Hearth is oen of favorite restaurants. Marco Canora is incredibly talented, and its serving 3 star cuisine at 2 star prices. The gnocchi themselves are worth the price of admission!
OffTheBroiler 1311 days ago
You don't know donuts until you've read Blognut's posts on the Doughnut Plant.
foodfanatic 1311 days ago
Hearth is one of my favorite restaurant for a nice date with my husband. The wine list is phenomenol. Its a very classy, inviting restaurant. I'm usually pretty full by the time I'm done with my entre, but next time will leave room for the donuts!
Galen, Timothy, Linda and I dined at Hearth on July 17, 2007. The menus were on the table in the form of paper placemats. We ordered the $78 tasting menu for the table and a bottle of 2005 “Le Bon Climat Vineyard” Cold Heaven Viognier.
The menus were removed and a refreshing amuse-gueule of a little [...]
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While Blognut knows there's a ton of artisanal, over-chefed and over-priced Donuts floating around this great city, none of which I assure you are nearly as satisfying as a Peter Pan glazed or a Tres Leches from the Doughnut Plant, I still find myself fascinated by these feeble attempts to gentrify the most common of all foods. For some reason chefs seem to take great pleasure in placing a working class ring of fried dough on their dessert menu alongside limoncello gelati and goat milk panna cotta with huckleberry compote while managing to please a room full of snooty gourmands.
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My first dinner at Hearth was a couple of years ago. My enthusiasm fell short of the rapture I’ve encountered on the food boards, and the restaurant wasn’t high on my list for a return visit. The rapturous comments never died down, so last night I thought it was about time I gave Hearth another look. Boy, am I glad I did.
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Because most weddings happen on Saturdays, most first anniversaries happen on Sunday and seconds on Monday. The good news is tradition narrows the gift for you: the first being paper and the second cotton. The bad news is you must be very careful where you choose to dine. Even if the appropriate restaurants near you are open on Sunday and Monday these are often the days the leaders of the team behind the food take off, so it matters that the place you choose has its game in order.
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It was hot last night so I wasn’t particularly hungry, but spring (and its vegetables) is quickly disappearing so I put these two factors together and went to Hearth to graze on some appetizers. It would be a shame to miss Marco’s offerings at this time of year. I won’t harp on it, they were all great and I would happily get them all again. I cannot pick a favorite so I won’t try.
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I went to an evening of the wines of the northern Rhone at Hearth on Monday. The tasting was planned and run by owner/beverage guru, Paul Grieco, and chef/owner Marco Canora orchestrated the food. Paul acted as host, discussing the wines, the grapes, the vintages, the history of the area, and his thoughts regarding pairing.
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I post this review with some trepidation. The foodie community loves Hearth. I had dinner there in early October with two collegues, and was underwhelmed. I ordered:
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There's a scene in Annie Hall (my favorite movie) where Alvy Singer buys Annie lingerie for her birthday. "Oh ho ho," says Annie. "I think this is more a gift for you than it is for me."
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A sure thing. Last week, in the throes of my stomach flu, I was forced to bag out of a dinner at Hearth. Ever the trooper, Wife went and came back with the news that for a $50 supplement they were shaving white truffles on the gnocchi side dish. I am a person that believes in absolutes, and in my mind Marco Canora's gnocchi are the best. Gorgeous little pillows simply adorned with a little butter, a little Parmigiano, and a grind of pepper, they are truly sublime. I have been known to grab a barstool, an order of these little treasures, and a bottle of wine to kick off a good run of wine-wandering through the East Village. Imagine my heartbreak at not only missing a Hearth dinner, which always pleases, but missing white truffle on those gnocchi. I mean how unfair can a flu be?
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Just for the record, we returned to Hearth the other night for a quick bite. I really like the place. I like Paul who owns and runs it. I like the way they do the menu. I like the wine list too. But, the food was just not as good. This is my 4th time there. The food has gotten a little worse every time I eat there. This past meal was really disappointing. So, for all you out there looking for a place to eat, I hate to say it, pass on Hearth.
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Hearth is in the East Village on 12th street and 1st Ave. For the longest time I've wanted to go there, and on Saturday night the opportunity arose. It arose when I called Lisa at 5 to see what was going on (we decided to hang out Saturday night)---she had to shower and nap. "How long will that take?" I asked. "A while," she responded.
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I'd been dying to visit Hearth ever since I saw that the restaurant had won a Best Desserts of 2004 award. After weeks of trying, I was finally able to secure a reservation for my birthday!
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Hearth opened last November with considerable expectations for chef-owner Marco Canora and partner-wine director Paul Grieco. Canora most recently held the point position at Craft and Craftbar, and the “less is more” influences at Hearth are apparent. This is probably okay since Tom Colicchio (Craft, Gramercy Tavern) not only taught both Canora and Grieco, but is a financial backer of the restaurant. Critics have been complementary (Grimes, Hesser, Rubenstein), but Egullet-ers and Chowhound-ers have been more enthusiastic seeing a great opportunity to have Craft dishes like hen of the woods mushrooms ($9) at more everyday prices.
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I don't even know where to start. Hearth is a foodies dream come true. The food is exceptionally delicious from beginning to end. The restaurant has a nice vibe too. Open kitchen in the back, bar in front with 6 stools and light is streaming in everywhere around the brick walls that the restaurant is made up of. Not too formal which is perfect for the location of the East Village. Before I write about each taste, I want to write a bit about how Hearth came to be.
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Located in the space that was Tappo, Hearth is the debut venture from former Craft chef Marco Canora and Union Square Wine Director Paul Greco. The restaurant feels like a Craft spinoff, and the designers have unfortunately removed lots of the wonderfully rustic country-charm of the space replacing it with more sleek design. Exposed brick remains, but it feels like a Craft knockoff to me, decorated with the same color pallete, and the same solid oak tables. It just lacks that embrace and warmth you might expect from a restaurant called HEARTH.
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