Winter Restaurant Week 2008 launches in New York Metropolis this week, and gives an excellent alternative to find new eating places or to expertise pricier locations you’ve got been longing to strive. Began in 1992 by legendary restaurateur, Joe Baum, and founding father of the Zagat Guides, Tim Zagat, the Restaurant Week idea is extra fashionable than ever.
Taking part eating places on this fashionable two-week occasion sometimes provide three-course meals for a set worth; this yr it is a three-course lunch prix fixe for $24.07, a play on New York as the town that by no means sleeps (open 24/7), and a three-course dinner prix fixe for $35.00, most served Monday – Friday. Not each restaurant participates for each lunch and dinner, so be sure you test when making a reservation. Restaurant Week runs Jan. twenty first – twenty fifth and Jan. twenty eighth – Feb. 1 송파 맛집.
Listed below are my picks for an ideal Winter Restaurant Week 2008. And remember to make reservations early, since many locations e book up rapidly.
21 Membership
As soon as a glamorous speakeasy, the venerable 21 Membership has generated renewed curiosity and respect since its acquisition by Orient-Categorical Accommodations, Trains & Cruises. Should you’ve by no means skilled what Bloomberg News calls “probably the most New York of New York eating places,” you possibly can’t afford to overlook this nice alternative to see what’s stored 21 going for 80 years.
Telepan
This fashionable Higher West Facet restaurant is the creation of Chef Invoice Telepan, who beforehand garnered three stars within the New York Instances for JUdson Grill. This outing, the Instances mentioned Telepan’s eponymous restaurant “will heat hearts and sate appetites.” Uncover that for your self with the Restaurant Week three-course lunch for $24.07, served each weeks, Wed. – Fri.
JoJo
Movie star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first New York restaurant, JoJo, was awarded three stars from the New York Instances when it opened it ’91, and remains to be going robust following an in depth renovation. The Timesnow calls the house “luxurious” with the “coronary heart of a bistro.” For Restaurant Week, JoJo’s is serving its common lunch prix fixe menu with two small plates and a dessert for $24.07, and a 3-course dinner menu for $35.00.
