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NYC: The NoMad Rooftop (Aug. 2012)
Authors: Victor, Steven, and Tad
Restaurant: NoMad Rooftop
Chef: Daniel Humm
Date: August 2, 2012
Tad:
– The height (chuckle) of one of the more exclusive NYC fine-dining experiences is the summer tasting menu at The NoMad Restaurant, on the rooftop of the Nomad Hotel. You must buy your “reservation” ticket at 10 a.m. on the day of the reservation, similar to the online ticketing system of Next and Alinea. It is the next progression of the concept of food as performance art. Exquisite.
– I am a big fan of Daniel Humm’s other work, so thought I would broaden these guys’ horizons with something they can only get during a few hot months in summer.
Victor:
-The food had to make its way from the restaurant kitchen all the way up to the rooftop, and I think that made things a lot slower. They took FOREVER to bring food/drinks out and to pick up our finished dishes/drinks. We started dinner at around 8:40 p.m. or so, and I think we finished dinner at around midnight.
-My iPhone isn’t very good at taking pictures at night, so most of the pictures have flash and look a bit funny.
Steven:
-This was a great venue…the food was good and it was really nice out. The only issue was that it did take forever. But yeah, light, tasty, well constructed, if a bit stuffy.
Setting:
We sat on the rooftop of the NoMad hotel, and here’s how the “restaurant” area looked like.
NYC: Per Se (July 2012 #2): 30-Course Meal!
Authors: Victor
Exec Chef: Thomas Keller
Chef de Cuisine: Eli Kaimeh
Supervising Chef for Lunch: Ugh, I forgot :(.
Date: July 29, 2012
“Lunch” (it actually lasted six hours haha)
30-Course “Super-Extended” Tasting!
I called a few days in advance and spoke with a Maître d’, Greg Ryan, about trying out a super-extended, 30-course tasting. My friends Miles and Carlin are the two people I know who can eat the most. I wanted to finish EVERYTHING, so I chose the big guns hahaha.
This was the view from our table:
NYC: Per Se (July 2012 #1): Dinner with Tad
Authors: Victor and Tad
Restaurant: Per Se
Exec Chef: Thomas Keller
Chef de Cuisine: Eli Kaimeh
Date: July 24, 2012
Tad: Another day, another meal at Per Se. I have to admit that I am somewhat disappointed that we Victortook so many photos. I mean, taking a few for this blog is fine, since it is all part of our mission to evangelize good food. But it makes us seem like we’re tourists. My parents raised me better.
Victor:
-I borrowed my friend’s Fuji X100 (a real camera!), and these pictures are considerably better than my iPhone pictures haha. Also, one of the lights above us was much brighter than it should have been; I liked that a LOT it gave us much more lighting for our photography. The server eventually dimmed the light, though… but not before we were pretty much done with the meal and had taken all our pictures!
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