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in:Luthun, May 20256 pts
“I went a couple months ago and thought the food was delicious, but our experience was unfortunately ruined by how awful the chef was to his staff.”
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in:Luthun, May 20255 pts
“The food is amazing, that is for sure. Better than pretty much every one star Michelin restaurant and on par with a lot of two stars.”
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in:Any places you went to this year that you feel like deserves a Michelin star but doesn’t have one?3 pts
replying to u/alljustwaves: Honestly it feels like they’re trying too hard, I don’t see them getting one. Thats also factoring in the intimate atmosphere where you can watch the head chef curse and berate those working
“Yes, the food is amazing, but the ambiance really soured my mood.”
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in:What I ate in 3 days2 pts
“Food at Luthun is amazing, no question.”
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in:Most innovative dish you've had1 pts
“This was absolutely divine and a really interesting east west fusion (I also hate that word but whatever). Western in the sense of the strong flavors of dry aged beef and a consommé that tasted very much like something you’d see in a French kitchen, but also Eastern due to the usage of thin slices of meat and that they are boiled rather than grilled or roasted like the vast majority of western meat dishes. It was unlike any other thing I’ve tried before yet it worked so well.”
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in:Have you ever tried a dish at a restaurant in NYC that was so tasty you almost came back the next day—or even kept returning for it again and again?1 pts
“The first weekend I had reservations at Luthun (made after reading Dave’s review on EatingReallyWell.com). I was so blown away I let them know I was changing my plans for the following weekend and coming back to eat with them again.”
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in:Luthun, 63 Clinton or The Modern for dinner on Friday?1 pts
replying to u/OBAFGKM17: I went to Luthun a couple of months ago and didn't see any tension or confrontations between the staff. Both the chef and somm were super friendly and the chef seemed to have a good rapport with all of his cooks. I'd read other reviews that mentioned a verbally abusive chef so was a bit surprised, maybe he's grown up?
“I was just there around February/March and he was yelling at one of his line cooks right outside the restaurant before service started and that spilled into dinner service.”
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in:Luthun, 63 Clinton or The Modern for dinner on Friday?1 pts
replying to u/PassRevolutionary254: Agree with The Modern being a good mix. Since I’m introducing them to fine dining, do you think Luthun is less formal for this?
“Chef aside, the rest of the staff is great and hospitable. Unfortunately the issue is you don’t know whether you’re going to get the angry chef or a calm one and I wouldn’t risk that especially if your family hasn’t had this kind of experience before. It’s a shame because food wise Luthun is easily 2 Michelin star level.”
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in:Pick an impulse anniversary dinner spot for my wife and I1 pts
replying to u/posterior_pounder: I’m curious to try it but the many fake reviews on google are really offputting
“I went on recs found on this and the fine dining sub and thought the food was phenomenal. The flavors are bold and new. They aren’t throwing expensive ingredients at you for no reason and the sauce work is top top class.”
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postThree days in NYC - trip report167 pts
“This has to be one of the best value propositions in fine dining. Amazing flavours, doesn’t skimp on the spice, no real misses.”
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postA week of phenomenal eats & drinks including Luthun, Cove, Santi, I Cavallini & more39 pts
“The food was crazy good, absolutely no bad bites but the vietnamese taco and the tortellini dish were insane.”
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in:Any places you went to this year that you feel like deserves a Michelin star but doesn’t have one?31 pts
“and its tasting menu of creative tasting menu is very Michelin-esque.”
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