Ryan Tate and Kyle Wittels on Le Restaurant's First Year:
Welcome to One Year In, a feature in which Eater sits down for a chat with the chefs and owners of restaurants celebrating their one year anniversary.
[Kyle Wittels and Ryan Tate by Krieger]
Last spring, chef Ryan Tate quietly opened his small tasting menu-only restaurant, Le Restaurant, beneath Tribeca food market All Good Things. He and owner Kyle Wittels had always planned the...
The Early Word on Peter Hoffman's Back Forty West:
Last year, Peter Hoffman closed the doors of his Soho gem Savoy in the hopes of reinventing the 20 year-old restaurant. A few weeks ago, after a complete overhaul of the space (he moved the bar and added a smoker, but kept the upstairs fireplace), he opened Back Forty West in its place. The name, menu, and design of the new spot were inspired by Hoffman's other restaurant, Back Forty on Avenue...
Two floors of an 1830's townhouse complete with exposed beams and toasty fireplace, brings a little bit of well-scrubbed country to the Soho suburban megalopolis. Mediterranean-tinged traditional American like salt-crusted baked duck, which is just as decadent as it sounds, and a plumnose snapper as fun to eat as it is to say. Fresh green stuff straight from the farmer and homemade desserts....
Savoy is a romantic little restaurant tucked away in a quiet corner of SoHo. Housed on two floors of an 1830's Federal-style townhouse, the intimate dining rooms both have wood burning fireplaces. Downstairs is a bit more relaxed, and includes a horseshoe shaped bar and a few small tables. Upstairs offers a more intimate and serene dining room, and is where you want to be if you are in the mood...