Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Eleven Madison Park Chef: Daniel Humm Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Flatiron Price: Lunch- Three courses for $56, Four Courses for $74. Dinner- Four Courses for $125, Tasting Menu for $195. Wine list prices vary. Phone: 212-889-0905 Address: 11 Madison Ave., NYC 10010 It is difficult to find an elegant après-work restaurant in New York City’s … Continue reading
Beauty & Essex, NYC
Beauty & Essex Chef: Chris Santos Cuisine: American Nouveau, Tapas/Small Plates Neighborhood: Lower East Side Price: $30-50 per person Phone: 212-614-0146 Address: 146 Essex St., NYC 10002 From the team behind The Stanton Social comes another posh Lower East Side restaurant complete with all the glitz and gorgeous details that could only be designed by … Continue reading
Bar Boulud, NYC
Bar Boulud Chef: Daniel Boulud Cuisine: French Neighborhood: Lincoln Center, Upper West Side Price: $70 per person, includes a drink or a glass of wine Phone: 212-595-0303 Address: 1900 Broadway, NYC 10023 Jen and I discovered Bar Boulud when we used to live near Columbus Circle. It became our brunch alternative to Bouchon at the … Continue reading
Rasputin, NYC
Rasputin Cuisine: Russian, Global Fusion Neighborhood: Brooklyn Price: $100 minimum per person Phone: (718) 332-8111 Address: 2670 Coney Island Avenue, NYC 11235 Prior to last summer, my only ventures into the microcosm of Brighton Beach have been with my family. The neighborhood gets its nicknames of “Moscow on the Hudson” and “Little Odessa” for a … Continue reading
Ushiwakamaru, NYC
Ushiwakamaru Chef: Hideo Kuribara Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi Neighborhood: Greenwich Village Price: $100 per person Omakase options can range from $33 to $100 per person, I think one could be satiated with $60 worth of sushi Phone: 212-228-4181 Address: 136 West Houston Street, NYC 10012 Sushi has always been my favorite food. In fact, I would … Continue reading
Babbo, NYC
Babbo Chef: Mario Batali Cuisine: Italian Neighborhood: West Village Price: $70/person for an antipasti with one primi and one secondi Optional: Pasta-tasting menu for $69 or a Traditional Tasting menu for $75, with $50 additional for wine pairings or $95 for “Riserva Selection” of wine pairings. The restaurant does not allow BYOB. Phone: 212-777-0303 Address: … Continue reading
Antique Garage, NYC
Antique Garage Chef: Utku Cinel Cuisine: Mediterranean, Turkish Neighbordhood: SoHo Price: $20 per person Phone: (212) 219-1019 Address: 41 Mercer Street, NYC 10013 Jen and I discovered Antique Garage serendipitously. We were shopping in SoHo, walked past it and were intrigued by the sounds of the smooth sultry jazz emanating from the open space. As … Continue reading
Landmarc Tribeca, NYC
Landmarc Tribeca Chef: Marc Murphy Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Tribeca Price: $40-50 per person for an appetizer plus entree Phone: (212) 343-3883 Address: 179 West Broadway, NYC 10013 Right in the heart of Tribeca, Landmarc is always bustling with neighborhood diners and as a bonus, even offers cozy sidewalk seating to see and be seen. … Continue reading
Le Bernardin – Tasting Menu, NYC
Return to main menu: “Le Bernardin, NYC” Le Bernardin Tasting Menu $138 per person, $185 with added Pastured Poached Egg and Osetra Caviar à la carte AMUSE BOUCHE Winter Bourne Oyster With Mushrooms And Truffle Foam The oyster in truffle foam was an amazing amuse bouche, and tickled our taste buds to get us excited … Continue reading
Le Bernardin – Chef’s Tasting Menu, NYC
Return to main menu: “Le Bernardin, NYC” Chef’s Tasting Menu + Wine Pairing $185 per person, $325 with wine pairing AMOUSE BOUCHE Lobster salad TUNA Smoked Yellowfin Tuna “Prosciutto”; Japanese Pickled Vegetables and Crispy Kombu Chablis, “Vieilles Vignes”, Domaine Savary, Burgundy 2007 The “prosciutto” style of curing the tuna made the fish taste almost lox-like, … Continue reading
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