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Timeless Style:: My Favorite New Manhattan Restaurants Part 2

Timeless Style::  My Favorite New Manhattan Restaurants Part 2

My Favorite New Manhattan Restaurants Part 2

Lately I've been talking either about hotels or restaurants in hotels.  Yet another of my favorite new restaurants happens to be in a hotel.  This time it's Narcissa, located in the Standard Hotel East Village.  Owned by André Balazs and Michelin-starred Chef Peter Fraser, who has created a deceptively simple farm to table menu using seasonal organic ingredients from the Farm at Locusts-on Hudson, also owned by Balazs.  Narcissa follows in the footsteps of Blue Hill at Stone Barns who own Blue Hill Farm in Barrington, Massachusetts.  Narcissa's preparation styles include roasting, rotisserie and slow-cooking techniques.

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