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Trout simply broiled and served with a bright lemon-parsley sauce was one of Kinmont's most memorably tasty dishes.
Posted inFood & Drink

Rough waters at Kinmont

by Mike Sula March 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Kinmont falls short of doing great things with sustainable seafood.

The house-cured sardines are accompanied by crunchy shreds of pumpernickel bread and garnished with horseradish cream, dill, and celery leaf.
Posted inFood & Drink

The audacity of Michael Sheerin’s Cicchetti

by Mike Sula February 7, 2014August 18, 2021

Former Blackbird chef Michael Sheerin is taking Venetian food somewhere new.

Top, right: Dusek's meticulously restored dining room; bottom: fillet of flaky hake is half-submerged in a powerfully rich, buttery chowder.
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Bohemian rhapsody at Dusek’s

by Mike Sula November 15, 2013August 19, 2021

Dusek’s borrows a few tricks from Longman & Eagle—but it’s its own thing, too.

Sweetly glazed and grilled tangles of octopus tentacles
Posted inFood & Drink

The audacity of long-awaited southeast Asian restaurant Oon

by Mike Sula August 16, 2013August 19, 2021

Oon, Matt Eversman’s follow-up to Saigon Sisters, is ballsy but restrained.

Beef marinated with maguey leaf, garlic, shallots, and chiles, served with tempura-fried maitake mushrooms
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Key Ingredient: Thai Dang of Embeya puts an Asian spin on maguey leaves

by Julia Thiel August 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Thai Dang of Embeya puts an Asian spin on maguey leaves, aka agave leaves.

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