Epinions Recent Reviews for Epicure

Flower Drum Song: A Revival in Every Sense of the Word

Tue, 1 Oct 2002 01:52:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Among the splashy big-budget productions on Broadway this season, Flower Drum Song, a Rodgers & Hammerstein revival currently in previews at the Virginia Theatre, manages to distinguish itself. Owing much to the savvy direction of Robert...

Metamorphoses: A Beautiful, Imaginative Retelling of Greek Myths

Wed, 4 Sep 2002 01:31:52 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - It has been over a week since I saw Metamorphoses for the second time, and I can still hear the actors’ voices echoing in my head. Certain lines tug at me, causing me to smile, reminding me why my passion for theater is surpassed only by my...

Cupcake Cafe: Taking Edible Flowers to New Heights

Sun, 1 Sep 2002 13:38:59 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - I remember a particular tax partner from my previous life as a big firm associate, whom everyone found to be a bit peculiar and standoffish. Whenever she smiled, she looked like she was in pain. Though we passed each other in the hallways and shared...

Of Lacquered Fish and Melon Gazpacho

Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:59:28 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - New York is all about real estate. New relationships frequently begin with the question: “Where do you live?” Each neighborhood in New York has such a distinct character that a person’s home turf can be a rather telling indication of his/her...

The Tavern Within Gramercy Tavern

Sun, 28 Jul 2002 23:48:59 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Non-New Yorkers frequently have the misconception that in order to dine well in Manhattan you have to be loaded or on an expense account. They read about Jean-Georges or Daniel, and assume that no one can pass through those privileged doors without his...

Jean-Georges: The Best Manhattan Has to Offer?

Sun, 23 Jun 2002 13:19:06 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - I wasn’t sure I could make it. After six decadent courses at the temple of fine dining known as Jean- Georges, I found myself feeling quite over-indulgent, wondering how many times one could commit the sin of gluttony in one sitting. Suddenly as...

To Share or Not to Share? (Only One Right Answer at the Bread Bar)

Tue, 28 May 2002 00:13:04 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - I felt awash of contentment flow through me as I gazed at our table full of food. I had not seen so many little plates gracing a table since the last time Mr. Epicure and I went out for dim sum. The bright red tomato chunks provided a startling...

A Joyous Introduction to Thai Cuisine at Pongsri

Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:42:22 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Nothing pleases an epicure more than to dine with fellow epicures - people whose eyes dance when they begin to talk about food, people who inhale the aroma of food with blissful expressions of utter contentment, people for whom food is first the...

Two Days, Four Restaurants and Everything In Between

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:40:15 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - I knew we were in trouble when Mr. Epicure approached me with a long handwritten list of restaurants the week before our short getaway to New Orleans. He looked like a man with a serious dilemma. So many restaurants, so little time. Two full days to...

A Place to Find Warmth, Solace and Homemade Tomato Soup

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:36:01 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - I was in Shanghai when images of the World Trade Center attack began flashing across CNN. Immediately my thoughts flew to all my friends who work nearby, friends who always like to linger at the WTC Sephora, trying on new lipsticks and perfumes,...

Bread and Tulips - A Pleasant Diversion on a Sunday Afternoon

Thu, 9 Aug 2001 21:41:22 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Silvio Soldini's Bread and Tulips (Pane e Tulipani) manages to achieve something that I did not think possible in Italian cinema - it makes Italian food look unappetizing. It was a shock to me when Rosalba (Licia...

Bizarre Words, Raucous Laughter and Unwholesome Entertainment (E-Prime Write-Off)

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:11:58 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - A write-off in honor of nfp's 50th birthday. Sorry for the embarrassingly late entry. Happy belated birthday, Nick! A big thank you to proeditor for coming up with this mind-bending but fun exercise - a writer's write-off, I believe she...

Cello: A Finely Tuned Instrument Producing the Most Harmonious Flavors

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:17:42 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - You know how there are some moments, some days, some events, some meals that are so splendid that you want to relive it over and over again? That is exactly how I feel about one very memorable dinner that I had at Cello a couple years ago...

Next Door Nobu: Doesn't Play Second Fiddle to its Big Sister

Thu, 26 Jul 2001 02:11:22 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Nobu was one of the three famed downtown eateries that introduced me to the pleasures of a business lunch back in the fall of 1996. You must remember that 1996 was post-Bouley but pre-Bouley Bakery and pre-Danube. There...

One Day a Dullard, the Next a Sex Fiend (Bastille Day Write-Off)

Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:26:40 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - It’s been a while since I saw a truly funny movie on the big screen (unless you count the summer blockbusters that are so bad they are laughable). A well-timed, well-acted, clever comedy seems rather hard to find these days. Leave it to the French to...

Epicure Reveals One of Her Secret Sources

Thu, 28 Jun 2001 18:29:59 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - In our apartment we have two bookcases, both of which are now buckling under the strain of being filled way beyond capacity. In our living room is the floor-to-ceiling, sturdy oak bookcase which holds all of the biography, history, fiction and...

When You Want the Answer to be YES!

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:42:50 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - ....regardless of the question.

We were not celebrating any special occasion, but one look at the dining room of The White Barn Inn made us feel like we should have been. It was one of the most stunningly romantic restaurants...

Lovely, Lyrical and Excessively Sentimental

Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:09:02 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Despite the seemingly innocuous nature of Zhang Yimou's The Road Home, this film will probably generate much debate among its viewers. It is a love-it-or-hate-it film. Those who have seen it usually fall squarely into one of two camps. Either...

Grand Hotel Quisisana: The Scene is the Thing at the Quisi

Fri, 1 Jun 2001 01:11:40 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Grand Hotel Quisisana (affectionately nicknamed the “Quisi”). It’s a place where the jet-set go to salivate over each other’s jewels and designer duds. It’s a place where celebrities go to be seen while pretending to be offended by this...

Joyously Making Contact

Thu, 24 May 2001 21:04:43 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - Over the years, I have made it a point to see almost every dance film I come across, regardless of the quality of the acting, the plot or the production. I consider wonderful dancing enough of a redeeming virtue to save an otherwise mundane movie from...

Enthralling Memoirs of a World-Class Storyteller

Thu, 17 May 2001 19:20:08 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - I first became acquainted with Manhattan in the mid-1990s. Working as a summer associate at a prominent Wall Street firm, I made a mold-infested, non-air-conditioned, rent-controlled apartment my first home in the city. It was a summer marked by...

The Fine Art of Dining at Peter Luger's

Fri, 4 May 2001 19:06:30 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - My eternally stubborn younger brother is in town visiting this week. He thinks he is the authority on good food. (Imagine that, Epicure's little brother has some strong opinions about food - wonder where that came from?) He insists that no sushi place...

The Arboretum: Fertile Ground for the Imagination

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 15:08:05 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - When I was four or five years old, I had a love affair with hats - the most frivolous of all accessories. I have a vague recollection of my quirky obsession. Stronger evidence lies in my parents' old photo albums. Back then, my dad was the...

The Pope Would Be Shocked!

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:29:13 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - *Note: My rating of this museum is not an assessment of the quality of the artwork contained within. Rather it reflects my sentiments regarding the overall museum-going experience.

Even those of you who have never visited the Sistine...

Madness, Mystery and Mathematics

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:00:14 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Epicure - A young girl absentmindedly twirls a strand of hair between her fingers as she silently swallows another sigh of frustration. To her left, her father, a man with the face and the patience of a saint, sat meticulously jotting down formulas and...