English Is Italian: No Stars

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Having eaten at a few Olives myself, I was not too surprised to read Frank Bruni's dismal review of Todd English's new restaurant English is Italian in today's New York Times. His summary says it all: But there's nothing amicable or admirable about food prepared and presented as carelessly as this restaurant's often is, about an emphasis on quantity that turns a blind eye to quality. If Mr. English is going to use the name of this restaurant to describe himself accurately, he should stretch out the sentence to include a few more adjectives. He could add inconsistent and inattentive and keep his assonance intact. Let's hope Todd and Jeffrey Chodorow can get together quickly and save this restaurant -- or the winning chef of Cooking Under Fire may not have a restaurant to go to. Previous articles: Todd English Winner Gets "English is Italian"? Tags: chefs --> back to superchefblog