With so many eateries offering prix-fixe lunches, it can be hard to distinguish the good from the seriously good. Here are five favorites in the pan-Asian genre. Momofuku Ssam Bar For $25, Ssam Bar lets you choose one of three...
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The previous rumor about Momofuku opening a cocktail bar with Don Lee of PDT at the helm, seems to be true. "But instead of opening in a section of Momofuku Milk Bar as expected, it will be located in the...
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"I doubt you will see noodles disappear from the menu altogether, the way Ssam did at Ssam Bar, but the dishes on this prix fixe menu herald a welcome new direction at Noodle Bar." Momofuku Noodle Bar 171 First Avenue,...
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A few years ago I would have said that it was not possible but these days there is a paradigm shift occurring in high-end beef in New York City—an extraordinary cut of beef is being offered in three avant-garde but very different restaurants in the city: Tom Collichio’s
Craft, David Chang's
Momofuku Ssam Bar and
Resto (with new chef Bobby Helen) collectively pose a serious challenge to the hegemony of the chophouse.
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If you haven't already ordered a bo ssam for your Super Bowl party, don't bother. Zach Brooks forwards us this email from a Momofuku rep: "Apologies, but the Super Bowl Bo Ssam is sold out."...
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From left: Homemade English muffin with bacon and egg; Pork bun. I know, I know. It was just last week that I reported on Momofuku Ssam Bar's lunch prix fixe and here I am writing about the place again....
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$25 is certainly not a trifling amount to spend on lunch, especially in these uncertain economic days. You could feed two and a half Midtown Luncher's for that price, which does not even include tax or tip. But having...
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The now infamous pork bun at Momofuku Ssäm Bar. Photograph by Robyn Lee I thought Ben Leventhal of Eater was crazy when he predicted the Times' Frank Bruni would bestow three stars on David Chang's Ssäm Bar in his...
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Thanksgiving turkey replacement? Yes please. Personally, eating at a restaurant on Thanksgiving is not something I usually consider. But after seeing the Thanksgiving Bo Ssam Momofuku will be offering for take out, I am considering ordering in! The feast...
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The hangar steak from Artisanal. Photograph by DDanzig Jay Cheshes' piece in Time Out New York on where to eat great steak in non-steakhouses in New York got me thinking. Where would I tell people to go for a...
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