The cuisine of Northern Europe, especially the casual, currywurst class of continental comfort good, has been cutting edge for several years now-- appearing early in such foodie cult destinations as East LA's Würstküche (City Present February 2011) and in the sudden appearance of Dutch restaurants on gentrifying blocks, and Danish dishes on hipster menus....
In the game of celebrichef Go Fish, London has traded one naked chef for one French chef with our friends across the pond. And from the looks of things, we’ve got the winner. Bar Boulud, the first London outpost from NYC phenom Daniel Boulud opens Thursday in Knightsbridge (although they’re taking reservations today). The...
Marching around downtown Manhattan, whether shopping in SoHo or gallery-hopping in NoLiTa requires regular intakes of caffeine. Luckily, the area has an abundance of boutique coffee bars, and the increasing number of La Colombe Cafés in the area have become the City Present’s favorite for a superior sip of flawless French Press or invigorating...
The Dutch is one of New York’s restaurants of the moment– sitting atop year-end top ten lists of several of the city’s papers of record, acclaimed by critics, beloved of the in-crowd. These accolades often indicate just the type of eatery that the City Present would want to avoid– impossible to book, a line...