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two swiss chef's are cooking great in manhattan
one is rumored to be the youngest chef to get a michelin star in europe, and after a stint at Compton Place (sp?) in SF has taken the helm at 11 Madison Park, two meals there have been sensational, like dining in great spot in europe, with a very nice wine list!!
the other is a spot that used to be Chelsea Commons, now called Trestle on Tenth, hearty homey with a splash of innards, here too the wine is super, loaded with values / organic small growers
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43. Alias
Now that the pioneering 71 Clinton Fresh Food and aKa Café have closed their doors, Alias is the sole survivor of the restaurant family that made Clinton Street’s culinary name. Maybe that’s because the prices are low enough and the menu flexible enough to keep the locals coming back. But the kitchen’s genuine reliance on seasonal ingredients, and the offbeat way it combines them, as in a recent salad of Greenmarket strawberries, fried capers, and Di Palo’s ricotta, gives it a distinct identity on a block where it’s gotten much tougher to stand out.
plus top 5 brunch and prix fixe spot.