点评:A top-tier destination for recovering alcoholics who’ve just left a large meal but wish to be seen about town spending James Beard prices. Highlights: I’ve never been more impressed by a Hollywood prop’s resemblance to actual food since seeing the plates left out in atomic test range houses. It never occurred to me that such visually impeccable dishes had the potential to be so flavorless, overcooked, and indifferently conceived. The bar cocktail program merits another unique distinction: its rotating stock of similarly gorgeous craft cocktails boasts two of my five lifetime worst drinks (one featured a mixture of botanical gin, truffle oil, and a desperately bobbing pentas cluster; the other, sake, seemingly condensed miso soup, and a miyatake forest— both unpotable). And that “lifetime worst” list includes teenage alchemy experiments involving vanilla extract. In a serendipitous twist, the front of house staff were friendlier than about three quarters of coworkers or in-laws I’ve ever met (both my own and others’)— and more accommodating than a Parisian concierge. If the establishment focused less on crafting unconscionable $22 cocktails and leaving their admirably seasonal food offerings devoid of flavor they’d be a Michelin shoo-in. The ambiance is irreproachable tasteful— gilded age crushed velvet, custom weathered brass pendant light,
cozy bar— but the vibe can only be compared to an aught-teens record store in the trust fund part of town. Way too cool for you in a way that leaves you relieved you don’t fit in. The pinnacle of this restaurant experience was the service staff, particularly our server with a charmingly odd French or Cajun name I took pains to recall (in vain, apparently), I think Rémy or Jacques, who offered deeply informed,
cordial conversation and conscientious service complete with guidance as to other, presumably more remarkable, Baltimore destinations
翻译:对于刚吃完一顿丰盛的饭菜但希望人们看到镇上花费詹姆斯比尔德价格的酗酒者来说,这是一个顶级的康复目的地。亮点:自从看到原子试验场中留下的盘子以来,好莱坞道具与实际食物的相似性给我留下了从未如此深刻的印象。我从来没有想到,这些视觉上无可挑剔的菜肴有可能变得如此无味、煮过头、构思平淡。酒吧的鸡尾酒项目还有另一个独特之处:它轮换的同样华丽的精酿鸡尾酒拥有我一生中最糟糕的五种饮料中的两种(其中一种是植物杜松子酒、松露油和极度晃动的五角星的混合物;另一种是清酒,似乎浓缩味噌汤和宫岳森林——两者都不能饮用)。这份“一生中最糟糕”的清单包括涉及香草提取物的青少年炼金术实验。一个偶然的转折是,前台工作人员比我见过的大约四分之三的同事或姻亲(包括我自己的和其他人的)都要友好,而且比巴黎的礼宾人员更加包容。如果这家餐厅不再专注于制作 22 美元的不合情理的鸡尾酒,并且让他们令人钦佩的时令食品缺乏风味,那么他们将稳操胜券。氛围是无可挑剔的高雅氛围——镀金时代的压花天鹅绒、定制的风化黄铜吊灯、
舒适的酒吧——但氛围只能与镇上信托基金区的一家青少年唱片店相媲美。对你来说太酷了,让你松了口气,因为你不适应。 这家餐厅体验的巅峰是服务人员,尤其是我们的服务员,他有一个迷人而奇怪的法国或卡真名字,我费了好大劲才回忆起来(徒劳,显然),我认为雷米或雅克提供了深入的信息,
亲切的交谈和认真的服务,并提供有关巴尔的摩其他可能更引人注目的目的地的指导