Trendwatch: Suddenly Sexy Salmon
For years, salmon got a bad rap as being, well, boring and mostly farm-raised. But with the rise of wild salmon and recent popularity of Jewish-American deli cuisine, we’ve noticed that salmon has come into fashion. Especially cured and smoked salmon, and not just at Russ & Daughters or just Jewish delis. There’s a killer salmon trio at Kutsher’s, standout Danish gravlax smørrebrød at Vandaag, smoked salmon sashimi at Alta and even vodka-cured salmon at Cafe Boulud. And there’s plenty more where that came from. Here’s a few of our favorites… Acme Address: 9 Great Jones St., near Lafayette St. Phone: (212) 203-2121 Website: acmenyc.com Nordic food is having its moment in New York right now and it’s about time. Perhaps the most exciting spot to sample it right now is Acme, where Noma’s co-founder Mads Refslund fortuitously turned...
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Best Thing I Ate This Week – Yakitori Totto's Salmon Siokara
There are certain restaurants you wish you could keep to yourself. It’s entirely selfish, but who wants to show up at one of their favorite spots only to find a longer line that usual and have no one to blame but themself? (Well, It’s true.) While I have mentioned Yakitori Totto in passing as one of my stand-by’s, I’ve never really shined the spotlight on it in fear I’d regret it. So I thought I’d start the New Year off right by sharing my devotion to this killer yakitori joint in midtown. A bit of a hidden treasure, Yakitori Totto is a second floor walk-up with a small, street level sign with an image of a rooster on it. Climb the stairs and you’ll feel like you’ve entered into a pub straight out of Tokyo. There’s usually a wait...
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