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Corton

Holy hype alert! It's been a while since a non-Momofuku restaurant has had every critic in Manhattan simultaneously foaming at the mouth, but it looks like Corton has done the trick.

The new Tribeca restaurant represents an enticing team-up between Drew Nierporent, the owner behind such hotspots as Tribeca Grill and Nobu, and 32-year-old British wunderkind Paul Liebrandt, a chef who New York magazine calls:

A tempestuous diva of the old school who has a reputation for conjuring up impractical, brilliantly abstruse recipes, then bolting (or being fired) from the kitchen shortly thereafter.

You'd better get your meals in before Liebrandt bolts from this one, because the critics are just about calling it the second coming of Per Se. New York, in fact, gives it a rare four stars. The Observer concurs, calling Liebrandt's dishes:

Extraordinary, putting him in a realm with the city’s greatest chefs.

And Time Out New York gave the spot it's first ever six-star review. Holy hyperbole alert?

The best part is the not-nearly-Per Se prices. For $76, diners can choose a three-course prix fixe, choosing anything from Liebrandt's inventive menu of what he calls modern French fare, with offerings like red kuri squash soup with tempura of crab tail, and veal sweetbreads in chestnut crisp and juniper oil. Not exactly recession restaurant pricing, but with this kind of buzz, we’re sniffing a deal.

Related Stories:
· Corton [Official Site]
· Corton on Hudson [NYM]
· Mais Où Est Montrachet? [NYO]
· Corton [TONY]
· Momofuku Bakery and Milk Bar [Jaunted]

[Photo: Corton]