Take a Dip in Michael Voltaggio's ink.well Through Photos

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ink. briefly turned into a steakhouse but eventually relocated and got an extra word in its name earlier this year. ink.well is a stripped-down version of the original, where chef Michael Voltaggio has nailed a happy, satisfying medium between modernist glam and just complex takes on simple good food. It's the type of place where you can get Teutonic's Laurel Vineyard pinot noir — an exceptional, eucalyptus-forward natural wine from Oregon that's a steal for $13 a glass — while Nate Dogg's notoriously explicit first verse of “It Ain't No Fun” blasts on the speakers at a decibel level where you can clearly hear the brazen words. Read our full review.

Photos by Anne Fishbein.

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