Hundred Acres
November 19, 2008
I really didn’t mean for this to be a site dedicated to my recommendations of best restaurants in town, but I had the pleasure of dining at a new place the other night and I simply cannot go without mentioning it here.
I’m talking about Hundred Acres down in Soho on a tiny block of MacDougal Street. Years ago you couldn’t pass the place without noticing its bright turquoise blue exterior—those were the days when it was Provence. Since then, the owners of Cookshop took over and transformed it from French country to a slightly hipper, more modern hotspot.
There’s a great ambiance inside, dark, minimal yet warm interiors, a staff of fresh-faced Abercrombie-esque boys charming the pants off the clientele and a menu that includes something as elegant as spice-crusted bluefish with eggplant puree and an olive-orange salad as well as a down-home happy-hour special of organic corndogs for three bucks! I haven’t forgotten the drinks on their enticing cocktail menu, or the mouthwatering desserts made perfect with a glass of Amaretto…almost as gorgeous as the waiters.
From start to finish a great night out. Hundred Acres—highly recommended!
