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When the management team behind venerable Boulevard decided to branch out, they fell short of embodying the edginess their press releases promised. But what Prospect did deliver Jonathan Kauffman found to be "urbane, subtle, [and] playful." Read more about Propect in Jonathan Kauffman's reivew.
Now that Mad Men has whipped everyone into a retro frenzy, it makes sense that a restaurant would try to update the cuisine of the 1950s and '60s. Thermidor's Bruce Binn and Neil Jorgensen took on that challenge, with mixed results. The playful image below is of mini doughnuts served with a candy cigarette and coffee ice cream (from pastry chef Kyle Caporicci, who's since moved on from Thermidor). Read more in "At Thermidor, fine-dining dishes from another era work best when updated," and view more images in "Rocking the Retro at Thermidor."
