10 best new restaurants in NYC
We all love lists that wrap up the year, and if you’re epicurious, this one’s for you: Frank Bruni, the New York Times’ food critic, has released his 10 best new restaurants of 2008 in New York City, along with his 10 favorite dishes. It seems that as the economy slid, New York chefs took their A-game to unprecedented levels, hitting discerning diners in the sweet spot between runaway imagination and good sense. Here’s hoping they continue going for it in 2009. The lists follow:
The Best New restaurants of 2008
1. MOMOFUKU KO
2. CORTON
3. (TIE) SCARPETTA
3. (TIE) CONVIVIO
5. DOVETAIL
6. MATSUGEN
7. ADOUR ALAIN DUCASSE
8. BAR BOULUD
9. ALLEGRETTI
10. MIA DONA
The Best New Restaurant Dishes of 2008
MOMOFUKU KO’S FROZEN FOIE GRAS
PERBACCO’S ROLLED PASTA WITH TRUFFLED ZABAGLIONE
TOM: TUESDAY DINNER’S CRISPY PORK TROTTER
GOTTINO’S WALNUT PESTO
TERROIR’S PORK BLADE STEAK
CONVIVIO’S PECORINO POTATOES
BAR BOULUD’S CROQUES-MONSIEUR AND -MADAME
CORTON’S CARAMEL BRIOCHE
ADOUR ALAIN DUCASSE’S CONTEMPORARY VACHERIN
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/dining/31year.html?_r=1
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