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 Location: 241 Church Street, New York, NY
 ean-Georges Vonrichten, known for his fine French cooking and Michelin awarded fare, has just opened a restaurant which features soba noodles. No that is not a typo. It's not so much that serving simple food is offensive, simplicity is often a good thing, but the manner in which they are serving it is somewhat pretentious; Bertoia chairs line the sushi bar, and the Eames' are saved for the dining room. I mean I'm sure it's delicious, and the place is definitely attentive to detail- word has it that they roll their own noodles. But seriously, soba is basically peasant food. With miso soup starting at $6, don't expect this to be value dining. The soba dishes start in the mid teens, but the mains are far above that and go to $140 for prixe fixe (that's not even a tasting menu!) Like a version of iron chef, the focus on different versions of the same ingredient allows for mastery, but the show picks ingredients that are both tastier and more interesting than a buckwheat noodle. Yes, the restaurants serves other dishes too, but expect astronomical prices, like Seared fatty blue fin tuna for $63 or the Kagoshima Wagyu beef rib eye which runs at $135. –C.S. |
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