"Everything duck roll... the umami-rich, beak-to-tail filling puts those flimsy takeout tubes to shame... subtle gaminess of shredded duck-leg meat, which is combined with crispy bits of skin and velvety hunks of Hudson Valley foie gras."
"... Leo Forneas, executive chef of Silk Rd Tavern, brings a Southeast Asian sensibility to traditional American dishes, and favors local and sustainable ingredients."
"... this casual Flatiron Asian/New American has the solution: brunch every day. Chef Leo Forneas offers up a selection of Asian-influenced comfort food, like a ham and cheese eggroll with smoke tomato jam..."
"Delicate big-eye tuna tartare seemed to glow from within like pink quartz... amid a stream of sea-urchin vinaigrette, sunny as a rich egg yolk."
"...The best entrées on the menu, though, might be the Korean-style fried chicken in a paper bag..."
Read Leo's interview with Daily Front Row's Giorgio Niro.
Chef Leo Forneas was featured in the Pop-Up Restaurant at the ROBERT in Feb. 2012.
"This egg roll from the Flatiron newcomer might just be the first attempt we've seen at both. Given how well these egg rolls go with cocktails, we bet it won't be the last."
".. the best dish we had was the Singapore Chili Crab Pot Pie.." [Read More]
“The latest entry in the city's spate of notable Asian openings” [Read More]
“The latest entry in the city's spate of notable Asian openings” [Read More]
"To call this a first-date spot would be, well, pretty spot-on" [Read More]
"..Forneas dishes out refined Asian classics.." [Read More]
"...comfort food icons with tastes of Asia" [Read More]
"...bringing you such exotic specialties as Everything Duck Eggrolls & Korean Rice Cake Mac & Cheese" [Read More]
"...Skate & Lotus Chips with a ginger tartar sauce and scallions – sweet, briny, salty, fabulous..."