Savory New York One-sheet: April 25th - May 2nd

Earlier this week we launched Savory Seattle in "preview" with a collection of video profiles featuring a handful of Seattle's top restaurants. See what Seattle chefs are up to at Brasa, Cafe Juanita, Earth and Ocean, Flying Fish, Lark, Matt's in the Market, Palace Kitchen, Rover's and Serious Pie. More to come soon!
 

Earlier today we added new videos on Savory Los Angeles for Cuidad and Border Grill featuring co-chefs and owners Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, the "Too Hot Tamales."

We also squeezed in some time to write up a recent visit to Momofuku Ko. Read about the meal, see the Ko timeline to date and take in some pretty amazing Ko stats.

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// Recently Opened //

• Campo - A new Italian trattoria on Broadway in Morningside Heights. 
• Fish Market - The Fulton Fish Market may be gone, but fresh seafood can now be had again at South Street Seaport.

// This Weeks Restaurant Reviews //

• NY Times: Frank Bruni gives one of four stars to Commerce. "Commerce in one sense evokes the Waverly Inn and in another emulates Balthazar. But in the end it isn’t like either of them, which becomes clear when the menu arrives and, in its wake, the food."
• Peter Meehan eats ramen at Ippudo NYC. "As for the ramen itself, every noodle in every bowl of soup I slurped — particularly the spaghettini-size strands in the shiomaru and akamaru — was cooked perfectly al dente."
• New York Magazine: Adam Platt also visits Commerce giving it two of five stars. "More often than not, however, the food at Commerce is improbably good. The pasta list includes a deliciously effete version of spaghetti carbonara (with a barely cooked coddled-egg yolk, set in a white Parmesan foam with slivers of smoked bacon) and folds of handmade orecchiette smothered in a richly savory “odd things” (tripe, oxtails, pig’s trotter) ragù."
• The New York Sun: Paul Adams dines at Terroir.
• The Wall Street Journal dispatches their critic to Momofuku Ko, who was not blown away.
• Bloomberg: Ryan Sutton visits week old Benoit and newcomer Brasserie Cognac de Monsieur Ballon.
• The New York Daily News: RG is in Brooklyn this week at African spot, Korhogo 126 giving it 2 of 5 stars. "Some restaurants lack soul. Not Korhogo 126. You can taste the soul of its owners on nearly every plate."
• The Village Voice: Robert Sietsema visits Indian vegetarian restaurant, TamilNadu Bhavan

// Blogs and Newsletters //

• Grub Street entered into a blog post skirmish with Eater on the hot topic of longtime New York Magazine critic Gael Greene's shady rendezvous with a Craigslist date at Ko.
• Diner's Journal has is that the space formerly known as BarFry will quickly be remade into a Mexican restaurant opening next week. Per Nick Fox, via Florence Fabricant, Rick Camac and Zak Pelaccio are behind the project.
• The Wandering Eater has turned us on to BBQ Chicken & Beer at 232 7th Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets.
• NYCNosh visits Craftbar.

// In Other News //

Andrew Carmellini is allegedly leaving A Voce despite recently announced news that the restaurant will open a Time Warner Center location.

The New York Times has an interesting article about endangered foods with cool map.

Food Tours: the newest food tour to hit the NYC hungry is from Scott Weiner who operates Scott's Pizza Tour. He'll take you to places like John's of Bleeker, Lombardi's and Luzzo's. Other notable food tours to consider:

Broolyn Pizza tour led by 92ndStY
NYC cabbie Famous Fat Dave will drive you around to his favorite spots
Savory Sojurns will take you on a classic tour of Little Italy

// Events Around Town //

Meet the Farmers dinner at Felidia dinner Wednesday, May 7th at 7pm. Join chef Fortunato Nicotra of Felidia and Upstate Farm's Michael Kokas for a seven-course spring menu featuring products from local farms. Local farmers will be present to help educate and discuss the difference between organic, certified organic, pastured, free range and more.

On Tuesday, May 13th Savoy will host its eighth annual Calçotada dinner, a traditional Catalan onion festival that marks the start of spring. Savoy's version of the event will include heaping platters of freshly unearthed grilled leeks, or calçots, which guests dip in romesco sauce and eat with their hands, as well as bountiful quantities of grilled lamb chops and housemade botifarra sausage. For dessert, crema Catalana will be served. As part of the festivities, attendees will sit at communal tables and partake in a never ending stream of rosé from porrons, (glass vessels with long spouts), while live flamenco music wafts through both floors of the restaurant.

On Wednesday, May 14th, the festivities will be repeated at Back Forty in the East Village. Weather permitting, dinner will be served on the backyard patio (if the weather misbehaves, in the dining room). The cost is $75 at Savoy and $60 at Back Forty. Call 212-219-8570 for reservations at Savory and 212-388-1990 at Back Forty.