TALAY With the magnetic attraction of the uptown Fairway and Columbia University development, chefs and bartenders are replacing auto mechanics in west Harlem, near the river. This ambitious Southeast Asian place, opening on Thursday, with a waterfall at the entrance, has two chefs: Soulayphet Schwader, far right, who was born in Laos and who worked with Laurent Tourondel; and King Phojanakong, far left, who owns Kuma Inn downtown and is a New Yorker of Thai and Filipino heritage. The owner, Pedro Veras, has seen to it that the menu will have both Asian (spring rolls, langoustines with sriracha aioli, pad Thai) and Latin notes (paella, ropa vieja): 701 West 135th Street, (212) 491-8300. -Source: NYT
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Posted on June 4, 2008 by D. Bell