1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6BcoQncjID"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2014/05/21/db-bistro-moderne-midtown-west/">DB Bistro Moderne, Midtown West</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2014/05/21/db-bistro-moderne-midtown-west/embed/#?secret=6BcoQncjID" width="600" height="338" title="“DB Bistro Moderne, Midtown West” — Waz Wu" data-secret="6BcoQncjID" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-25.jpg12801280During Cassie’s visit, we had brunch at Daniel Boulud’s DB Bistro Moderne with Alice, one her close friends from Taiwan who also happened to be in NYC for work. DB Bistro offers a modern, masculine space with clean lines and chrome finishes. I really wanted to like this place, but it seemed caught somewhere between an approachable bistro and an upscale restaurant. It also doesn’t help that it’s in Midtown, and I got all grumpy as I was dodging people around the Times Square area. Ugh.DB Bistro has a prix fixe brunch menu with two courses for $26. However, we decided to order a la carte, which had a number of vegetarian options for me to choose from. Our waiter brought out warm bread as soon as we had ordered our entrees. The black olive baguette was very good, especially with a little bit of butter. Alice ordered the Coq au Vin ($29), which included bacon, pearl onions, farfalle pasta. I assume it’s homemade pasta. Don’t know much about preparing Coq au Vin, nor can I remember the last time I’ve had it. Nicely plated, and Alice seemed to enjoy it. Cassie ordered The Original DB Burger, a $32 monster […]