Eat Out, Eat Healthy

I'd had a request for restaurants in NY that served healthy lighter options to all of the heavy comfort foods served at this time of the year (plus upscale enough to take clients to). Here are a few suggestions:

Perry Street (176 Perry St. @ West End) is my first suggestion (yes, I'm still a bit blown over by it). All of the ingredients were very fresh (really, the best piece of cod I've had), and very light sauces, but still with a wintery feel. The reservation policy is the only drawback.

fresh. (105 Reade btw Church & W. Broadway) Seafood is always healthy (if not fried or slathered); Zagat describes this as "exquisite yet no pretense seafood that tastes like you just caught it".

Pure Food & Wine (54 Irving Pl btw 17th & 18th) Check out Pure if you want to jump on board the raw foods craze! Great garden area for warm weather.

Blue Hill (75 Washington Pl. between 6th & MacDougal) A "modern townhouse setting" in the Village where the Zagat says the chef "follows the food from the farm to the plate" with "simple but sublime preparations".