New York Restaurants' Fall Season

Just as the fashion industry is gearing up for the Spring 2011 shows, Manhattan's restaurant industry is preparing for the fall season. Some new restaurants by well known chefs will be making their debuts. This means a wonderful autumn of trying out new places and sampling different spins of classics.

This was the lead article in yesterday's New York Times Dining section. There were several different key pieces written by different writers One was an interview with Marcus Samuelsson, the famed Ethiopian born Swedish raised chef. Samuelsson is a celebrity here. He is opening up Red Rooster named for the legendary Harlem restaurant. However his will not just be soul food There will be dishes that trace the cuisine back to its; African roots and Samuelsson's own heritage. It seems like it will be more expensive that Sylvia; the Harlem soul food staple. Another chef interviewed was the equally famous Shea Gallante known for his airy and sometimes strange creations at Cru. He now is opening up Ciani, an Italian hybrid of home style and haute cuisine Italian cooking.

New restaurants also are mentioned and the city seems teeming with them,.The former and very famous Empire Diner (it was featured in the Men In Black movies) will become The Highliner. The menu sounds more southern back county with duck bacon and homemade biscuits. There is Mary Queen of Scots a French Scottish fusion place that I'd like to try, Also is Porsena, which features a variety of pastas and Red Farm that has an American nouvelle cuisine take on Chinese food.

New York in the fall is always buzzing with excitement. there's the fall theater season opening as well as film festivals and fashion shows. it also means the city is humming with new restaurants and new dishes, They're the perfect accompaniments to this season of endless activities.,