February 9, 2010

  • Restaurant Winter 2010!

    Restaurant Week just concluded and just like previous RW's we were able to try a fancy, schmancy place without breaking the bank.  In the past four years we've enjoyed RW visits to Craft (food photos near the bottom), Le Cirque, Asia de Cuba and Eleven Madison Park. If it wasn't for RW we'd never be able to try these places. Usually a three-course dinner at these restaurants could easily cost around $100 with tip and tax. But during RW dinner is $35 and lunch is $24.

    Two weeks ago we decided to check out A Voce (Columbus Circle) for lunch.  Our good friends James & Christine recently went there and said everything was delicious, so I was super excited about checking it out. We live pretty close to Columbus Circle, and since the day was so nice we decided to walk to the restaurant.

    Here's my photo post of our lunch:

    On the way, we passed the Lincoln Center and saw they were putting some sort of advertisement on the steps.


    The slogan flashed by on the underside of each step. Pretty cool!


    Entry way of A Voce, located in the Time Warner Bldg


    The view of Columbus Circle and South Central Park from our table


    Crusty foccacia bread w/ricotta cheese & olive oil spread (I forgot to shoot the food in macro mode so the images are kinda fuzzy)


    Antipasti: Oppa chose Mozzarella di bufula (mozzarella di bufula, calabrian chilies, dried grape tomatoes, arugula)


    I chose Tortelli di zucca (squash filled pasta, amaretti, parmigiano reggiano)


    Secondi: Ravioli (ricotta and dried pear filled pasta, cinnamon, cocoa)


    We also had the Brasato di manzo (braised shortribs, creamy polenta, grappa roasted cippoline onions)


    Dolci: Panna cotta (chocolate panna cotta, toasted hazelnut)


    Granita (espresso-amaretto granita, whipped cream, cocoa)

    Each dish was so flavorful and delicious! The ambiance of the restaurant was beautiful as well. Yay for Restaurant Week! Can't wait for Summer 2010 RW!

Comments (4)

  • Im soo jealous! I've always wanted to do restaurant week. Next visit... next visit. The summer one's in July, right? Need to save up so I can go crazy.

  • Nice! We thought A Voce was very good...thank you again for the suggestion.  It was a great place to go to after catching the ballet.

  • @Maryanne - I seriously want you to come visit me during a RW! I'll take a few days off and we'll just eat our way around NYC! :)

  • @oldermelon - Yes! We're sooo glad you guys liked it! It was pretty slick inside! Let's get together for summer RW! So many places we still need to try :)

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