• Frank Bruni of the Times heads to Elizabeth and bestows a single star on the restaurant that has seen two chefs come and go in recent months: "It has its problems, annoyances and confusions. Just four months old, it has already changed plenty, and it still doesn’t seem entirely sure of what it wants to be." [NYT]
  • Danyelle Freeman isn't overwhelmed by gimmicky Delicatessen, and gives the SoHo spot a single star. [NYDN]
  • Jay Cheshes of TONY is much more impressed with Delicatessen. Notwithstanding the long waits (and the Charlotte Ronson uniforms), the restaurant gets a four-star review. [TONY]
  • GQ's Alan Richman visits Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Matsugen and takes Bruni's side in the critical dispute over the unconventional soba house. [GQ]
  • Paul Adams of The Sun pays a visit to Convivio and he's impressed. [NYSun]