These days, there is nothing newsworthy about a restaurant menu that’s built around seasonal ingredients sourced from local farmers—what New York’s Adam Platt calls an “haute barnyard.” But when Savoy opened in 1990, chef/owner Peter Hoffman didn’t have a lot of company. Savoy has remained a New York favorite, offering a refined and romantic dining experience.
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Three people splitting nine small plates and three Indian pale ales for $25 each isn’t such a bad deal for a New York City lunch. Our afternoon selection for one over-heated summer lunch:
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Adam over at The Amateur Gourmet is having a busy week, so he's exhorted all of his readers to "talk amongst themselves" by posting restaurant reviews. I'll link to my comment on his site, but since this is long, I thought I'd post it here.
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Peter Hoffman, the chef and an owner of Savoy, a comfortable, urban dining spot in Soho, has been a proponent of the greenmarket cooking for over ten years. Indeed, you’ll find him with his tricycle-pulled wagon at the local farmers markets several times a week, picking produce for his inspired menu of global fare—dishes taken from Spain, Latin America, France, Morocco, and Greece, as well as America’s various regions—brought to life with simple, brilliant ingredients. The newly renovated restaurant feels bigger, and more contemporary, and features a lively bar downstars and an intimate dining room upstairs with an open fireplace where many of Mr. Hoffman’s rustic dishes are cooked right before your eyes in the blazing hearth.
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