Before Christmas, I spent a wonderful weekend in New York City with my family. We ate, drank, and shopped our days away. In my opinion, there are few places in the world that can compete with the NYC food scene. One of our favorite stops was Eataly. It is a combination of a gourmet market and food court organized by one of my favorite chefs, Mario Batali. We went on a Saturday afternoon and the place was packed. Eataly has multiple restaurants within it with different themes - pizza, pasta, fish, vegetarian, etc. We put our names down at a few restaurants and ended up at the pasta restaurant, the most Italian of them all. Here are a few pictures but I don't think they do the place justice. If you are ever in New York or in Chicago, I highly recommend stopping by. I think they are even building a location in LA!
We also enjoyed a dinner at Gotham Bar and Grill, which has been on the NYC food scene for thirty years now. The atmosphere was very lively, and the holiday decorations festive. Their food was tasty, but nothing too inventive. Since foie gras is currently banned in California, it was nice to have that incorporated into our meals in New York. Here are some highlights:
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Seafood Salad
Tuna Tartare
28 Day Dry Aged New York Steak
Foie Gras
Muscovy Duck with Seared Foie Gras
Tarte Tatin
Gotham Chocolate Cake
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