• Nina Lalli has a short piece about “the food stalls that border Red Hook Park’s ball fields” … for mapping use Red Hook Park, 155 Bay Street, Brooklyn … NYPress says that “Weekends from spring to fall, Red Hook Park teems with Latin American soccer. The real action starts on the sidelines. From morning to dusk, dozens of chefs toil over fiery grills and griddles. They serve mouth-charring dishes ranging from tacos de carne to green salsa–drenched pupusas to mango spiked with cayenne.”
• Laren at Gothamist has a great post about eating for $5 … “Eating for Five Big Ones” … we love Vietnamese sandwiches (Banh Mi) …
• Robert Sietsema says “the ribs are superb” at Maremma … and “The Tuscan chili isn’t really Tuscan, but it is really good, flavored with bacon and topped with green onions” … 228 West 10th Street, 212-645-0200 … [MenuPages | Citysearch]
• Tables for Two visited Gusto … “Two good starters, chilled green-tomato soup and a crunchy, lightly lemony fritto misto, picked up where the radishes left off but were followed by much less snappy main courses.” … Hal Rubenstein reviewed Gusto last week … 60 Greenwich Avenue, 212-924-8000 … [MenuPages | Citysearch]
• The Impetuous Epicure thinks Lederhosen is excellent … and the “Schokoladentorte (German Chocolate Cake) … is probably the best cake I’ve eaten in my life.” … 39 Grove Street, between Bedford and Bleecker Street, 212-206-7691 … [MenuPages | Citysearch]
• David Rosen gives one star out of four to … Saravanaas … and advises “From the starter section of the menu, order a plain idli and a medhu vada.” … and also liked the “refreshing bagala-bath rice preparation is infused with yogurt, cashews, grapes and mustard seeds and is served with pickles. Among the breads, the delectable channa batura, a souffle-like fried bread the size of a large dome, is served with a likewise delicious chickpea stew.” … suggests you avoid the desserts …as we said 2 weeks ago when noting Peter Meehan’s review, “We’re impressed that they waited 18 months for a real Indian chef.” … 81 Lexington Avenue at 26th Street, 212-679-0204 … [MenuPages | Citysearch]
• Joshua Bernstein describes CoCo66 in “Sugar and Stupor” as “Chuck E. Cheese meets chocolate and cocktails in Greenpoint” … “Skee-Ball, chocolate, booze: CoCo66 is hitting an addiction home run.” … 66 Greenpoint Avenue, between Franklin Street and West Street, 718-389-1531
• Steve Cuozzo visits Perry Street … “Just when you wanted Vongerichten to be great again, Perry Street is merely very good.” … Andrea Strong liked it … 176 Perry Street just off West Side Hwy, 212-352-1900 … [Citysearch]
• Lisa Amand, in Brooklyn, says that the 9-blocks of Court Street, from Union Street to Huntington Street … “boast some fabulous food” … Le Petit Cafe … Frankies 457 Spuntino … Nine-D Thai Cuisine … Brooklyn Bread Cafe … Fragole Ristorante … Monteleone’s Pastry Shop … did they all run ads? …
• Liao Yusheng says the Jean-Georges Shanghai tasting menu is about 25% less expensive than NYC … but “The lower price of the tasting menu is more than made up by the exorbitantly priced wine.” … and concludes: “And you know what? Now I’ve been to three of Jean-Georges’ restaurants, this, 66 and Spice Market and frankly, none of them are anything special.” …
• Adam at slice was interviewed on NY1 about the Slice Pizza Map …
• Frank Bruni follows … Verbose Coma … Andrea Strong … the NYT’s own Denny Lee … gothamist … and many more rounded up by Eater … to La Esquina … and CJR says: “When one reads a book review, one hopes for a review of the book. When one reads a film review, one hopes for a review of the film. Likewise, when one reads a restaurant review, one hopes for a review of the restaurant. … Not so with Frank Bruni’s review of heavily hyped downtown hotspot La Esquina in today’s New York Times.” … 106 Kenmare Street, 646-613-1333 or 646-613-8880 or 646-613-7100 … [Citysearch] … when in Rome, do as the Romans do, right Frank? …
• Jules at The Bruni Digest says La Esquina is “Spanish for ‘Epcot Nightmare’” .. “In any event, this place is (surprise!) not about the food so much as it is about marketing” …
• Crave New York has a big roundup of TriBeCa eateries in its September issue … Montrachet … Tribeca Grill … Bouley … Danube … Nobu … Next Door Nobu … Chanterelle … The Odeon … Duane Park Cafe … 66 … Megu … Landmarc … Harrison … F.illi Ponte … Bread TriBeCa … Pepolino’s … Scalini Fedeli … Lo Scalco … Della Rovere … did they all run ads2? …
• Plate Of The Day says the Rookie Steak Burger at The Pump Energy Food is … “very tasty and surprisingly filling” … 40 West 55th Street, 212-246-6844 … [MenuPages | New York | Citysearch]
• DailyCandy New York likes a new wine bar … Epistrophy … “For now, it’s operating as a wine bar, but after late September this will be the place for your morning espresso, daily paper, free WiFi, and general loitering.” … 200 Mott Street between Spring and Kenmare Streets, 212-966-0904

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