Results tagged “alexureña”

Now that Chef Alex Ureña is reintroducing leche frita to the menu at Pamplona, one might assume it’s a riff on café con leche, considering his Dominican heritage. Sure there’s plenty of leche, and yes it's a riff, but the dessert whose full name is citrus leche frita, is a spin on a traditional Spanish sweet that translates to fried milk.

This week in the Times, Bruni one-stars Sam Mason’s Tailor. Loves the design of the place, and—along with everyone else—the pork belly, the arctic char and the drinks. Overall? “[Mason’s] infatuation with his own imagination doesn’t leave room enough for a self-appraisal of the results… a duck-and-eel terrine in a chocolate consommé tastes like cat food splashed with Yoo-hoo.” Hee. In Dining Briefs, Bruni goes to Toloache. Calls the upscale Mexican restaurant a “welcome addition”...