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Late Night Eats In Manhattan: Florent

August 7, 2007 at 9:50 AM | 0 Comments

Owner and legend Florent Morellet smiles and shakes his head when people refer to Florent, his unpretentious diner in the once unpretentious Meatpacking District on the west side of Manhattan, as an "institution." Aren't those places reserved for the insane? According to the restaurant's website:

When he originally opened in this decidedly unfashionable spot, it was to give New Yorkers a reliable, round-the-clock eating establishment away from the hype and glitz of the "scene." Things change, but Florent's beliefs haven't. Good food. Good people. And, as we're French, some good, strong opinions to keep it all bubbling.

And deliver opinions he does. Euthanasia: good; overpopulation: bad. The menu is served 24/7, and options range from burgers to duck mousse.

Related Stories:
· Late Night Eats in Manhattan [Jaunted]
· Late Night Eats in LA [Jaunted]
· Restaurant Florent [Official Site]

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Dirty Bingo

Tonight: Dirty Bingo in the Meatpacking District

March 27, 2007 at 4:23 PM | 0 Comments

Back when America's Most Wanted Restaurant reviewer Frank Bruni sat down at Paradou, one of the few nearly-indigenous (i.e. opened before the Hotel Gansevoort) Meatpacking district eateries, he mentioned Provençal food, bare-bones décor, and impressive Kobe-style beef tartare, but he left out the fact that this place queues up a monthly game of dirty bingo.

According to the restaurants website:

This is definitely not your Grandmas bingo. This is definitely not the bingo they play on cruise ships or poolside at family resorts. This is DIRTY BINGO!!!
The rules are the same as regular Bingo. The prizes are definitely of a more adult nature. And we learned from the last DIRTY BINGO that we have a randy bunch on our hands, so the gifts will be of a more, shall we say, directly applicable nature. These prizes will definitely keep you hot and bothered on those chilly early spring nights.

Join us on TUESDAY, MARCH 27TH, at 8PM as our fabulous Canadienne, Genvieve, calls the numbers. Prizes provided by Kiki De Montparnasse
Price: $2 per card per game.

Champagne cocktails, fabulous Canadienne women, Bruni-approved French food and the opportunity to win a crystal-bejeweled vibrator or some other Kiki gift. Um, did we mention this is taking place tonight?

If you go, photos please.

[Photo: thatgirlsab]

Related Stories:
· Dirty Bingo [TheDateVine]
· Paradou NYC reviews [NYTimes]