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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Restaurants Lunch at Empire State South

Posted by Cliff Bostock on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:30 AM

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  • Cliff Bostock
I went to lunch Tuesday at the new Empire State South, the restaurant opened in Midtown by Hugh Acheson, owner-chef of Five & Ten and the National in Athens. Nick Melvin, formerly of Parish, is the day-to-day chef of the restaurant.

I wish this photograph did the lunch I had justice. It's pan-roasted trout topped with charred corn, served with baby eggplant (hidden under the fish) and okra with buttery almond slivers. As good as the trout was, the vegetables were mind-blowing for the way Acheson ramps up and plays with their flavors.

Despite opening only a day earlier, the restaurant was running smoothly during my visit. It's open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I'll have more to say in "Grazing" in a few weeks.

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Sea World is going to be pretty unhappy about you eating orka for lunch, Cliff.

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Posted by Foodgeek on September 2, 2010 at 10:11 AM

Beat me to it, Foodgeek.

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Posted by Lorenzo on September 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM

LOL! Corrected.

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Posted by Cliff Bostock on September 2, 2010 at 11:17 AM
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