CoarseĪt this point there was a delightful cheese course of Gorgonzola dolce with caramelized raw sugar, an olive oil gelato and aged balsamic-good, though the gelato detracted from the already very creamy cheese. A grapefruit granité with yogurt and white chocolate was delicious, and a little pot of almond crème sealed the deal, along with sea salt chocolates.Īppropriate wines are served with each course, all included in the remarkable $99 meal (there’s also a $49 menu), one that is rare in New York and rarer still at this price. The last white asparagus of summer were served with chopped shallots and a white truffle dressing (rather bland), celery leaf, manchego cheese and (even blander) summer truffle.ĭuck breast comes with with sweet corn and hazelnuts, water spinach, a reduced Port wine sauce and a. Moving eastward, though containing buna shimejji mushrooms, was ravioli filled with creamy burrata, then came a near classic dish of duck with sweet corn and hazelnuts, water spinach, a reduced Port wine sauce and a pungent-sweet black pepper honey sauce. Next came a single sea scallop, almost translucent, with a mousse of sunchoke and black garlic pounded into a pesto and crisp sunchoke.Ĭhirico quickly marinates tuna in subtly-flavorful white soy then just as quickly sears it tataki style, dusted with aleppo pepper, fresh coriander and crunchy sea salt, then finished with a brown butter laced with white soy and lemon for an acid bite. I understand that prices can change at the restaurants discretion, but I still feel it's something worth mentioning.My wife and I began the dinner with lustrous h amachi with tender lily bulbs, Thai basil, daikon radish and a preserved ginger sauce made from rice wine vinegar, mirin, lime and shisho-a real spark to the appetite. I already paid, we were already full and had friends waiting at our next stop, so I didn't need to go ask for that dish after desserts and a cleared table.The other factor is the updated pricing, which caught us off guard. It was aromatic, it looked delicious, and it was covered in truffles - this is probably the most expensive dish on the menu that we weren't offered or provided on a tasting menu that is supposed to be the same. But after I finished paying the 2 tables on either side of us received a white polenta dish that was covered in black truffles. The pescatarian offering is a lobster dish (this was better than the beef)6) white asparagus - another masterpiece of a dish7) strawberry sorbet or ice type of dessert8) almond pudding and chocolate covered almondsSo why only 4-stars? The above food selection was great and very filling. Very amazing flavors2) crab on biscuit3) scallops4) seared tuna5) regular menu is a filet mignon (I think). 7 or 8 courses of great food:1) hamachi and radish - incredible. That was fine with us since we were looking forward to the food and experience.Everything we got was similar to another person's review. The day of our reservation the price increased to $149/person for food and $199/person for food and the wine pairing. Our friends are here 2-3 years back and great things to say for the food and the service.We made a reservation about 2-3 weeks prior to our visit and their website indicated it was $149/person for food and wine pairing.
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