Read about Atera in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Chef Matthew Lightner's reinvention of the Compose space is a fascinating must for anyone interested in the ever-expanding definition of cooking. Whether you'll find it worth $150 per person depends entirely on your expectations going in. / 3 comments
Perhaps the $18,000 espresso machine will be put to use at its sister restaurant.... / 15 comments
Plus: Atera's first big review; 15 Renwick foreclosure; Cobblestone Lofts comp. / 8 comments
Plus: More on proposed Pier 17; Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany; Hudson River Park funding; vitriol.
Atera chef Matt Lightner is said to be creating food that's dazzlingly ambitious. But is it worth the $150 prix-fixe price tag? I'd love to dine at the restaurant and report back—so I've started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a dinner there. / 9 comments
Plus: Police arrest Occupy Wall Street protesters; money stolen from restaurant's safe; a report on Atera; praising local ramen.
Plus: World Trade Center sphere heading to storage; the early word on Atera; Greenwich South plot sold; the 1WTC observation deck.
Plus: Atera's basement bar; 77 Reade sale; glass bathroom at 181 Hudson; Brooklyn Bridge noise to get worse. / 2 comments
Plus: Occupy Wall Street round-up; Alexander Wang lawsuit; North End Grill; Atera; local to join Battery Park City Authority board; 116 John rentals.
Plus: Occupy Wall Street; pro wrestler-turned-artist Phillip Thies; "Stunt Lab" gets a rave; Don Hill's.
Plus: Alexander Wang denies sweatshop; Michelle Obama coming to Tribeca fundraiser; Ewan McGregor looking around here; Atera; North End Grill's wine list; school meals; historic wine vault.
Plus: Jem Café is back; Taste of Tribeca tickets are now on sale; meeting about John Street construction; a Barnes & Noble rant; my book is now so cheap you really have no excuse, even if you don't own a Kindle. / 8 comments
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