at the sign of The Pink Pig

Recette: A West Village Recipe

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  February 8, 2010]

So there I am, sitting at a corner table in this corner restaurant on West 12th Street.  And I am saying to myself, this all seems very familiar.  Perhaps in a previous life...

Duh.  It used to be Jarnac of course.  That hadn't occurred to me on route.  Now it's Recette - despite the name a much less French and more modern American operation than Jarnac used to be.

Quick Bites: Plump Dumpling

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  February 8, 2010]

Sometimes, of course, one doesn't eat to review - one just eats to eat.

And in fact it was my daughter who hauled me into the new premises of Plump Dumpling on Second Avenue.

A Bellyfull Of Rye

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  February 1, 2010]

My recent review of Brooklyn Star actually started out as a scheme to compare its meatloaf sandwich with the much-touted version at nearby restaurant Rye.

A sort of Billyburg Battle of the Bulge.

Quick Bites: Motorino In the EV

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  February 1, 2010]

I am one of those unfortunate souls who never quite fully responds to the joy of pizza.  I almost envy those who rapturously compare the merits of pies and slices and worship those who make them.

Not that I don't know a good pizza when I eat one.

Aldea Again

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  January 25, 2010]

I smiled about the "(g)ood value, pleasant service, carefully attentive cooking" at George Mendes' Flatiron modern Portuguese last summer.

Curious, then, to think that I may actually have underrated this place, which appeared high on just about every 2009 "Best of" list I saw.

Quick Bites: A Hock At Joseph Leonard

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  January 25, 2010]

Good luck to Gabriel Stulman, the restaurateur who has packed 'em in at Little Owl and Market Table and is packing 'em in like sardines again.

To mix metaphors, at Joseph Leonard you can almost hear their pips squeak.

The SHO Goes On: Shaun Hergatt In The Times

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  January 25, 2009]

Who can explain the disdain exhibited by the Times for this very good and generously priced restaurant, an Esquire magazine restaurant of the year, holder of a deserved Michelin star, and praised by the Pink Pig not once but twice.

A Star Shines In Brooklyn

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  January 18, 2010]

Okay, I know, but I do like headlines which are easy to write. 

And pretty much deserved in the case of Brooklyn Star, a small southern dining room offering more interest food and polished service than the setting might lead one to expect.

Quick Bites: Daniel, Blue Grass & Boudin

[Pigging by Wilfrid:  January 18 2010]

I dropped by DBGB on da Bowery several times in the months after it first opened and gave it, I thought, a good review, particularly liking the specialty sausages.

Due for a return, I thought I should take the opportunity to sample the boudin, singled out in more than one end-of-year "best of" list.

Snacking: Mikey's Burgers

[Pigging by Wilfrid: January 14, 2009]

Michael Huynh caught a breath between launching bánh mì and noodle joints up and down town and opened a burger bar on the Lower East Side.

Or kind of half-opened, anyway.  The shutters went up before the holidays, but when I dropped by recently it still seemed not quite ready for prime time.