Mid-week reviews: Pete Wells was really into the flavors at New York's RedFarm, writing, "All the flavors have been turned up as high as they can go...the food goes to 11." Michael Bauer checks out the Western small plates served dim sum style at State Bird Provisions in San Francisco, as did Jonathan Kauffman. (The former says the concept is "destined to be copied from coast to coast," while the latter says the food is "among the most intuitive cooking happening in San Francisco.")
New York:
New York Times/Pete Wells: RedFarm, 2 stars
Village Voice/Robert Sietsema: Mercado on Kent
Time Out New York/Jay Cheshes: Acme, 4 out of 5 stars
Insatiable Critic/Gael Greene: Empellón Cocina
New Yorker/Leo Carey: Rouge et Blanc
Village Voice/Lauren Shockey: Talde
Bloomberg/Ryan Sutton: Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, 1.5 stars
New York Post/Steve Cuozzo: Acme, 2 stars
Chicago:
Time Out Chicago/David Tamarkin: Bread & Wine, 2 out of 5 stars
Miami:
Miami.com/Jodi Mailander Farrell: Cibo Wine Bar, 2 stars
San Francisco:
SF Gate/Michael Bauer: State Bird Provisions, 2.5 stars
SF Weekly/Jonathan Kauffman: State Bird Provisions
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