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“Beppe”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Italian	Flatiron	Moderate	Great

asta toasted with briny clams and roasted cauliflower. But it lacked the ability to turn me into a raving pasta-seeking lunatic.

We were all turned into lunatics when the Tuscan Fries arrived ($9) with our Orata—a grilled whole fish served with a perfect lemon-herb vinaigrette ($29). The fish was moist and sweet and tender and all that but who really cared with those fries on the table. Honestly, people, these fries are not to be believed. How have I lived all these years without them? I immediately added them to my list of things to be thankful for. (And I have already returned for more of them.) They are long, lean and golden, generously salted, and piled about a foot high and tossed with fried fresh herbs—rosemary, sage, and thyme. We started to pick them off, one at time, and our conversation, which had been intelligent and interesting, was transformed to this: Ooooh, Ahhhh, Ooooh, Wow, Oh my God, Mmmmm, Ahhhh.” Yes, three thirty-something women seated in front of a blazing fire, getting hot and bothered by a plate of fries. I urge you to try them as soon as possible.

After eating the plate of fries clean (note that there were fries for like six people on that plate and we ate them ALL), we sat back and finished off our second bottle of wine. (If we smoked, cigarettes would have been appropriate.) We were punch drunk (or just drunk), and Jamie and I actually started singing The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside,” for Susie who had never heard the song. Yes, singing in the dining room. Out loud. In front of people. It was not pretty. “As singers, you guys are disasters,” Susie said, dismissing our effort as a duet. With that she pulled out a pair of Ziploc Baggies from her purse. “I made these for you guys!” The bags contained what appeared to be brown hockey pucks. They did not appear to be edible. “They are bran muffins,” she said, clearly noticing our frightened expressions. “But I think something happened to them because I gave a few to my doorman and he isn’t speaking to me anymore.” Jamie and I were not sure what to say. They looked a bit deadly. “Wow, thanks Suze!” was the best we could come up with as we quickly stowed the ten-pound leaden bran bricks in our purses. Then we lovingly suggested that she baked as well as we sang. We toasted to that.

At this point, we realized that most of the staff was heading home, so we decided it might be a good time for us to leave as well. We hoisted ourselves out of our seats, brushed the fr ... [more, click below]

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Posted: November 27, 2005

Other restaurants in Flatiron :
+ Suenos   + Amuse-- Closed   + Dos Caminos   + Lucy-- Closed   + Gramercy Taver   + Veritas   + Fleur De Sel   + Bolo -- CLosed   + City Bakery   + Shake Shack   + Kalustyan's Cafe   + Devi   + BLT Fish   + Sugarcane   + BLT Prime   + Barca 18-- CLOSED   + Beppe   + Barbounia   + Boqueria   + Eleven Madison   + Lonesome Dove-- CLOSED   + Hill Country   + Olana   + Wildwood   + Primehouse   + Allegretti   + Bar Breton   + Aldea   + SD26 by Bao Ong   + ABC Kitchen   + Ciano   + The NoMad   

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