| |  | Morandi | | | “The Francophiliac restaurateur (Balthazar, Pastis, and Schiller?s Liquor Bar) Keith McNally opens his first casual Italian restaurant.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Italian |
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| | | | | | 211 Waverly Place, at Charles St. 212-627-7575 TYPE: Regional Italian VIBE: Rustic trattoria OCCASION: A date, bar dining, or hip group gathering DON'T MISS DISH: Braised sea bream with tomatoes & olives DON'T BOTHER DISH: Simply couldn't find one - a first DRINK SPECIALTY: Italian wines by t... Read More | | | | | | My friend FunStar and I have been trying to get together for dinner since I left my previous job almost two months ago. Like BeanieBaby, of Cowgirl fame, she's been very eager to be written up in the blog. "What's my name going to be?" "When are we going out to dinner so I can be in... Read More | | | | | | West Village 211 Waverly Place, at Charles Street 212 627-7575 Revisited on July 17, 2008: It was a nice, warm evening and we were in the city. We wanted to eat al fresco so we walked over to Morandi and sat on the sidewalk. The service was excellent. The wait staff was friendly and observant of o... Read More | | | | | | Ever so slowly, the Morandi pieces are starting to fall into place. Kalina has been dispatched, full field inspections are scheduled. (See also, bonus Morandi Fever Edition Listage, which provides plenty of fresh intel.) At this time, we offer you a special preview report and the above contraba... Read More | | | | | | In the interest of disclosure I was employed by Keith McNally for about 150 hours one winter back in my freelance days years ago. I believe it ended amicably; I quite often can be found at the north end of Balthazar’s bar having a couple dozen oysters with a Muscadet, followed by a bar steak wi... Read More | | | | | | In case you've been cut off from the outside world, we wanted to let you know that Keith McNally's Morandi (named after the painter, Giorgio Morandi) is officially opening tonight in the West Village. The man behind Balthazar, Pastis, and Schiller's Liquor Bar has teamed up with Chef Jody William... Read More | | | | | | You enter Morandi and you feel as if you are walking into an Italian country dining room. Small intimate wooden tables and chairs. Open front with tables flowing out on the street but covered by the awning to watch the rain fall. The vibe is great but the noise is deafening. Even though the ta... Read More | | | | | | I've read a lot about Morandi, and a few weeks back while exploring the Village (in search of a random artist on the street - long story), I walked past it (it is very near Central Kitchen), which inspired me to give it a try.Morandi is a rustic Italian trattoria from restaurateur Keith McNally. Exe... Read More | | | | | | Lest our Chodoblog coverage cloud your brain, let us remind you of the other story of import this week. Last night was the first night of public dinner service at McNally's West Village Italian, Morandi. Eater had, of course, made a reservation for 6:30pm. Two reports from Day One: 1) Eater: Our... Read More | | | | | | Everyone and their mothers have been through Morandi in the mere two weeks since it threw open its doors to the public. Here now, from Reichl to Restaurant Girl, the good news and the bad news on weeks one and two at Keith McNally's new West Village Ital. 1) Bad News/Reichl: It is all pleasant and... Read More | | | |
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