Frank Bruni Digging Park Slope's Al di La
In spite of the “smugness” of his Brooklyn friends, the NY Times restaurant critic rallies to finally visit Park Slope Italian stalwart Al di La. And guess what? Franky likes it! I hereby grant it, and I sing the praises of Al di LÃ , sung so many times before, because it deserves the music. Because…
In spite of the “smugness” of his Brooklyn friends, the NY Times restaurant critic rallies to finally visit Park Slope Italian stalwart Al di La. And guess what? Franky likes it!
I hereby grant it, and I sing the praises of Al di LÃ , sung so many times before, because it deserves the music. Because there are food lovers from outside Brooklyn who have never been, and Al di LÃ is worth a trip. Because occasional chatter that it has grown tired and sloppy after more than seven years of extraordinary popularity needs to be corrected. It hasn’t.
Go Ahead, Brooklyn: Be Smug [NY Times] GMAP
pretty sure both al di la and Convivium Osteria were reviewed in the Times when they opened. Has Convivium’s service evened out?
They are too expensive to be a hit-or-miss meal…
I thought the Bruni piece was pretty funny . . . and didn’t veer into any of his restaurant critic laughable nonsense.
PSW, did you see your piece on cheeses making it to gawker? Very nice!
Though J and J were extremely off target by calling chesses ‘overpriced organic foods.’
Re Convivium: worth going in the summer, when you can sit in the garden. Otherwise, a bit too far on the other side of the tracks.
Oh my god! There’s a good italian place in Brooklyn. Tell the driver to warm up the Bentley! Were going to dinner hunny. . .
Bruni’s a jackass.
I thought the NYT had reviewed al di la before. maybe i’m wrong. now to get some love for convivium osteria, which for whatever reason gets overlooked amid the stone park /applewood buzz.
and i’m proud to be smug.
Finally. I still miss Asimov, though.