La Silhouette

"Off the beaten path" in Hell's Kitchen, this "serious" French "destination restaurant" wins raves thanks to "terrific" food and an "able" staff; critics cite "stark" decor, a "labyrinthine" layout and "Le Bernardin prices", but still like that it's "close to the theaters."

Franco-American restaurant with a seasonal menu.

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When Tito met Sally—former Le Bernardin hands Rahman and Chironis join forces on a modern midtown bistro. Kitchen turns out fine French with global accents. Signature risotto of wild snails and hen of the woods. Local beet salad to start, with hazelnuts, mint oil, goat cheese. Sprawling converted garage space holds petite bar, sunken dining room, fair-weather terraces. Light wood and creamy...

1) Hell's Kitchen: From The Feed and the NY Times comes word of La Silhouette, a seasonal Franco-American restaurant, helmed by French native chef David Malbequi, formerly of the Standard Hotel, BLT Market and Daniel. The menu includes veal cheek with Meyer lemon spaetzle and black trumpet mushrooms, and slow-baked halibut with a caper vinaigrette, cauliflower puree, sunchokes and grapes....

Tito Rahman and Sally Chironis, Le Bernardin alums, opened La Silhouette, a French-American restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen in January 2011.
La Silhouette’s interior was designed by the well-known architect Richard Bloch. The atmosphere is lively, and inviting yet elegant and warm. The experience diners have at La Silhouette is one that you can only experience at fine dining establishments –...