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recipe: a comfy, casual, affordable spot on the upper west side
recipe is the kind of place i would expect to find in brooklyn — somewhere a little like marlow & sons, roman’s or vinegar hill though not quite as “trendy” even though i really hate to say that word but hopefully you get what i mean — but here it is right on the upper west side. much excitement i am sure for all those who live nearby to have a low key, cozy spot, with tasty food at very reasonable prices. the place is super cute with lots of really great little rustic details, like red checked linen napkins, beautiful heavy wood tables and adorable down-to-earth serving bowls and platters.
i’ve been to recipe twice, once with a friend for dinner in the fall and then more recently with the family for brunch. i think the dinner was better, though picture taking was far better in the daylight. the highlights for me were the salads. the heirloom tomatos with pecorino were of the finest ingredients and i also really liked the beet salad with goat cheese, toasted pecans with vinaigrette — an oldy but a goody. recipe’s main courses were also quite good especially my plump and juice seared diver scallops which were served with chestnut cream sauce as well as with asparagus and pumpkin gnocchi. the combination definitely sounded odd but the flavors worked, with the sauce bringing out some of the underlying nuttiness of the scallops.
recipe’s brunch was a little less successful though it was not quite as packed as at dinner time. i loved the hot apple cider served with orange clove cinnamon with jack daniels which really mellowed me out (j. was thankful!). the best dish was the frittata with peppers, onion and gruyere which came out smoking hot and rich with flavor. j’s poached egg dish was a little spartan leaving him hungry enough to finish off s’s juicy burger. so i’m not sure recipe is a destination spot, but if you are on the upper west side, there are so many appealing locavore type dishes (seared hudson valley duck breast, grilled whole market fish) at an affordable price point that make it an easy, reliable pick. recipe, 452 amsterdam avenue between 81st and 82nd streets, manhattan, new york city, .
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Thank you for your review of recipe. I stumbled upon this restaurant, after visiting the newly renovated St. Agnes library, and was intrigued by the menu.