In the course of researching a story I chatted on the phone the other day with Lois Freedman, who manages Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s restaurants, and as she shared an anecdote about an incident at the restaurant 66, she mentioned the fish.
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Finally tried Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Chinese restaurant 66 last night. I've been curious to taste JGV's take on Chinese food ever since it opened. I went in with high hopes since I happen to think that for a city so obsessed with Chinese food (and with so many Chinese people), New York sure has a lot of crappy Chinese restaurants. In fact, one of my least favorite things to hear from friends is: "Hey! Let's eat Chinese tonight!"
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A vendor took me out to dinner at 66 on Monday night. That meant I wasn’t paying. We had a fun night out, but I wouldn’t rush back to spend my own money there — not because there’s anything wrong with 66, but because there’s plenty of other fun places I haven’t tried yet. My feeling now about 66 is, "been there, done that
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Of the things New York City is in need of—a smoking Mayor, a subway fare reduction—another Chinese restaurant is not one of them. But from the throngs of urban hipsters squeezing their way into 66 for dim sum, Sichuan Tan Tan noodles, Cold Sesame Noodles, Ginger-laquered Pork Belly, and Peking Duck, it seems the city was not only in need of another Chinese restaurant, it was desperate for one. Truth be told, 66 has about as much in common with your average, menu-under-the-door Chinese spot as The Daily Show has with Fox News. (HINT: Not a lot.)
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