Business became so brisk that a second kitchen, headed by chef Tomasz Adamowicz, opened in London in 2005.
The food, as appealing as the décor, is produced by a talented kitchen headed by David Kinkead, a younger brother of the acclaimed Washington chef Bob Kinkead.
6. Blue Velvet 1929 + (212) 260-9808 227 First Avenue, near 14th Street East Village $ All major cards With the kitchen headed by Hao Chen, formerly of Indochine, Blue Velvet excels at delicate and fresh Vietnamese appetizers.
You can't miss the magnificent contemporary chandelier with its cloud of pendant glass drops, but the best reason for coming here is still the top-notch kitchen headed by Christophe Moret, formerly of Spoon.
31 On St. Kitts, the Beach House Restaurant (869-469-5299; www.comittsbeachhouse.com) ramps up the luxury quotient on the local dining scene, offering panoramic views of Nevis, and a kitchen headed by George Reid, of Cap Juluca fame.
The kitchen, headed by Jesse Sandlin, a former "Top Chef" contestant, produces small plates (a "BLT" salad features arugula, tomatoes and crumbled bacon tossed in a buttermilk dressing) as well as entrees (a "16-legged burger" made with ground pork, lamb, bison and beef).
7 p.m. 2. Golden Plates Take a tram to the laid-back bayside suburb of St. Kilda for dinner at Golden Fields (2/157 Fitzroy Street; goldenfields.com.au), a restaurant that opened in 2011 with minimalist-chic design and a kitchen headed by the renowned local chef Andrew McConnell.
This is a khachapuri!' " The kitchen — headed by the chef Kate Gochashvili, Netty's mother, who moved from Tbilisi to New York last year — has reimagined the centuries-old recipe, baking in a slew of new ingredients: spinach, beetroot, prosciutto, lobster, house-made truffle butter.
