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It’s time to take a short break from our New York blogging and return to our beloved Austin food scene.  Thanks to Chef Paul Qui of Uchi, we were directed to the newly born, Foreign and Domestic, led by a husband and wife duo with dynamic, culinary experiences.  From the moment we drove up and eyed the quaint joint, we were enamored to see what Chefs Ned and Jodie had in store for us.

Foreign & Domestic

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Restaurant Name & Location:
Per Se
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
212.823.9335

Chef Thomas Keller - Per Se

Chef Name: Thomas Keller

Type of Meal: Dinner

What we Ordered:
See the Menu – (Menu changes regularly)

Chef Thomas Keller - Salmon Cornets

Amuse Bouche - “Salmon Cornets” (Tuiles Shaped into Tiny Cones and Topped with Crème Fraîche and Fresh Salmon)

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While walking around the East Village, the weather was pretty fickle.  As the rain would pick up, we would simply duck into the nearest boutique or Joe the Art of Coffee to escape.  One of the places that we found shelter in was Dumpling Man for a quick and inexpensive late afternoon snack.  Dumpling Man serves 11 different kinds of hand-made Chinese dumplings (both savory and sweet) plus a handful of special sauces and other side items like soups and salads.  They also offer their dumplings frozen, providing specific instructions for several ways to prepare them at home.  It is an “order-at-the-register” type of place, with limited seating along the counter where you can witness the “dumpling men and women” behind the glass cranking out uniformed dumplings at a machine-like speed.

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Restaurant Name & Location:
Marea
240 Central Park South
New York, NY 10019
212.582.5100  

Marea Restaurant  

Chef Name: Chef Michael White – Here is also a wonderful Chef White video from Always Hungry NY to get you salivating before you even see the pictures below.  

Type of Meal:
The Keeper Team split up for this one.  The first group dined at Marea for lunch, and the other group attended later that evening to enjoy dinner.  Both teams experienced Marea in a unique way with a different menu, but both experiences were superb – Proving even further why this elegant Italian hideaway along Central Park South deserves its recently awarded title of Best New Restaurant by James Beard Foundation.    

What we Ordered at Lunch:
See the Lunch Menu  

Marea - Sgombro- Pacific Jack Mackerel, Duck Prosciutto, Pomegranate

Sgombro- Pacific Jack Mackerel, Duck Prosciutto, Pomegranate

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We’ve been so busy with travels, recipe testing, and other work-related things that we haven’t had the time to try the new wining & dining experience at TRIO at the Four Seasons Austin – yes, we should be ashamed at our poor Austinite foodie representation!  Mark Sayre, Sommelier for FS Austin is one of the masterminds behind Trio’s Happy Hour and favorable Wine List Pricing, which has rightfully garnered a lot of attention lately.  Combine that with the creative dishes by Chef Todd Duplechan and you know you have a winner.  We saw it for ourselves (sorry no pics this time), so you will have to take the dish descriptions below and use your imagination – enjoy. 

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Restaurant Name & Location:

Le Bernardin
155 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
212.554.1516

 

Chef Name: Chef Eric Ripert      

 

Type of Meal:
A loooong and memorable lunch        

What we Ordered:
See the Menu      

Chef Eric Ripert - Le Bernardin - Salmon Spread

Salmon Spread

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We didn’t feel comfortable taking photos in either of the following instances, for different reasons- one out of respect/reverence for the dining environment, one out of fear of getting our heads bitten off.  Both delicious, both unique, both NYC.

OLD SCHOOL:

Restaurant Name & Location:

Sushi Yasuda

204 East 43 St (Midtown)

Chef Name: Naomichi Yasuda

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Restaurant Name & Location:
James Beard House 167 West 12th Street

James Beard House

Chef Name: Chef, Cuisine, and Menu change daily, but this particular night featured Celebrity Chef Haim Cohen, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Restaurant Name & Location: 

Momofuku Ssam Bar & Milk Bar   

207 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003  

ph: 212.254.3500  

Chef Name: Tim Maslow Chef de Cuisine of Ssam Bar, Christina Tosi Pastry Chef/Owner of Milk Bar (see recipe below)  

Type of Meal: Lunch – 1:30 pm – No reservation and walked in with no wait – always a nice surprise  

Momofuku Ssam Bar Menu

Ssam Bar Menu

What we Ordered: Ssam Bar Menu, Milk Bar Menu  

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Restaurant Name & Location: Txikito (pronounced chee-kee-toe) 240 Ninth Ave. between 24th & 25th Sts.

Chef Name: Eder Montero & Alexandra Raij

Type of Meal: Spanish Tapas

What we Ordered: Here’s the Menu
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