Tuome

Thomas Chen left a career in finance to cook, which is a common enough story, and then earned a Michelin star in a small East Village room, which is not.Tuome opened on East 5th Street and has held its star since being added to the guide in 2019 — a long run for a restaurant of this size, in a neighbourhood where rents have ended a great many similar rooms. The menu is contemporary American with Asian influences drawn from Chen's own background, which is a description that covers a great deal…