What was formerly Parea, Cleveland chef Michael Symon's brief New York stint, will become a rustic Greek eatery on Saturday, November 15th. Owner Stavros Aktipis (Kellari Taverna) has taken over the Gramercy space to install Kellari's Parea Bistro, the first casual spinoff of this midtown Greek flagship and his first "green" eatery. Aktipis has done away with Parea's sleek decor and oddly-shaped communal table, transforming it into a bistro with reclaimed wood floors, wine barrels, leather seating, and a wood-burning pizza oven. Chef Gregory Zapantis will oversee the organic menu, printed on recycled paper. The contemporary rustic cuisine...
FULL REVIEW
This Greek Is Really All That If you are like me, several nights a week you stare at a stack of menus, or go online to figure out what’s for dinner. Exhausting. Italian? Chinese? Thai? Sushi? What the hell. For some reason, I often forget Greek food, or even Lebanese…. two of my favorites. This leads me to this week’s review of Kellari… the place I almost forgot about. My recent visit was on Valentine’s Day, a simply wonderful day to visit. Sure, the restaurant had a special menu for the special day, but also offered their regular daily menu for those of us who just want to eat the good stuff, without the obligatory “prix fixe”...
FULL REVIEW
We arrive at the Greek restaurant Kellari at 1 p.m., which is the time of our reservation. All four of us are there. The restaurant is more than half empty. We check in with the hostess, expecting that she’ll take us immediately to one of the many lovely tables available in the more attractive, front half of the restaurant.
FULL REVIEW
Restaurants that I’ve visited recently — but probably won’t review, if I do, for at least another month or so — include Industria Argentina, Kellari, A Voce and Buddakan. Tomorrow, A Voce and Buddakan. Today, Industria Argentina and Kellari. Here’s what struck me about them:
FULL REVIEW
LINK: http://www.blogsoop.com/nyc_rid_119.html
Copy and paste this field to link back to this page.