Commerce, Islero, South Gate, Bar Tano, Gallo Nero

RECENTLY OPENED
Commerce
Islero
South Gate
Madaleine Mae
Bar Tano
Merkato 55
Gallo Nero

OPENING SOON
Tre Dici Steak
Sheridan Square
Mia Dona
Bar Milano
Terroir

THIS WEEK'S RESTAURANT REVIEWS

The New York Times
Frank Bruni re-reviews Le Cirque and decides to give back one of the stars he removed from his July 2006 review: "the quality of its French-Italian food has improved to the point where it sufficiently complements, and doesn't undercut, the rest of what makes this restaurant such an haute hoot."

Peter Meehan visits Soba Totto and likes it for groups and couples and advises, that
"couples should opt for the yakitori bar, where there's plenty of elbow room and the opportunity to watch the cooks tend to skewers."

New York Magazine
Adam Platt visits Dovetail and gives it 3 out of 5.
"Careful readers will note that this is the kind of prim, overstudied Greenmarket cooking that I spend a good deal of time ridiculing in this column. But like all high-quality chefs, Fraser has a knack for shuffling traditional, populist flavors together in ingenious ways and making them his own."

Bloomberg: Ryan Sutton goes to Adour
Time Out: Shorty's.32 gets 4 of 6 Stars  
The New York Daily News: RG conspicuously dines at Dovetail, "While the menu is streaked with imagination, it's refreshingly understated: Dishes aren't tagged with showy labels and they don't arrive with long-winded explanations."
The New York Sun: Paul Adams at El Quinto Pino and sort of likes it.
Village Voice: Sietsema hearts Nirvana

BLOGS AND NEWSLETTERS

Gothamist: Joe DiStefano goes to the just opened, Padre Figlio.
Ed Levine: Bar Boulud
The Insatiable Critic Gael Greene "likes" Adour

OF NOTE

Alan Richman is out at Bloomberg [Eater]

EVENTS AROUND TOWN

To do now:
Sunday February 10th, celebrate Chinese new year (year of the Rat) in Chinatown. Follow the parade or watch from the sidelines. Route usually starts on Mott St and flows through the neighborhood. (From 1-5pm). 

Looking ahead...
Save the date: Sunday April 13th, Citymeals on-wheels Spring gala hosted by Chef Daniel Boulud at Restaurant Daniel. 100% of the proceeds to benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels.

AND FURTHERMORE...

Per Kosher-NY, the Krispy Kreme in Penn Station is certified Kosher.