Tag Archives: Corton

My Top 25 Restaurant Meals of 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Chicago, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Germany, Italy, Montreal, New England, New Jersey, New York City, Regional, Restaurants, Slow Food, Spain, Switzerland, Top Restaurant Meals, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

I will say right at the top that I have never had a more incredible and deep year of dining than I had in 2011. With visits to a number of Europe’s very best temples of Gastronomy, including many of [...]

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A Matter of Taste

Posted on June 25, 2011 by docsconz in Culinary Personalities, Film, Food and Drink, New York City, Television, Video

Have you seen it yet? This new film by Sally Rowe followed Paul Liebrandt for over ten years from his early days in NYC  to his current home at Corton. It provides a fascinating glimpse not only into a fascinating [...]

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Dining at Corton

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Lawrence Sconzo in Food and Drink

It’s time again for a guest post by yours truly. Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of moving into a decent apartment in a great location in New York City. Seeing as my younger brother Andrew would be [...]

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Top 5 Dishes of 2010

Posted on December 21, 2010 by docsconz in Cooking, Food and Drink, New York City, Restaurants, Scandinavia, Southern Food & Cooking, Top Restaurant Meals, Top Tastes, Travel, Washington, D.C.

I already posted my Top Pasta Dishes of the Year here. At this point, I'm pretty much done dining out for the year, so I think it is reasonable to post this now, even though the year is not quite [...]

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noma Now…and Then – A Look Back During Lunch

Posted on September 20, 2010 by docsconz in Culinary Personalities, Food and Drink, Restaurants, Scandinavia, Slow Food, Top Restaurant Meals, Top Tastes, Travel

In a sense, as modern diners, we have a restaurant in which can have our cake and can eat it too. We have a very sophisticated restaurant that comfortably allows us to deeply respond to deep primal culinary instincts.
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Dinner at noma – The Principal Plates

Posted on September 15, 2010 by docsconz in Culinary Personalities, Food and Drink, Restaurants, Scandinavia, Slow Food, Top Restaurant Meals, Travel

There will not, can not be another noma somewhere else in the world. There may someday be one that will attempt to replicate what is here, but if there is, it will not succeed, for noma is a restaurant of a very specific terroir.
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noma at Corton: Redzepi Meets Liebrandt

Posted on June 10, 2010 by docsconz in Culinary Personalities, Film, Food and Drink, Food Events, LJ Sconzo, New York City, Restaurants, Scandinavia, Top Restaurant Meals, Top Tastes, Wine

We arrived at Corton for our 9:30PM reservation to find a festive atmosphere. When Mario Batali arises from his seat at the next table to pull out the chair for one of my dining partners and intones, "Welcome to [...]

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Gellan with Paul Liebrandt

Posted on October 8, 2009 by docsconz in Food and Drink, New York City, Restaurants, Video

A few days after our meal, I returned to Corton at mid-day along with my friend and dining partner, Joe Bavuso to have a chat with Chef Liebrandt. Curious about what we had experienced both last November and a few [...]

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A Return to Corton

Posted on October 7, 2009 by docsconz in Food and Drink, New York City, Restaurants, Top Restaurant Meals

While the cooking has evolved into more adventurous territory, it remains eminently accessible and manages to avoid titillation for its own sake. Technique, modern and otherwise, is clearly employed, but somehow always manages to remain in the background, subservient to the overall flavor and gustatory goals of the food. Platings are designed to impress with visual beauty, but never at the cost of deliciousness.
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Corton at One…and Three?

Posted on October 3, 2009 by docsconz in Food and Drink, Food Lit, New York City, Restaurants

On Monday, October 5th, Michelin will be releasing its new Guide to the restaurants of New York City. Per Twitter, Michelin has leaked that there will be a new Three Star chef in the City. Who will it be?
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