Learning Latin
New York Daily News, September 20, 2006
For a sampling of Venezuelan, Brazillian, Chilean, Colombian, Cuban and Argentinian cuisine, head over to the nuevo Latino hot spot Luz (177 Vanderbilt Ave., between Myrtle and Willoughby Aves.) in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
“…the hip minimalist ambience inside offers hints of Buenos Aires circa 1990, and the first-rate food says pan-Latin 2006. [T]he bassabi was satisfyingly spicy and righteously refreshing at the same time. For the main course, with the help of our friendly server, Yasmid, I went with the Mary Tierra: South American surf-and-turf, consisting of beef tenderloin with melt-in-your-mouth mofongo (mashed plantains) and sun-dried tomato salad, and coconut barbecued Maine lobster with grilled pineapple and black-bean salad. My date went with the camarones criollos, grilled shrimp served with sausage-tomato sauce and banana-black bean mash that has to be tried to be believed.”
