| |  | Eighty One | | | “In a big-ticket-designer (Chris Smith) space with a casual vibe (of course), seafood savant Ed Brown features a globally inspired menu that emphasizes sourci...” —nymag | | Cuisine: Eclectic / Intl, Seafood |
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| | | | | | The Upper West Side isn’t known for destination dining, but that has changed with the arrival of three wonderful new places, all within the first three months of 2008: Dovetail, Bar Boulud, and now Eighty One.So far, Eighty One is a hit, with prime-time tables regularly selling out on opentable.com.... 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 gives us an... Read More | | | | | | At this new American eatery, just across from the Museum of Natural History, surprises abound. One evening, a hostess led a party past the main room and down a narrow hallway, which opened into the kitchen: a gantlet of sorts, lined with staff, all of whom rushed to wish the . . . Read More | | | | | | [Krieger, 2/23/08] This pretty gal right here is the newly opened Eighty One, the most recent in a string of upscale restaurants to open on the Upper West Side. Located in the Excelsior Hotel, it's the first solo restaurant for major league chef Ed Brown (formerly of Sea Grill and Judson Grill).... Read More | | | | | | Not everyone that comes here will stay. Hear that, Eighty One?Photo: Noah Sheldon New York's food world goes high-end this week, but with mixed results. Eighty One and Commerce are sampled by Adam Platt and Gael Greene, respectively, but neither is knocked out by their highly wrought creations. R... Read More | | | | | | Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Eighty One, Ed Brown's new American restaurant on the Upper West Side. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 10-1 One Star: 5-1 Two Stars: 4-1 Three Stars: 5-1 √√ Four Stars: 12-1To date, Eighty One has racked up three stars fr... Read More | | | | | | [Pigging by Wilfrid: March 24, 2008] As the weeks go by, consequences of Frank Bruni's three star review of the Upper West Side's Dovetail continue to become apparent. As I mentioned in my recent review of that restaurant, the Times star rating threw something of a shadow over some interestin... Read More | | | | | | Friedman's Delicatessen, a 50-seater at Chelsea Market, opened last Friday, despite the Times' report that it opens tomorrow. Interestingly, while it keeps kosher, it doesn't keep kosher hours: It's open on Friday and Saturday. We have an update to add to our earlier report regarding the 356 Bo... Read More | | | | | | HAVING dined at the new Eighty One four times, I doubted the need for a fifth meal last week. I'd tasted every dish more than once and the menu was little changed since late February.But back I went. Critics consumed by loftier conceptual matters... Read More | | | | | | Catering more to those who remember the year versus those born around that time, Eighty One reinforces the joys of being a grownup. While Chef Ed Brown (formerly of Sea Grill) offers... Read More | | | |
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