Daniel Barna
June 26, 2008
In a city where gastronomical decadence knows no bounds, where gold-flaked burgers can be hocked for 175 dollars a pop,and a bottle of beer can go for just under a hundred bucks, it's no surprise that the veritable icon of American comfort food—the TV dinner—is now getting the royal New York City makeover. Courtesy of Loews Regency Hotel, and its vanguard executive chef, Andrew Rubin, New Yorkers can now get their portable pot roast braised in Burgundian Pinot Noir, and their mac n' cheese finished with a Parmesan crust. And you better believe that fried chicken is free range, baby. Perhaps the most innovative aspect of this 30-dollar-a "plate" experience is the eschewing of that pedestrian plastic tray and the ushering in of a more elegant porcelain partitioner. Comfort food just got a tad more grown up. Does this mean we get to stay up and watch Letterman, too?





