Lady Butcher

How awesome is this?

Restaurants with "WOAH" Moment Dishes

Torrisi - Garlic Bread
Marlow & Sons - Bouillabaisse, Escarole, The Creeper
brushstroke - Chawanmushi
Public - Foie
Parm - Salami and Egg Toast
Bohemian - Miso Black Cod
Szechuan Gourmet - Fish
Spotted Pig - Gnudi
Traif - Foie, Bacon Doughnuts
Roberta's - Axl Rosenberg
Alinea - Tomato 
Ko - Just about everything

The New wd~50

Pho Gras

Continuing the trend of posting slideshows of new tasting menus, here are 20 pictures of Wylie Dufresne's completely revamped tasting menu now being served at wd~50.

For our second Christmas together, I took Mary here and she cites the tasting menu as one of the transcending experiences in her culinary life. I was less impressed, but still get giddy when I think about everything bagel ice cream. That's all moot now as their new $155 12-course dinner consists of completely new creations, and although I see no point in creating faux rice from salsify, Pho Gras looks absolutely banging.

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2012/06/everything-from-wd-50s-new-tasting-menu-wylie-dufresne-nyc.html

Blanca

Roberta's Neopolitan-style pizza is good. Really good. Their tasting menu is supposed to be even better.. if you can get in. For a long time, this much-hyped, uber-expensive meal was only served two nights a week at 6 PM. In order to deal with the intense demand for a seat (I was on the wait list for over five months before getting a call), Roberta's has opened Blanca right next door.

After questionable experiences at just-opened restaurants, I'm going to let this one get things settled before I actively try to secure a few seats. However if this Flickr slideshow of every single plate on the 20+ course offering is any indication, the meal looks beautiful and very promising.

Is it good enough to justify charging as much as NYC's restaurant behemoths? Time will tell.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmoranmoya/sets/72157630025032751/
courtesy of Jose Moran Moya