Another somewhat capricious Frank Bruni review: He givesCentro Vinotecaone star, praising nearly everything he ate (there are thirteen recommended dishes) but complaining about the noise and crowds on the first floor and presumably on that basis withholding a second star. [NYT]
Danyelle Freeman is so not impressed withBLTMarket. According to her, the ingredients themselves aren’t even that good! But she likes the place enough to give it two stars anyway. [NYDN]
The usually harder-to-please Alan Richman, on the other hand, had a much higher estimation of the place, except for the part about it smelling like shit. But that, he hopes, will pass with the warm weather. [Bloomberg]
Peter Meehan has one of his best reviews in a while, a descriptive appreciation of Elmhurst’s Nusara, a Thai restaurant the bold Meehan can really get behind: “Ask for it spicy at Nusara, and it will be spicy; ask for exotic, and it will be exotic, piping hot and maybe drenched in blood.” [NYT]
Ryan Sutton hitsOmidoandGraffiti, two new, very trendy-sounding places, one a Times Square sushi place and the other yet another dessert bar, and likes neither of them that much. [Bloomberg]
Paul Adams goes deep, as is his wont, in his very positive review ofCrave Ceviche Bar, getting into loving and lingering detail over food he finds enlightening. [NYS]
TheObservergives Doree Shafrir a crack at reviewing, and she delivers with a funny sociological take on L’Epicerie, a BrooklynBYOdinner party with “downright delicious” food.[NYO]
