Posts in French Restaurants '15-16

Brunch is Out? Try Late Lunch at The Mark

Brunch is out, over and done with, ran a heading in one of the morning papers. But there was little time to find out why the institution had fallen into disrepute, as we were running late for a matinee performance of Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced. the 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning play making its Broadway debut at the Lyceum Theater on West 45th Street. By the way, should you find yourself swamped with holiday parties this month, the play runs until Sunday, January 18. 2015. At any rate, that day, we decided to skip brunch, to skip lunch, and to opt for an early dinner. What we didn’t suspect was that the play, which takes place at a dinner party on the Upper East Side, would pack a wallop in a mere ninety minutes. No intermissions. Laced with sex, ambition and ethnicity, it grips you early and never lets you go. Intellectually engaging, it's a study of the unconscious prejudices of liberal New Yorkers. Enough to make you swear off dinner parties.

French Restaurants '15-16Barbara DonskyDecember 7, 2014Ayad Akhtar, Best Ccroque M in NYC, Disgraced on Bway, Eloise at the Plaza, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jennifer Scott, Lessons from Madame Chic, The Mark Hotel, The Mark Restaurant Comments

Dirty French on Ludlow Street

Dirty French on Ludlow Street is in the heart of the trendy Lower East Side. There was a time when few people sought out this part of the city, but that has changed over the last decade as it became a hotspot for developers and a rallying cry for residents miffed by the loss of authenticity. To say nothing ofthe increase in traffic and the contemporary buildings lording it over hundred year old tenements.

French Restaurants '15-16Barbara DonskyOctober 26, 2014 Comments

Meet Me in Paris...

Walking down Lexington Avenue, I catch a glimpse of Paris; namely, the Brasserie Orsay at 75th Street. With summer hanging on in New York, every last table on the terrace is occupied. Am I disappointed? Not in the least, as I'm no fan of sidewalk dining, at least not here in New York where one has to contend with horns honking, sirens shrieking, and that grimy NYC sanitation truck blocking the street.

French Restaurants '15-16Barbara DonskyOctober 19, 2014America for Me, Brasserie, Brasserie Orsay, Desperately Seeking Paris, Finding Paris in New York, Hotel George Cinq, Lexington Avenue, Musée Quai Branley-, New York, Outdoor dining, Poetry, Vin rouge Comments