land of lincoln

The latest in the Patina Restaurant Group's oeuvre, Lincoln, opens today in NYC!


The facade on 65th Street. Look closely: these are all names of films.

Designed by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, the looks of Lincoln from 65th Street.

The new restaurant/lawn behind Avery Fisher Hall near the reflecting pool won't be called the "Lincoln Center Hypar Restaurant" as I thought in July 2009. Although it is a hypar, the name will be more plainly spoken (written): Lincoln. And rumor has it, it's opening today! When I was at Lincoln Center for Fashion Week last week, I got a glimpse, snapped some pics, and asked a lot of questions. The menu will be continental Italian. The chef will be Jonathan Benno, formerly of Aqua, French Laundry, Daniel, Gramercy Tavern, Craft, and most recently, Per Se. Sounds great! I'd eat anything at this restaurant, just to experience the space. But since Lincoln is part of the Patina Restaurant Group, I'm pretty sure the food will be good.

And by the way, a hypar is a hyperbolic paraboloid shape. Get it? Think of it as a 3-d parallelogram with a sexy curve.


Lincoln Ristorante
142 W 65th Street
Lincoln Center
New York
212.359.6500

Getting set up for the special Fashion Week event


Some of the fashionable get to sample Lincoln's hospitality during NYFW


I love the angles


under the eaves


The reflecting pond


Very steep steps to get up to the lawn. I wore heels. Tricky terrain.


The lawn is so lovely! And the smell of real grass is like heaven to a New Yorker.
Real grass!


And look at the views!


This is one heck of a lawn.