Mike Colameco's Real Food RESTAURANT 81

Restaurant 81:
Ed Brown was among the top of his generation of French trained young American Chefs in NYC in the 80's 90's and 'Aughts. These days he's the CEO of the legendary Restaurant Associates.
This was his first and only foray as an independent chef owner operated restaurateur on West 81st Street steps off Central Park West.
The food was great, as was the room and service, but the critics were not enamored, and unfortunately it didn't last long as is so often the case with the hyper competitive NYC restaurant scene.

[@cdream4444]

I love that Mike is so knowledgeable and he doesn't always step in to give his opinion or display his knowledge he does allow the chef to explain what he's doing and what the ingredients are and rightly so. Keep up the great work chef

[@RataStuey]

Mike is the man, just such a wealth of knowledge but always gives the people he’s talking to space to talk and be themselves. Quite a rarity in food programmes I’d say

[@bolinlu8424]

so good i love your content Sir Colameco

[@jebrehbaker8613]

Damn, only lasted 2 years. This city is brutal

[@RataStuey]

“Dancing radishes” made me laugh

[@RataStuey]

Is that little vegetable disc he’s cooking at the end a piece of fennel? I thought it was a puck of kohlrabi at first?

[@SecretGerms]

i love your sunday uploads!

[@art_ur]

Thank you! Mike!

[@bayrondelossantos7398]

OMG

[@michaelchamp3093]

What a shame that it’s restaurant lasted only 2 years. I think it was too expensive for the time and place. All that money spent on a new restaurant and closed before it opened. Sad!