| |  | Parea (closed) | | | “The meze-heavy menu features house-cured venison; seafood variously brined with dill, olives, and red-wine vinegar; and lobster dolmades.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Seafood, Greek |
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| | | | | | Parea is probably the most seductive of the new wave of haute Greek restaurants. The walls are sculptured in the shape of an undulating wave. In the ceiling, there’s a leafy gauze backlit with a warm orange glow. The center of the dining room is dominated by a long communal table, with tables for tw... Read More | | | | | | Last week, Steven (my gay husband) and I went to Kellari's Parea for a lovely pre-fixe Greek lunch. If you are not aware, Parea has a great lunch deal - $19.95 for a 3 course lunch with some of the more delicious items on their menu. First some warm bread, served with cheese, olives, and olive oil... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina, 5/9/06.] From Parea's press materials: "Parea is one of those wonderful Greek terms that is nearly impossible to translate. It describes a group of people who derive great pleasure simply by being together. Parea is a phenomenon." Phenom or not, it is Michael Symon's (Best... Read More | | | | | | A high-end restaurant row is rapidly emerging on West 20th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South. Three-star restaurants Gramercy Tavern and Veritas, nearly opposite one another, are now joined by the outstanding Greek newcomer Parea, just a few doors down. Parea, which means “group of frien... Read More | | | | | | [Kalina, 5/9/06.] GRAMERCY—Fire up the doneski machine, folks. Parea, the restaurant opened a little more than a year ago by one-time Food & Wine Best New Chef Michael Symon, has closed as of today. Calls to the restaurant confirmed as much, though the official word is that the shuttering i... Read More | | | | | | What was formerly Parea, Cleveland chef Michael Symon's brief New York stint, will become a rustic Greek eatery on Saturday, November 15th. Owner Stavros Aktipis (Kellari Taverna) has taken over the Gramercy space to install Kellari's Parea Bistro, the first casual spinoff of this midtown Greek fl... Read More | | | | | | What was formerly Parea, Cleveland chef Michael Symon's brief New York stint, will become a rustic Greek eatery by the end of October. Owner Stavros Aktipis (Kellari Taverna) has taken over the Gramercy space to install Kellari's Parea Bistro, the first casual spinoff of this midtown Greek flagshi... Read More | | | | | | Side note: before we dive into 'Wire, let's all wish West Village eatery Little Owl, which celebrated its first anniversary this weekend, a happy birthday. PARK AVE SOUTH—It appears as if executive chef Jonathon Sawyer has left Parea, as we get news via a tipster that the restaurant's owner has app... Read More | | | | | | Can't say I've ever been to Kellari Taverna in midtown, but apparently it's popular enough to launch a sister restaurant in the Flatiron District. Kellari Parea Bistro opened a few weeks ago, and based on the photo, the space looks handsome enough (not seen in picture, but strongly bolded in PR blur... Read More | | | | | | 1) For the fifth time in six weeks, Bruni issues a two-star verdict. This time it is to Michael Symon's Flatiron Greek, Parea. He likes the food:[A]bove all else, it's a fittingly arresting showcase for a sophisticated chef's efforts to recast Greek cuisine by approaching it with atypically high... Read More | | | |
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