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Graffit takes a Modernist approach to Spanish fare, which means you'll encounter "olive oil texture" and lots of foam on the menu. The challenging food isn't always delicious, but it is certainly playful and visually compelling. Enfant terrible Jesús Núñez paints a new culinary picture with dishes like the "not your average egg" (the white isn't albumen, but doctored cauliflower puree) and the pretentiously named "study of Spanish Moscatel," which is what Seurat would have come up with if asked to create a Pointillist Jell-O shot. Tapas options are also available in the lively front bar area. But if you don't like experimental cuisine, stick to eating boneless, skinless chicken breast elsewhere.
Jesus Nunez is the chef of Barraca, a newly opened Spanish spot in the West Village owned by Hector Sanz, whose restaurant group is also behind downtown spots Macondo and Rayuela. Formerly of Gastro... More »
Some weekend events for you: Beginning Saturday, August 11, Iron Chef contestant Jesus Nunez will be offering the octopus dishes he prepared on the show in his UWS restaurant, Gastroarte. There will... More »
Is there a more polarizing food than foam? Maybe tripe or liver, but what is it about a mound of tiny, flavored bubbles? Perhaps what incites groans and eye rolls isn't the froth itself but what it embodies—overly precious and theatrical cooking... More »
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