Kungumgaqo wokuhlala ujikeleze imini yonke usisisu malunga noku. [sic]
La magama ayinxalenye yokuqengqeleka ngokuqinileyo koonobumba abancinci abamnyama ababedlula ngaphezulu kwelaphu elikhulu elimhlophe elixhonywe eludongeni emva kwetafile yethu. Umzobo, uSean Landers 'Stream of Consciousness, wawuchukumisa ngakumbi ukujonga kude, xa ukujikeleza kwamagama kwakudala uhlobo olumnandi lwe-Op Art ripple kwaye imeko elusizi yopelo lomculi yayingabonakali (Ndicinga ukuba uGertrude Stein ngewayenze Mbhalele yonke into kwakhona).
Besihleli kwiLot 61, ethiywe ngegama lendawo ekuyo kwiimephu zophando zedolophu, eyayisakuba ligaraji yetraki esele iyindawo yokutyela entsha eshushu e-Chelsea.
Ngokuhlwanje okhethekileyo wethu ngu-Godzilla burger, utshilo uweta yethu entle njengoko wayezisa iimenyu. Kukhulu kakhulu.
Injalo nendawo yokutyela. Isakhiwo sezitena esisezantsi, esingenabuso, esiphelweni sebhloko esishiyiweyo nzima yiWest Side Highway, sinokwenza indawo efanelekileyo yokuhlikihla umgewu kwimuvi yeMafia. Kodwa ngoku kukho intambo ye-velvet ebomvu ngaphambili kunye ne-bouncer emnyango. Ingxolo ikubetha kanye xa ungena.
Ngaphambi kwendawo yokutyela kukho intsimbi enkulu kunye ne-zinc bar, ejikelezwe yindawo yokubasa umlilo ebekwe kwi-slab yekhonkrithi. Ngorhatya lwangoku nje ibhari ibipakishwe, kwaye umculo werock ubukhala kude. Abantu babekhangeleka ngokungathi bathathwe kwii-arhente zokumodela kwintengiso yangaphantsi yangaphantsi kaCalvin Klein.
Indawo yokutyela eyiyo ingemva kodonga lweshelfu yentsimbi kunye neglasi enqabileyo; ngenene yindawo yokuphumla, ebekwe iitafile ezimnyama ezimnyama, izitulo zerabha ezenziwe ngerhasi kunye neesofa (ezithathwe kwindawo yokukhosela endala, ngokungathandabuzekiyo) zipeyintwe ngombala omdaka kunye nobomvu, kunye nee-banquettes ezigqunywe ngemivimbo emnyama ne-beige zebra. Indawo enkulu yokugcina indawo yahlulwe ngezikrini kwizakhelo zentsimbi ezinokuhanjiswa ziye ngapha nangapha, ke amagumbi anokuvalwa okanye ahlulelwe amaqela abucala.
Ngoku ukuba iChelsea iye yaba liziko elitsha lobugcisa laseManhattan (elinemifanekiso yobugcisa engaphezulu kwama-70), ayothusi into yokuba iindonga zeLot 61 zixhonywe ngobugcisa obuthile kwisiza-okt, imizobo obungenakulunga kuyo naphina ngaphandle kwebhanki. Amagcisa abandakanya uDavid Salle, uVanessa Beecroft, uJorge Pardo noJim Hodges. Iseyile enkulu eyenziwe nguDamien Hirst wamachaphaza emibala enemibala ethe tye ilawula udonga olunye (ukusuka kakhulu kwiintloko zeenkomo eziqaqambileyo okanye izixhobo zamayeza ezihombisa iindawo zakhe zokutyela eLondon). Ipeyinti enkulu ebomvu ebomvu nguRudolph Stingel ixhomeke kwenye, yongeza ukukhanya okufudumeleyo kwindawo.
ILot 61 ingumnikazi ka-Amy Sacco, owayesakuba ngumphathi weLipstick Cafe, Vong kunye neMonkey Bar, iblonde ende eyayiyintombi ehleliyo yeLe Bernardin chef uGilbert LeCoze xa wasweleka ngenxa yesifo sentliziyo kwiminyaka emine eyadlulayo. Wayephethe iNkqubo, i-discothèque, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo uye wafaka imarike kwii-supermodels kunye ne-look-alikes zabo, ezazitsala izitulo kwitafile enye ziye kwenye, ukuze amaqela amaninzi abonakale esiya egumbini kwaoko.
