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“Crema” is an off-beat Mexican with a spicy twist

Posted in Food, Restaurants by webmaster on the June 24th, 2008

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Crema, a cool, avante-garde Mexican in the flatiron district (on 17th street, just off 6th avenue) has been one of my favourite restaurants since it opened a couple of years ago.  The chef manages to continuously surprised the palate with innovative variations on classic Mexican dishes.

I went there recently again and found that the quality of the food is as good as ever.  I had the pork chop with pineapples and a chorizo tamale which was exceptional.  The tamale was spicy and the contrast with the sweet, juicy pineapple made for a surreal pork experiences (Picture 1).  P. had the spicy fish empanadas (Picture 2) which were also very good.

Highly recommended!

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