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post #31 of 33
4/8/08 at 1:46am
Momofuku & save yourself money.
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post #32 of 33
4/8/08 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by GuP View Post
Always thought wine was supposed to accentuate or even enhance the dining experience when paired correctly....but this may just be a buncha bullshit as I haven't had this experience yet.

It's not "a buncha bullshit". Most restaurants where a tasting menu is offered, provide an option for a preselected wine pairing. A glass of different wine is offered with every course, including the dessert. The Chef and the Wine Director/sommelier usually spend some time trying and tasting different combinations of wine and food and don't just select some bottles at random.

Looking at the "Wines by the Glass" section of GT winelist and not being familiar with all the wines on it, I would get a drier white (like Picpoul de Pinet, $8) to accompany the first three seafood dishes and a medium body red (I am a fan of Cotes-du-Rhone, $10.50) to go with the two meat dishes. Maybe a sparkling wine with desert (Bonarda, Italy, $8).
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post #33 of 33
4/10/08 at 7:25pm
do you like tasting menus??

do you enjoy three hour long meals served over five to nine courses??

do you want to sit in a relatively quiet and somewhat boring room, surrounded by a mostly older (generally late 40's and way up) kind of crowd??

do you really want to spend $300 on a meal like this??

or more appropriately, does she??

if so, then go ahead.. and yes, you should wear a jacket to the rear room at gramercy tavern..

if not, and if you're not looking to propose, you might want to look into a place with a better vibe..

some people like WD-50, some don't..
L'Imperio for a multi-course dinner, with a good price, and a nice vibe, in a great little neighborhood that she's probably never been to..
Le Bilboquet if you need to French it up, at least it's authentic in it's being old and odd..
either room at the Modern, next door to the MoMa, while no less expensive than a meal at Gramercy Tavern, will provide much better and more interesting food, in a younger and more festive feeling room..
Blue Hill is special, and will create a tasting menu and can pair wines, etc. at your request, with a more seasonal take on things.. smaller dining room, near Washington Square..
Cafe Grey before it closes..
Perry Street..

All are at least somewhat less typical and most have better food and atmosphere.. in my opinion..
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