Depending on your point of view, elevating raw vegetables to the level of haute cuisine is a labor of love, or insanity.
This stylish new spot, in the quarters of the former Bleu in Greenwich, features a sophisticated level of Mexican cuisine not to be found elsewhere in Connecticut and rare anywhere in the country (outside of Rick Bayless's Frontera Grill and its clones in Chicago).
Jean-Luc Naret, the director of the guidebooks — which grew out of the tire company's effort to give people somewhere to go on their road trips, were first published in France and now cover 23 countries — said he had been drawn to Chicago by its creative range, from tasty "cheap eats" to a "unique level of avant-garde cuisine".
Then, the reconnaissance is refined to take in the cuisine, level of formality and hours of operation of a particular dining spot.
In the nineties, Molyvos on Seventh Avenue helped elevate the level of Manhattan's Greek cuisine before it settled into being a favorite fallback reservation.
By Owen Phillips In the nineties, Molyvos on Seventh Avenue helped elevate the level of Manhattan's Greek cuisine before it settled into being a favorite fallback reservation.
Opening in February, this 181-room boutique hotel and famed Nobu Restaurant and Lounge will bring a new level of luxury and great cuisine to Las Vegas.
That really allows for amateur cooks to do what they do without the expectation of high level haute cuisine".
Affluence has since brought every imaginable international cuisine and level of entertainment, from heavy-metal karaoke bars in boho Kallio to the beautiful people-filled lounges of Erottajankatu Street and several Michelin-starred restaurants.
COROMANDEL, a new restaurant in Darien, is the latest Indian arrival this year, and it is already proving itself by bringing a new level of creativity to this venerable cuisine.
