I'm a big fan of Gordon Ramsay, as a chef, so surely being in New York City I'd take the opportunity to try out one of his restaurants. Although now he doesn't officially own it, but he it's still apart of his franchise. The dining room was set separate from the lounge area. The room was decorated and lit perfectly to give you the feel of the fine dining experience ahead. My wife and I chose to go with the 7-course meal. The dinner started off with a welcoming appetizer from the chef, which was a very tasty califlour and white truffle oil soup. The first serving was small Amuse Bouche (hors d'œuvre) followed by our first appetizer selection, the Wild Mushroom and Marcapone Cheese Risotto. The flavors were out of this world and the risotto cooked to perfection! What a way to set the stage for things to come. The next course was Maine diver scallops, pressed octopus terrine, white asparagus, and grilled watermelon. The scallops were seared a beautiful brown. The next course was the fish selection where I chose the perfectly cooked and tasting Turbot, while my wife had the Sea bass with crème fraîche gnocchi. Both were amazing! Given that we hail from Denver the next course was an obvious choice of Colorado Lamb (instead of smoked beef toungue) with confit potatoes, bean tapenade, and topped with a lamb vinaigrette. For our last course we both had the Brillat-Savarin with truffle honey and candied almonds. Yes it was as good as it sounds! The staff then brought over an assortment of homemade truffles stuffed with creams and chocolates. Given that this was a French inspiried cuisine, we enjoyed a bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape La Piece Sous Le Bras that was just up our alley. The entire meal took a little over 2 hours, but it was a great dining experience. It was pricey, but what fine dining isn't?
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