[Editor’s note: Tribute closed in 2011; Brasserie by LM took its place in early 2012.]
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Shortly before the restaurant was to open, executive chef Brandon Baltzley—who conceived and crafted the original menu—stepped down and headed into rehab. Sous chef Lawrence Letrero (Perennial, Karyn’s on Green) took over, accepting the very difficult challenge of editing Baltzley’s ambitious vision to suit his own style.
Roasted chicken with jus can be such a soulful dish, but Tribute’s tribute to the classic—cosmetically tanned sous vide chicken quarters with a salty pan sauce—seems sad in comparison with the real deal. A hamachi crudo was swimming in lime juice and tasted like a white-bread version of Chilean ceviche. If it had been billed more accurately, it would have been less offensive.
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