I look forward each week to Pete Wells' review, his facility with language makes them one of the highlights of this paper. This one is no exception; "it reminded me of one of those Leatherman tools that unfolds to reveal not just a knife and screwdriver but also a spoke wrench, fish scaler, eyelash curler, olive pitter, tuning fork and eel skinner." Move over P.G. Wodehouse! I don't necessary agree with Mr Wells' conclusions (Le Coucou over Gabriel Kreuther? I think not), but they always make me think and whet my appetite (literally). I think Ferris merits a visit.
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Dear Mr Wells, I am far away in Ohio but your writing is so vivid and beautiful that I read every column you write and vicariously enjoy the meals you write about.
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In the photo of the restaurant, on the left, there are some orange objects hanging on a line.
Are those persimmons hanging to dry? If so, they are a Japanese speciality also found on the West coast in the winter. The end product looks like little dead mice, but taste very sweet.
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By the way some of the customers are dressed, I wonder if the heat is working in the place.
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Sounds like your experiences were closer to a three-star rating.
I'm anxious to try it.
Thanks for reviewing,
Preston
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The vegetable-with-meat or with-sepia dishes seem to be eclectic mixtures of ingredients that satisfy the chef's tastes. The tattoos on the arms of the chef and the barmaid are not very inviting.
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Is it a coincidence that both Pete Wells and Rachel Levin work in the “Leatherman” reference before reaching the end of the second sentences of their respective articles on a new restaurant and on gender roles and garbage duty, or is it just aggressive affiliate marketing?
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"It's a modest restaurant that overdelivers, cares about little details and has a personal, handmade sensibility". Indeed, what we need more of instead of the overly pretentious, fails to deliver, hedge fund crowd grandstanders.
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Omg, how are you not going to show us a photo of that steak?! :_(
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Those are not 2x8s. They are maybe 4x6s, nominally.
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A rustle of Chartreuse. Yellow or green?
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The name is apparently a reference to Pantone 388 C, so it would be yellow Chartreuse.
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