Kodwa ndalaqaza, ngequbuliso ndacinga, Yintoni engalunganga ngalo mfanekiso? Ngequbuliso ndazi: Akukho namnye umntu obonakala ngathi uyatya! Ndiyazi ukuba iimodeli ezininzi zixeliwe ukuba zinengxaki yokutya, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo bayanikezela ekutyeni ngamanye amaxesha. Ngapha koko, umpheki u-Arlene Jacobs 'kubonakala ngathi ukhawulwe nabantu abaphambili, kuba inezinto ezilinganayo ezenzelwe ukuba kwabelwane ngazo.
Ndithathe isigqibo ngokuchasene ne-Godzilla burger (eyayiyinto ekhethekileyo yokuhlonipha itheko lomdlalo bhanyabhanya kamva ngobo busuku), endaweni yoko sahamba ngendlela yethu yezitya ezinomdla (ezibizwa ngokuba zii-munchies ezinzulu) kwimenyu. Eminye ibimangalisa, njengokugoqa isalmon nge-vodka-chive cream itshizi, i-salmon caviar kunye ne-beet tartare, kunye netyhuna yetyhuna ene-caviar kunye ne-soy dipping sauce eyayikhethekileyo ngokuhlwa. I-shrimp emnandi egalelwe i-mango kunye ne-cilantro pesto, kwaye i-mussels yaqhushumba kumhluzi ophefumlelweyo wase-Thai onekoriyandire kunye ne-lemongrass kwaye alungiswa kwindunduma yerayisi encangathi. I-Scallops nazo zazimnandi, zenziwa ngokudityaniswa okunomdla kodwa okunempumelelo kwe-gingered shrimp mousse, prosciutto kunye ne-wasabi mayonnaise.
Imiqolo yasentwasahlobo, efakwe idada eliqhekeziweyo kwaye wakhonza ngesosi yokuntywila isosi, zazisoyikeka ngobunye ubusuku, endaweni yoko zomile kwenye. Ndandinomdla wee-kataifi rolls, ezavela zenziwe nge-rock shrimp, i-feta cheese kunye neetamati ezomiswe lilanga zohlobo oluthile lwengca ye-phyllo intlama. Ndiyithandile i-Indian baby chops chops, nayo, ebiphekwe ngokuphakathi-kunqabile kwaye kunokuba i-spicy, kunye ne-apple-mint chutney kunye neepoppoms, kunye neenqanawa ezinobusi. Kodwa iimbambo ezimfutshane, eziboshwe ngebhiya kwaye zenziwa ngomongo wethambo kunye ne-horseradish e-pickled, zazinomdla, zilukhuni kwaye ziwela emathanjeni-kwaye zilunge kakhulu ngokulandelelana kweefries zaseFrance, ezazinikwa isitayile seFlemish, kunye nemayonnaise. Zama ungene kwisinxibo esimnyama esincinci emva kokumunca ipleyiti yezo-okanye i-roulade ye-creamie foie gras mousse kunye namakhiwane aneepere caramelized, iprosciutto kunye nemifuno yasendle.
IDessert iquka ikeyiki emnandi efudumeleyo eswekile yesonka esenziwe ngebhafu yesiponji; ikeyiki esityebileyo, eshinyeneyo emnyama (efakwe ukuqaqamba kokuzalwa komhlobo); kunye ne-mochaccino pudding eshushu, wakhonza kwimug ene-ice cream yekhofi ecaleni.
Emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa, sahamba saya kwi-10 Avenue. Okuchaseneyo yayisisakhiwo esimhlophe esimhlophe, i-El Flamingo Club, eyayibonakala ngathi yeyaseMiami Beach. Yayicinezelwe ngokuqinileyo ngaphandle komqondiso wobomi obuvela kuyo. Ecaleni kwaloo nto bekukho igaraji yeeteksi. Iingcango zazivulekile, kwaye ngaphakathi sasibona imiqolo yeekhabhathi kwilifti yehydraulic. Indoda endala yadlula phambi kwamacango egaraji, ivili lesithuthuthu elingenasihlalo.
Ufuna ukukhwela? wakhwaza.
Inokuba ibilunge ngakumbi kuneteksi esiye nayo ekhaya.
ILote 61
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Isitalato i-550 West 21st
243-6555
Nxiba: Mnyama
Inqanaba lengxolo: Phezulu
Uluhlu lwewayini: Inomdla, kodwa ukhetho oluncinci phantsi kweedola ezingama-30
Amakhadi etyala: Zonke eziphambili
Uluhlu lwamaxabiso: Ezona zitya zincinci zincinci zizii-5 ukuya kwi-30 zeedola
Isidlo sangokuhlwa: NgoMvulo ukuya ngoLwesithathu ngentsimbi yesi-6. ukuya ku-2 AM, ngoLwesine ukuya ngoMgqibelo ukuya kwi-3 AM
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