Tribeca Canvas is Open

Masaharu Morimoto had his first taste of Tribeca nearly twenty years ago, when we was hired to be Nobu's executive chef. Now, the Iron Chef has reintroduced his culinary vision to the triangle below canal with the opening of Tribeca Canvas. The 80-seat restaurant opened last night at 313 Church Street and is the next to go from our Taste of Tastes to Come list.

Due to Sandy-related delays, the restaurant is still awaiting its liquor license, but when it arrives, the restaurant will be open until 4am. For now, Morimoto's take on comfort food is being served until 11pm. The menu hasn't been finalized yet, but some of the items are chicken sausage pot pie, lamb ragu steamed buns, fried chicken, mac and cheese with a poached egg, and whole fish with spicy tofu sauce and pickled vegetables. Once that liquor license rolls in, and the kitchen serves until 4am, Tribeca Canvas will likely turn into an after-hours industry hangout; something like the Blue Ribbon of Tribeca. We'll see you there.

313 Chruch Street (btwn Lispenard and Walker) | 917-720-2845 | www