Since its' founding New York had always been a place to get good grub .The city is known for its' phenomenal dining thanks to the New York Times restaurant reviews. The review section is celebrating twenty-five years of trends and tastes.
This was what the New York Times Wednesday Food section covered and devoted a good amount of the section to it. has NYC dining changed in quarter of a century? Sort of. As always it's the birthplace and hot bed of trends. it was the city that birthed the cronut - the croissant doughnut hybrid now eaten all over the world.it The chef Daniel Boulud set the standard when he created the very expensive and very much copied Russian nesting doll of a hamburger made from ground sirloin wrapped around short rib then foie gras then truffles.Thanks to the mayor of the time Mike Bloomberg banned cooking with transfats in 2007 .long before any other city did.Manhattan is also a hub for trendy vegetarian and vegan restaurants. Dirt Candy provided diners with healthy meat free eating as did eleven Madison Park. Diners were treated not to a fancy dish of duck but beets dressed like it.On the more decadent side Milk Bar remade ice cream to taste like the leftover cereal milk from New Yorker's childhoods
Twenty-five years does involve history and quite a lot of it.There was 9/11 2001. even though most of the restaurants tweren't hit directly , they worked 24-7 to provide hot comfort foods and support. There was one amazing restaurant that was lost in the attacks - windows On The world. it was the place to go to for special dates and anniversaries. It was renown for its' amazing food too. Another loss was that the restaurant scene around the Battery. The map of New York restaurants changed for good. Two years later the Midtown French giants, Lutece, La Caravelle and La Cote Basque closed for good. These represented the lush and decadent meals of the Seventies and Eighties.. New York's dining scene was not immune to the Me too movement that happened after Harvey Weinstein was outed as a molester. The famed So Ho restaurant .The Spotted Pig also had its' share of misogyny. despite its famed Roquefort burger that drew celebs and civilians alike, it was also known for its' abuse and mistreatment of workers ,especially the female ones.Happily pizza rat with her determined drag made New Yorkers and the world happy. It was so cute seeing this You Tube cutie drag a spice for pizza through the New York subway steps.
Twenty-five years of food and history. The New York Times has covered it all. what a tasty way to cover the last quarter century!
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