"Where have all the copy editors gone?" a Gawker reader asked after perusing this morning's Frank Bruni review of Florent. "The following sentence would make even Henry James weep."

But despite its minor adjustment for a Starbucks that didn't come, it has less often bent to shifting trends and times than bucked them, staying largely the same while all around it changed, while the muscle of the Mineshaft gave way to the Manolos of Spice Market and risqu was usurped by chardonnay."

Yeah, that "muscle of the Mineshaft" line deserves comment, too, but we'll leave that one to the late-night shift at Florent. —MG

A Fanciful Bistro, but Not Too Fancy [New York Times]

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