Restaurant Review: Café Carmellini Is Fine Dining That Knows a Good Time

[ad_1] The other night at Café Carmellini, Andrew Carmellini’s swanky new restaurant in the Fifth Avenue Hotel in NoMad, I was reminded of the allure of unlimited breadsticks. Despite its indelible association with a certain chain restaurant, or maybe thanks to it, the all-you-can-eat breadstick is one of those dining gimmicks that can’t help but… Continue reading Restaurant Review: Café Carmellini Is Fine Dining That Knows a Good Time

Robert Plunket Is Fine With Being Rediscovered

[ad_1] Robert Plunket, Florida man. Photo: Hannah Phillips Robert Plunket is finally getting his due. My Search for Warren Harding, his first novel, published in 1983, was reissued in June by New Directions, prompting a round of praise for the author from all corners: the New York Times (“stealthily influential”), The Paris Review (“one of… Continue reading Robert Plunket Is Fine With Being Rediscovered