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I can highly recommend eating in the salon at Per Se, with two major caveats. First, the menu is limited, only about 8-10options, including one cheese, and two desert options. Second, it might be hard to keep the price of the meal under $150 with wine. They have been quite good about updating the daily salon menu on the perse website.

Per Se and Jean Georges are in a different league than EMP. Together with Le Bernardin, they are the best in the city . The Per Se salon menu is rather limited, though. The main dining room at jean georges is closed on Sunday.

French Laundry - lots of the same dishes, like the amuse, oysters and pearls and coffee and doughnuts. ←

Sorry, the skate is only at lunch. The duck crusted with almonds, sauteed foie, is only at dinner as well. My apologies.

Ah, I see. What are your favorites? What would you recommend for a first timer? Someone upthread mentioned they added a few new things very recently. ← The menu is going to be in flux for the next week or so as the bring in their spring menu. On the present menu. My favorites include the asparagus with morels, the madai with muscut grapes, the foie, the lamb, duck, the turbot with chateau chalon sauce....

I did read through and noticed some of those dishes, skate, scallops, foie etc. They are definitely on my list. FYI, they have just changed the jean georges lunch menu over the last couple of days.:I also recommend the madia with muscat grapes, the goat cheese gnocchi, and the asparagus with morels (if it is on the menu).

Of course they serve lunch at the bar. It is usually from the nougatine menu, however.

I walked into Per Se this evening and looked at the lounge menu: They are about 8-10 options, with one cheese selection, a selection of sorbets, and one desert. I would bet that a meal would probably start with the gougeres and the salmon cornet as well. The prices varied between $25-50. The foie was about $48. Unfortunately, I didn't ask portion size but plan on eating in the lounge sometime in the next week.

Unfortunately, they don't usually serve the main dining room menu at the bar. I have often sat in the main dining room as a single and have had wonderful experiences.

Since he left Adour where is Chef Esnault now? ← I believe he is a private chef. ← Martha Stewart's, if I'm not mistaken. But I want to know more about Mr. Dennis. ← There is a biography about Chef Dennis on the adour website. He worked in Chicago at Tru and has been with Ducasse in New York since Adour opened.

I would highly recommend traveling to Mirazur. I had a great meal there last May. Another restaurant to consider is Le Chevre d'Or in Eze, especially for lunch.

You are not mistaken. No food was offered in the lounge. THough, I have been offered some canapes when I have gone in for an aperitif and truffles when I have had a desert wine. I am looking forward to seeing what the a la carte options are. Might be a nice change of pace from Jean Georges for me.

As long as you were properly dressed, it was always possible to stop by Per Se and have a drink in the lounge, regardless of your reservation status.

Since he left Adour where is Chef Esnault now? ← I believe he is a private chef.

I just returned from perhaps the best meal I have had in the United States: A 20 course tour de force at Per Se. Superb!!!

[. On the Central Park front, cheers to the Zibetto rec - I had no idea that it was there and I've been looking for good coffee in that area for a year and a half. Otherwise, for non-Jean Georges, Bouchon Bakery is, unfortunately, your best option. It's good, just not quite good enough for the price. Near Central Park you also have Bar Boulud, Picholine, Landmarc among othjers to consider.

I believe that is exactly the case. I had a conversation once with one of the waiters: he mentioned that it is rare to take care of people who eat at Per Se because they love and appreciate food rather than just to say "i ate at Per Se". I am not at all surprised that they went the extra mile for the table who appeared that they were enjoying the experience of dining at Per Se. When I eat there, I am not shown a menu but instead I am asked what I would like to eat that day, specifically would I like foie, truffles (in season), wagyu etc.

It seems to be a special menu; I just checked the Per Se website and they list the menu for yesterday that is the traditional 9 course. How much was this special menu? Do you need to request it in advance? Looks wonderful (although the regular 9 course menu did have some things that weren't on your menu that also sounded wonderful (rack of lamb and the duck breast). I'm glad you all had a good time! ← They usually do more than the 9 course menu for repeat or VIP guests. My first meal there had 18, my last two were 16.

A couple of ways to go. First, you can go for lunch, the tasting menu is reasonably priced, about 140 Euros. YOu can have wines by the glass: i remember the prices were acceptable. Or you can forget about price and have a wonderful, memorable meal.

Your kidding right! If he/she is mature looking and acting, I am sure that very few restaurants will refuse service of a coke at a bar. I have shared the bar at Jean Georges often with well behaved teenagers (and younger) waiting for tables with their parents.

When will the 2009 Red Guide be published? In your opinion, what has happened at Le Grand Vefour?

I am not sure what you're comparing it to, because Bouley currently is offering fewer choices than any comparable restaurant, and no one yet has suggested it is better than all of the comparable restaurants—JG or LeB, for instance. ← I've dined at both JG and Le Bernardin, and can easily recommend Bouley over both JG and Le Bernardin. I've always found both the decor and service a bit frosty at both JG and Le Bernardin. Food is also better at Bouley. ← I ate at the old Bouley 8 times in 2007 as a "replacement for ADNY". I am also a regular customer at Le Bernardin and Jean Georges. There is no comparison: Jean Georges and Le Bernardin are just better restaurants, more consistent food, and superlative service. My one complaint at the old Bouley was that the low end service (the backwaiters, etc.) just couldn't compare to that at the uptown restaurants. Also there is more variation on the menu at Jean Georges and Le Bernardin. I never felt that the menu changed at Bouley. Granted, I have not been to the new location of Bouley yet.

There is a book out called MY LAST SUPPER when chefs are asked about what they would like for their last meal. Pepin, Bastianich, Dufresne, and Samuellson have sections in the book. Not one of the last meals were at all similar to what appeared on Top Chef.

Boyer des Crayers is a beautiful hotel with a two star restaurant. The chef Didier Elena is a disciple of Alain Ducasse. The rooms are elegant and large. My parents still talk of their recent two night stay at the hotel, with cocktails outside with a beautiful view of the hotel grounds. Dinner was superb as well.

Ah yes, I have fond memories of this! And still the best tarte tatin I've ever had in the USA. ← Felonius, I also treasure the memories of my meals at ADNY. I still think the Baba is one of the best desserts I have ever had. Other great dishes: Any of the foie at Jean Georges, the aspergus with morels at J.G.; the foie and tuna appetitzer at Le Bernardin: The oysters and pearls at Per Se.