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had a sad lunch at Grand Sichuan yesterday (still good but a far cry from what made it #4), i have a 12 top there this tuesday (maybe my last) but will start trying the new spot where the chef is more on lex/mid 30's soon (yesterday i learned that the chef and owner have troubles, they still share ownership of two on 9th ave but the chef owns 100% the place of lexington and the other guy another one upper east side that was no good)....:<(
dinner at the much talked about Beyoglu was fun (owner is a nut), not as good as a fantastic Turkish place that closed a few years ago IMHO....they have an $8 corkage fee and decent stemware, plus tons of yummy little dishes, so if lost on the upper east side, go taste 1431 3rd ave/81st
Top Restaurants 2002 (NYC unless noted)
NYCity
#1 Lupa
#2 Jean Georges
#3 Jewel Bako
#4 Grand Sichuan Int'l Midtown
#5 Felidia
#6 Union Pacific
El Mundo
#1 Da Guido (Piedmonte, Italy)
#2 Zur Rose (Sud Tyrol, Italy)
#3 L'Astrance (Paris)
#4 Temple Club (Siagon)
#5 Locanda Dell Arco (Piedmonte, Italy)
#6 Les Tonnelles (Loire, France)
#7 Indochine (Siagon)
Special Merit/No Particular Order
The Minnow, Veritas, Sistina,
Fresh, Holy Basil, Al Di La
Manducati's, Willi's Wine Bar (Paris)
Tomasso's, Gramercy Tavern, Picholine
Locanda Vini Olii, Al Ponte (Verona, Italy)
L'osteria del Vignaiolo (Piedmonte, Italy)
L'Oste Scuro (Verona, Italy)
Il Gattopardo
excellent tasting menu at Union Pacific, the house special uni/taylor bay scallop/wasabi/sake yum yums ROCK, tender pheasant, rich and juicy rack of lamb, and foie gras w/ tahini and concord grape salad to finish (a funny twist on peanut butter and jelly:>)
last night was Aix and a few things we very tasty, lively crowd and a bar scene....