Praise for Graffiti

I've been eating at Jehangir Mehta's Graffiti for eight months now. I've given the cookbook, Mantra, to my friends for birthdays and Christmas. And /now/ Jeffrey Steingarten (for Vogue) and The New Yorker have both written it up.

Jeffrey (my fav guest judge on Iron Chef America) says:

Everybody loves this tiny, wonderful place, unless you insist on an ample, airy interior. Like Iacopo Falai, pastry chef Jehangir Mehta (who has worked at Jean-Georges and beyond) wanted to venture into savories; the restaurant’s title implies haphazard self-expression, but the boldly flavored dishes are nearly all very well thought out and yummy: chili pork dumplings with grapefruit confit; an admirable burger with chipotle mayonnaise and excellent potatoes; braised pork bun; eggplant wrap. All the wines cost $25 a bottle (or $8 a glass); the entire menu and wine list fit easily on one page. Smaller plates cost $12, meatier main courses $15. At those prices, Mr. Mehta must be getting a federal subsidy.

The New Yorker's reviewer is less enthusiastic, but what does she know? Anyone who disses warm truffled strawberries with black pepper ice cream isn't welcome at my table. I just hope I can still get in ...