I recently frequented the newest venture from Morgans Hotel Group, Mondrian Soho, for a best friend's birthday. The hotel opened just in time for warm weather and is appropriately thematic for Spring. The lobby ambles into a garden room reminiscent of A Midsummer Night's Dream, full of greenery and elaborate chandeliers with solar paneling for a ceiling. The drinks are simple and expensive, but the ambiance is ethereal and romantic. Apparently the hotel was inspired by the 1940s film La Belle et La Bete and it makes quite the statement on its quiet cobblestone street in Soho. Sam Talbot is the chef of their restaurant, Imperial No. 9, which focuses mostly on seafood with a comfort food slant. I much prefer The Surf Lodge in Montauk to Imperial No. 9, but one staple he kept on the menu are the melty cauliflower fritters, which are so so good. Other than my obsession for the fritters, I wouldn't go back for the food, but I can't wait to drink champagne under the ivy again.
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