Sifton Soundtracks: Desmond b/w Lounge Against the Machine, "Closer."

Q: Why, in 2011 does Sam Sifton drop a Blaze Starr reference into a review of a fancy but boring UES restaurant? 

A: Because he can. 

Desmond is a curious choice for a review. It may be relevant in ways the Cod misses, but Sifton does a good job of painting a picture of good but not very interesting food for rich folks. It's like a William Hamilton cartoon, or maybe like Le Cirque +better food and -Kissinger. But in a naked city with eight million stories, you'd think a canteen for rich folks serving Dover sole could be left to the imagination. 

In any case, here is an appropriately unchallenging soundtrack -- a lounge cover of NIN:

 

Comments

[gastropoda]

After you've reviewed a megabucks sushi bar, why not head for the $58 sole? Someone must be buying those $6,000 bags advertised on p2.

[cheap jerseys wholesale]

Good job on comparing the two, however. I was able to try DFH Punkin for the first time this year, good stuff.