| |  | Paris Commune | | | “A new Village location still draws crowds for brunch and bistro fare.” —citysearch | | Cuisine: French, Bistro |
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| | | | | | The original Paris Commune opened on Bleecker Street in 1979 and was a classic West Village French bistro through the 80s and 90s. The whole thing went to hell in 2004, however, when the restaurant's owners decided to move their restaurant three blocks west, giving the place a significant design ... Read More | | | | | | In some cases, the Deathwatching of a restaurant leads immediately to an outpouring of love, confusion, and ire, devoted regulars of the venue stunned that we could be so cruel. In other instances, such as the recent sentencing of Paris Commune, quite the opposite occurs. We hate to beat a dead ho... Read More | | | | | | Paris Commune: still in business, and it's no accident.Photo: Shana RavindraWhen costs get out of control, what’s a restaurant to do? If they raise the prices too much on menu items, people will get turned off. If they hire a cheaper chef, the food will be bad. The key is to trim around the edges,... Read More | | | | | | Cock-a-doodle stew.Photo: Courtesy of Paris CommuneCoq au vin is no rarity on New York menus, but, then again, what New Yorkers usually get is not really coq au vin: It's just chicken braised in wine. The gamey, bold flavor of a sinewy old rooster, its tough flesh turned velvety by twenty hours or m... Read More | | | | | | You’ve bought the T-shirts and donated your Facebook status, but have you adjusted your diet to accommodate this election? It’s all right, that’s what we’re here for. Thank God, for example, that Kitchen Caravan has listed a recipe “Healthy Alaskan Food for Pregnant Teens.” We’ll need that sort o... Read More | | | | | | Clinton Hill: The old guy who sharpens knives out of a truck is still news to some residents. [Clinton Hill Blog] Dumbo: Almondine Bakery is now serving crêpes and ice-cream sundaes. [Dumbo NYC] East Village: A San Francisco chef has moved east and opened a café called Abraco on 7th St... Read More | | | | | | Clinton Hill: The old guy who sharpens knives out of a truck is still new news to some residents. [Clinton Hill Blog] Dumbo: Almondine Bakery is now serving crepes and ice cream sundaes. [Dumbo NYC] East Village: A San Francisco chef has moved east and opened a café called Abraco on 7th Str... Read More | | | | | | Metromix checks in on some of the city's classic surviving restaurants: Indochine, Elaine's, Odeon, Paris Commune, and Chanterelle. See what the restaurants were like when they opened and who's going there and what they're charging now, along with some choice shots of Warhol at the Indochine opening... Read More | | | | | | Brooklyn Heights: Henry Street has become a dining destination. [Brooklyn Paper] Midtown East: Donatella Arpaia’s father, Lello, will open an “elegant Italian place, which has fabric walls and flattering lighting” called Fiorini at 209 East 56th Street this Saturday. [NYT] Tribeca: The co-owner... Read More | | | | | | “Will you ladies be having any dessert tonight?” the waiter asked optimistically. “Oh, no thank you…I’m just so full…not really into sweets,” the group of young women lied in unison, believing that the secret to saying “no” to dessert comes from clinging to the group’s collective, joyless willpow... Read More | | | |
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