RESTAURANT WEEK in NYC

It is the week where you can dine in the finest of New York’s restaurants………… three course Lunch 29.95!

ASIATE Restaurant……. in the Oriental Manderin Hotel on Columbus Circle.

OH THAT VIEW……….Central park and Columbus Circle.

You can wait in the bar of you get there too early……… and gaze upon a  PATCHOULI glass sculpture.

A glass of wine is an additional !8………..Coffee or tea $8 and a dessert wine to go with your cookies…..$24……….tax and tip……… so your lunch is now $100………and worth every dollar.  The view alone is worth it.

BETH’S FARM KITCHEN

Beth’s Farm Kitchen…………Mon Wed Fri and Sat at the Union Square Farmers Market for sensationally delicious……. Jellys, Jams, Marmalade and Lemon Curd.

The Strawberry Rhubarb Jam has been their best seller since 1981………and it is still my favorite………….

Thought I must admit to having a craving for everything they make with raspberries!

You can sample all of them………more than 20 different recipes.

The star salesman it this cute guy.  You cannot walk away without at lease three jars……of………..your old favorites or some new ones.

RESTAURANT WEEK in NY • the LINCOLN RESTAURANT

Restaurant Week is when every New Yorker can afford to eat out………..and lunch is 3 courses for $29.

The dining room is spacious and gracious.  Light and bright.

The wait staff is professional………they don’t “hover”………but are right there when you need them.

LUNCH on the Terrace on a lovely Saturday afternoon

Julie is visiting from France so I put together a vegetarian lunch and invited Barbara and Paul to join us.

Paul baked a cheesecake…………it was sublime.

Today at the Farmers Market……….MUSHROOMS

HEN OF THE WOODS………Maitake……..Shiitaki……..such wonderful earthy tastes…………available at my local Farmers Market……….every Sunday morning.

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I bought three baskets…………dinner will be a medley of “stirfry”.

ABCV the new Vegetarian Restaurant at ABC Carpet

Jean-Georges new restaurant ABCV at ABC Carpet………..is a delightful addition to the NY restaurant scene.  The menu is so precise……..nothing is random………the ingredients of every dish on the menu, as well as the bar drinks,  are all gearged toward your health……..no gimmicks used here.

You will not experience the smells of roasting meats floating thru the air.

The room is so light…….so airy………a touch of color in the lime green chairs……nothing in the decor that will compete with the food on your plate.

An insert in the menu goes into detail of the health benefits of the various plants that will show up on your plate…………colorful…….beautiful………not overly fussy, just ingredients that go sublimely together……….layers of taste sensations that surprise your taste buds.

CLICK ON THE MUSHROOMS:  Huge…..and a dressing charged with yuzukosho.  You are also informed that vitamin B will help manage your emotional and physical stress [who knew this lowly fungus could do that].  The caramelized fennel is a surprising accompaniment.

 The pavlova with berries and sorbet is adorned with snippets of “Johnny-jump-up” pansies.

JULY 4th • Luncheon on my Terrace

JULY 4th……Independence Day………started in 1776…..when we kicked the Brits out!    Now we celebrate with picnics,………parades…….. and millions more hit the beach.

I invited friends to lunch…….. sip the bubbly……..share food……..and our friendship.

Carolyn, Teddy, Mariel and her mom Janine…….