Late last Saturday night, for example, Gray was tired, but upbeat, after the last of 165 diners, a table of late arrivals from the Kennedy Center, had been served. "Tonight was a great night with big numbers," he said. "We had two full [sittings] and then some."
That's the kind of volume it takes to pay the bills, and so far, Gray's cooking, and his wife's management of the front, seem to be keeping the tables full, even though Equinox competes with two other fine restaurants on the same block, Ashok Bajaj's Oval Room and The Bombay Club. But several recent meals convince me that Equinox can hold its own with any restaurant in town when it comes to food and service.
Two colleagues and I sampled the autumn menu at lunch last week Gray changes the menu with each season and came away singing his praises. We started off with a basket of freshly baked French and whole grain breads from the Uptown Bakery, served with basil butter in a one-fourth cup measuring spoon. Absolutely first rate, as were our appetizers.
My guests ordered the saut
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