ELEVEN
MADISON PARK
11 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10010
Cross Street: 24th Street
(212) 889-0905
In 1998, Danny Meyer opened one of the city's most awe-inspiring
dining rooms, with soaring ceilings, deco details, butter-soft
black banquettes and spectacular two-story windows that
seem to embrace tree-lined Madison Park. At this plac
everybody gets treated like royalty by well polished staff.
Kerry Heffernan's brave New Continental menu couldn't
be more at home here. Sweet onion consommé with
creamy St. Andre ravioli, airy bread pudding alongside
paper-thin jamon de Bayonne and cauliflower flan rimmed
with barely-seared calamari are bold and balanced starters.
Well executed pan-seared fluke with juniper studded choucroute,
and bone-in brown butter and caper.
TABLA A stunning setting for suave, professional
service and creative cooking accompanied by Indian culinary
creativity.
Met Life Tower jewel, the restaurant's soaring staircase.
The bi-level second-floor dining room has relaxed atmosphere.
Professional and engaging service creates a very pleasant
dining experience. Well executed dishes like, roast
chicken scented with cumin jus and anise, succulent
lamb enlivened by acutely tuned fruity curry flavor.
A whole apple filled with roasted vegetables and scented
with Roquefort for a starter, as does a handsomely composed
crab and avocado salad with tamarind chutney in a papadum
shell. Must try desserts, like a cone of stiff kulfi
with licorice, cinnamon souffle.
UNION
PACIFIC 111 E 22nd St. 212-995-8500
Cuisine: New American
Rocco DiSpirito, the executive chef began his training
at the Culinary Institute of America at 16 years of age.
After graduating at the top of his class in 1986, Chef
DiSpirito continued his studies at the prestigious Jardin
de Cygne in Paris.
