I started to write this review and then my computer crashed, leaving me frustrated and unhappy. Much like my experience at this restaurant. The night started off well; though it was a Sunday night, the place was pretty packed. Since I'd made reservations, I wasn't worried, though found it a bit annoying that when I walked in, there was no obvious host stand and the maitre'd seemed to just walk
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"That's him," High Maintenance whispered. I turned around as subtly as possible to see an older gentleman in a lime green top and matching lime green glasses enter the restaurant at about 9pm. Silvano had arrived. It wasn't the only celebrity sighting of the night - Rihanna later emerged from the depths of the restaurant to be pounced on by paparazzi waiting outside with video cameras - but it was the most exciting. It would have been hard to recognize Silvano from his svelter illustrated portrait on the Da Silvano balsamic vinegar or the Da Silvano water. Yet this was the man who has been able to lure celebrities here consistently for...
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Recently I went to Da Silvano with a group to celebrate a friend's birthday. Nothing could justify the bad service we endured. All of us are longtime New Yorkers (most lifelong) and eat out quite a bit, so we're accustomed to the usual inconveniences and the standard procedures restaurants use for smoothing over those situations. We were made to wait 45 minutes for our table, even with a reservation, because a group before us wouldn't get up after paying their check. The host, who was made aware of this, did not apologize and did nothing to remedy the situation. Thus...
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Don't Look Back in Hunger: A Return to Da Silvano and Eli's E.A.T.
The family was in town this weekend for a wedding. They came a little earlier than usual (Wednesday instead of Friday) because dad's office has no power still (after Hurricane Wilma) and Michael's college is similarly out of commision. Usually when the family comes I use my powers of manipulation to ensure that we eat at places beneficial to my website: interesting foodie havens that I can't afford on my own, that I haven't yet reviewed and that would be of interest to my large reading public.
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No matter how many years out of college you are, it's still hard to say no when your friend invites you to dinner with his/her folks. I seem to have friends with very generous parents, and Da Silvano is one of the places I was lucky enough to visit...though probably wouldn't rush back...
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