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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'ippudo'

April 30, 2008

This week the Times’s Frank Bruni hands down his verdict on Commerce (pictured), the trendy new inhabitant of 1911 West Village carriage house formerly occupied by Blue Mill Tavern, among others. Overall, he deems the new tenant fussy and cacophonous; chef Harold Moore’s “polyglot menu and intricately wrought dishes let him strut his stuff in a way that a more archetypal bill of fare might not. In doing so he creates a rankling dissonance, his......

Continue Reading "Midweek Special: NYC Restaurant Review Roundup"

March 29, 2008

IPPUDO: Though its website says the grand opening isn’t until Monday, a call placed to Ippudo, New York City’s first taste of the hit Japanese ramen chain, confirmed that they are welcoming diners for dinner during their “soft opening.” The photo here by Cocktailian depicts “a super porky broth with excellent melt in your mouth roast pork” that the photographer “will be dreaming about for days.” Andrea Strong declares the broth “perversely porky,” and explains......

Continue Reading "Openings Roundup: Ippudo, Le Cirque Wine Lounge, Antik"

March 19, 2008

Shigemi Kawahara, who’s known in Japan as the Ramen King, unveiled the much anticipated Ippudo last night at a press event packed with food bloggers and dozens of members of the Japanese media. The East Village ramenya is his company's first restaurant outside japan. With the last chill of winter hanging in the air, it was a perfect night for slurping noodles and hot broth. And oh, what noodles they were: The thin strands had......

Continue Reading "Ramen King Holds Court at Ippudo Opening"

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