The lounge at Coi is worth keeping keeping in the back of your mind for those times when you want a special place with lot of style -- and forgot to plan ahead.
You can dine in the serene...
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For Giao's birthday we had dinner at Coi, a place that neither of us had been to. It is the new offering of D. Patterson of Frisson and Elizabeth Daniels. It was a great find. The food was truly amazing and the decor was cozy and chic at the same time. There were a few mis-steps with regards to service, but that shouldn't deter you from making a reservation. The food is worth it. The 11 course tasting menu was $105 per person, which was expensive for sure. But again, the food was sooo good. Back to the service: the waiters were friendly, but they made a few glaring mistakes. Firstly, they forgot to bring Giao's sparkling water and we had to ask again 10 minutes later. Then they accidentally poured some of Giao's sparkling water into Alexis' tap. This would have been fine had they simply replaced the glass, however, they laughed it off, didn't apologize and left the partially sparkling/partially tap water on the table for her to drink. For a restaurant this expensive, that error was unacceptable.
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No, I am not going to mention "THE ARTICLE"—there's a lot more to talk about than Patterson's New York Times piece, and besides, he has written many other interesting missives since then, on topics like yuba, or about not following recipes to the letter. One thing we will talk about is how to say ~COI~: it's pronounced "kwa," which has even stirred up some controversy on its own. As I was told by the man himself, it's an archaic French word for calm, or tranquil, but some native-speakers have declared otherwise. Well, at least you know how to say it now, and no, it's not related to KOI in NYC, LA, and Bangkok.
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As I mentioned in an earlier post, C and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary last week. So, I hope you'll excuse the break in Alinea posts as I wax poetic about the lovely meal we had at COI on Thursday night.
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I have a theory that the best time to visit a popular restaurant is just after it opens. True, you don't yet know if the restaurant is actually going to be popular, but on the other hand, you won't have any trouble getting a reservation. Whether my visit on Saturday to Daniel Patterson's new restaurant, COI ("kwa") falls into this category is something that is yet to be determined, but there are positive signs.
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