description: Dining out in New York is no longer just a convenience or a venue for a special occasion, it's an opportunity to escape to another deliberately designed universe - such as Mars 2112, which playfully 'blasts' its guests to another planet. As American chefs have become bold-face-name celebrities, their restaurants have become similarly sophisticated. Clearly restaurants no longer survive on the merits of their cooking alone. Food must now be presented in a suitable showcase setting, which will play a key role in the restaurant's success. The eclectic options range from east-meets-west fantasies like Union Pacific, to futuristic fabulon spots like Global 33, to the beach-house-you-wish-you-had-time-to-visit like Lobster Club, to kitschy joints like Benny's Burritos. For the local population of over-achievers who can't take a week off and for thrill-seeking tourists, New York City's restaurants have become microvirtual-vacation spots for being spoiled and recharged, if only for a lunch hour. Eat New York describes more than 80 of the best. 150 b/w photographs. About the Ellipsis New York Selective, opinionated, and packed with reasonably up-to-date information, these guides will be indispensable both for those in the know and those who know that's where they want to be. Each book features critical descriptions of the best, the most interesting and the exemplary, illustrated with specially commissioned photographs.
language: English
title: Eat New York: Architecture and Eating
titlecomplete: Eat New York: Architecture and Eating
publisher: Ellipsis London Pr Ltd