Buzzy folks "make a beeline" to Scott Bryan's "bustling" East Village New American, a "gem in a kebab neighborhood" boasting "exceptional" cooking, "polished service" and "modern", "stylish" looks; however, this "terrific" little "hive has a loud hum", so conversationalists "go early."
APIARY is a sanctuary for sophisticated New York diners, a modernist's musing on high design and Chef Scott Bryan's straightforward, yet refined cookery. Chef Bryan applies his appreciation for accessible, local food, reinforcing Apiary as an East Village dining destination. Apiary's wine program offers great depth and value. Apiary features $35 3-course prix-fixe menu from Sunday to Thursday...
As befits a restaurant owned by a furniture company, Apiary has snazzy chairs. Fetching tables, too. Nut the food doesn't exert as seductive a claim to the diner's attention as the furniture. The company is Ligne Roset, those Gallic mavens of sleek minimalism, branching out here from ottomans to heirloom tomatoes. It is a co-owner of the restaurant with Jenny Moon, who worked at Daniel and...
Apiary Restaurant Review:
When haute design and haute cuisine meld, results can often be mixed. Not so at Apiary, where French décor maverick Ligne Roset furnished the sleek room and Scott Bryan leads the kitchen. Dark woods, leather banquettes and low chairs with crimson accents create a modern colonial setting, but the hanging lights with chandelier cutouts and the chandelier shadows sliced from plexiglass sconces...