There are high spirits in Bâtard’s dining room, which hums, and at times roars, with the sound of people having a fine night on the town. Markus Glocker’s cooking plays well with others, and his flexible à la carte menu encourages you to get to know a bottle or two. For some drinkers it will be impossible not to order Burgundy at a restaurant called Bâtard, although noncomformists will find...
Reviews for Ivan Ramen, Claudette, Cherche Midi, More:
Pete Wells weighs in on the noodles and more at Ivan Ramen: "The mazemens, a form Mr. Orkin has mastered more fully than anyone in the city, justify the price. (The red-hot cold mazemen, dressed with salty, spicy sesame and accessorized with two prawns, should settle any doubts.) The soup ramens do not, at least not yet. Several times, the broth arrived well below the scalding heat that gives...
Reviews for Racines, Bâtard, Bar Primi, and More:
Pete Wells reviews Racines NY, a Tribeca wine bar imported from Paris, where the food surpasses simple bar snacks: "[Frédéric] Duca served a length of barely seared wild salmon, the raw flesh inside the intense orange-red of a persimmon, with a scoop of cucumber sorbet and a schmear of warm cauliflower cream. These are two of the mildest vegetables in existence, so combining them would not seem...
Hot Tribeca Newcomer Bâtard Turns Down the Volume:
Starting tonight, guests won't have to worry about hearing their dinner companions at Bâtard, which has been getting some noise complaints from diners and critics like Gael Greene who dubbed it "painfully noisy." After receiving complaints, owner and Tribeca restaurant legend Drew Nieporent, immediately put up sound proofing — sending us pics as proof.
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