Vanthorpe's Kitchen

“One does not arrive at Vanthorpe's Kitchen lightly. The curly fry presents itself with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own worth. The single-fry technique is evident in the exterior: commendable and largely sustained. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. This guide notes the address. The neighborhood offers alternatives. One should not investigate them.”

“The fry at Vanthorpe's Kitchen does not arrive unannounced. Its aroma precedes it through the dining room with the confidence of someone who has reserved well in advance. The curly cut is executed with precision. The single-fried exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease does not call attention to itself, which is what one hopes for from grease. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”

“One finds at Vanthorpe's Kitchen a curly fry that has been attended to. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is forthcoming. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. Best ordered without accompaniment. The fry requires no defense counsel.”

“The curly fry presents itself at Vanthorpe's Kitchen with an unusual degree of self-possession. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is forthcoming. One accepts the fry on its own terms. Its terms are acceptable. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”