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NYC: Dovetail (Dec. 2012)
Authors: Victor and Monty
Restaurant: Dovetail
Exec Chef: John Fraser
Date: December 6, 2012
Victor:
Monte and I were trying to figure out somewhere to go; we basically wanted to get dinner to celebrate the end of classes for this semester (and the start of finals time, I guess…)! Anyway, Dovetail was in the area and had reservations available, so we just decided to go here. It was a good choice!
…And back to studying, I guess. Or not. We’re going to Minetta Tavern for lunch tomorrow! Whoohoo! (And I guess I have a birthday party to go to tomorrow night and dinner at Soto with Monte and two other friends on Saturday night… I am not going to get any studying done this weekend.)
Monte: I never have a bad time at Dovetail. The food and ambience just puts me at ease, even with impending finals.
NYC: Atera (Dec. 2012)
Author: Victor
Restaurant: Atera
Exec Chef: Matt Lightner
Date: December 12, 2012
Notes:
-I’m not adding any commentary on these dishes, at least for the time being. It’s a combination of my laziness + finals week!
-It’ll be useful to compare how the dishes have changed from the previous time we ate there in August. You can go to the review here.
-Overall, it was a lot of fun. The service is great at Atera, and it’s fun talking to Chef Lightner and the staff.
-According to Chef Lightner, they’re planning on changing a lot of stuff up in February. I’m excited!
NYC: Per Se (Nov. 2012)
Author: Victor
Restaurant: Per Se
Exec Chef: Thomas Keller
Chef de Cuisine: Eli Kaimeh
Date: November 24, 2012
I’ve been lucky enough to try Per Se quite a few times, and going this latest time probably involved the most ridiculous story yet. The night before, we had gotten a little drunk in KTown, and we ended the night with some pho. I forgot what we were talking about, but I asked the three others if they were free for lunch the next day and then spontaneously made reservations for lunch the next day.
…Okay, maybe I was more than a little drunk. ANYWAY, it was not a great night for me. I ended up just staying awake the entire night and drinking lots of coconut water and water; I wanted to make sure I wouldn’t get a hangover and that I wouldn’t have the chance of missing lunch by oversleeping. It worked; I didn’t have a hangover! At the same time, I felt… ridiculously tired and out of it during lunch. Still, the food was great as usual!
It was also my friend’s first time trying caviar, foie gras, and truffles! (The others got the “Oysters and Pearls” and foie gras terrine dishes.) I guess it’s a great way to introduce yourself to those three luxury ingredients haha.
Monte
Victor
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