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| | The Tasting Room (closed) | | | “Taste reigns supreme at this knockout East Village wine bar and restaurant.” —nymag | | Cuisine: American, American (New) |
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| | | | | | The Tasting Room opened in 2000 in the East Village, and was an immediate hit. Those were the days when the East Village hadn’t quite “arrived” as a dining destination. But diners flocked to the Tasting Room anyway. William Grimes of the Times wasn’t quite as impressed, awarding just one star.Chef C... Read More | | | | | | Maybe, instead of a bun, I could use these.Photo: Melissa HomColin Alevras has admitted (via an Eater comment thread) that the Nolita version of the Tasting Room is closed forever and the time has come for a proper eulogy. Celia Cheng, in her excellent Cravings blog, pays an eloquent tribute to the ... Read More | | | | | | Eater reported yesterday that there is a “Closed for Renovations” sign at the Tasting Room. In the Comments section, chef Colin Alevras confirmed that the restaurant is, indeed, just plain closed (see #16).The Tasting Room had a terrific cult following at their original location in the East Village... Read More | | | | | | We just got this press release this morning about a theatrical event to be held at the Tasting Room. The irony wasn't wasted on us: The Tasting Room is one of the least theatrical restaurants in the city, though none the worse for that. But what will no-frills chef Colin Alevras come up with to go a... Read More | | | | | | Renée & Colin Alevras' original Tasting Room has after much anticipation just reopened as the Tasting Room Wine Bar & Cafe. From the ground (shill probability 58%): "I noticed the Tasting Room Winebar was open the other night and popped in after work. Was told they just opened t... Read More | | | | | | The Tasting Room had added an “Old MacDonald’s” Hamburger to the menu. I read about it on Grub Street, and it sounded intriguing enough to take an after-work detour.Chef Colin Alevras “swore for twenty years that I wouldn’t make one,” that is, a hamburger, “unless I could completely rework it in a w... Read More | | | | | | NOLITA— Ever since the rumors first arose that food media darling and rising star chef Andrew Carmellini would be leaving his three starred A Voce, the food world wondered where he would land. Though he has mentioned intentions of opening a small rustic Italian spot (and a space in Vegas), the where... Read More | | | | | | This past weekend marked the opening of the new Tasting Room in the old M&R Bar space on Elizabeth just south of Houston. The bar is open for business to all comers, but it was mostly friends & family, and the food will be at least 10 days behind the booze. Speaking of old spaces, with t... Read More | | | | | | Sadly, one of our favorite restaurants closed last week. The Tasting Room has been a benchmark of excellence in American cuisine since it opened its doors on 1st Street in 1999. Fans of Colin Alevras’ cooking packed the tiny 26-seat restaurant nightly. Simple, innovative and fresh, the daily menu de... Read More | | | | | | Keeping all your eggs in one skillet.Photo: Melissa Hom Most brunches offer “your choice of eggs,” but Colin Alevras of the Tasting Room is taking the concept to an almost ludicrous degree. In an act of Haute Barnyard extremism, the chef is giving customers the choice of eight different kinds of eg... Read More | | | |
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