Below 14thEat Drink & Nightlife in Downtown ManhattanNeighborhood Notebook (Now w20% more Nolita!)- March 31, 2004 'Twas a bright and sunny weekend, the time to discover eateries anew in the Dining Fields of the Lord 'neath Houston... On the well-trafficked block of Spring Street, just steps from the reknowned Jen Bekman Gallery (N.B. opening there tonight, people!), we noted a collapsed awning at Cafe Lebowitzfurther proof of the decay of this once-grand establishment. But that is not why we write today. Two doors down, wedged in politely next to Bread, we noticed that a new Asian tapas restaurantbar...http://www.lockhartsteele.com/below14/archive/2004/Mar31_0738.shtml Review: No. 1 Chinese- March 24, 2004 As you approach No. 1 Chinese, Frank Prisinzano's new restaurant on Avenue B ( 4th St.), the stench of smug self-satisfaction intensifies. It's hardly an olfactory amuse-bouche. But you can't blame Frankie P., who knows full well that his ever-expanding below 14th food empire will suck you in and charge you twice what you'd pay for Chinese food twenty blocks southand that, despite your better instincts, you'll like it. Over a year in the making, No. 1 Chinese reunites Frank with his partner at.http://www.lockhartsteele.com/below14/archive/2004/Mar24_1129.shtml Review: Ivo and Lulu- March 18, 2004 The nameless neighborhood between the West Village and Tribeca (realtors say "Hudson Square" or "WeVar"; we favor "EarInn") doesn't get much respector press. Besides the SLNY namedrops, we're not sure we'd even know that Ivo and Lulu exists, or that the block of Broome St. between 6th Ave. and Varick is the place for a low-key, low-cost night on the town. Start the night at new hole-in-the-wall bar Monkey Temple, where the proprietors served us up free nibbles that did not consist of peanuts,...http://www.lockhartsteele.com/below14/archive/2004/Mar18_1655.shtml He SaidShe Said: Bianca- March 15, 2004 Two B14 correspondents, DR and KS, separately dined at new Bleecker ( Bowery) Italian eatery Bianca this weekend. Now, exclusively on Below 14th, the genders face off! HER: "Expressing delight at the recent influx of 'tall women,' the maitre d' escorted us to a prime table. A bit more charming and polished, or perhaps just newer and therefore more interesting than Frank or Supper, Bianca sports a shabby chic, hyper-cozy warmth. And it's really, really noisy. The menu was pretty nice, except for.http://www.lockhartsteele.com/below14/archive/2004/Mar15_1159.shtml The Decline and Fall of Rosario's- March 1, 2004 New correspondent Darren F. emails: "It's common knowledge among a few people that Rosario's Orchard Stanton has completely slipped in quality the past few months. It's pretty shocking considering what a mainstay of great pizza they've been, but I personally have had about 8 bad slices in the past few weeks, and I've heard a lot of anecdotal evidence that says other people have as well. It's all different kinds of pizza at all different timesnot just the last pizza of the night at 5am. The...http://www.lockhartsteele.com/below14/archive/2004/Mar01_1203.shtml |