Battle for the bottle at Time Warner Center
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Is smaller sometimes better? At the Time Warner Center, it might just be that way for wine lovers.
Per Se, Masa, Cafe Gray, and Porter House New York all pour big, pricey magnums. Landmarc now pours reasonably priced splits half-bottles.
Chef Marc Murphy and his wife have just opened their 300-seat bistro in the space formerly reserved for Charlie Trotter in the glitzy TWC. Amazingly, they have opened one week ahead of schedule!
Their Tribeca location has astonishingly low pricing for restaurant wines. They basically don’t have wine by the glass, instead stocking a wide selection of half-bottles.
And if price weren’t set to make this the most accessible venue in the TWC, Landmarc will be open from 7 AM - 2 AM, even longer than Whole Foods!
Whether this business model will be able to make the million-dollar-a-year rent of the TWC remains an open question. But no doubt many wine bottles will head to the recycling as we find out.
UPDATE: restaurant phone is 212.823.6123
Related: “Will Landmarc’s Downtown Cool Play Alongside Its Ritzy New Neighbors?” NY Mag
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On April 19th, 2007 at 12:24 pm ,JaredS wrote:
Doctor - not to be particular (well, ok, TO BE particular) a half bottle is not a “split” and, to the best of my knowledge, splits are never used for still wine. Splits are named so only for sparkling wine and are actually 187ml or a QUARTER bottle. A half bottle is just about always referred to as a “half bottle” and nothing else. Unless, of course, you are French and then it’s a demi-bouteille, which just means, well, half bottle.
And I was particularly impressed by the number of half bottles offered at Per Se. Although I’d still go to Landmarc in a heartbeat - I love the original location.
On April 19th, 2007 at 12:36 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
OK, Jared! Opinion does seem somewhat, um, split, on the matter but I’ll adjust in the text above since there’s no doubting that a half bottle is a half bottle.
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