Skip to main contentMovies and hotels are fun because they let you pretend to be more glamorous than you are, but movies are also full of exaggerated artifice, and Gracie's at Hotel deLuxe is both glamorous and artificial. Ignore reality with a Flynn cocktail in the James Bondian Driftwood Room, then move into the restaurant for dinner. Or don't: The bar waiters are friendly and efficient, while the over-attentive restaurant staff induces a major squirm fest. The fare is what you'd expect from basic American comfort food getting its night out on the town: Start with a beet and goat-cheese "Napoleon," then dig into the prosciutto-stuffed pork chop with addictive gnocci. If these heavy-hitters leave you without room for dessert, it's just as well: The lavender crème brûlée was only tolerable on one visit. (SC)
WWeek 2015