Before it even opened its doors, the Greenpoint restaurant Ilis (150 Green St.) already had the food world buzzing, boosted partly by its Noma bona fides (Ilis’ chef, Mads Refslund, co-founded the groundbreaking Copenhagen restaurant). Ilis focuses on seasonal, sustainable ingredients in often unorthodox ways, like forgoing beef altogether or hand-foraging straight from the source. However, some nearby residents say this sustainability paradigm has become an environmental nuisance.
Elizabeth Smith, who has lived in a…
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry over this. If is wasn’t for the burden Ms. Smith is going thru it could be a Monty Hall Comedy clip.
One of the most iconic, popular upscale restaurant in the world spewing out toxic waste in a formerly dumpy area now gentrified.
One would pay a comic a million dollars to come up with a sit com relating to this.
Paul, I would be so interested in working on a sit-com on this premise! hahaha. This is funny at so many levels!
“One of the most iconic, popular upscale restaurant in the world spewing out toxic waste in a formerly dumpy area now gentrified.” this is hilarious!