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TABLES FOR TWO.
CAFE D'ALSACE -- 1695 Second Ave., at 88th St. (212-722-5133)--Simon Oren, the owner of Nice Matin and Marseille, is the Dave Thomas of the New York bistro revival: not the originator (Keith McNally would be our Ray Kroc) but a distinguished and thriving practitioner all the same. The Upper East Side got a branch last spring. By night, Cafe d'Alsace is a clamorous brasserie, the unsightly acoustic tile on the ceiling doing little to muffle the treble din; by day, the atmosphere is dawdling and subdued. It's not as cozy as Cafe Luxembourg or as grandiose as Balthazar, but, in such close proximity to the likes of Elaine's and Pat O'Brien's, it fills the Francophile slot authentically enough to summon thoughts, if not visions, of the Maginot Line.
Although the place ably serves up the standards, steak frites and the rest, the innovation, for Yorkville anyway, is the array of heartier Alsatian offerings, many of which arrive in black cast-iron pots, like something a farm girl might sneak to a wounded soldier hiding out in the barn. (You also get Rambo-sized steak knives, in case the enemy stumbles in.) The ...
- Travel Q&A: It's hard to go wrong in the cities of Alsace.(Sun-Sentinel, South...
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Allen, Jean July 3, 2000 700+ words
...hundreds of lovely villages in the Alsace region, but I'm assuming...toward the southern end of the Alsace region, near the new three...classical mansions, weinstubes and cafes out under the trees along cobblestone...see in all three main cities, Alsace visitors might have trouble...
- Travel Q&A: It's hard to go wrong in the cities of Alsace.
- News wire article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) June 29, 2000 700+ words
...hundreds of lovely villages in the Alsace region, but I'm assuming...toward the southern end of the Alsace region, near the new three...classical mansions, weinstubes and cafes out under the trees along cobblestone...see in all three main cities, Alsace visitors might have trouble...
- LIFE: Alsace beautiful!
- News wire article from: Business Line October 10, 2008 700+ words
...2008 Strasbourg, the capital of the Alsace region in France, is a beautiful montage...freshly-brewed coffee, I sit by a sidewalk cafe surrounded by ancient half timber structures...I am on the A35 driving along the vast Alsace plains, crossing the Ehn and Andlau rivers...
- Yakety snacks: Alsace Township restaurant inspired by Chatty Cathy doll...
- Newspaper article from: Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) April 10, 2006 700+ words
...Shoppes at Woodside, 3130 Pricetown Road, Alsace Township. One never moves a muscle, although...talking away," said the 47-year-old Alsace Township resident. "My dad started calling...considered many names, including Caffeine Cafe and Breakfast at Woodside. Customers even...
- Walking in white wine wonderland.(Alsace's winemaking industry)
- Magazine article from: Wines & Vines Dempsey, Carolyn September 1, 1999 700+ words
...that extant records of winemaking in Alsace lead back to the sixth century Merovingian...alternative white varietals available from Alsace also remain overlooked by Americans. Maybe it's just as well, for if Alsace were to become the next big thing in...
- War's eclipse of primary education in Alsace-Lorraine, 1914-1918.
- Magazine article from: The Historian Harp, Stephen March 22, 1995 700+ words
...nineteenth century. Primary schools in wartime Alsace-Lorraine, the formerly French area...European education during World War I. Alsace-Lorraine was a major point of contention...century. The supposedly French nature of Alsace-Lorraine had often been drilled into...
- The secret's out: the world is waking up to the attractions of Alsace wines....
- Magazine article from: Business Traveller Low, Susan November 1, 2002 700+ words
...m not sure I want to tell you about Alsace wines. For years, those in the know...It's time to come clean. Keeping Alsace wines secret is not as easy as it once...the northern limits of the 170km-long Alsace appellation. From Marlenheim you can...
- Lutheran hierarchy lets Alsace church cut ties: The regional synod bows to the...
- Newspaper article from: Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) January 19, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Darrin Youker Jan. 19--Alsace Lutheran Church in Hyde Park got its wish...ruling, effective immediately, allows Alsace Lutheran to keep its building at 2201...committee will be appointed to rewrite Alsace Lutheran's constitution, church officials...
- ALSACE UBER ALLES.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 6, 2002 700+ words
...Neil Pendock and Linda Stafford Food and wine ALSACE UBER ALLES Gastronomic celebrations Alsace wine dinners at Yum and Linger Longer show chefs...perhaps the darkest horse in the field is Alsace, for so long a bridesmaid but never a bride...
- Alsace's Seven Lands Light Up for Annual Christmas Festival.
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 17, 2004 700+ words
ALSACE, France -- Each year, as Christmas approaches, Alsace, an enchanting region in France, looks forward to sharing...and Christmas markets. For over five-hundred years, Alsace has invited travelers into its world, where modern life...
