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Capsouto Freres : A Souffle Sanctuary

2 Jan

If you haven’t been to Capsouto Freres yet in TriBeCa – it’s time to get there. This French bistro that has been dubbed the “souffle sanctuary” of New York City offers amazing made-to-order soufflés.

The restaurant was founded in 1980 by three brothers including Jacques Capsouto. He won’t give away much of his secret recipe, but Capsouto will reveal that he starts his soufflés with crème patisserie, not with the bachamel sauce that many use.

The menu is filled with so many soufflés that you’ll never be bored on a return trip. There are five savory and four sweet soufflés that are hand delivered to your table by Jacques. He actually pours the hazelnut cream sauce into the middle of the crust right at the table, and tops it off with whipped cream for the drooling customers.

Capsouto Freres is well worth the experience. It’s located at 451 Washington Street between Watts and Desbrosses Street in Manhattan.

Chipotle Replacing McDonalds on Sixth Avenue

7 Nov

If you’ve been dying for a burrito, you’ll soon have a new place to get one. A new Chipotle is opening at 405 Sixth Avenue, replacing the McDonald’s that closed in that location in August.

Chipotle founder, chairman and CEO Steve Ells said, in a statement about the new store, “There aren’t a lot of moving parts to our menu, so we can focus on grilling the perfect chicken, steaming the perfect rice, slow-cooking the best beans and finding the freshest avocados to mash into guacamole.”

Called a “quick-gourmet” restaurant, Chipotle will include an assembly line of tacos, burritos, blows and salads. In addition, they have a liquor license pending, according to the State Liquor Authority records.

Certainly sounds like a bit of a step-up from the health standards of McDonalds!

(Picture taken from DNAinfo.com by Andrea Swalec)

Pera Mediterranean Brasserie Coming to SoHo

5 Oct

If you love the Pera Mediterranean Brasserie in midtown but hate having to get there from SoHo – good news is coming your way!  They are opening a sister site next month at 54 Thompson Street, serving the same delicious Eastern Mediterranean food.

Pera SoHo will occupy the location of a former hedge fund firm and is adjacent to the 60 Thompson hotel. It took owner Burak Karacam three years to finally get the location approved with the community board clearance and rezoning issues he faced.  Now, the new eatery will have a 50-seat outdoor garden (on space that was once a basketball court!)

The new location will offer a clientele that is more casual, rather than the corporate feel at the midtown location.  As Mr. Karacam explained, they will also have acess to a rooftop location for special events.

Obviously, this is great news for those of us in SoHo who love Eastern Mediterranean food, but can do without the commute to midtown!

Anytime at the Anyway Café

21 Aug

Anyway Cafe Audrey RyaboyFor anyone who hasn’t been to the, it’s time to check it out. Located at the Corner of 2nd Avenue, this little bistro is a jewel.  With seats for only about 35, it’s as quaint as they come and as homey as you’ll find in the big city.  The Anyway Café has been around for over a decade now, serving delicious Russian/French food at amazing prices. The menu includes great and inexpensive salads, delicious crepes like the wild mushroom and ricotta cheese crepe, pastas and entrees.

Topping off the food menu is a great assortment of alcoholic beverages for those who want to sit back and relax a bit.  Anyway Café serves its own organic vodka infusion that is made with a traditional Russian recipe and natural ingredients.  They also have martinis, beer, wines and seasonal drinks.

On top of the divine meals and snacks, they have live music almost every night.  Sundays features experimental jazz and poetry while Mondays are open microphone nights.  On Tuesday, you’ll find the Jazz guitar master Andrey Ryaboy there and Wednesdays are reserved for Bossa Nova and rock from Eric Nicholas. The list goes on and on, and each night is filled with another type of music with even a bit of country thrown in.  It’s highly worth the trip to 2nd Avenue for this great experience.

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