joethefoodie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Something fairly wild wine-wise went on at Le B the other (last?) night... https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBBNZmFmAr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link If I were a little more tech savvy, I'd probably be able to actually embed the IG posts right here, but alas... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 After he elevates five or six wines everything is better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Was the dinner organized with Ausone? If not... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Was the dinner organized with Ausone? If not... Go on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 They're probably fake unless the provenance is airtight. Big format like that has some preposterous counterfeit rate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Only three ever made, three hundred sold. But the counterfeit is probably much better than the original would be. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Dead minor barolo with a splash of second tier Cali cab? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Duh, who doesn’t fine tune sauces in real time with the precision of a watch maker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Did they mean watch maker or match maker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
prasantrin Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Had a wonderful birthday lunch #1 at Le Bernardin. My favorite meal of the trip, though my favorite dish of the trip was from EMP. The baba was the highlight of the meal, though it was all fantastic. Except maybe the merluza. It was just ok (but that's likely due to personal preference rather than the dish itself). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitchells Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Celebrating a big birthday for someone so went to her favorite NYC restaurant (it's my favorite too!) which is Le Bernardin. Just great from beginning to end. There were three of us so we had a combined 12 dishes. One starter and one dessert were "just okay" but the other 10 dishes plus 3 amuses were outstanding. Dish of the night was a slightly cooked Hiramassa in a crazy good red wine sauce laced with bone marrow. Service was perfect from the moment we arrived. They are able to pull off attentive, efficient and effective service without appearing to be trying too hard. Very relaxed and unstuffy. Room was still mostly full when we left at 11PM. Compared to what middle of the road restaurants are charging these days, we felt like 4 courses with 3 amuses for $195 is a steal. I can't believe I'm saying that but it's true. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 16 minutes ago, mitchells said: Service was perfect from the moment we arrived. I have never forgotten that a server suddenly appeared to pull my chair out for me when I returned from the ladies room. And I ate there exactly once, Christmas Eve, 2001. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitchells Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 minutes ago, small h said: I have never forgotten that a server suddenly appeared to pull my chair out for me when I returned from the ladies room. And I ate there exactly once, Christmas Eve, 2001. Like above, as soon as we dusted off the first ramekin of butter, my wife said we should ask for more. Within 10 seconds of her saying that to me, the butter was on the table. And we never felt anyone was ever hovering around us. And as soon as bread was gone, here comes the basket. We never had to ask for anything, other than the bill. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Possibly the staff is psychic, has bionic hearing, and can also stop time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, mitchells said: Celebrating a big birthday for someone so went to her favorite NYC restaurant (it's my favorite too!) which is Le Bernardin. Just great from beginning to end. There were three of us so we had a combined 12 dishes. One starter and one dessert were "just okay" but the other 10 dishes plus 3 amuses were outstanding. Dish of the night was a slightly cooked Hiramassa in a crazy good red wine sauce laced with bone marrow. Service was perfect from the moment we arrived. They are able to pull off attentive, efficient and effective service without appearing to be trying too hard. Very relaxed and unstuffy. Room was still mostly full when we left at 11PM. Compared to what middle of the road restaurants are charging these days, we felt like 4 courses with 3 amuses for $195 is a steal. I can't believe I'm saying that but it's true. We're celebrating a big birthday (what birthday isn't, at this point?) for Significant Eater and will hopefully be going back to Le B. 52 minutes ago, small h said: Possibly the staff is psychic, has bionic hearing, and can also stop time. Nah - they're just good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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