| Winter Restaurant Week 2008 launches in New York | | | | back roads, and steering clear of the tired tourist |
| City this week, and provides a great opportunity to | | | | sites, shows diners a different India, so old that it |
| discover new restaurants or to experience pricier | | | | seems fresh." Check out this winner during the |
| places you've been longing to try. Started in 1992 by | | | | Restaurant Week event for the lunch menu ($24.07), |
| legendary restaurateur, Joe Baum, and founder of | | | | which includes choice of soup, appetizer, entree and |
| the Zagat Guides, Tim Zagat, the Restaurant Week | | | | dessert, or dinner ($35.00), which includes choice of |
| concept is more popular than ever. | | | | soup, two appetizers, entree and dessert. |
| Participating restaurants in this popular two-week | | | | Le Cirque |
| event typically offer three-course meals for a set | | | | The legendary Le Cirque restaurant in its latest |
| price; this year it's a three-course lunch prix fixe for | | | | incarnation in Midtown's Bloomberg corporate |
| $24.07, a play on New York as the city that never | | | | headquarters is described in the New York Magazine |
| sleeps (open 24/7), and a three-course dinner prix | | | | review as a "great, polished cruise ship of a |
| fixe for $35.00, most served Monday - Friday. Not | | | | restaurant." Dine under the "big top" for Le Cirque's |
| every restaurant participates for both lunch and | | | | Restaurant Week 2008 lunch menu, or in the cafe |
| dinner, so be sure to check when making a | | | | for dinner, which is served on a first come, first |
| reservation. Restaurant Week runs Jan. 21st - 25th | | | | served basis (no reservations). |
| and Jan. 28th - Feb. 1. | | | | The Post House |
| Here are my picks for a perfect Winter Restaurant | | | | "Possibly New York City's most civilized steak house," |
| Week 2008. And don't forget to make reservations | | | | according to the New York Times, The Post Houseis |
| early, since many places book up quickly. | | | | perfect for "people who want their porterhouse with |
| 21 Club | | | | pomp and ceremony." From the team behind a host |
| Once a glamorous speakeasy, the venerable 21 Club | | | | of upscale restaurants including Smith & |
| has generated renewed interest and respect since its | | | | Wollensky, Park Avenue Winter, and Quality Meats, |
| acquisition by Orient-Express Hotels, Trains & | | | | Post House has received its share of accolades from |
| Cruises. If you've never experienced what Bloomberg | | | | the press and foodies alike. A three-course prix fixe |
| News calls "the most New York of New York | | | | will be served at lunch for Winter Restaurant Week |
| restaurants," you can't afford to miss this great | | | | 2008. |
| opportunity to see what's kept 21 going for 80 | | | | Tamarind Tamarindinvites you to "take a culinary |
| years. | | | | journey through India," providing cuisine that is a |
| Telepan | | | | welcome departure from the norm. Dishes from cities |
| This popular Upper West Side restaurant is the | | | | throughout India, including Punjab, Madras and |
| creation of Chef Bill Telepan, who previously garnered | | | | Calcutta, distinguish the extensive menus. For |
| three stars in the New York Times for JUdson Grill. | | | | Restaurant Week, a three-course menu is a great |
| This time out, the Times said Telepan's eponymous | | | | value at $24.07, offered for lunch only. |
| restaurant "will warm hearts and sate appetites." | | | | Gusto Ristorante e Bar Americano |
| Discover that for yourself with the Restaurant Week | | | | Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to sample |
| three-course lunch for $24.07, served both weeks, | | | | some of Chef Anne Burrell's cuisine, since Burrell, the |
| Wed. - Fri. | | | | chef of Gusto's sister restaurant, Centro Vinoteca, |
| JoJo | | | | has just taken over for Amanda Freitag at this |
| Celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's first New | | | | popular West Village venue. Gusto will be offering |
| York restaurant, JoJo, was awarded three stars | | | | special Restaurant Week menus for both lunch and |
| from the New York Times when it opened it '91, and | | | | dinner, and one can only hope the menus include the |
| is still going strong following an extensive renovation. | | | | famous fried artichokes! |
| The Timesnow calls the space "sumptuous" with the | | | | City Crab & Seafood Company |
| "heart of a bistro." For Restaurant Week, JoJo's is | | | | One of the cornerstones of Park Avenue South's |
| serving its regular lunch prix fixe menu with two small | | | | restaurant row, City Crab & Seafood Company |
| plates and a dessert for $24.07, and a 3-course | | | | specializes in seafood and steaks, in addition to a |
| dinner menu for $35.00. | | | | large raw bar and full service sushi bar. Come to this |
| David Burke & Donatella | | | | New York City restaurant which is "in its heart," |
| Acclaimed Chef David Burke and his partner, | | | | according to New York Magazine, "really a Maryland |
| restaurateur Donatella Arpaia, are (happily for us) | | | | Crab Shack with an expanded menu," for the |
| participating in Winter Restaurant Week again this | | | | Restaurant Week lunch and dinner prix fixes. |
| year for lunch at their east side restaurant. Located | | | | Brasserie Ruhlmann |
| just steps away from Bloomingdale's, this is a great | | | | Named for Art Deco designer Emile-Jacques |
| place to lunch before an afternoon of shopping, and | | | | Ruhlmann and helmed by Executive Chef Laurent |
| the special prix fixe menu provides a great | | | | Tourondel of the BLT group of restaurants, Brasserie |
| opportunity to experience Burke's cuisine and have a | | | | Ruhlmann has the added plus of sitting in the heart of |
| few dollars left for Bloomie's. The lunch menu | | | | Rockefeller Plaza across from the skating rink. Grab |
| features three courses with lots of choices, and | | | | your skates or just ask for a seat by the window |
| we're told not to miss the whimsical Cheesecake | | | | and enjoy the best of New York in winter, and take |
| Lollipop Tree with raspberries and bubblegum whipped | | | | advantage of Brasserie Ruhlmann's Restaurant Week |
| cream. | | | | menus. |
| Blue Smoke | | | | Bread Bar at Tabla |
| If you city folk have a hankerin' for some authentic | | | | Tabla's more affordable, casual counterpart, theBread |
| pit barbecue, head for this very popular Union Square | | | | Bar, is participating in Restaurant Week for both lunch |
| Hospitality Group restaurant in Murray Hill. This is the | | | | and dinner. This Union Square Hospitality Group's |
| real deal, so get your fix during Restaurant Week for | | | | foray into "homestyle Indian cuisine" has been |
| both lunch and dinner. | | | | delighting neighborhood regulars for years, and just |
| Amma | | | | might make you join that group with an even more |
| A two star review in the New York | | | | affordable introduction during Winter Restaurant |
| Timesdistinguishes this Indian restaurant, which, | | | | Week. |
| according to the Times'William Grimes,by "taking the | | | | |