill’s Butternut Squash Ravioli
Osteria Morini
Italian
Soho
Yet another addition to the Michael White empire and the most casual of his restaurants. However, this one falls a little short. The overbearingly loud acoustics and the fact that you are basically dining with the people next to you create an atmosphere that is not for all. Stick with the pastas if you go, in particular the Cappelletti(truffled mascarpone ravioli $19) or the Tagliatelle(with ragu antica and parmesan $17) both are wonderfully cooked and flavored and remind you why it is people love Michael White!
Noteworthy openings…
This season brought us many new restaurants from existing chefs and restaurant groups building their empire. It seems like every week a new place is opening to add to the list…
***Ciano
Italian
Flatiron
House made pizza bread with mouthwatering truffle butter are the perfect way to start a meal off right at Ciano! Perfectly cooked and beautifully seared, the Nantucket bay scallops ($18), are adorned with hazelnuts, brussel sprouts, and hubbard squash mostarda. For one of the tastiest meatballs I’ve had try the roasted veal meatballs ($18) with herbed creamy white polenta and truffle pecorino. Decadently rich, the homemade potato gnocchi ($28), swims in a sauce of black truffle butter, aged parmesan and sage. Beautiful Tuscan touches and friendly staff lend itself to an extremely pleasant dining experience! This is a great new addition!
**Riverpark
American
Murray Hill
Off the beaten trail and through a building lobby you find Tom Colicchio’s newest endeavor. The burnt flour fettuccine($12/18) with cauliflower, pecorino and bread crumbs is wonderfully robust while still remaining light and delicate. Delicious diver scallops ($26) with hen of the woods, pear, butternut squash and kale chutney are well cooked and show off their luscious texture. Finish the meal off with a lovely chocolate tart ($11) with salted caramel. It is off the beaten track, but the food, atmosphere, and well priced wine list make it worth it, especially if you live in the area!
Bill’s Bar and Burger
Hamburgers
Midtown West
As you would imagine this new BR Guest burger joint is simply mobbed with tourists and hungry midtown lunchers. Start off with the delicious boneless chicken wings ($7.50) tossed in Frank’s Red Hot. The classic with american cheese ($7.50) is a tasty burger. But more importantly do not leave without having a cookies and cream shake ($6.95). It might change your life…
Atlantic Grill at Lincoln Center
Seafood
Upper West Side
Much larger than its UES sibling, it still maintains that BR guest friendly service and consistent good food. The butternut squash ravioli($12/22), brown butter, ricotta, aged balsamic. And of course this seafood haven can be relied upon for fresh and flavorful fish any day! They have a nice array of tarts ($5) for lunch dessert in particular the chocolate tart with salted caramel is quite nice.
Osteria Morini
Italian
Soho
Yet another addition to the Michael White empire and the most casual of his restaurants. However, this one falls a little short. The overbearingly loud acoustics and the fact that you are basically dining with the people next to you create an atmosphere that is not for all. Stick with the pastas if you go, in particular the Cappelletti(truffled mascarpone ravioli $19) or the Tagliatelle(with ragu antica and parmesan $17) both are wonderfully cooked and flavored and remind you why it is people love Michael White!