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Wednesday, May 30, 2001

It doesn’t want to be the best in the world, but my food cannot be that bad

"Mr. Grimes had done more than reduce a chef to tears. In 1,052 words, he had thrown a $3.5 million business venture employing 75 people into jeopardy."

New York Observer. William Grimes, food critic for the New York Times, condemns with a pen. "It really didn't matter who had written the review. A 'Satisfactory' rating from the Times is perceived as the kiss of death in a town that demands excellence when it dines out. Greek coffee shops may thrive on critics' 'Satisfactory' experiences, but MarikaÑwith its 90-foot illuminated Pyrex bar and bluestone columnsÑpromised something much more ambitious."'

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