“Chef Harry
Hatziparaskevas stoked the savory fires of Ithaka during a successful
seven-year stint on Barrow Street.
After deciding that it was time for a change, he learned that the location of
Estia, a venerable Greek restaurant/nightclub on East 86th Street, was available. His new
Ithaka is a deep and roomy restaurant with clean lines, exposed brick
walls-painted white as you progress into the interior-and a stone floor whose
white grout provides bold contrast on the surface. Recessed ceiling lighting at
the rear of the room is filtered through white fabric. The pleasures of
Ithaka's table are so delightful that you will sit there for a while. It isn't
that the menu is full of surprises, but rather that every dish has remarkably
consistent quality. Chef Hatziparaskevas always coaxes maximum flavor from each
facet of a dish. (excerpt from Bob Lape's review in Crain's New York; January 12, 2004)
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