Socorrat Highlited in Urban Eye
DINING
Spain, Really; France, Sort Of
By MELENA RYZIK
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
If you’re craving one thing and one thing only, head to
Socarrat Paella Bar, writes Frank Bruni. It does it better than other Spanish restaurants — especially the meat paella and the fideuá, a noodle version — and the prices and servings are reasonable for two or more people. And the sangria isn’t too sweet, and there’s “a wonderful Catalan cheesecake” to end your meal with. If you want more diversity, try
the New French, which “feels like home for New York cooks,” writes Julia Moskin. “The food” — pork chili with cumin, roasted chicken with coconut milk, beets with cream and Parmesan — “is simple but not stupid, and definitely not French.”
“In Chelsea, a Paean to Paella,” by Frank Bruni
Dining Briefs, by Julia Moskin
