WEST-VILLAGE — REVIEWS

HIGH STREET ON HUDSON

It's easy to have high standards for bread these days. Gone is the era of pre-ordered, bleached- and enriched-flour loaves delivered to restaurants in twist-tied plastic; thrumming back is the revived ritual of daily baking. Natural yeasts and housemade sourdough starters have become the bedrock of nearly every discerning brunch hub (before they hit our own kitchens). Charred, hardy crusts with sticky, soft centers have become the prized side to artfully-plated entrees at highbrow dining tables. Bread, it seems, is here to stay.

WEST VILLAGE, NYCTracy GieszApril 17, 2020CASUAL, FARM-TO-TABLE, BAKERY, PATIO, BREAKFAST, COFFEE, COMFORT-FOOD, LUNCH, NEW-YORK, FIRE-OVEN, WEST-VILLAGE, OPEN-LATE Comment

BLENHEIM RESTAURANT: PASTURE TO PLATE

Blenheim Restaurant owners Morten Sohlberg and Min Ye, an accomplished husband and wife duo, merely intended to create a neighborhood staple, but wound up with a highly sought-after Michelin Recommendation, ushering their team into a rare class of pre-trend innovation. The intimate nook in Manhattan's West Village sits at the intersection of two tree-lined, cobblestone streets: a romantic throwback to the days when the Chase Banks and Walgreens of the world had less of an imposing presence.

WEST VILLAGE, NYCTracy GieszNovember 30, 2017FARM-TO-TABLE, FINE-DINING, NEW-YORK, LUNCH, OPEN-LATE, WEST-VILLAGEComment

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