Kitchen Dish
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NOODLE PULL Philippe Chow, who for 25 years cooked at a restaurant that, quite coincidentally, is called Mr. Chow, has left that job and opened his own restaurant yesterday, which he has named after himself. Philippe Chow (33 E. 60th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-644-8885), features hand-pulled noodles made by noodle and pastry chef Wai Ming Cheng, who will demonstrate his craft each night at 8 p.m. Also on the menu are Chinese delicacies such as shark fin soup, Peking duck, and fish steamed with ginger. Eight different dumplings are on offer, too.
LESS FORMAL Aix (2398 Broadway at 88th Street, 212-874-7400) will change from a fine dining restaurant to a neighborhood brasserie. It will close early in January and reopen a week later with a new decor, including tables that don’t need tablecloths, and a menu that is more accessible and less expensive.
MEHTA SWEET Aix’s former pastry chef, Jehangir Mehta, now is responsible for the last course at chef Patricia Yeo’s Sapa (43 W 24th St., between Broadway and Sixth Avenue, 212-929-1800). His desserts there include banana-chocolate tarte with hazelnut ice cream; parfait of caramel tapioca, banana flan, and jasmine with an almond biscuit, and thyme panna cotta with a salad of pineapple, grape, and tarragon.
ITALY VIA ARGENTINA If you like a good Malbec wine with your steak, you’re in luck. Stefano Villa, who owns Novecento and Azul, just opened Industria Argentina (329 Greenwich St., between Reade and Jay streets, 212-965- 1029), where Argentine-style grilled steaks sit side by side on the menu with Italian items such as pumpkin risotto. The wine list is all Argentine.
NEW PRIX FIXE Need some hearty Italian food on a Sunday night? Ama (48 Macdougal St., between Prince and Houston streets, 212-358-1707) has started offering a fixed-price Sunday dinner for $30, from 3 to 10 p.m. That includes mixed antipasti, lasagna, bresaola and meatballs, and an assortment of Italian cookies and pastries.
Mr. Thorn is food editor at Nation’s Restaurant News. He can be reached at bthorn@nrn.com.
