Restaurant Guide 2006

This swanky, low-lit downtown night noshery, just over a year old, offers great food and drink well into the wee hours. In June, executive chef Alan Rutherford joined the G. Club and launched a new menu. The food is still as good as the gold that gilds it: although you'll no longer find the esteemed balsamic radicchio risotto, there are plenty of other savory starches to choose from, including potato gnocchi with asparagus, pancetta and shiitake mushrooms. Cocktails are every bit as savory and complex as the food they accompany, and they stay on the table well beyond first course. The most popular—the Idillic—mixes house-infused serrano pepper-and-tangerine vodka with fresh dill, lemon and orange juice. (LC)

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