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$2 million indoor yacht books culinary passage; SoHo's Lure Fishbar looks seaworthy and tastes luxurious; sound waves deafen.

Publication: Crain's New York Business
Publication Date: 17-JAN-05
Format: Online - approximately 958 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: $2 million indoor yacht books culinary passage; SoHo's Lure Fishbar looks seaworthy and tastes luxurious; sound waves deafen.(Dining/Restaurant Review)

Article Excerpt
Byline: bob lape

Lure fishbar, the new restaurant by Lever House partners John McDonald and Josh Pickard, is doing for SoHo what their midtown creation did for Park Avenue. It is luring a big following with a canny blend of striking decor and delicious contemporary food.

The location, a bit under the Mercer Street waterline at Spring Street, has been miraculously transformed into the interior of a luxury yacht. The shipbuilding tab was $2 million.

The setting, devised by Serge Becker and Derek Sanders, sports caulked teak decks, ivory "hulls'' with sloping windows, crisp navy-blue trim, beamed ceilings and generous spacing between white leather banquettes. That's essential. Those that gather to dine at Lure Fishbar are a casual crowd, and very noisy in their appreciation of chef Josh Capon's culinary cruise fare.

I'm among them. From fresh, warm potato chips with a...

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