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| | Bar Blanc | | | “After eight years of working for David Bouley, chef Cesar Ramirez serves his contemporary seasonal cuisine in a casual setting.” —nymag | | Cuisine: American (New), American |
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| | | | | | Kalina via EaterBar Blanc is the brainchild of three Bouley alums, with executive chef Cesar Ramirez at the helm. The very blanc interior is sleek and easy on the eyes. Open since early December, reviewers so far (Andrea Strong, Tables for Two, Gourmet) have found the service clumsy, but the ambiti... Read More | | | | | | At dinner last night we were discussing that the location of Bar Blanc has housed a variety of restaurants over the years. Based on last night, I think Bar Blanc will probably last a while. We went with some old friends which was really nice. It is nice to reconnect. Conversation flows so easi... Read More | | | | | | West Village 142 West 10th Street, near Waverly Place 212-255-2330 barblanc.com The reviews we'd read on Bar Blanc, run by ex-pats from David Bouley's kitchen, were good, but each time we walked by it looked more empty than full. They've just begun a prix fixe menu on Sunday evenings so we decided... Read More | | | | | | Kalina, 1/9/08 WEST VILLAGE—The somewhat shocking news lands in our inbox this morning that Bar Blanc chef César Ramirez has left and will be replaced by Sebastiaan Zijp, last of Bouley Upstairs. Ramirez is responsible for winning the West 10th Street restaurant an unlikely deuce from Frank... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Bar Blanc, the latest and greatest in downtown pretense. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 5-1 One Star: 4-1 Two Stars: 3-1 √√ Three Stars: 8-1 Four Stars: 25,000-1Bar Blanc is the newest in a long line of West Village rest... Read More | | | | | | Ever since Keith McNally rolled his wagon into the neighborhood, last February, with the opening of Morandi, so many restaurateurs have staked their claims on this stretch of West Tenth Street that you’d think the block association had enacted its own Homestead Act. The area caters to the tastes of&... Read More | | | | | | Eater is reporting that chef Cesar Ramirez is out at West Village restaurant Bar Blanc. Stepping up to the stove will be, like Ramirez, another veteran of David Bouley's restaurants, Sebastiaan Zijp. According to the restaurant’s PR, Bar Blanc’s “partners decided to go their own ways and [the partin... Read More | | | | | | Blanc Stare: Bar Blanc's white-on-white interior photo: Ryan Charles A trio of Bouley alum are behind Bar Blanc, a chic new Greenwich Village canteen showcasing a New French menu with a substantial pasta selection; a white stone bar forms the centerpiece of the dinin... Read More | | | | | | Every week, we take our turn with Lady Luck on the BruniBetting odds as posted by Eater. Just for kicks, we track Eater’s bet too, and see who is better at guessing what the unpredictable Bruni will do. We track our sins with an imaginary $1 bet every week.The Line: Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews the... Read More | | | | | | Adding to the (short) list of white things we actually like. By Katherine Faw Morris White has a bad rap. It’s the color of bad dancing, yodeling, printer paper. Yet there does exist a select list of enjoyable colorlessness: Snow. Polar bears. Wifebeaters. You get the drift. Add to this bunch Bar... Read More | | | |
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