I love all things Momofuku!!
bigeye tuna crudo
cucumber salad
roasted carrots, scallion, pumpkin seed
spicy oxtail, rice cakes, daikon, buttered rice
caramelized shiitake buns, hoisin, cucumber
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NYC – 8/18/17 – The Office
The Office NYC will likely always feel a bit strange to me having spent so much time in the original. But the amazing friends I met there and all of the memories just can’t be replicated. So I am trying hard to think of it as something entirely new and not compare. At this point I have had several great experiences in this space. The food is gorgeous and with the expanded size comes an expanded menu plus some of my all time favorites the tartare and ice cream sundae. I wish I could write this with no prior history because I am just so curious what I would think. But mostly I am just bummed beyond belief that the minute my favorite place opened in NYC, I left town.
NYC – 5/30/17 – Per Se
This post begins my short farewell to NYC tour. These will be many of my favorite places in NYC so I won’t be writing much because I’ve said it all before and I can’t recommend them highly enough.
oysters and pearls
salad of greenmarket squash, jingle bell peppers, picholine olive tapenade, aged parmesan and romesco
butter poached maine lobster, forest mushroom “tortellini,” green asparagus and sauce americaine
herb roasted elysian fields farm lamb, ruby beets, hakurei turnips, marcona almonds, and green peppercorn jus
“velvet elvis,” banana creme fraiche sherbet, peanut butter sabayon, and TKO crumble
NYC – 5/6/17 – Bouchon Bakery
I don’t mind the food court feel of Bouchon Bakery at the Time Warner Center as it somehow then seems appropriate to visit post-gym still wearing workout clothes. Consistently perfect. And I would love the recipe for the piquillo marmalade which elevated this avocado toast.
Deviled eggs
avocado toast, piquillo marmalade, pickled red onion, radish, feta, pain de campagne
NYC – 5/2/17 – Per Se
The only place where side-by-side sitting is acceptable is at the table in front of the window in the Per Se salon. Its one of my favorite views in NYC. Per Se is always a perfect experience and the Salon makes it so easy when you haven’t planned ahead and do not necessarily want a very large meal.
Oysters and Pearls – sabayon of pearl tapioca with island creek oysters
Hudson valley foulard duck foie gras – assaisonne au confit de canard, champagne gelée, brook cherries, and cocoa-hazelnut streusel
Herb-roasted elysian fields farm lamb – merguez sausage, chickpea hummus, shishito peppers, and meyer lemon jus
Velvet Elvis – banana-creme fraiche sherbet, peanut butter sabayon, and TKO crumble
NYC – 8/15/16 – Jean Georges
Sadly I ended up sick in the middle of this meal after battling a migraine and did not make it to dessert. The evening is consequently a bit of a blur but from what I remember this summer menu was lovely.
Caviar, buttermilk-chive panna cotta and tomato coulis
Madai sashimi, summer radish and nasturtium vinaigrette
Charred corn ravioli, cherry tomato salad and basil fondue
Black sea bass, purple potato butter and charred poblano peppers
Steamed summer squash and lobster, black truffle and lemon dressing
Fragrant spiced-lava lake lamb chop, cucumber yogurt and herbs
NYC – 5/6/16 – Le Bernardin & Nougatine
Le Bernardin
I know I am completely spoiled because I can drop into Le Bernardin for lunch any time that I want.
New Englander – Boodles gin, cranberry, yuzu juice
Sea Scallop – slivers of sea scallop, shaved fennel, citrus vinaigrette
Carrot Soup – Maine lobster, yuzu foam
Striped Bass – baked striped bass, sweet potato, sofrito sauce
Merluza – sauteed Merluza, pea shoots, shitake mushroom broth
Peruvian Chocolate – warm chocolate cake, caramelized fig, spiced chocolate ice cream
Sorbet
Nougatine
While this fantastic classic burger was all that I had, I found it particularly noteworthy because of the amount of ketchup served on the side. As someone who can easily polish off a bottle of ketchup in two sittings I am always disappointed when I order fries and end up with one of those sad small stainless cups that is half full. As crazy as it sounds I will go back for this burger on the basis of the ketchup quantity alone. Finally somebody has gotten this right!
NYC – 3/29/16 – Bouchon Bakery & Cafe
On those days when you feel absolutely dreadful chicken soup is an absolute necessity and Bouchon Bakery’s has to be the best in NYC. A glass of wine, a lovely view and a fantastic salad later the day was much brighter.
Chicken soup
Salmon salad – Scottish salmon, quinoa, market vegetables, hazelnuts, house vinaigrette
NYC – 11/30/15 – Bouchon Bakery
When one isn’t dressed for lunch at the lounge at Per Se, Bouchon Bakery is still a perfectly fine substitute. This may be one of the best pickle plates that I can remember having and overall a perfect lunch.
pickled vegetables
hearts of romaine, chicken breast, apples, bacon lardons, cider poached raisins, blue cheese, apple cider vinaigrette
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