Ethics

Day Two in NYC

By Ed Brayton

Sunday was the main day for me in NYC. I had reservations for lunch and dinner, I had a friend to play tour guide, and I had tickets to an interesting show at a jazz club. The day started with brunch at Perilla, a small restaurant owned by Harold Dieterle, the first season winner of Top Chef. I had corned beef hash, eggs and bacon; my friend had blueberry buckwheat pancakes.

Verdict: Underwhelming.

Everything was good, nothing was great. There wasn't a single notable dish, nothing to make you say, "Hey, I'd like to have that again" (as opposed to "I'd like to have more of that" in response to the small portions. Nothing that would make me even remotely interested in returning there again or recommending that someone else go.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 20, 2009 (boomark / email).