Le Botaniste, Frenchette, Roberta’s, and More: Loring Randolph’s New York

“My favorite place in the city to have lunch near the office is Le Botaniste. It is beautifully designed and serves healthy plant-based food that keeps me light on my feet during my chaotic days. The best date-night restaurant is Frenchette. It is sexy and the wine list is genius—I went for our wedding anniversary and ended up buying a magnum case of the Pet’ Sec they were serving! Les Capriades, delicious! The restaurant that makes me feel at home, where I bring my two small kids once a week, is LaRina in Fort Greene. The chef, Silvia Barban, has installed a pasta counter in the back with fresh pasta, burrata, pesto, Bolognese, olive oil—all of the things that she makes in the restaurant, and it is my go-to if I am rushing home and want to make a (seemingly) home-cooked meal. Finally, hands-down the best and still coolest restaurant in Brooklyn are our friends and partners at Frieze, Roberta’s. I missed an appointment recently in Bushwick and lamented more over not being able to eat at Roberta’s . . .”

—Loring Randolph, Artistic Director of the Americas, Frieze Art Fairs
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