Restaurants:
- Per Se Link to my review
- Mama Mexico Link to my review
New York City: Per Se (December 2009)
ONE OF THE BEST MEALS EVER! We recommend vegetable-based tasting menu, priced at about $275 p/p (includes gratiuity and nonalcoholic beveverage), as well as the 9-course lunch or dinner also priced at $275 p/p (includes gratiuity and nonalcoholic beveverage). Chances are you'll only visit Thomas Keller's lauded
establishment to celebrate a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, say, an engagement or an organ transplant! This restaurant has held 3 Michelin stars since it opened. Per Se is a New American and French restaurant located on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center at 10 Columbus Circle (at West 60th Street and Broadway). In
2011, it was called the best restaurant in New York City by the New York Times. The chef is Eli Kaimeh. Per Se is currently the third most expensive restaurant in the world after Sublimotion and Urasawa with an average guest spending approximately $851. The owner of Per Se is Thomas Keller, who is also involved in the
restaurants French Laundry and Ad Hoc in Napa Valley; Bouchon in Napa Valley, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles; Bouchon Bakery in Napa Valley; and the Time Warner Center and Rockefeller Center in New York. Per Se opened in February 2004. Keller chose restaurant/hotel designer Adam Tihany to draw together subtle
references to The French Laundry and elements from both his and Keller's pasts; for example, the decorative blue door to the right of the main entrance is modeled after the blue door at The French Laundry.The restaurant features a salon, bar, and wine cellar. Like Keller's previous project, The French Laundry, Per Se
features two daily prix fixe menus, one of which is vegetarian. Menus frequently include up-charges for luxury ingredients such as foie gras and truffles. The private room can accommodate approximately 10 people, while the west room can accommodate 62 – the same number of seats as the French Laundry.
establishment to celebrate a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, say, an engagement or an organ transplant! This restaurant has held 3 Michelin stars since it opened. Per Se is a New American and French restaurant located on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center at 10 Columbus Circle (at West 60th Street and Broadway). In
2011, it was called the best restaurant in New York City by the New York Times. The chef is Eli Kaimeh. Per Se is currently the third most expensive restaurant in the world after Sublimotion and Urasawa with an average guest spending approximately $851. The owner of Per Se is Thomas Keller, who is also involved in the
restaurants French Laundry and Ad Hoc in Napa Valley; Bouchon in Napa Valley, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles; Bouchon Bakery in Napa Valley; and the Time Warner Center and Rockefeller Center in New York. Per Se opened in February 2004. Keller chose restaurant/hotel designer Adam Tihany to draw together subtle
references to The French Laundry and elements from both his and Keller's pasts; for example, the decorative blue door to the right of the main entrance is modeled after the blue door at The French Laundry.The restaurant features a salon, bar, and wine cellar. Like Keller's previous project, The French Laundry, Per Se
features two daily prix fixe menus, one of which is vegetarian. Menus frequently include up-charges for luxury ingredients such as foie gras and truffles. The private room can accommodate approximately 10 people, while the west room can accommodate 62 – the same number of seats as the French Laundry.
New York City: Mama Mexico (December 2009)
My spouse and I dined at Mama Mexico for dinner in December 2009. We ate an amazing lunch this same day at Per Se, but we were hungry for a small bite later that night. This flamboyant pinata of a place serves big-portioned classics like enchiladas, fajitas, and chile rellenos (two poblano peppers packed with juicy ground beef or cheese, served with lettuce, guacamole, rice and refried beans); it's easy to share and heavy on the queso. The super-fresh guacamole prepared tableside has even the pickiest eaters diving in for more.
Pittsburgh: Habitat at the Fairmont (December 2009)
Habitat, Fairmont Pittsburgh's signature restaurant, serves internationally-inspired and locally unique cuisine daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Habitat is good food, pure and simple.Their menus are seasonally-inspired but that’s the closest they get to a food trend.Just quality ingredients prepared simply and elegantly. Habitat restaurant is located on the second floor of Fairmont Pittsburgh. Executive Chef Jason Dalling and his award-winning culinary team start with the best quality ingredients to create simple yet elegant dishes.
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