Chef/Restaurant Updates

I felt an update was in order on three prior stories.

    First, on a post written long, long ago. It appears that Thomas Keller is unfortunately not in fact opening an Ad Hoc restaurant in Manhattan anytime soon. Although he did recently tell NBC that he would "love to do a Bouchon Brooklyn." Keep hope alive.

        Second, I recently reviewed Tom Colichio's newest restaurant, Colicchio & Sons. In a nut shell, I was disappointed and unimpressed. I never like to give a restaurant a bad review, but I was happy to see that I was not alone. New York magazine's Adam Platt, Time Out New York, the New Yorker, The Village Voice, among others, agreed. And then there was the down right cruel review from the Columbia Spectator which has gained a lot of attention. However, I was shocked when Sam Sifton gave the restaurant 3 stars in his recent New York Times review. Which shows how different ones perception can be and also the inconsistency of a meal at Colicchio & Sons. Also, after changing the menu from al a carte to a $78, 3 course prix fixe, customers complained enough that it was recently changed back to the original a la carte.

        And lastly, Michael Psilakis, whom I wrote about for Eat Life, has since left his Michelin starred restaurant, Anthos. This is the second restaurant owned by Psilakis and partner Donatell Arpia that he has left recently. The other being Mia Dona.