It’s restaurant week in New York and this means a few meals a week at some of the most famous New York restaurants (if you can squeeze in a reservation) This year I’ve managed to hit up 2 of New York’s most famous restaurants in one week.
First up was Red Rooster in Harlem, where we actually got to meet Marcus Samuelson! He’s a big hit with the Obama’s and anyone who’s a sucker for southern cooking with a bit of Swedish infusion. He was sitting at a lunch meeting behind us and then came up to talk to us and take a picture. My mac and greens were spectacular and although didn’t taste too heavy made me feel as though my insides were about to explode with deliciousness! The greens on the side were utter perfection for the heavy cheesy-ness of my lunch choice.
Dinner at Le Cirque with Sandy, who informed me that Le Cirque was one of the first fine dining restaurants in Manhattan. It lived up to my expectations! Sad though because it was too classy of a place to be taking pictures of our food. The food was excellent french cuisine and I started my night off with a artisanal pasta of butternut squash. And since being a vegetarian my options for the restaurant week pre-fixe menu was very limited. I ended up with the white fish and olive oil potatoes. But the extremely delicious Apple-Cranberry Cobbler I had for dessert with homemade cinnamon ice cream was love at first bite.
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