Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie

“A kitchen that triple-fries in vegetable has made a commitment. At Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie, this commitment is honored. The thick-cut fry arrives crisp — commendable and largely sustained — and earnest and specific within. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. Commitments, when honored, tend to produce results. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”

“At Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie, the thick-cut fry is taken seriously in a way that does not announce itself. The triple-fry method produces an exterior that is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The seriousness, once recognized, is irreversible. The experience is brief and exact, like most things worth having.”

“One arrives skeptical at Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie. One departs converted. The thick-cut fry is responsible for both. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie knows this.”

“The thick-cut fry at Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie does not apologize for existing. This is, as it turns out, the correct posture. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato interior is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. One admires the lack of apology and returns to express this admiration. The neighborhood offers alternatives. One should not investigate them.”

“The thick-cut fry at Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie does not apologize for existing. This is, as it turns out, the correct posture. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato interior is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. One admires the lack of apology and returns to express this admiration. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. Marcel Vanthorpe's Brasserie knows this.”