| |  | Brasserie 44 | | | “The revamped Royalton hotel lands a New American restaurant from the owner of Lure and Chinatown Brasserie.” —citysearch | | Cuisine: American (New) |
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| | | | | | Brasserie 44 www.royaltonhotel.com Brasserie 44, the clubby new restaurant inside Midtown's revamped Royalton, opens for dinner on Wednesday, offering an updated American brasserie menu from chef Scott Ekstrom, formerly of Oceana and Daniel. Rustic dishes like a sl... Read More | | | | | | *1/2 Stars Address: 44 W. 44th St., between Fifth & Sixth Aves. Phone: (212) 944-8844 Hours: Dinner, Sun.-Thur., 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5:30 p.m.-midnight. Breakfast & lunch service. Cuisine: Modern American. Vibe: Yacht adrift. Occasion: Under-the-radar dinner; hotel dining. Don't ... Read More | | | | | | Inside Bar BlancPhoto: Noah Sheldon Reading this week’s magazine — or at least the food-related parts of it — had its own special rhythm. First came the shock and guilty excitement of reading Adam Platt’s review of Bar Blanc, which he liked, and Brasserie 44, which he didn't zero stars. In a week... Read More | | | | | | | | | | | | The Daily News' Rush & Molloy had the story this morning of a critic's notebook left at Brasserie 44, John McDonald's new midtown restaurant. The story went that waiters discovered a notebook down its owner. To determine the owner of it they peeked inside. There, they found "sophisticate... Read More | | | | | | Unless, of course, you're a big shot.Photo courtesy Brasserie 44When you’re a high-powered Manhattan macher, you can’t be bothered to walk around the block: You need backdoor shortcuts along the lines of Henry Hill’s Copacabana entrance in Goodfellas. That seems to be the feeling of management at Br... Read More | | | | | | The RG 1.5-stars Brasserie 44, which she really didn't like: "Room temperature gnocchi neither benefited from a thin saucing of beurre noisette (browned butter) nor an accessory of white asparagus, distinguishable only by texture...Even a milk-fed poularde (chicken) wasn't particularly juicy or... Read More | | | | | | A $17.5 million facelift and a newly minted restaurant were meant to reignite the once iconic Royalton Hotel. So where is everybody? Media moguls once flocked to the Philippe Starck-designed boutique hotel. Its futuristic lobby looked like a runway leading to its restaurant, 44, the city's most fa... Read More | | | | | | Finally, weekend. Restaurateur John McDonald (Lure, Chinatown Brasserie) has had a string of hits over the years. Add Bar 44 and Brasserie 44 to the list. To be fair, the food is good but it’s the gorgeous interiors that steal the show. Bar 44 & Brasserie 44, 44 West 44th Street (Fifth &... Read More | | | | | | Lunetta in Brooklyn is pretty much the definition of a successful neighborhood restaurant. The space juggles charm and sophistication, and the meatballs are some of the best in the neighborhood--no small feat in Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill. In a sign of the culinary times, Lunetta proved popular enough ... Read More | | | |
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