Tuesday, May 5, 2009

New York Eating Tour Cycle 4, May 2009

Le Bernardin

Le Bernardin
155 West 51st Street
NYC 10019

Chef: Eric Ripert

Eat: 3-course lunch


(Kathy) Appetizer: Langoustine,Baked langoustine curry; lemon-seaweed butter

(Eric) Appetizer: Kumamoto 
Progressing tasting of Kumamoto Oyster "en gelee"; From light and refreshing to complex and spicy

(Kathy) Entree: Black Bass 
Crispy Black Bass; Braised celery and parsnip custard; Iberico Ham-green peppercorn sauce

(Eric) entree: Lobster 
baked lobster; white asparagus; sauce Gribiche

(Kathy) dessert: Carrot 
Rum scented carrot cake, golden raisins, sicilian pistachio, condensed milk ice cream

(Eric) dessert: Yuzu 
Yuzu parfait, meringue, green tea biscut and ice cream

We didn't get the chance to meet him in person, but we did manage to get this...

Max Brenner




Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man
141 Second Avenue
NYC


Eat:
Max's Three Layer Chocolate Concoction with Cookies and Peanut Butter; Intense Double Chocolate Fudge Cake.


Shanghai Cafe



Shanghai Cafe
100 Mott Street
NYC 10013

Some of the best dumplings in Chinatown!


Eat:
Steamed pork dumplings


Dean & DeLuca

Dean & DeLuca
Over 10 locations in New York City
http://www.deandeluca.com/


Great place to grab a quick pastry and coffee.

Apiary

Apiary
60 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10003
http://www.apiarynyc.com

Chef: Scott Bryan

Notes: We went there for brunch because our dinner reservations were full, but do try it on a Monday night where there is no corkage fee!

Eat:
SMOKED SALMON caper, red onions, mixed greens


CLASSIC EGGS BENEDICT canadian bacon, hollandaise, english muffin

ORZO “MAC” & CHEESE
Drink:
Tea with their artisanal honey se
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Per Se

Per Se
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019

Chef owner: Thomas Keller

The most amazing dinner experience to date.




The dining room

    Menu:

Tour of the kitchen...
plating area
pastry kitchen

TV monitor live-streaming the crew in the French Laundry kitchen in Yountville, CA

We were sent home with a box of their homemade truffles