"When it comes to date night, Caroline Glover’s new American darling dwells in the Goldilocks zone: It’s upscale but not uptight, with good energy that never becomes boisterous. The menu is likewise just provocative enough, as dishes such as grilled beef tongue and marrow toast with pickled beet relish and herb cream or pork loin tonnato with cornichons and radishes thrill without bewildering. And Annette’s upstairs sibling, cocktail bar Traveling Mercies, is equally ideal for a nightcap — stylish yet not overly trendy, it’s the right place at the right time for a twosome to toast to their own good taste." - Ruth Tobias
Adam Larkey