I love having a February birthday. If I see the light, some day, and I'm born again I hope it's in February. Having a February birthday means that in the dead of winter, when it's cruelly cold outside, you have...
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Five Points is a really fun place for brunch. The decor's only highlight was a trestle/water flume made from a piece of wood that divided the long room in two, the food was in most cases better looking than tasting, but the service was outstanding from beginning to end.
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Five Points is one of those restaurants that New York Magazine calls an “haute barnyard,” specializing in seasonal ingredients sourced from local providers. Cookshop in Chelsea, owned by the same team, is a close soulmate, serving many of the same menu items. Five Points is a bit more romantic, with its candle-lit room, leafy décor, and a table layout that emphasizes seating for couples.
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I really wanted to entitle this post “where’s mah bread?!” but then it’d just throw those off who try to google five points. By now, you must know my first peeve about Five Points in Noho- they’re lacking bread!! So they don’t so much lack bread, as much as they lack the bringing of the bread to me. It was such a tease. They sat me right next to the bread [closer than when I was in Balthazar], and I got no bread. If this is Five Points’ way to show it’s love to me, there’s definitely no love. Look at all the bread! After a while of not having a bread basket, we thought that this may be one of those places that don’t serve bread- you’d have to actually pay for it. There was a muffin basket on the menu. Then, I saw people cutting it up and giving it to tables, but some tables didn’t get them. Whyyy?? I don’t feel like I should go into a restaurant and ask for bread. It should be automatic, no? It makes me so sad. I love bread!
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Five Points was a very nice surprise. We were walking after work on a Monday night and most of the restaurants we thought of were closed. We walked in and the ambiance welcomed us quietly. We were seated promptly across from the bar without reservations. We ordered a glass of grenache and proceeded to share the artichoke salad with dandellion greens, the absolutely hearty mussels, the lamb weiners and the calamares.
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I had a meeting with one of the owners of Pioneer which is going to be bar number 1000 for me. I decided to scout out the area before meeting him and found a number of neat bars in the vicinity.
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I have been a fan of Five Points since the day it opened its big blond wood doors five years ago. Owned by chef Marc Meyer, his wife Vicki, and their longtime friend Maureen, this is my pick for best New York City Restaurant. Why? Beyond the delicious menu, which is a reflection of the greenmarket, and the airy, open, yet intimate design that makes you feel like you are fabulous without feeling uncomfortable, it's the people who run it. Marc, Vicki, and Maureen are the ultimate hosts. Welcoming, warm, funny, and smart, they make dining here a pleasure from the start.
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If I had a dime for everytime someone asked me what my favorite restaurant was, I might be rich enough to afford an apartment with more than one room, and that was reachable by a method other than five flights of steep stairs, like for instance, by an elevator, or at least a dumbwaiter. Alas, no dimes, and so I remain out of breath from climbing Mount Tenement when I enter my petite studio. But I will nonetheless share one of my favorites with you. To do your part, feel free to send me checks or cash or big presents.
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