Having worked in Mexico off and on for the past six months, I had heard a great deal about Chef Enrique Olvera's cuisine, and in particular his new restaurant in New York, Cosme. When I was in New York a week or so ago, I tried Cosme for dinner and found it wanting. While the ambiance is nice, the cuisine is simply not up to what I would have expected from Chef Daniela Soto-Innes, who was just named the Beard Foundation Rising Star. Overpriced and bland guacamole will set you back $14! I had the Octopus, which was simply not comparable to the dish I had recently at Mision 19 in Tijuana, and the Burrata actually seemed to be past its expiration date based on its taste. While I look forward to trying Cosme in Mexico City, I won't be back to its New York outpost.